Zoom G7.1ut

It is easy to scroll through all of the effects and to get to any place in the menu that you need

To put it bluntly, the supplied effect patches suck. Most are repetitious, mundane copies of each other. There is nothing, or perhaps I should say little, that is usable. Two individual pedals, a distortion and reverb or echo unit will surpass this unit hands down. I think overall the Zoom G7.1ut sucks.

I suppose the unit is reliable. If you never use it it hard to know.

Have not used it.

I would steer clear of this piece of $##@. I am highly pissed off at dropping $300 bucks on this junk.

The abundance of footswitches on the unit (7 total) is one of the reasons I chose this unit. It's not as linear as my old RP200, and that's very helpful, because I don't always want to switch to an adjacent sound effect. I found the factory settings to be very close to what I wanted. It is very intuitive to edit these patches after some light manual reading. (It's not as bad as some have said.) I needed to tame some of the distorted sounds since I lead a worship band at church. (We play to a highly diverse age group.)

The manual is intelligible for the most part. I'm keeping it close at hand for now since I've never used something as complex or versatile. I'm LOOOVING it!

I upgraded from my old Digitech PR200. I was immediately impressed with the improvement of tone quality from the RP200. The best way for me to describe the difference is in presence. I didn't adjust it to be louder or grungier. It just has a fuller, meatier presence. What really impressed me was when I put my acoustic guitar through this pedal with the Bypass engaged and even then it warmed up the sound significantly, which is great because I don't need tons of effects on acoustic guitar; just a solid sound. I want folks to hear my playing, not my sound effects. Now with the electric guitar it's a little different story because the amp modeling and effects create the tone. Zoom came through with flying colors in these areas. My main desires for usage with electric guitar follow:

1 solid clean sound

1 chorus sound that's not too syrupy but has more reverb than the clean sound

1 light distortion sound that doesn't get too fuzzy (I lead our worship band in church, so I'm looking for something pretty tame here)

1 versatile delay effect that I can adjust by the millisecond
In the course of about two hours of wading through the manual and programming I was able to achieve all but one of these objectives. I still am going back and forth on the best clean sound to use for the electric guitar. I'm going between the Fender and the Hiwatt models. Kudos to Zoom on producing an excellent product that is complex enough to allow me to grow with it and user-friendly enough to allow me to use it the same day it arrived. God bless you guys.

I upgraded to the Zoom G7.1ut from the Digitech RP200. Now don't get me wrong, I love my little RP200...on the inside. It's got heart, but the hardware has been driving me nuts. The buttons wore out after a year and I need equipment I can RELY on!

Right out of the gates, I was impressed with the rugged construction of this unit. The box is sturdy, the buttons are metal (thank the Lord), and they are spaced out enough where my 10 1/2 shoes can press one at a time with no problem.

Strengths: exceptional sound, rugged body, sturdy buttons, versatility in programming, good collection of i/o, easily visible LCD readout-helpful in tuning and when I forget what patch I programmed on button 4.
Weaknesses: complex programming takes some study, bank switching is a two-button op where it ought to be a one-button op. Having said that, the reason they programmed it that way was because you're not always going to want to come back to the same patch in Bank 1 (let's say) as you left in the previous song. So by pressing the Bank button AND the Patch button, you have more control. I'm ok with that. I'm just lazy is all.

One of the trade-offs between the Zoom multi-effect units and the Digitech GNX wizardry is that Zoom doesn't include any phrase-training gizmos to slow down an mp3 file. That would have been nice, but it wasn't critical to me. Since I have not used the recording software or capabilities yet, I cannot comment on them yet. However,
I am very excited to make use of the Cubase LE software that came with it! It's like Christmas.

Well, I got good sounds out of it immediately. Some of the presets sounded excellent from the moment I plugged in. Some sounded like crap, too, but... Editing patches isn't too difficult, but will require reading the manual the first bunch of times you try. The manual could be better, I guess, but I think all the info you need is in there if you have the patience to look for it.

I'm not really shooting for the sound of any particular artist, but I would think with some tweaking you could get CLOSE to just about any sound you wanted within reason. Of course, you will never get the sound of a 100 watt stack through a 4x12 playing this thing through a 5 watt solid state practice amp with an 8 inch speaker.

