Zoom GFX-707

Preset patches give you pleanty of different sounds to play with straight away.
A quick flick through the manual allows you to easily fine tune a patch to add a bit more gain, reverb, volume etc then easily set it back to default when you decide you like the original sound better but can't work out what the settings were.
The manual is quite good for this product.

Compared to todays multi effects units or a single effect stomp box, the sounds arn't that great.

Bought this new in 2001 and used this with a crappy strat copy and crappy sounding 10W practice amp.
I went from having the option of a terrible clean sound or a terrible distorted sound from the guitar/amp combination to having access to many great new sounds that actually made my guitar/amp sound quite decent with this unit.It made playing a lot more fun because you could scroll through the pre-sets.... hey, that sounds like ACDC, that one sounds like GNR, that sounds like this song or that song ..etc. So this unit is great for that purpose.

8 years later and using this unit with either a fender strat or a les paul going through a fender amp or valve jr this is still fun to use if you need a particular sound quickly. I only use about 5 of the patches regularly though. They don't sound fantastic but they are definately usable for practicing with or working out what type of effects you like so you can go and buy a proper effect pedal.

By comparison, my cheap danelectro FAB chorus pedal sounds fantastic compared to the chorus in the ZOOM and my TS808 makes the overdrive/distortion from the ZOOM sound absolutely dreadfull.

I would have rated the sound much higher 5 years ago but if I had only recently bought this unit I would rate it much much lower so I will compromise on this score.

After about 5 hours use the solder from the input jack terminal broke free so I had to repair it. It has lasted 8 years since that repair with no other faults.

I would never gig with this because I don't think it was ever designed for that. Its more of a bedroom, garage jam session toy. Also it doesn't seem sturdy enough and although the battery's last a while, there is an annoying hum every time the display flashes a low battery warning.

Never needed it.

I've been playing for 15 years and currently play seagull accoustic, fender strat, epiphone les paul gold top and a few other lesser known guitars.
I use a fender FM65 for my clean amp sounds and an epiphone valve jr for my crunch/overdrive sounds.
The pedals I use are danelectro compressor, FAB chorus and a TS808.
If I feel like replicating the sound a particular song for fun while I'm learing it then I'll use the ZOOM GFX-707 because it is great for that.
Once you get over that fact that no matter how long you spend altering the patches its never going to sound as good as you'd like and just plug the thing in and enjoy the types of sounds rather than the quality of the sounds then it can be usefull.
I'd never sell/swap or give this unit away but If it broke on me I wouldn't bother getting another one unless it was cheaper than a couple of beers.
In its day I think it was fairly decent but it really is nothing flash now.(2009)

I've had this effect for about 3-4 years, and it was pretty easy to learn how to use it right from the beginning.
The manual was great, because unlike many other "things", it had a manual in my own language, which is always a good thing.

I'm using Jackson guitar and Laney amp. I like the distortion sounds, and flanger & chorus + delays & echoes. Wah is not really good because of its weakness I also find some effects kinda...well they're fun to play with, but other than that they're useless (t-trip, ring-m).
It's pretty easy to make it sound like GnR, Metallica (both clean and heavy sound), and stuff like that.

Seems that I'm not the only on with the jack problem. I've been fixing myself both input and output...The good thing is, that those are easy to fix yourself.
I probably wouldn't use it on a gig without backup.

I play mostly heavy metal and rock, and it's very good for that. But I also do all kinds of weird stuff, which has a lot of delays and flangers and chorus', and this is really good for that. I've been playing around 20 years, I would try to buy a new one exactly like this if it got stolen.
The worst thing in it is probably that it has too many presets, and not enough room for user settings.

I bought this 4 years ago from a friend. I had no manual, and so I had to learn how to fine tweak on the fly - IF YOU TAKE TIME, IT WILL WORK FINE. Once I figured how the patches work, it was really nice sounding. I downloaded the manual last summer. I pretty much knew almost all the features.

My style is Foo Fighters, Tragically Hip, any rock/alternative. I can get that Green Day punk sound easy. The delay is great, but a couple of overdrive settings don't sound quite as good on my Seymour Duncan Invader pickup as a regular single coil. My amp is a Rolland RG200 tube amp, and this amp has made this sound even better than my little Peavey! I was going to buy a POD2.0, but my new tube amp took care of my sound. The only thing I don't like about the lack of a normal chord - I have to used batteries or a special adapter chord.

I have had the same problem everyone has with this pedal - the input jacks in the back have been repaired at least 2-3 times. I have been worried a couple of times that I killed it again. You have to be really careful on stage. This thing should be made of metal. I would suggest a backup.

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I play Hard Rock/Alternative, this suits me just fine. I love the amp sims - COMBO A is the one I use for everything. Understand that if you have the right guitar & amp, this pedal will do what you need it to. Anyone out there who doesn't take time to adjust, tweak, and learn how to get a good sound has no patience and is wasting their money even if it is a cheap pedal. The friend I bought this pedal from, went out and tried every thing with his Strat and tube Crate amp - he came home with another GFX 707!! Not everyone has a story like that. I like this one for now; I just treat it like glass.

It`s simple,quicklly adjustable,patches are basic as well.
This was my first ever multi fx and it took me quite a while to figure out exactlly how to define my personall settings/patches, so I give it a 4.

The zoom delay,room,echo,reverb is in a word..Exelent.

Dist,fuzz,metal,etc., isn`t that good. It`s too...transistory?
There`s this buzz that comes with every single
dist effect onboard this efect.I`m using a tube preamp with this fx and it mellows that buzz.

Chorus,flange,ring mod,12string,etc, are good.
some are mediocre at best.

I put much effort and time in setting up my patches just right and I got some more that descent sounds outta this fx. There`s also a variety of patches online so you can get some good OD sounds as well.

Can`t get a good wah out of it.

It has a ton of sounds to pick from,but doesn`t allow you to put more than 9 in a row. that kinda sux.

The sound also changes drastically when you are using different types of amps.On some the sound can be GODlike+ and on others just Cwap,no matter what you do.
I`ve had this effect for number of years and I am greatlly satisfied with it as an practice fx and would also use it in a gig but there`s so many issues with it reliabillity which brings me to the next subject.

Have backup with this one. I use it mostlly as a practise fx and would use it in a gig, but never ever without backup. Had to resolder input/output jacks 3-5 times each (*+&%#$#"!&%) I had to clean up the expression switch too, so I can`t say that this is a reliable device.

I didn`t contact zoom once, but there`s a rather large zoom community online. You can get everything from patches to compassion when your input/output jack fails again and again.

I`ve been playing guitar for 15 odd years now and have played everything from blues/jatt/rock/metal/nu metal..etc. and as I said it is a very good practice fx. If it were stolen I wouldn`t get a new one,but I would definetlly get a newer and bigger zoom fx.
I love it`s portabillity,It`s light and mostlly veryvery usefull..You can get a good sound outta it even with the cheapest cwap
ass equipment and that is a exellent feature when practising.
I HATE those F..ing input`output jacks. I have tryed korg and digitech and also boss as reference when I was looking for amy first fx and i decided on zoom because it was cheap(didn`t had much money then)and got more features then the others(overpriced)multiefects.
I have never regreted buying it.It`s a user friendlly an overall a good product which fits most guitarists.

This is easy to use once you have a read of the manual and make sure you're getting the most out of it. The expression pedal is very sensitive which can be tricky, and pressing both footswitched for the tuner can be difficult too, but no big deal.

Firstly don't use the distortion/overdrive/fuzz, they're awful. Use the OD on your amp or (like me) a good OD pedal before the 707.
Secondly, the presets are dreadful. Have a flick through to see if any take your fancy and save them at the beginning of the patches. What I've done is create my own patches with just one type of effect, so if you flick through my patchs you'll see - 'CHORUS', 'DELAY', 'FLANG', 'CRYBAB', 'COMP', 'PHASE' etc. I basically use this alongside my Boss Overdrive, Compression and Reverb pedals, so it just puts the extra, less-used effects, like Chrous, Flange, Phaser (which generally sound nice on the 707) in one box.

After 6 years of occasional use the input jack started becoming loose so I opened her up and resoldered it to the circuit board and it's fine now. It's fine for gigs though you have to be careful with it. It comes in very handy when there's no amp at a venue as you can DI it and stick amp simulation on.

Not as good as a load of Boss compact pedals but I use my 707 alongside Boss OD-3, RV-5 and CS-3 and like I said it puts the less-used effects into one box meaning I don't need a huge pedal-board (in fact I don't use pedal boards at all).
The sampling feature is cool (the 'jam' feature is useless) and the rhythm feature can be handy when wanting to hear a lick with drums.
Considering the price tag and weight this is a good product, sure there are better pedals out there but for those who have to carry their gear everywhere and don't have a lot of spare cash this is your pedal.

The manual is great. If you actually read it before you start playing (which is obviously impossible for most people) you'll get the hang of it right away!

I use this mixed about 40% into my signal using a boss ls-2. I play bass and guitar through the same bass amp with guitar amp running a high pass. This pedal sounds amazing! I only use my own patches, and bought it for effects more than tone, I got both! It is a bit noisy in my opinion, but I don't really mind, especially considering the price and tone of the thing! The reverbs and delays are great, very clean and pristine. The modulations effects are good. They're not vintage analog tone, but that's not what I need. The distortions are maleable, in that if you take your time, you'll get the sound you're after. That's true for the whole of this pedal. If you put the effort in, you'll find your sound.

This is not the most reliable pedal. I have mended not only mine, but around 3 other people's 707s. The in/out jack sockets and DC input come loose very easily. I removed them from the board, and attatched them with wires insteas - no more problems.

The footswitches are crap. I have drilled through the plastic footswitches and added metal proper "stomp" switches instead.

Never tried, I think the guarantee ran out the day before it broke. Convinient!

