Zoom G1X

For begginers is a good options, but for intermediates to pros not. editing patches is easy but i hate that i can't put the wah effect after the distortion, so it sounds horrible.

sound is good for begginers. one day another guitar player bring to the gig a digitech same price pedal and it sound better than my zoom. all effects were more real.

ive had problems with it in a gig because it doesn't come with the AC adapter, so I used an universal adapter, and in the middle of the gig the pedal had a blackout.

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i play all styles of music. i've been playing for 2 years. if it were stolen I would not buy another one.

READ THE MANUAL/CHARTS!!!

After learning which does what, its simple dialing and adjusting from there.

The effects are fairly decent for my tastes as its being used for home playing/experimenting. I'm actually using it through a small Crate combo amp. Sounds fine to me!

I'm not planning on taking this anywhere as I don't perform or gig. As with most gear, if you treat right it should last...

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Although this pedal is geared toward classic and/or hard rock (metal), you can get pretty much any sound you want regardless of genre. I'm more into funk, R&B, soul, and hip-hop with a little blues and the aformentioned RnR. I'm just a hobbyist who has been messing around on guitar/bass (see Rondo!) for about a year. I also play keyboard and trombone.

There really isn't anything I hate about this even if the controls are simplistic and require a manual to decipher at times. This maybe a good thing in my case as I don't plan on performing anytime soon. For the home, its great dialing in different sounds to meet certain requirements (funky, trippy, abrasive, disturbed, etc.)

I chose it because of the price, the amount of time I'd be dedicated to using it, and the capabilities this little gizmo has. I'd replace it if stolen because its not too expensive and it offers a wide variety of sounds even for my taste.

Its pretty easy to use once you read the manual a bit. Manual is very easy to read and easy to understand.

I like the distortion effect on this unit, makes for perfect metal sounds. The wah is not too good. It has 40 presets ranging from Kirk Hammett to Kurt Cobain. I mainly use my own settings on the sounds I prefer. Reverb and Delay effect is very good.

It makes my Line 6 spider 3 amp even better than it was before this pedal.

Seems dependable but I wouldn't use a multi-effect pedal for gigging anyways.

Don't know yet.

I play mainly rock and metal. I would buy it again if it got lost. I love the effects that I got it for which was mainly gain, distortion and reverb. I hate that there's no power button.

This is an easy pedal to edit your own sounds and edit patches with once you do what every guy hates to - read the manual. I used to have a PodXT Live and it was a nightmare, and cost a pretty penny - I sold it on eBay and am glad I did, because the G1X for my use is every bit as good at a fraction of the cost and easier to use. The manual was quite sufficient for me.

I've been recording with it direct into my ZOOM MRS8, using a Boomerang as well. The sound quality is great - virtually no background hiss, noise, or anything else, and clean, smooth sounds. I can't find weaknesses in the effects - they're great. This thing itself can give me 5 seconds of delay - where else can you get that for the bucks?

I'd depend on it for gigging, and even though it's not heavy, it's very sturdy. I'd use it on a gig with no backup.

Don't know, and haven't had the need regarding customer support, but then I'm a Zoom freak - I really like what they make.

I play basically everything from CW to space loops, and have been playing for over 30 years. I'd get another in a eye blink if I lost it or it was stolen. I love everything about this pedal, and particularly what I got for the price. Line6, Boss, ...all the rest...step aside - the Zoom G1X is the one to beat for the investment, hands down. It lets me get the sound I want quickly and get back to playing - I'm a player -
not a brand poser who likes to talk about labels.
I'd like to share one more thing - GET ONE OF THESE - trust me, it's the best bang for the buck around ANYWHERE.

It's easy enough to operate once you've read the manual and played around with it for about 1/2 an hour. It is a little tricky, but then what digital equipment with this many options isn't?

This is where I was most surprised. This little pedal sounds surprisingly quite good. The controls offer a great degree of tweakability once you get used to them.

The $70.00 US I paid for this Zoom G1X pedal is more than worth the price just for the Reverb and Delay effects alone. The sound is very smooth, and there is none of that classic digital "Thunk" or "clunk" you get from Boss delay pedals.

I have owned a Boss DD 6 delay pedal for over a year and have grown beyond tired of the thunk noise every time I pick a note or chord. I got this Zoom pedal yesterday and played around with it for about 1/2 an hour and was truley amazed at the nice clean sounds I was able to coax out of it, with very little tweaking.

The first thing I noticed was the delay effects are surprisingly smooth and "thunk" free, unlike other brand name pedals that go for double the price of this one.

That makes me wonder, "How is it that Zoom can build a pedal with good sounding, "thunk" free delay for around $70 to $80 US, but Boss can't do it for $160.00? I don't know but I hope Zoom keeps up the good work.

The modulation effects are good, in fact, again, better sounding than the Boss pedals I bought seperately for around $100 to $200 apiece.

The Chorus modulation is smooth, and unlike other big name pedals I've used, doesn't overdo the amount of detune effect. This gives a smoother, better sounding chorus effect. Of course, you can tweak the parameters and get the overkill amount of detune if you like that. But you can tone down the detune, and that is the advantage I found with this pedal.

The Flanger is decent, and the Vibrato is very good.

What I like most about this pedal is the Reverb effects. They are VERY good sounding, and rival the Spring Reverb in my Fender Twin Reverb amp. I use this pedal through a Fender Band Master head and a Marshall 4x12 cab with 4 Eminence Swamp Thang speakers in it, and the reverbs sound excellent. My Boss DD 6 Delay pedal just got put on consigment sale at the Guitar Center. This pedal is well worth the price for the Reverb alone !!!

This pedal is the same as the Zoom G1, except it has a built in expression pedal and is a bit more tweakable. Read the reviews under the G1, they are all positive. Everyone seems to love this pedal.

Don't know yet, but I don't abuse my pedals so it should last a while. At $70.00 replacement cost, I'm not too worried. If it takes the wear and tear for a year, I got my moneys worth out of it.

If you don't gig with it and treat it nicely, it should last quite a while.

Haven't had to call them yet.

This is a surprisingly good sounding pedal, especially for the price. But even beyond the affordable price, this pedal sounds considerably better than the Boss pedals I now regret buying.

(I do not understand why so many people think Boss pedals are so good, they sound like crap. Like I said earlier, "If Zoom can build a decent sounding digital delay effect that is all but "thunk & clunk" free for $79.00, why can't Boss build a better sounding delay for the $160 cost of their DD 6 ?)

You owe it to yourself to at least TRY this pedal out in a music store. Compare it side to side with other (Boss) pedals and you'll hear the difference. If you are like most aspiring musicians I've met who are strapped for cash, you probably can't afford to shell out double the price for a pedal that doesn't sound as good as this one.