I think the effects all sound pretty natural, again with a little tweaking, and it is virtually noiseless. Sometiems though maybe you have to sacrifice a little of that noiselessness to avoid unnatural decay effects. Most of the time that's not a problem though and you can get great sound without noise.

One thing, I still haven't quite gotten all the fizz out my sounds when direct recording. The sounds are pretty natural, not bad, but there's always just that little bit of fizz. Maybe it's me, but...

I've never gigged with this. I haven't gigged in years actually, but I would expect it is plently reliable. It's certainly of sturdy construction. I'm guessing it should get a high number here.

I play mainly roots rock and a little 60's psychedelic type stuff. This box can get me the sounds I need.

I play an Ibanez "law suit" Les Paul copy with a Bartolini in the bridge and Seymour Duncan in the neck. I forget the models, but they are vintage type pups.

I also play a Shadow, strat-style, electric with SSH, with an EQ5 active pup in the bridge position, which I use if I want a more Fender like sound.

I run the G7 into the power amp input of a Fender Deluxe 85. For low volume playing, this unit sounds great (with cab sim on) through my computer's speaker system, which includes a sub woofer.

I think this unit would be ideal for playing through a stereo power amp. However, the unit seems to be set up so that it could be used in many different ways. For example it has different setting for recording (or playing through system with flat response) or for plugging into the front or back of a standard guitar amp. I think that some preamp settings (amp models and stomp box amp combos) are probably more intended for flat response systems, while others (stomp boxes) and maybe zoom clean are more intended for amps that already have a distinctive sound.

Anyway, this mfx may not be for everyone, but I think anyone who is willing to give it more than an hour (yeah, I'm referring to the guy who panned the unit) to figure out how it best interfaces with the other gear it's being used with, will be rewarded with some great tones.

Out of the box its not clear how you switch between patches. Unless you have used a pedal with banks of 4 effects each then you may need to check the manual to see how its done. My previous pedal was a zoom 707 in which you just went up and down the effects. I suppose the 7.1ut is a bit quicker in selecting patches but theres a lot of buttons with multiple functions which can be a bit confusing. I would heartily suggest reading the manual as you go otherwise you could get stuck and accidently save over good patches with garbage that you have keyed in. Heres a tip that the manual only really makes clear in the small print.**** A or U before a patch means for live use. **** small a or u before a patch means its set up for direct recording.
Editing is pretty easy once you know what all the buttons and knobs do the only annoying thing is working the channel A/B function, takes a bit of trial and error.
The manual does explain everything but its quite a read.
I think the best way to learn is to experiment and then check the manual for reference.
Using the free cubase programme is also quite difficult. From installing and setting up to actually recording is pretty nerveracking. I would suggest getting a friend to help with the setup to get a second viewpoint and to avoid frustration. Once its done though you can get very very good results from it.

I give it a 7 only because I am familiar with zoom effects and interfaces. It would be lower for a newbie but then what newbie buys something like this.

Presets are fairly basic and a lot of them sound quite similar. They dont make use of all the effects that are available and i think quite a few are over equalised so if you are actually using a good guitar and amp it sounds muffled and unpleasant. However it offers more than enough scope to match the pedal to your guitar and amp you just have to establish a start point to work from.
I felt that many of the amp and pedal simulations were pretty bad and wholly unnecessary. I use maybe 2 or 3. Peavey drive (5150), Big muff, and the fender clean one. Maybe at a reach i would use the marshall stack one but i sounds a bit clunky.
General effects like delay chorus etc are good quality, theres lots of novelty ones like ensemble and reverse stuff but I aint here to play a party piece so I will leave them to gather dust for now.
The noise reduction is exceptionally good but dont bother will the noise gate or the dirty gate: they stink.
The tube control is not gonna make a huge difference, just set it to 3 and leave it. As for the boost control just leave that at about 1.5 and you are good to go.
The expression pedal is unfortunatley not easy to use. There is no preset with a wah pedal except the santana one, which is crud anyway so dont bother using it as a reference. To get a good wah pedal just select vox wah: frequency, and then under pedal settings change the values to a mid setting. This will get you a standard wah otherwise if you just turn it on you get a fruity autowah type sound, think adult movies and you'll understand what i mean.
The function key is very handy, it doesnt have to be a channel A/B selector, instead it can be very useful for switching on and off certain effects or for setting the time for delays.
The sound quality is very goood through the usb interface if you record onto a computer. I think the cabinet and microphone simulations are ideal and you can even adjust them quite a bit.