I play 6 string bass in a band, and my main bass sound comes from using this pedal, mixed with a compressed clean sound. I use the same distortion patch I made years ago with the expression pedal controlling gain, going from almost clean bluesy grit, to full on heavy fuzz. I added two extra footswitches to go up and down 6 (i'm not sure how many, the footswitches are the same as the bank buttons) patches. Now I have the distortion patch copied to every 6 patches (or however many) and then other effects I use 1 either side of the distortion. This is much better than the standard way of going 1 up and 1 down with the standard footswitches.

The expression pedal on this thing is so useful! You can assign it to control anything!

It sounds great in my set-up. We recently started our album ( myspace.com/nologorock) and this big shot producer whinced when he saw the Zoom lable on my board. He was in the process of asking me to take it off when I blew him away with the tone inspired and created with this pedal (and a few compressors, E.Q, loud bass amp bi-amp rig).

My board is massive (I gig with 15 or 16), and to replace this pedal with something more reliable would cost me another 6 pedals. To say the least, I rate this pedal "10 - Fantastic value".

Excellent unit. Editing patches can be a little confusing, but once you go through it, it gets easy! Manual is good.

I use it primarily for subtle reverb & delay through my f/x loop on my Peavey JSX head. Super quiet with the amp simultation completely off. Great flange and phase. 12 string (harmonizer) is lacking...and synthetic sounding.

Great unit, but don't stand on it with too much weight...I cracked mine a few times. Cheap construction. They should have made the case out of metal and charged $20 more.

No comment.

Play rauch...get me overdrive from my beauty Peavey JSX. Use the Zoom for subtle ambiance delay & reverb. I have had it for 3 years. I would buy it again. Case is cheapest. Pedal is cheap but a littel better. Switch sticks sometimes when turning off the f/x.

You can get some pretty good sounds right out of the box. Modifying the sound is as easy as turning knobs. With manual in hand, it's pretty easy to edit and store your own patches (a few patch sites are on line). The display is a killer to see in the sunlight. If you loose you place in the patches, you'll have to turn it off and back on again to reset, and bring along another turner.

I've been playing for 20 years. Have a Fender Strat, Gibson Les Paul and Peavey 112 Bandit and a Crate amp. It mostly depends on your style as far as sound goes. Some of the patches with heavy chours and compression sound a little muddy when the volume is turned up.

Bad. I've owned 2 of these pedals and both have shorted out at the input and output jacks. I re-soldered them and repaired them and it wasn't long before they shorted out again. I had epoxied the jacks and power input to the plastic casing to make them more sturdy. It didn't help. They are useless now. I bought a 707II. It is starting to have problem with the input jack. I have to bend the cable under the unit to keep a connection. Regardless, I must use it unstead of the Boss because of the sound. I have ordered a Zoom G2.

Because of imput and output jack problems, I bought a Boss ME-8 to get away from Zoom and to try something different. The Boss distotions sounded too "tinny". I couldn't get the Boss distortions to mellow down, even after tinkering with them, taking some highs off and adding some bass and such. The Boss does have a better pitch shifter and harmonizer. When I took it to practice with the band, they were like, "Man, what's happened to your good distortion sound?" You have a way better chance getting a Stevie Ray Vaughn sound out of the Zoom than the Boss (Stevie used Ibanez). I've gotten a better crunchy thump like Def Leppard and Van Halen from the Zoom than from the Boss. I've listened to samples from the Boss ME-50 and it's the same ME-8 sound. Haven't tried any other brands but I'm going back to Zoom.

easy to use, however you need to tweak each individual patch to get a decent tone.

Got given this for a Bday present, and in my opnion there is no quality in any of the effects, apart from a couple of the chorusy ones. the distortions/overdrives are all utter crap, they sound like flies in a bottle.

I was running my Maton Mastersound 500 into this pile of snot then into a marshall AVT100. It's also very noisy.

The amp models are all crap and hence I never once used any of them. You couldn't even front end your amp with this, as it just becomes white noise. The adjustable pedal has no range what so ever, hence the wah patch is pretty useless.

I have since reverted back to the trusty old stomp boxes (Boss MT2, DD3, BF2 and ibanez DSC10 and TS9).

Once again, it is not reliable at all. The AC input burnt out at least 3 times and its plastic construction makes you feel like your going to put your foot through it.

bugger all help from these jokers

Utter piece of s**t. Learners may think its a great bargain cos of all the effects, but you get what you pay for - spend the money on a decent stomp box and start your collection, or save for a decent multi effects.

Very easy to use once you sit down and read the manual. Very easy to get good sound out of it when you start tweaking and making patches to your liking. Their are also alot of good patches here http://gfx.curvedspaces.com/view.php?order=date.

I have a les paul custom going through a crate rfx120 combo amp and the pedal is awesome! Some of the stock patches arent very great cept for the van halen one and some others. All you need to do is tweak it to your liking. Once you learn how to make your own it really sounds awesome. The effects are great. Its like you have the evh phase 90 pedal in their, youve got whammy bar dive bombs, steve vai bad horsie wah, and alot of crazy sounds. I love the amp sims my favorite one is the combo A, great tone. When you have it on the right distortion it sounds great. I mean maybe some of the other distortions may suck but who cares, this pedal has a hell lot of potential, and you can get the sound you want. Ppl keep complaining about the distortion who cares if the others arent good, you have an awesome sounding one. They all sound to awesome to me by the way. I mainly play Van Halen, AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Mountain... and i have no problem getting to sound like them.

I can very much depend on it, unless i dont want it to break throwing it against a brick wall. lol. I would definately use this at a gig. Ive never had any problems with mine.

Never had to deal with support.

I play 80's metal/Old Rock/Old Blues. Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, ZZtop, Led Zeppelin, Clapton, Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wyle. This pedal is great. Ive been playing for 2 years. If it were stolen or lost i would buy one in a heartbeat. I love everything about it. My favorite feature is the phase, distortion, and TONE! I also have a Boss ME-50 that i payed 300 bucks for and i need to sell it! This is nothing compared to the zoom, zoom blows it out of the water. It definately helps me make music. BUY IT NOW!

This thing is really easy to manipulate and use, and there are lots of different variables that you can control out of it. The manual explains everything pretty nicely, but all it takes is a while of toying around with it to figure it out..

I use this with a Parker Nitefly M, occainsonally an Ibanez S series into a pretty decent Solidstate amp. The sound, no matter how hard I try, is terrible. Most effects are too grating when turned up loud, and to rectify this, you have to take almost all of the actual tone out of it. I've found it's not very compatable with my amp either. The tones sound very digital.

It's not very noisy, and when it is, it isn't a big deal. But the distortions are all USELESS; the chorus sound is too blotchy and not transparent enough; the delay can be decent, but you really have to mess with it, and it's hard to get the sound right; the wah function sounds terrible; and the acoustic simulator is very bad; the compression is hard on the ears and not authentic at all.

There are two effects I've found that I really like, and it's the only reason I even use it anymore: After hours of headaches and scrutnizing, I created a good light chorus-y type sound, and also the Flange patch is extremely good. I've yet to successfully be able to mix this pedal with any other effects or the amp distortion, which makes its usefulness go down quite a bit. You can't make a really mild sound with it, so it overrides everything and takes away the tone of your guitar.

It's as sturdy as a grain of rice. I've had to open it up and solder the input/output jacks at least 4 times each, and the A/C power input is dying out so that it turns off and then back on when you press one of the buttons a little too hard. All this from normal use, no abuse. I've used it at gigs without a backup, and it turned out alright, but that was probably just pure luck. It's not very reliable at all.

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I play a variety of styles, mostly alternative or progressive rock, and some experimental stuff. This pedal basically does nothing for me, except for a few effects, which makes it alright. But I could get single pedals for a flange and chorus for the price of this one pedal, and they'd sound better than this.

This thing rightfully caught my eye as a beginner guitarist, and I don't regret buying it because of all the joy it gave me in some long-distant time. But I recommend you avoid it if you have the money to get something else. I recommend single pedals unless you're going to get a really really high-end multi-effects unit. Also, the 707II has several updates (longer recording/sampling capabilities, eaiser access, some better sounds), so if you want one of these, get the 707II.

Pretty easy in terms of modifying,editing and storing patches, manual is good for even "hidden" operations like reset to original settings.

I am using a cheap copy of jackson with a Laney HardCoreMax 65R.I have a few pedals as well.
I like Metal/Lead/Fuzz most of it,but others are noisy for me...effects are good,can save u bucks on purchasing extra singe effect,I like delay out of it.I like playing New Skull/EMO likes stuffs, the beautiful rhythem sounds rather than cutting-edge sounds are what I am really looking for.I haven't made 707 sound like any of them I can name but my own taste,with distortion often setted on Metal to get a so-so rhythem feels.

I bought it first time in year 1999, I can hardly appreciate its reliability. Power and input/output jack iron is not stable so it dumbed too often after a period time of using,you have to replace it. And plastic shell makes it so light that you need to be careful not to kick it into off-stage's audiences' heads.I really think 707 is a good mate for accompanying your song writing or jamming sessions,cos it gives u a good numbers of drum patterns and 6 seconds' sample/loop function, you can have lots of fun and inspirations out of using it.

Not provided but I think it is going2b a hotline if ZOOM provide free parts-replacement survice globally.

I am playing mostly on New Skull punk and pop punk, since 1995. I dun reckon it matches this style really well,I tried but haven't suceeded to get a really nice new skull sound yet, but for practicing, Lead distortion with proper delay is really nice. I owned Digitech DigiVerb(Reverb),Behringer's GDI21 and other two cheap-bargain pedals which are flanger and overdrive, last night I tried connecting my 707 with my GDI21 (only using 707's effects in this case),it is working better than using 707's own distortion. I would like2get something else even it will be like 707II:) I really like features provided by 707 such like drum patterns and sample, it makes my song writting so hand-on and ready-to-go as soon as it is plugged.If u compare with GNX3 from Digitech,it also provides drum patterns but it only has 30 types altogether,for which GFX 707 has 45 in contrast, and GNX3 provides 9 seconds' sample as 707's 6 seconds' one,but considering the price of GNX3 is over thrice.If 707 had a editable drum machine will be nicer:)


For summary,I think ZOOM 707 is good for price and value(even people in post-communism country can afford it),without considering the sounds, its functions are still powerful in terms of song writings and practicing.Not reckon for stage performance since its bit-poor reliability.