Overall i felt this pedal was setup for people without much of a good sound or technique. Dont let this put you off as it sounds great if you just ignore the rubbish presets and over the top effects.

I have to give it and 8 for sound quality. I would have given it a 9 or 10 but since it takes so long to get to 9 or 10 level of quality I felt that these 2 extra points would only be from my input and not the pedal.

Yeh seems reliable, if it breaks within the year I have a warranty anyway so I'm not that bothered. Not so easy to gig with since it can't take batteries and you always need the adaptor. I use it mostly for home recording and practice which i feel it is perfect for. It think its gonna be my mainstay for a long time and I cant really see myself buying any more effects for the next 10 years or so.

Overall its very sturdy too.

Dunno I dont have any reason to call them.

For the moment this suits perfectly, i was gonna but the smaller version but I am very glad i did not since this one has opened up so many possibilities for me and I am finally satisfied with my setup. If it were stolen I guess I would be stuck with my old zoom 707, urgh thats a grim thought.
I think that it is great value for money and better quality than the big boss pedals of similar nature. The pedal up from this one is the g9 thing. Not really necessary as this one does everything anyway.
I wish it had a metronome and a greater range on the expression pedal.

Definitely try one in the shop before you buy it and see if it suits you. Dont buy it on a whim.

Bad user interface. not logic enough.

Sorry boys !!! this unit could have been made in the 1990, the sound quality is quite bad. If a sound unit like this dosent sound good after max. 1 hour of tweaking, and you havent made any setup mistakes.....then it will never sound good, in worst case, you will get used too a bad sounding unit. Not good enough, too bad. My Micro cube from Roland has more tone than this unit...says alot.. dont it....

I have come a long way. Been playing all the rack and digital preamps and pedals in the past 25 years, This unit is far from accepteble, for live use. all this knobs and so on are ok, but the sound and tone is just bad.

Easy enough editing patches and the manual is clear, but it still can take a while to find the right sound.

Sounds great after you tweak the patches. You can emulate the sounds of many different artists - Brian May, Van Halen, Hendrix etc. - very versatile.
I'm playing through an Ibanez Artist into a cheap Zoom amp - the effects console sounds way better on my mates Marshall Mg50.
It does tend to get noisy on certain amp types, but is realtively good, especialy using the noise reduction.

Tonnes of usable amp types. Sounds great.

Built like a tank, although the pedal is a little squeaky.

A very versatile pedal, great for all styles - Blues, Jazz, Classic Rock, Metal etc.
If it were lost or stolen, I would definitely replace it.

Some decent sounds right out of the box, but do read the manual.
What I like about this unit (had the Line6 Floor POD and returned it) is you can grab the most needed parameters (EQ, level, etc..) fairly quickly. Good control over most of the effect parameters you might need. I really like that you can have 2 totally different amps/gain pedals per patch (A and B channels). Very handy of you want to kick a solo sound in with just a bit more gain.

Using this for practice with the band, going into a Bad Cat Hot Cat 30R 1x12 combo. Variety of guitars, but mostly Suhr Standard (S/S/H).
Great for a cover band where you have to hit a lot of tones, but as someone else said, if you REALLY want to nail the Marshall sound, get a Marshall.
The ZNR (Zoom Noise Reduction) helps quiet some of the higher-gain settings. Most of the effects (chorus, reverb, delay) are decent.

Built very well, we'll see over time. I like that you can edit the patches via USB on either a PC or a Mac.

Did not need any.

For what I need this for (cover band rehearsals) it fits the bill.
Blows away the Line6 FloorPOD that I purchased first, worth the extra $100
Still learning the editing and saving process, but seems to have quite the pallette of useable tones.