I keep learning something new for this pedal. I never read the manual. The buttons on top are very valuable and need to be more accessable.

If you can play the knobs properly this thing can give you a very good sound for the dollar. i use danelectros and charvels, with a fender virbolux reverb amplifier. i think any crappiness in sound is averted by my amp, the pride and joy of my collection.

The insides kept breaking in various spots, i don't mind taking apart and fixing it myself (because now its much stronger than factory stock)... but that doesnt qualify as reliable.

never dealt, but i would tell them to not use plastic jacks, metal ones are the way i went, and the buttons also had to be bolstered so they could be easier to press.

Worth your dollar. I would not necessarily buy it again, because i would love to see what else is out there, but if you're considering one don't hesitate. I just wish the function buttons were larger.

You should read the small manual. There is nothing hard at all.

I use Marshall MG100DFX amp , Ibanez GRG170DX. Not a noisy pedal. The effects are not the most brilliant effects I have ever seen but Its dead great comparing to the price. I first saw the price and told my self what this junk would be? But there was more to discover.
You cant get the sound you want to be honest, but you can get some great tones by chance! Has some great sounds for every style u play.

Not when recording as a pro.

Not yet.

I play punkrock, nu-metal, rock and britrock. I've been playing for 4-5 years. I would buy another one instead of buying a hamburger!
Good distortion sounds. Fuzz is great. Good amp simulators.

its allright.

i used with my Jackson PS-4, no amp or any effect. i used it with HI-FI.
in general its not noisy but, in COMP-DIST its screams like a bird
i found out something, you set DIST2, and set the pitch-shifter but no + or - pitch, in its original value, in the last amp sim. it sound great!

not good

i didnt have to call them :)

i like heavy-black, not bad processor, if i had a guitar amp, i didnt have to sell it.

It's pretty easy to operate, but it does take awhile. The manual is alright but nothing substitutes just using it. You could change stuff on the flight at a gig if you were versed enough in it. Tuner is good, bypass isn't too tone-sucking. EXP pedal is not so great.

It's not noisy (singles and HB). A LOT of the distortions suck. They are just too harsh. But some are great. There is a nice lead one, it'd be good for metal or for light od. But not for middle-of-the-road hard rock/distortion. It gets harsh in that area.
The flange is strong but I like it, the chorus is also good, delays and reverbs are ok as are most other effects. EQ is alright, and the phaser pretty much blows. It's gig-worthy, but not if it's your only pedal.

The wah is brutal. DON'T USE THE WAH haha.

If you're good to it, it'll be good to you. I've had it for years and I gig without a backup.

The website is pretty alright.

It's GREAT for a novice and it's a cheap unit if you're just looking for a few bells without buying a GT-6 or something. I'd get another if mine were stolen.

The easiest that I have ever tried. You can't imagine how fast u can rule it. It has about 60 presets and 60 presets that you can store it easily . But the story does not finish here , read the next part!

I use Jackson and Fender Stratocaster guitars , with Marshal amplifiers , first of all this product just catched my eyes while I was a beginner , but after 6 months I caught the sound very very digital , computerised and unreal . That was just synth that I heard! Worse , the distortion effects really sound noisy that sometimes you can't hear the melody or specially the rythm that you are playing , awful . This effect reduces the power of volume of what you play and it doesn't matter which amp you are using , as I tried on VOX amps and Mesa Boogie amps , I sound the same unreal thing . It is a cheap thing that you can buy , but I usually don't recommend this multi-effect procesor to beginners , even!

This effect processor works for you more than your life lasts!

I play adult alternative rock , and GFX 707 is not a good match for anyone . I have benn playing guitar for 8 years and I preffer Digitech multieffect processores , though , I prefer singleffect processors to multieffect processors but If your budget is low , go and buy a BOSS or Digitech multieffect processor. I won't buy it again , even if it is lost , but you know , somehow it is good for the breaks and intros and when you want to make some synth-like sound.

Very easy to use , just read the small manual and rock on!

I don't use any amps with that , just SONY Professional headphones . That's not noisy , but the effects are not fully realastic , they are some synth and etc. But the L-Lead of this FX is really cool just like Joe Satriani's Crystal Planet Album that I love. The effects are not high-quality , specialy distortions suck.

I haven't dealt with Samson yet!

I play Alternative Rock and I've been playing guitar from 9 years ago till now , I have tested different kinds of effect proccessor , multi-effects and guitars. I don't recommend this product to professionals , never! This effect is good for the breaks and intros of your music

I am using this effect for nearly 4 years and never had difficultly in getting what i want out of it. I was litle confused while purchasing this effect but i really made a good choice. It is very simple to use after you go through the manual properly.

For me it is enough to create a nice good sound with my guitar kit which consists of a black signature guitar and a stranger 40 watt amp and ofcourse my Zoom707. Well all the patches are not of any use for me(I don't mean that they are bad)as i use self created patches in my programs. It sounds great for me but some patches specially with acoustic stimulator makes a hissing sound when played which really makes me mad sometimes but overall it is good

Yes till now i had no problem except with the adapter jack which suddenly stoped supplying power to the processor on the stage in one of my program. I later fixed it myself with soldering iron and a new female pin. I think I can depend on it.

I never had a chance to contact them as my kit never betrayed me till now except once.

I love to play MLTR, Bryan Adams, Dire straits, Eagles. My kit helps me get exactly what i need from my guitar. I am playing guitar from 9 years and started using Zoom707 four years from now. The foot-paddle is what i like the most in this Zoom707. I had compared it with many other guitar effects but found that Zoom 707 is small and great in sound and cheap as compared to other bulky and costly gears. To be frank Zoom707(II) is a upgraded version but is of no match to Zoom707(this is what i think). The only thing i wished it had is a Control paddle for the rhythem.

I think it is pretty easy to use for people who just want to turn it on and play. Editing patches could be a little easier but still not bad but the manual is a must have cause editing can be a little hard without consulting it.

I am using a Gibson SG with a marshal. It sounds great on most settings, some of the preset tabs are a little noisy but I programmed in a lot of my own. Most of the effects and distortions sound fine, some are a little weaker than others but you can edit the patlevel and some other attributes to change them to your liking.

The only problem i have had with it is the ac adapter cord wouldnt work right for like a day but I havent had problems with it since, but still something that would be concerned about using it without a backup. You wouldnt want it shorting out on stage. But mine had been dropped and accidently kicked and dropped down stairs and hasnt had anything go wrong with it. It seems to stand up well.

Havent had problems with it.

I play mainly ACDC, Van Halen, Hendrix, and other rock and it has a good Van Halen patch on it already and its fuzz is real nice. I programmed in a lot of tabs for those bands and they all sound great, even perfect for some of them. And for the price I paid there is no better value out there.

You can flip through the presets on this out of the box, but you really do need to read the manual to get anywhere with it. There are easy edit knobs to turn 'general' parameters up and down, but you need to sit down with this pedal to work through the settings and tailor your sound

I'm using a Tanglewood Corsa strat shape thing, and whatever amp I can borrow at the time. I've never known a multi-effects to be so 50/50. Half of the distortions suck (metal/distortion/fuzz), the other half are very nice (wildfuzz/power/overdrive). Some of the compressions settings suck, but the amp sims are good. The noise reduction is superb, the flanger sucks. The autowah is superb, the pitch shifter sucks. The whole pedal has good and bad sides to it, and after five years im still finding nice tones.

I've had this now for 5 years. I've gigged with it, the batteries last a fair while and all the buttons, pedals are working on it.

Pedal hasn't let me down yet

I wouldn't recommend this pedal nowadays because so many more have come about since. I did learn a lot about what kind of sound i like from it though. Unfortunately the sounds sound best when soft and clean, or hard and thrashy, but it's near impossible to get a nice medium sound.

This is one of the easiest, most intuitive processors out. It has lots of great sounds which are simple to program.

Ican't believe some of the reviews on this product. I just use mine for jamming, I have a huge pedalboard stuffed with some boutique, and a few Boss pedals which weighs a ton, so i use this for jamming with buddies, or small venues. This unit has the best overdrives I have ever heard in a processor. They're very usable, and sound great if you tweak them. I think some reviewers are judging this box on the presets whic are not great, but that's always the case, presets suck in just about every multieffect unis. That said, this pedal also has some amazing Distortion and Fuzz sounds which really cut through without ever sounding harsh, you just have to tweak a little, and with all analog knobs, this is a very easy unit to tweak.

Here's the fun stuff: all of the modulation (Phase, Flange, Chorus, Etc.) sound great, not wimpy. I think the Modulation effects in the 707 sound much better than their equivalent Boss stompboxes, they just have more personality. The Delays, and Reverbs are awesome, never poppy or harsh sounding. Also, this unit has some whacked out Zoom-only effects such as Step, Pedal Pitch Shifter,Ring Modulator, Time Trip and Ring-Vibrato which are very cool, and useful if you're into trippy experimental stuff.

I've had mine for 3 years and have never had a problem. It's plastic, so I'm careful not to drop, or slam it around. I have never had any problem with a Zoom product, I also have a Zoom 9030, and a Fuzz pedal, never had a problem with any of them.

I've never needed it!!!

I'm mostly into mt boutique effects, I have a Blackstone overdrive, and a NVN Dino Fuzz, but I do like the Zoom 707 for jamming, I've programmed about 30 great patches into it, and I always get compliments on my tone with it. also, this pedal is not tone-sucking as some other reviewers have noted, you just have to read the manual, and set the Output knob correctly, it bypasses great.

I have always loved Zoom's effects, their units are always better-sounding than the Boss processors which always sound lifeless in comparison to me. The Zoom 707 is a 2 thumbs up effect in every aspect!

Pretty straightforward, I guess....built to last 2 years before falling out of the skies, kind of a Virgin Airlines 707. They now have a 707 2 that is the same garbage box, different name. Hell, if you crashed in a 707, would you go out and enter a 747 in the same airline? Of course not, you would either be crazy or dead! SO DONT BUY ONE! (Hope Zoom reads this. I want my money back.)

Most sounds great, (especially blues), some crap (like company).
Use(d) with my lone star strat.

Why would anyone in their right mind buy the 707 "2" after reading all the bad press about the original 707 (which I have). Since they are essentially the same unit, I can only say that after 2 years (sound familiar?) mine quit, only the input jack (jackoff) is not repairable as far as I can see with the back off (backoff). Very dissapointed indeed, no abuse, it just stops working, sort of like a windup pillsbury doughboy...looks cute, sounds great, not a marathon finisher. The balls of the company to make a new one as if it were some kind of technological improvement development issue. They just dont pony up to take responsibility for bad products and cheap plastic input jacks better suited for battery operated sex toys. Why not just make better 707s and offer to fix all the broken ones out there? And to top it off, SAM TRASH cant even fix this piece of garbage...but they will sell me a new 707 2!!! They suffer from flea market corporation confusion.

Warranty expires before you can say "honey, now where did I put that old warranty card?" Or how about "Warranty will hold up until your next scheduled dental cleaning."

Nice sounds, used mine instead of an amp by using headphones staight through fro quiet enjoyable playing, loved it but its a sick puppy, made poorly with great effects. Should be called ZoomZOOM - "Zoom...works now...ZOOM...broke REAL fast! Can you spell "Ineffective Warranty?" How about B-U-Y-E-R B-E-W-A-R-E? I would give it a 5 for overall rating, but think that their numbers need to take a dive here. A 10 rating for "Disposable Items".

I posted my original review of this unit in 06/2000 (under name of "Greg", so I won't recount that review here.

I am planning on using the (original) GFX707 live. I have several other units, Zoom 505-II and Digitech GNX3 that I have used up until now.

The 505-II just doesn't sound good with a flattop/piezo. The GNX3 is big, heavy, and expensive - I've left it home in recent months, though I can not argue with the sounds I get from it with an electric or a flattop guitar.

The GFX707 is something I put away in deference to newer pedals, since which time I have owned, used, and/or sold Zoom's 505-II, GFX-4 and GFX-8 as well as several other maker's pedals.

Now, I'm pulling it back out of mothballs since it is portable, lightweight, runs on batteries or a 9V adapter, and gives up equally good cleans and overdrive sounds.

The cleans are a little better than the Zoom 505-II and the overdrives are at least as good *and* the GFX707 sounds good with my Ovation flattop - something the 505-II didn't do well.

Quite easy to use, the users manual is pretty clear and you can manage to get good effects very quickly. The sampling feature is well easy to use too, negative point: can only sample 6 seconds max, a tiny bit too short, feature updated on the GFX707-II, as the length of the jam along sample feature is now defined by a memory card, that you can change. The rythmn feature is quite easy to use and very useful as we don't always play in a band, and therefore, it is quite convinient to practice on one's own.

Alright, here comes the dark bit... How to be accurate and gentle to that pedal at the same time...? I play on a Washburn WI-66 pro with Seymour Duncan pickups and a Fender Strat, played through a Marshall MG100DFX with a 4x12 extension cab. When the GFX-707 is not part of the line-up, the sound is AWESOME !!! BUT... when you add the GFX-707 in, the sound is really bad... To begin with, as soon as you use any kind of distortion, the sound is crap. The Metal distortion is terrible, all you can hear is a noise, very low, and while listening to it, or at least bearing it, you actually forget that you are playing guitar because your guitar is the only thing you can't hear in that fuzzy shitty noise. The overdrive is either too wick or too strong, you can't get a warm bluesy sound, which is really annoying. It sounds like you're playing with a loose lead, which is not really the kinda thing you want... unless you play some kind of experimental music. However, when you use the pedal without any distortion and just effects such as chorus, delay, it is pretty good, sharp and clear.. It suffers from the lack of settings though.. You can't really customize the delay for example. There are proper weird effects, which sound briliant, very conceptual, such as "drill" or "talk". The possibilty of assigning diferent functions to the expression pedal is quite cool.
As a conclusion i would say this pedal is not a big deal for friends of metal, rock or blues.

As most of reviewers underlined it, it is just a plastic box, I would be surprised whether it could survive if someone stepped on it... However, I used it in gigs, it was treated badly, and it's still alive. The expression pedal is solidly anchored in the basis, and is not loose at all, even if it has been stepped on a coupla times. Still a plastic box...

Never had to deal with them... Which means the reliability of the pedal is ok!

I played every kind of music, and as I just said, when you want it loud with a fat overdrive or distortion of any kind, well, don't play through this pedal. It's not worth it, you'll be disapointed. When you want something clear, with mental effects, then go for it.
Would not buy it again to be honest, I was really happy with it when I first got it, but it was probably a beginner's enthusiasm. Now, I own a digitech RP300, and God, it rocks!
The only reason why I use it now is the built-in rythmn machine, as I can practice on my own, waiting for the next band practice.

Face it, with so manny possabilities you're going to have to read the owners manuel. It did take me a while to learn how to use the presets though.

It's not exceptional. But in terms of bang for your buck, it's great. Some of the preset effects are mediocre, but some realy kick ass.

Would you ever do anything pro without a backup? If I did a show with this. I would prbably spend 30 sec cycling through effects to find what I'm looking for, but as far as reliability and sound quality I wouldn't be shaky at all.
I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS PEDAL IN 2 YEARS. No jack, or electronix problems at all. Period. People complain about reliability and in the same breath say try not to drop it allot. Hey einstin, do you drop your guitar allot? If you did might you have problems? just something to think about...

Can't say. I've never needed any... Hmmm...

Perfect for beginners. Not made of steel, but not a problem unless you're throwing it against brick walls. Sounds sweet, but the owners manuel is a MUST. I've shoped around and you would have to fork out a boatload of cash to get all these capabilities.

Rudimentary tweaking skills will make it easy to find your tones once you've had a few minutes practice. Straight forward Matrix type layout with (generally) 3 variable parametres controlled by the 3 white knobs. Or alternatley, tweak main effects (dist/mod/reverb/master) on the fly with the rotary knobs any time! Too easy!

Used this out the front of a silverface twin for a few years. Later in the loop of a Fender stage 160 and again in the loop of a mesa nomad 100. With both Humbucking and single coil equipped guitars. Many effects here the best of which are chorus and reverbs and I think the "lead" distortion should earn a special mention because although its a little..err..."processed" sounding for some reason I like the damn thing! As for other distortion/modulation effects...most sound pretty cheap and cheesy. I guess you get what you pay for. I wouldnt mind using this just for the chorus or reverb but the damn thing does not have a true bypass. This means that when it's in "bypass" mode, its still actually sucking my tone away! Not good! A great buy for the beginning guitarist without an amp/money for separate boxes but not really for anyone searching for good tone!

I encountered the same problem another guy described below where I was getting this crackling from the input jack. At first I thought it was leads/the jack but after opening it up I found that the 3 pins soldered to the board had basically become cracked all around in such a way to force an unreliable connection. No worries - 10 minutes and a bit of solder later she was as good as new. While the problem was pretty minor it was still a bit of a piss off. Cheap cheap cheap.

Never dealt

Again, broad variety of almost-there tones with the odd rough diamond. Strictly for beginners or people who can tolerate inferior tone! Good value for the price if you're a beginner but ultimately a piece of plastic shit.

This is a very easy editing unit... But it could be better... I think ZOOM improved it on the 707 II series

I've been using it with a Ibanez rg 507 and a marshall vs 100. This is not a noisy unit at all, when using the ZNR...
Some modulation effects are not bad, but others are useless like the Vibe...
The distortions really suck...
I'm sorry they really SUCK, the only reasonable is the LEAD distortion...
I cannot sound good with this unit, i can take much better sounding with the ZOOM 505II although it is noisier but it has better distortions, i mean much better and notice that the 505II is so much smaller!!

It is made of plastic, it is not made to last years... But if you take good care of it... maybe
I wouldn't use this in a gig without a backup at all, unless i wanted to give people the idea that i was the worst sounding guitarist ever!!

No opinion....

Acording to my musical influences, this unit is not a good choice...
I don't think that a smart thief would try to rob this unit, unless he was a real Jackass... I would run and buy something better...
Don't love it, oh the drum machine is not bad at all, but the new units from ZOOM have even improved drum machines so...
It just wanna say... IF YOU ARE SANE DON'T EVEN THINK OF BUYING THIS...
IT SUCKS SO BAD THAT EVEN ELECTRICITY BEGS NOT TO BE CONSUMED BY THIS UNIT...

This pedal is as versatile as you like! You will find editing patches really easy if you are familiar with Zoom units, and although this is my first, I find the setup really easy to use. The swell pedal is great too, and I actually find it easier to use during play than most Morleys I've tried. I use mine to emulate as close as possible the tone of Hank Marvin (I'm saving up for a dedicated echo unit even as I write this!), and some echo settings of his too. The tone I get through my Fender Deluxe 90 amp is nigh on as close as you can get without paying the earth on Meazzi effects units and Vox AC30s. When I use other effects, the sound stays the same quality, and the versatility really comes through. The manual is straight forward (if you dont find this to be the case you need help), and once you can change patches you can just about do it all.

I use my 707 with a Hank Marvin Signature Fender Strat and a Fender Deluxe 90, and you can't really fault the sound, as long as your amp is off the floor, on a table o5r stand etc. Vibration then kicks in on some notes and it all gets very ugly! It's not really noisy but you may get some odd sound changes if you put the Zoom Noise Reduction up much higher than 3. There is one chorus sound that is totall gorgeous, (called "L-LEAD") and when playing atmospheric stuf this really comes into its own. The Hank sounds that I get (as I said) are pretty surprising too.

I have regularly gigged with my 707 and found it so reliable. I have found that the jack outputcome loose sometimes, but a quick soldering ob sorts that out for months afterwards so no worries there, cos all units like this are subject to this sort of hiccup.

Haven't dealt with Zoom, so I wouldn't really know.