Muy f??cil de usar , muy intuitiva, no se necesita tener el manual en la mayor??a de las operaciones.

Esto se podr??a dividir en dos partes, las distorsiones y los limpios.
Primero voy a decir mi equipamiento: Cabezal valvular de 50 Watts , caja de 2x12 , guitarra squier japon 93 con un simple en el mango Dimarzio virtual vintage blues y un fred en el puente ( doble bovina ).
Las distoriones en la mayor??a de los casos , tienen demasiado fuzz ( cosa que me molesta bastante ). A ese nivel , la mayor??a son practicamente inservibles para usarlas . Solo dos las pude equalizar y sacarles el fuzz , el dieze y el HK.
Los limpios son de lo mejor que escuche. Son claros y cristalinos. Y los efectos en general son de muy buena calidad.
Lo m??s notable es que esta pedalera respeta el tono y la din??mica de los equipos valvulares.

Todav??a es demasiado nueva para usarlo

En lines generales es una buena pedalera , pero si uno la quiere para distorsiones , se deber??a buscar en otro lado.

It takes time to get on the programs.. but the console is self explanatory... the only problem about editing is that some parameters can be found on the other section of the console... like the eq. wherein the other 2 parameters were located at the control section... not good i guess.. the manual is organized well (though you really need to read for like 15 mins to get into this console).. mine is an upgraded version 1.05

I always go for my certain tone.. and technically it nailed my sound (i go for the non-chorus sound, no delay or reverb, just dry crunch sound)... almost all of the amp/stompbox simulation were great. the rich harmonics in this console is unbelievable that even the stompboxes were realistic!!.. and i still havent turned the tube notch to even 1.. i like the DS-1 and SD-1 simulation, but i abuse the BG Drive.. the aco simulation is ok.. but it needs a lot of tweaking... the WAH's was overall great!! and the delays are very natural

There is no noise on this effects except if you have a very noisy guitar. almost all the modulation were great but the pitch shift wasnt that great and the octave effect were wobbly.. but overall all it is all useable..

its metal... ill buy a small effect pedal for replacement... like a g1 or g2

not yet... but they'd given me 1 year service warranty on this one

i play different style of music... now im into fusion and i am being inspired by this effect... but you can check out what kind of music i play.. www.soundclick.com/sidpablo

This unit is very very easy to navigate and get around on.
I am still learning how to get into the more advanced features but simple edits are easy as can be.

I dont know why people complain so much about Zooms manuals but I find them helpfull and do exactly what you need them for.

Not sure of what firmware is curently installed, I havent upgraded it.

I have to say for experiance of owning many multi fx this unit blows them all away sound wise.
I have had a:
Boss GT-3, POD 1.0 and 2.0, behringiner v-amp, Zoom 505 and 505II, Korg toneworks ect ect. And it still stands on all of them.

I am never realy concerned with getting the sound of my favorite players, so no coment.

The distortions are plentifull and very useable. The modualation and delays are by far the best I have owned.

I am curently using it with a Yamaha AES620, Fernandez Dragonfly and a VOX AD30VT amp.
This unit is very quiet.

Once again I love the effects, full and useable.

I have owned a few Zoom multi FX and they help up great, just like any unit you cant go trowing it or running it over(though I did run over my GT-3 and it still worked like a dream).

I would rely on it.

Never delt with ZOom but have delt with Samson tech the USA distributer of Zoom and they are quite helpfull.

I play rock/alt/metal/experimental music this fx works well for what I do.
I have been playing for 16 years, and listed the gear I use above.
If it was stolen(I would never be an idiot and loose it) I would get a new one definatly.
I have already posted what I love about it.Dont realy hate anything.
By far my favorite feature is the seamless patch change.

I did compare this with the Vox tonelab, a digitech and a new boss and found it to be best for me.
I do wish it had and fx loop and extra jacks for more expression pedals or foot switches though.

I use a multi fx because pedals are far too distracting for me when I am trying to focus on writing playing or whatever is going on. So this does help very much.

Buy one its great!