I something happened to my 707 I would immediateley but another, but probably the 707 II, simply to get a newer model (sad innit?!). The only thing I will say is that it is generalised, and so the echo effecs that I want for a good Marvin sound have to be provided by another echo unit. Overall, I highly reccommend this effects unit, and it is great as a first (as mine was for me). I would definitely go for Zoom again, probably rack mounts, ut that's beside the point. This little box is wonderful to use, has great sounds and I love t. Nuff said!!

Quite an awkward pedal, and no matter what combination of patches used it still sounds awful. I suppose it's good for a beginer who wants to start dabbling with guitar effects.

This will make your guitar sound like a cheap piece of plastic. Over prossesed, scratchy, fake. Tried through transistor and valve amps - will seriously destroy even the best valve tones. It basically seems to take the sound of the guitar, strip it down to a horrible thin tone, then prosses this with various artificial patches. No true bypass, which means in bypass mode, you only have the thin stripped down guitar tone. Your better off saving up for a half decent valve amp with one or two good stomp boxes or effect units that you will actually use, rather than 50+(?) unusable effects. I was bought one for roughly #100 about 5 years ago; there's around 50 or so sounds on there I think, so that's about #2.00 per effect. You get what you pay for.

Would never take one near a stage. Owned it for years and it didn't break but that's because I didn't actually play it; then sold it on Ebay. I doubt it's plastic casing could take very much kicking about though. I suppose it will do what you tell it to do if you understand how it works exactly.

Never dealt with the company.

I generally play rock music of some description and wouldn't wish this pedal upon anyone for any style. I've been playing for 6 years and have grade 8 guitar. If I lost one of these I wouldn't be too heart broken. Hate these things, the best thing about it was the box it came in could fit A4 paper folded in half perfectly. Got the pedal when I was a beginer; it seemed pretty cool to a 13 year old. Wouldn't recomend it to anyone to gig or record with.
Oh yeh, did I mention that this isn't a very good pedal?

When i first took it out of the box i was satisfied using the pre-set patches. But after a while i found it extremely easy to set up my own patches. I liked how it had parameter knobs just like most stompers.

I got this when i first started learning guitar. I loved the metal, wild fuzz and the acoustic sim. But after about 2 years i settled on the Compression/Crunch tone. I love this sound combined with the expression peddle. It really kicks ass because you can sweep to any level of Distortion in real time with your foot. With the Comp/Crunch tone you get chimey clean all the way up to insane crunch. But the compressor kicks in when the gain gets to high and you lose some volume. not a huge problem though. More on the tones later in my summary.

I give big points to Zoom for making a unit that preserves the natural sound of your guitar. What i mean is this: you can plug in a strat and a les paul. They will both sound different as they are supposed to. Big plus when compared to other digital FX gear.

I have gigged with this unit many times and it stood up excellently. I am very careful with the plug in jacks. Although it is mainly plastic, it is very tough.

I had a solder problem but in my first week. I took it back and it was fixed in 2 weeks. I can't complain.

I have had this unit for 5 years now and i am still i love with it. I wish there were more units like this that had it's flexibility. It has every effect that you can think of, with infinate adjustablity, and real time control with the expression pedal. I found the effects to be very versatile themselves. The phaser for example has 4/5 different types that you can pick from. The tremolo is setup so you can control the shape, rate and depth...just like a real trem box. this thing has a Harmonizer and a half decent pitch shifter (whammy effect) as well. The wah is a little hot when it is slammed down, but it is cool that you can set before or after the pre-amp. You can go from Kirk Hammett wah to Porn theme wah. The overused effect is Delay. Zoom has always made good delays and this one is great. i just hate how it is on the same bus as some other useful effects...but there is a seperate delay in the reverb bus...that doesn't have as many parameter options, but it works good.

Now...after 5 years what do i do with my GFX? When i started out I had a very simple setup. GFX - Amp. That's it. I got a Cry Baby to replace the wah on the GFX. It worked great when plugged in before the GFX. I borrow a Line POD from the lead singer in my band, and i discovered that the POD sucks for FX but kicks ass on Tones! So...my signal path is POD - Cry Baby - GFX - AMP. Here's another advantage of the GFX over the POD...a bypass option. If you want to turn off the tone bus and use it as a multi-tasking stomp box collection...go for it! I use the POD for my tones (switchable with an optional FB4 accessory), my cry baby for that extra solo punch, and the GFX for my whammy pedal, digital delay, reverb unit, tremolo, flange, phase, talk box, vibrato, ring modulator, and chorus. And it sounds amazing.

If you are wondering about amps, just keep in mind that Line 6 amps suck with this thing. Why? You are plugging in the wrong side of the pre-amp, and most (if not all) don't have an FX loop. Blech!

But i have played this with a 30 watt practise amp, a 240 watt stack, a 100 watt Crate, and many large miscellaneous mongrels at live shows. It sounded great all the way.

So there you go.

I bought this a little over one year ago now...its very easy to use..but there arnt really enough knobs for the amount of options you can change..

I use nasty line in ussualy...but i will buy an amp soon...Most of the effects sound suprisingly good for the price of the pedal.
Now, Overdrive on the otherhand is extremly bad...very nasty, but everthing else is great.
SOmetimes i get some crackling with chorus, but i think it may be my set-up...

now here is the downfall...Many times ,i have to wiggle the cables to get sound out...and the input/output connectors are comming loose...

never used it

I probably would not but it again. Although it is very cheap and decent sound, i would much rather go with a BOSS pedal despite the price diference. This was my first pedal, without it i would be done in =) so i guess it very practical for starters.

Straight out of the box this is a simple and easy to use unit. It has loads of patches(40 I think) half user and half system, a lot of effects too, I seem to remember from the manual that you can link up to 9 at the same time.

Editing patches is a breeze with the three rotary knobs doing all the work.

Changing between patches quickly can be a chore as there is only a up and down system of moving around the patch library - however with some editing you can store all your most used ones side by side.

Manual is good and covers all the basics including the use of the inbuilt drum machine.

Sound quality wise this thing rocks - well it did for the first year anyway, but more on that later. I use it connected to my amp but also as a mobile practice tool since it will run on batteries for about 14 hours and fits snugly into my rucksack. On earphones this sounds great, and using the built in rythmn unit set to metronome is great for nailing those tricky timings.

I use it with both my Strat and my Les Paul, previously ran a Westone Spectrum through it as well but I have since sold that guitar - and all sound great. When connected up to my solid state Peavey it adds tonal qualities to my sound that the amp alone could never muster.

What really makes this baby come alive though is the amount of patches and settings you can download from the web. I originally bought a Zoom GFX8 before this and apart from the confusingly large number of rotary switches, knobs and buttons on it, there just wasn't any info on it kicking about on how to get a Clapton tone or a tone for a particular solo by a favoured band etc. Now I know that a lot of the fun is trying to sort this stuff out for yourself, but then how many of us say "pah!" to tab and refuse the help it offers when working out a solo? anyway, there are numerous sites for the GFX707 and the amount of info on them for drum settings, patch settings etc are great.

A quick note on the drum settings, some might think it cheesy, but some of the looping tracks on it are great for jamming along too and the metronome is fab for practice.

This is my only bugbear. About a year after I bought it, the patches which featured modulation effects started sounding a little weird, but only after moving the footpedal. If you went on to the patch with the footpedal at any angle then the sound was great, move the footpedal at all in any direction and it went totally crazy like high pitched warbling. I tool=k it back to the shop I bought it from and the guy there checked it out and told me thats how the patches were meant to sound ... which was bullshit really as it was either broken when I got it and had got better, or was broken at the time I was in the shop.

Anyway they wouldn't do anything about it.

I still use it but get annoyed with the broken patches some of which I used to love using before they went wonky.

My old guitar teacher had one for about 5 years before I got mine and never had any trouble, so maybe I just got unlucky and picked up a bad one. I thought about replacing it, or writing to Zoom to complain (I may still write to them), but I have since purchased a Line 6 Guitar Port and use it as my main practice tool and the range of amps, effects and patches on it far outweigh those on the Zoom and the internet aspect is great and getting better all the time.

Haven't dealt with Zoom directly, but may do in the future so can't comment on it. The dealer support was negligable, but then it was out of warrently and not a high end product to begin with and to be fair to them they have been good at other times when I have bought other gear from them, so maybe they weren't too familiar with the product and didn't know that the sounds weren't as they should be.

I lay all sorts but nothing too heavy, I like clean, crunch and slightly over driven sounds and the Zoom delivers al of these .... if you like insane gain, it'll do that too.

Once you start writing your own patches on the thing is when you really start to get your money's worth. One day I was messing about with the presets, the next I sounded exactly like Dave Gilmour .... the next day Hendrix etc ... okay so I am not talking about my playing ability, but sound wise I had them nailed :o)

I tried out a few other effects, one by Boss, the GFX8 and a couple of Digitech ones and although they all sounded good, the only one I was trully happy with was the 707 ... can't explain it, but it was easy to use, portable, sounded great and was not too expensive.

Would I buy another one? Mmmmm not sure, the Guitar Port now covers my main bedroom practice sessions and I now only use the Zoom for travelling and weekends away etc, and if it were lost or stolen I could use my portable MD for this so I'm not sure about replacing it. However, if I didn't have the Line 6 GP in my arsenal, then I would most certainly buy another one.

---NOTICE---

---THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EXPERIANCED WORN OUT JACKS WITH THIS PRODUCT---

Its not actually the jacks that are worn out. The solder joints inside the pedal where the jacks attach to the main circuit board are prone to cracking. This is easily fixed. All you need is a soldering iron and some VERY basic skill with it.

Open up the back by removing all of the screws on the metal back plate (duh). Find the points where the jacks meet the circuit board. they are easy to find. Each jack is connected by 3 rectangular solder joints that are in this shape (the top of the diagram being the part of the circuit board closest to the back of the pedal):

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If you trace from the back of the pedal where the jack is, you can lead right to them. Notice how the solder around the joints is cracked? Heres how I fixed mine:

Before you start, you may want to mask the areas around the joints with some sort of tape (I used masking tape) to keep solder from moving around and possibly damaging the board. Also bear in mind the soldering iron may cause heat damage to the circutry so dont keep it in contact with the board for too long. Also, use a 15 or 30 watt soldering iron, higher wattages may damage the board. And finally, use 60/40 rosin core solder. Its designed for light electronics work. Many other solders are acid core. Avoid it, it damages electronic components.

I took a nail and put a small amount of flux on the tip. I melted the old solder on the joints, and while it was melted, I stuck the tip of the nail into the melted solder, then pulled it out. This removed most (dont remove all of it) of the old solder.

Next, I just melted and applied the solder as I would any other joint, do this however you see fit. I lightly fluxed the joint, and added the solder, but I used a bit more than there was before, to help prevent this problem from reocurring too often.

After the fix, it should work fine

If you need help, post you're questions in the effects forum at http://forums.tabcrawler.com . I can help you there. My screen name is Zeppo.

Well I read the manual before diggin into it... I used my Roland Cube-15's distortions to play with my garage band, and I had to write patches for the musics I played into the Zoom... it took me about 10 minutes and 1 or 2 times playing the music and making little arragements with the equalization... preety much easy to use... The manual is particularly good, and easy to understand, though the effects descritpion isn't very informative (but hey, how can you describe in words a sound ;) )

I use it with my Ibanez GRX70 and a Roland Cube-15, but I've tryed it out with other amps,and it always sounded good!It isn't noisy, and even if you need to cut the noise, ZNR (Zoom Noise Reduction) is very effective!
The distortion effects are normal, but if you twitch gain and equalization, you'll get the most out of it!
Chorus is pretty good, Flanger too (but I don't use it).The 3rd module wich includes reverb and delay is very good...I don't even like delays much, but have started using them since I bought it :)
The expression pedal is good for controlling the modules... I don't use it for wah, I've used a cry-babay wah and now the wah on the zoom doesn't seem very effective... but as I said,controlling Distortion, Modulation and Reverb with it is VERY HANDY :) At least for me :)
I've tryed some patches I got from the net, and they worked out fine, but I'd rather do my effects and toy with the thing.. It will take me quite some time yet to master it.
The Drum Machine is funny, and I use it to make my drummer practice faster :)
The 6 second recording/loop is just a luxury...The tuner is normal :) All in all it gets a 9 because of the price I payed for it, otherwise it would get a 7, because the modulation module isn't as good as it should be!

It seems solid, even the expression pedal, but I've had it for only 2 months, so I can't really talk about it!

Never broke down (not even with it's previous owner)

I payed 50 euros for it, I get a tuner, a distoriton pedal, a chorus pedal, a flanger, a delay and reverb pedal, an expression pedal!Ok they aren't top in their category, but I got a sound almost the same as a Boss simulated effect Overdrive Distortion... So I really can't complaint!Will it broke down in the future... I'd say it's likely... Is it the best... no it isn't... Is it good enough for starters and medium players without money (aaaaaah here's the right question).I'd say definitely.If it broke down would I get another? Probably get a better one if I had money...Do I regret buying it... not a chance... It's quite cool, and I find some reviews to be excessively on blaming the Zoom, and not the bad guitars and shity amps...People need to realize that they are not using professional material ;)

for me the worst part in the gfx 707 is the ease of use: this unit has got so many possibilities that it is very tough to get a good sound.
there are too few knobs for too many sounds.

I use the gfx 707 via a sessionette 75-amp & PA. I have got a Squier Stagemaster and Ibanez Blazer.
The unit isn't noisy at all. The effects in itself are basically good, but the factory-settings are weak. There are great heavy sounds and clean sounds but there's nothing in between.
My favourite guitar players are adrian belew and robert fripp (both king crimson). Besides I like davids gilmour's (pink floyd) sound a lot.
Just the other day I found out that the internet is LOADED with settings for the gfx 707 (just get www.google.com and press settings zoom gfx 707 and you will get hundreds of seetings.) With these examples it is quite easy to get that pink ployd-sound. stilll looking for a great belew.

My gfx 707 has never let me down, I would definitely rely on it for a gig.

If you take time to programm, the gfx 707 delivers great sound for rock.
If this unit would break down I wouldn't buy a new one. When I bought it al coupole of years ago it was top of the bill, but now the gfx 707 is already oldfashioned.

The only thing you got to do is spend some minutes reading the user's guide. Doing that, and practicing some with the multi-effects, you can really change parameters and create some new effects in seconds. Just like the other ZOOM multi-effects, is really easy and friendly to work with. The possibility to store a 6-digit name for the patches is really good to avoid some problems about finding the correct patch to the moment you are playing.

I'm using it with a Epiphone Sheraton II (semi-acoustic body) and with a Fender Stratocaster American Standard. The effects are good, generally. Some distortions are really good (lead/dist/metal), but some others are really awful (fuzz/overdrive). To avoid some problems about losing the expression and the sound of a long note, you have to increase some compressor to these distortions. Some modulations are really good; Chorus is really beutiful; Flanger and Pitch sounds like some computer midi files; The Expression Pedal isn't really good (just like every expression pedals built-in these multi-effects) - You can't expect a "Dunlop CryBaby" sound for 707. But that's good for using it as a volume controller. Reverb is REALLY good, much better than some other multi-effects (the other guitarist of my band have a Digitech RP-200, and the ZOOM Reverb is much better). The Delay isn't really good, but the Ping-Pong Delay, when used through a stereo amp is cool. ZOOM GFX707 is good for some clean effects, and bad for others. That happens with the distortions too.

Everything you can see is plastic-made. You really need to look after and try not to drop it too often.

Never needed.

I've been playing for 6 years. I play some latin rhytms (like bossa) and other "light" things, like jazz. The GFX 707 isn't really apropriate to these sounds. But I play some other sounds, like Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Yes, and some Progressive Rock Bands. Is a good match. It's really good as the first multi-effects pedal. If it were stolen, I wouldn't buy it again. Actually, I'm selling it. I'm looking after some BOSS pedals or any better multi-effect.

707 has five knobs and few more buttons, two stomps and expression pedal. I migrated from 505, so I had some problems at start, because it is absolutely different to control. Manual is relatively good, general use is nicely explained, just effects are not very good described. After set up it is easy to use. Switch and express...

I use Squier Tele (sounds more like mexican Telecaster, good piece) and Squier Strat (same quality) and it works really good with it. Tele can be twanging or growling, Sound can scream or bell. I also tried Les-Paul like imitation and it was really good either. I mostly use Peavey Microbass amp and with 707 it sounds better (for me) than guitar amps in same class.It is enough for rehearsals and home playing. Good combination.

It is cheap digital multieffect, keep this in mind. I was quite dissapointed with factory presets, they are mostly useless and/or noisy. You have to get used to it and make your own effects. This costs some time, but sound you can get from it can be real. Amp simulators are mostly useless, unless you play directly to speaker without guitar amp. Distortion effects have wide range, and mostly very very usable when properly equalized they have crunch and growl, almost ecerything, just they get a bit broken when turned to maximum. Some are really unusale for chords. Compressor, I think, only makes it play louder or enhance with Bright or Flat. Modulation effects are nice, delays, choruses, vibes and so, some that look unusable can be very good when tuned properly.
Chorus is nice, V-Chorus is very warm, delay sounds ok, vibe is good if set properly, tremolo too. Pedal-Wah is somehow not very accurate but usable when tuned carefully. Reverbs are nice and deep, only problem is you really hear it is digital. But, hey, what you expect from cheap multieffect? Afterall it doesn't sound much worse than analogs. Only you can't expect that detaility and dynamicity of sound.

Well, I have it for about three years. I had to repair jacks and AC plug, because it got broken, but i was only prob I had. If you know a skilled or medium skilled engineer no problem. It felt me on ground few times and plastic is still ok in one piece. I am not very gentle to it so I give it what I give it for reliability, again, only jacks were problem.

Never dealt with, never knew about :o)

I think it is really usable thing, I even made a recording with it through a Musicman 100watt full tube amp. It sounds good. Really good. If tuned carefully it can be compared to a little collection of analog effects, it doesn't so THAT good, but not bad either. My effect memory is full and I can't do anything with it, I would need 3 times more to have enough. With expression pedal you can really do some havoc, so I think it is really good piece for peaople that want to get used to guitar effects, or need many effects (like me) for lower price.

Its Easy to use, a baby could do it.

It gives really weak, no-bottom-end, staticy sounds with most fx. only good ones are z-lead and stdcho (chorus)

I trust this thing about as far as a cat can throw it. The jacks are completely worn out and the way they assemble it you cant fix them. Its the disposable pedal. It lasts 3-6 months, then kicks out. 95% of the time im playing, and the thing just stops, on account of the fact the jacks are so loose the cable doesnt touch the connectors. It blows, you cant gig with it, and even practicing at home is becoming a stretch because I'm always having to stop and shake the cable around. Its in a shitty ass plastic shell thats about as strong as a burning anorexic toothpick on crack.

Its bull shit. In the time ive owned it ive played metal, nu-metal, pop-punk, hardcore punk, pop-rock, hard rock, classic rock, alternative, grunge, blues and jazz. Its impressive to a newb, but its usefulness wears thin. Im upgrading to a boss or digitech as soon as i get the money. DONT BUY IT

It is a fairly intuitive device. It was my first multieffects unit. I was a multiple single-effect pedal guy until about a year-and-a-half ago when I got this thing. I was able to plug right in and play without any trouble. It delivers a good sound, but does tend to be a tad noisy. However, you can tweak it and your amp a bit to work around that. Editing patches is no problem, just use the three knobs to increase or decrease. The manual is fine, neither stellar, nor hellish. I was not aware of the "firmware revision number" and have not "upgraded" my unit.

I do a variety of things with it in my home studio and in live performance. Mostly, I'm running my fairly cheesy Yamaha 311MS guitar through it into a Fender Bassman. Sound quality is pretty impressive, considering the price. I have used it straight into the mixer, both live and in studio as well and it sounds pretty good, though not quite as good as mic-ing my Fender amp. The rather simplistic, but good sounding, amp simulations do give some variety. I find it can be noisy, but mostly in PC-based recording. This was probably an artifact of some sort of impedence-matching or sampling rate issue, but I'm not sure. I stopped using the PC program and got a freestanding multitracker and the problem went away. Gives a pretty good imitation of The Edge's digital delay (I think he used to use a Memory Man) sound. The detuned sound is very close to what a lot of '80s alternative bands used. Generally, though, I'm not trying to copy others, so never really looked at the pedal's job as being to emulate somebody's tone. One of my favorite distorted sounds on it is the one called "Flash". One problem is that the distorted sounds are way louder than the cleaner tones, but this is simple to adjust for and is a rather natural issue. It is a good first multieffects pedal either for beginners or for guys like me just testing the water as regards giving up all those cool little metal boxes. The tones are unexpectedly good and I have used them on our latest album for layers, but it is also clear to the experienced ear that it's not quite professional quality. Close enough for most purposes, though.

Here's where the only real problem with this thing shows up. It is all plastic. I'm not one to jump on my pedals (though I do trip over them sometimes; very embarassing!) and I always treat my equipment, no matter how inexpensive, as something I'm very lucky to have. However, despite babying this unit, the output jack has become loose. I now have to brace a chorus pedal against the output cable end to keep the jack in place. I cannot depend on this anymore as, even when I remain relatively still, it cuts out. Pretty horrible during a solo. If you need something that will last reliably for more than a year-and-a-half, better try another product. I will no longer use it for gigs. I can still use it for practice at home, but I imagine it's time is limited even there. But, for the price, you can't have it all.

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I am lead singer and guitarist for Phlox Parallax, an alternative rock band in the Midwest. I have been playing with guitars most of my life and I'm 36 now. I own too much gear to list here and most of it isn't that impressive, just by name. Is there a 12-step program for gearoholics? This unit is a good match for me, particularly as it was my first multieffects unit. I would not buy the Zoom GFX-707 again as I am ready to go forward with a rack-mountable unit now and leave all my little metal boxes at home. This pedal convinced me that I can do that. I will consider Zoom products again in the future. All the variety available in tones and the onboard drum machine are quite lovable features. The main problem is the lack of durability, but I knew that going into the purchase. It is made of plastic. Plastic fails if used repeatedly. The machine also has a loop sampler that was a little fun, but I had trouble getting it to synch just right. The original choice to buy this unit was based on price and availability at zZounds.com. Didn't really compare it to anything else. This unit is great for experimenting with new effects, but don't expect it to hold up to years of use, even if you baby it.

It's easy to use, The only thing thats is bad that is hard to go to the tuner mod. The manual is god. The thing I like whit it is the way I can use the pedal, As a volume pedal, gain pedal for Modulation or Delay/reverb, very useful.

Most of the effects sounds great, Mostly I use Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Pitch, Wha-Wha, Reverb and Delay . The noise gate (reduction) is very good, I can use my other pedals TS-9, Guv'Nor .. whitout geting any noise.

I haven't had it so long so I can't say anything about reliablity

I didn't get any manual when i baught it, I find it at ZOOM's homepage

I made a mod. so I can change bank up and down with two external switches. Maybe I will put in one extra external switch so I can easy go to Tuner mod.

The controls are simple enough although i'd like to be able to equalize in a more direct way, but it only has 3 knobs and a 4 band equalizer.

I use a crappy low cost guitar but there's a good bang for the buck inside. If you're patient enough you can get some good distortions. The patches that come from factory should satisfy many rockers.

It makes absolutely no noise. I used it direct to the computer's sound board and it only processes the sound coming in. No noise added. Music to my ears. The last time i recorded i used a clean guitar with a long Room reverb, it sounds heavenly.

I use it on gigs without any backup (don't have money to buy a backup). But even so i won't need it. Just have a little care not stepping on the cables. It could brake the jack inputs. Also don't jump on it. It's not a rug. You can use batteries for a long time if you're not certain of your transformer.

Never needed.

I'm pretty satisfied with it. I'd definitly buy it again or the 2nd version of it (GFX707II). Right now I'll only jump for a higher class effects processor.

It's quite straightforward and easy to use. The manual is fairly well-written and will tell you how to tweak it etc. The knobs make it quick and easy to adjust presets

The preset distortions are fair, but you won't find very good high gain patches. Even the preset "Metal" effect is pretty weak. There's good stuff for classic rock etc. but you won't find that thick crunch of a Mesa Boogie Mark IV in there. However with a little adjustment, you can get some respectable tones. Of course, no pedal can ever match the distortion of a good amplifier.
The chorus and modulation effects are very good for the price. I am quite pleased with them. I have been able to emulate many artists' clean tones.
Overall the tone is quite good. Especially the chorus and modulation effects.

I've had the unit since early 2000 and it has worked quite well. It is pretty well constructed. I don't tour extensively, so I don't know if it will withstand the rigors of professional gigging, but it has worked well for my purposes.

Never dealt with them

Overall the pedal is quite solid. Some people seem to expect POD level sounds, but you'll never be able to get close to that in this price range. If you want a pedal mostly for distortions, perhaps this isn't the right choice. But the chorus, flange etc. are very good. The pedal is a good bargain for the price paid.
It's not as good as a rackmount unit or anything, but you'll get some good sounds out of it. It's a great pedal for practicing and messing around.

Really easy to use, with the exception of 'jam mode', which involves stamping hard on the rocker pedal to activate things. Also, the rocker pedal doesn't have a very big range.

I used this with my Washburn BT-2 (fairly cheap and generally crap-sounding) electric, and it breathed new life into it. My crap Japanese amp has never sounded so good. I also tried the pedal with my electro-acoustic, and found that the delay and chorus effects sounded great. There are a couple of crap-sounding effects like pitch-shift, but apart from that good.

Great so far, no problems. Have gigged it and even spilt a glass of wine on it without a problem. Only issue for gigging is that the display is useless in bright sunlight.

Never dealt with the company.

As an amateur musician who just plays for fun mostly, this pedal is great. The wah-wah is really what I bought it for, and that works fine, the amp-sim is good but not spectacular, and a longer delay might be nice but the flexibilty of the user effects (programming your own) was a nice bonus - distortion, modulation, three different types of EQ and reverb can all have 2 or 3 parameters tweaked, all in the same patch. As a cheap all-in-one, this is great.

Pretty easy if you read through the manual and get an understanding of it. The effects are pretty easy to tweak - and certainly need tweaking from the presets. It takes a while to get a great sound out of it, but I think that's true for any effect set up you could think of.

I'm using a marshall valvestate 100W amp, with a variety of guitars - 2002 fender standard strat, danelectro DC-59, a Gibson Les Paul Studio, and a Simon and Patrick acoustic (a great sounding acoustic guitar). I've been playing for 9 years, play with a lot of different bands and have to be able to cover every style from funk, to punk, to jazz, to praise, and anything else you could imagine. I've had this unit for about 2 years now.

The PRESETS ARE HORRIBLE. Whoever programmed them had no taste. Luckily, they give us enough nobs and options to tweak stuff alot.

Once you do that, I personally think it sounds pretty good. The presets really suck, but there are enough options on this thing to get a really good sound out of it.

When I run straight into my amp, it does seem to take away some tone, but that's because you are now using a different pre-amp system! If you buy a good sounding amp, you probably like the sound of the amp - most of which is created by that companies pre-amp processing. However, I find that if I run it as an effects loop off my amp, I can get some great sounds out of it. Although only some effects sound good in that setting (don't use distortion.)

The compression, chorus, delays, reverb, and phaser all sound great in this setting.

What amazed me recently was how adding the acoustic simulator into my effects loop improved the sound of my acoustic. Normally acoustic guitars sound like crap through normal guitar amps, but after putting the acoustic simulator on, it actually sounded pretty good. I could hardly tell my guitar was plugged in. It sounded like I was just gaining volume. Pretty sweet.

The distortions are alright, but I prefer the sounds my amp makes, so I don't use them in that kind of a setting.

I also use it for playing at church in a praise band where I plug directly into a DI that runs into the board. This is where I need to be able to use it's distortions, amp sims, and practically everything on it. With several hours of tweaking, I've got some really nice sounding settings that work great for this. It really saves me from carrying an amp around.

And while there are better things out there, I think that FOR THE PRICE, this unit is pretty hard to beat.

So far it's doing well, but it's already got a crack in the screen... it's made of plastic so it won't last forever...

It's great for the price. You can get better stuff, but the price tag is what drew me in. I compared it to other things, and the zoom came out on top.

easy to get a good sound out of it unless its distortion. editing patches.....its alright. rather buy seperate pedals to do the job. you get what you pay for...150 dollar sounds????? whatever. i would definatley invest in other single pedals. this zoom is not for me.

its not a noisey pedal, everything sounds ok but the distortions sound like TOTAL CRAP!!!! dont buy this pedal for the use of distortions!!! ugly!@

unreliable! hard to switch back and forth to sounds. and when you do there is a half sec. delay of no sound.

never dealt with it

i give it a 4. i would ONLY buy this pedal if on a low budget and one who only has a hobby of playing by themselves

It is pretty easy to operate. The manual is very detailed and walks you through the process of customizing your sound.

My biggest advice is that you MUST be willing to spend the time to craft your own sound. It took me countless hours and weeks of experimentation before I could get my ideal sound.

I'm a rock/metal player...I use it with an ESP M-201 into a Crate GX212 combo. The distortion (if managed properly) is thick, cruchy and packs a real punch. The amp models help too. The clean tone is excellent as well, producing a very crisp tone. Once again, its up to personal taste.

The effect I find most lacking is the Wah...the tone is thin, weak and is absolutely dreadful. There are some neat effects as well, but most of them aren't worth your time.

A problem i've encountered is that the displays are impossible to read under bright light. So day-time, outdoor gigs won't turn out so well.

I've owned it for about 2 years. Once, It was completely soaked when it started raining in an outdoor gig. After letting it dry, it didn't miss a beat.

A huge problem is the input/output jack. It is not very well fixed, so if you jiggle your patchcable a lot, the jack can get very loose, and the connection will be disrupted. You'll have to open it up and re-sauter the connections.

I've used it for all my gigs (because I can't afford anything else) and it will do fine as long as you don't step on it.

No Experience

For its price, the value is incredible. The sounds that this little thing can make can be extremely good, provided that you spend enough time with it to craft your own sound. Don't use the effects it comes with...make your own.

The construction is kinda flimsy though, so you'll have to be very careful when playing live with it.

this product is exremely easy to use. the manual is very helpful when you screw somethin up and it has a factory preset so its great

the sound is great the only down side is it doesnt have a real good clean sound the heavy distortion is great most of the effects sound great some effects r pretty useless though i play a jackson guitar and it works perfectly. You can easily get sounds of mettalica and van halen the chorus effect is very good it had very good sweep

u can depend on it have had it for a year and hasnt got messed up yet

havent had to deal with it

i play mainly rock blues and jazz and it works great ive been playin for a year if it were stolen i would definetly buy another my only hate is the expression pedal doesnt have very much range i wish it had a clean sound and an acoustic simulator as well and the sample recorder has only like 7 seconds before it cuts of and u can only use clean sound on it the tuner is good and the rythym section is magical there is so much u can do with it

This pedal sounds amazing if you take a little bit of time with it.Its a bit trickey at first, but the more time you spend on it, the more amazing it gets.

I have used a BC rich warlock, Numerous Jacksons including a V, a Kelly, a regular dinky.... more.

The maps Ive used it with are a marshall valvestate, Crate blue voodoo, a line 6, and a couple lesser crate models.

The chorus option on this is the best ive ever heard. I probably have hte greatest clean sound of any musician in the business with this pedal. You have to make your own distortion because all the programmed ones are terrible.

Here is where the pedal falls apart. Literally.So far my reveiw has been good, as it deals with the sound quality of the pedal. Let me tell you, the great sound quality is not worth how half assed this pedal is.Not only have I personally gone through 3 of them, but ( and im not exaggerating ) 5 of my friends around here have owned them, gotten them repaired a few times, and now none of us have a working 707 pedal.THIS IS THE REASON I WROTE THIS REVIEW! DO NOT BUY THIS PEDAL! This is the shoddiest peice of equipment ive ever worked with.Do not use it live !!! Do not take it on the road !!! And if its only for bedroom play... BE CAREFUL ! This thing is a mess.

The company are terrible.Terrible.I dont want to say why really because i would go on forever. Also, Sam Ash, employees are undeniable assholes as well.

I wil say this, the sound that i got out of the pedal is amazing.But the pedal itself is so crappy it falls apart about every 2 months after the first 5 or so.The input jacks are horrible, its just a bad pedal. Good sound, bad pedal.Not worth buying. Borrow it or if you can get it for 30$ or less go for it.It took me a while to learn to give up on this thing, but i feel now its my duty to inform others of its .. its... bad...ness.

I use mine to 'dirty-up' synths and it's fairly easy to use:- after digital access synths and such..
Editing is easy, manual is so-so

Synth direct to mixer or into sampler.
The effects are good enough for my purposes.
Favourite artist sounds - Van Gogh's Ear falling on floor...
Phaser is smooothh.

Hope so I'm using it live next week!
Seriously, because of plastic case it needs careful treatment.

Fun! ..and great for off-the-wall pitch shifts, ring mod. is a little weak..
Fills the gaps in my sound nicely. As I work in several genres it's proved very useful.
Version II looks interesting..
Excellent on vocals too!

The use of pot style knobs for digital patch editing was a great idea. They packed a lot of functionality into the buttons, which can be confusing. I think the mappings make sense, but it will take a little while to grok it all. This was clearly a design decision to keep cost down. Nothing wrong with that. The large LED display is a real plus. Again, not a cool expensive LCD but functional and well used.

When evaluating this unit, you've got to remember the price range that it sits in. Personally, I've added some more expensive equipment since purcahsing it, but still use some functions on the 707 anyway because they work so well.

There are a huge variety of distortion sounds which vary in quality. Overall, there seems to be some 'similarness' of tone across all of them. You can definitely tell they're 'digital' but many of them sound good for digital distortions. You can tweak them to get some pretty good fuzz and aggressive industrial sounds. If you're used to a tube amp or POD or serious amp modeller they are not going to sound great even with tweaking because they just are not in that league (in fact they will probably sound terrible, if you're really a purist :). But overall, for a cheap digital multifx this unit probably has the best distortions I've heard in that class.

One distortion that deserves special note is the 'Power Drive'. It is basically a tube screamer rip off and can be used like a tube screamer. If you're purist, this probably won't cut it (but if you're a purist you're not interested in this unit anyway) but if you don't mind it sounding kind of unique (a plus IMHO), this module can be used as a TS replacement. I still use the Power Drive as a Cheapass tube screamer and it works very well for me in this way. That alone makes the unit worthwhile considering the cost!

The cabinet/amp sims are really not on par with POD or V-AMP, but are good enough that you could do demos and direct recording without additional equipment. They're also useful when using the 707 as a headphone amp so they are a definite plus even if they're not high end tonewise.

Modulation stuff is fantastic. In spite of owning more expensive gear, the 707 Phaser still sounds amazing. IMHO, it alone is worth the price of admission, it smokes my more expensive Boss' phaser. The chorus can also be made to sound very good. These FX can hold a candle to more expensive units. A very pleasant surprise for a box this cheap.

Delay effects are very good. I like digital delays and this one works well. Reverb is servicable.

Acoustic Sim is surprisingly good.

Pitch shifting, etc, are usable in a pinch but sound 'cheap'. I personally don't care much for these FX anyway. They are useful for messing with to understand these FX if you later go for a more pricey unit but you will definitely not want to base your main tone on the 707 shifter. :)

The compressor is useless.

I'm not a huge wah fan, so I think this wah sounds fine. Some people insist on comparing it to dedicated wahs that cost as much or more than this entire unit (again, think multifx). I still use the Wah on it even though I have more expensive gear now for most of the other functions of the 707 but I don't have a dedicated wah and am not expecting to anytime soon. So IMHO, the wah is a real plus. The travel of the foot pedal is very short so, if you're into wah you will defnitely buy a separate one eventually.

As many have mentioned with the Noise Reduction it is *DEAD* quiet. I have a POD, ADA MP-1, Digitech GSP5, BOSS VF-1, and Behringer UltraFex II. This is literally the quietest unit of the bunch in spite of being the least expensive. Amazingly low noise output.

It seems transparent enough to me and the spec on the D/A converters are very good for an inexpensive unit. I've seen other reviews here complaining about this, but the unit I have is definitely not a tone sucker.

Overall, for a unit this cheap, I think the sound quality is really very good when compared to other units in this price range (that's waht my numeric rating is based on, compared to my VF1 or POD, this unit would be like a 5 or 6). Like I said, the Power Drive and Phaser are enough to make me want to keep the unit indefinitely in spite of owning more expensive stuff now.

I've had it several years and it has been very reliable. I'd never even consider gigging with it, though. It's plastic. I'm giving it a 7 for that reason. Considering the cost I understand why they did this.

Never Needed. They do have a PDF manual on-line which I think is a great thing. I wish Roland would do this.

I think this unit is fantastic for what it is: A sweet, compact multi-fx unit with tons of practical features geared toward practice.
You could really use this on the road as a private guitar workstation (even more so, the 707II with it's smart card ability).

If you're looking for a cheap supertone box, the low end of the amp modeller market is probably more worthwhile: Behringer VAMP2, Genesis1, JStation.

The 707 really is an all-in-one box for the beginner. Even after several years on the market, there still is no other unit (except for the newly released 707II) that is so well suited toward covering every base for private play/practice:

MultiFX
Headphone Amp
Speaker/Direct Recording Device
Drum Machine
Chromatic Tuner
Aux IN Capability
Sampler/Phrase Trainer

And it even sounds good! :)

When you move on to more expensive gear the 707 will likely still provide a few tones so great you'll want to keep it to play around with or for private practice.

I really genuinely wish there had been something like this available when I was truly a beginner. The FX are good enough that you can learn all the ins and outs of the different FX types, the tone is good enough for beginner recording or making a cheap practice amp sound much better, the sampler can be used for copping licks, it's a headphone amp, and it can tune you up. Oh yeah and there's a drum machine!! I would have killed for a drum machine as a beginner, parcticing with a solid rhythm will really improve your playing and timing.

Anyway this unit is highly recommended and an excellent value considering the inexpensive price tag. If you need something that can do it all and really have limited means, this thing is just the best.

Needs working at to set up the sounds your after , very limited to changing at pace though you can swap around to align the effects , not good for daylight playing due to LED display and sunlight not getting on too well together. On saying that for what it is it dose the job for recording or silent practice.
7 for ease use as it needs to worked on .

I cant believ how many people have slagged this unit off for sound quality ? Its a multi effect pedal for gods sake you just dont plug it in and hey presto thats the sound you want , it is very adjustable you can get all sorts of sounds out of it from utter crap to realy nice ,why the hell do people fork out to buy it if they didnt like it ???? I have an idea they are probably new to guitar playing and have to buy all the toys thinking they will sound like "Gary guitar god". Well take a reality check and play it before you buy it, dont just walk in to the shop and say "duh give me that one dude " and walk out if you are new to playing and too shy to play it in the shop ask the sales man to demo it for you these are not penny things to buy then not like ,dont listen to these guys who say it sounds crap try it your self first , it sounds good for what it is and considering the ammount of effects and mixing at that it is a bargain ( only if you can use it of course )overall for home recording , practice it well up to the job. it is worthy 8 sound quality

I personaly would not use this on the road its not what it is for keep it in the house or in the van for when your bored or want to record to tape direct.
its never died on me in a good few years so 10

what for it still works?

this should be able to cover any style sound your after . If it cant you dont know what your doing. its cheaper than nearly all the other multi fx around and dose what it dose very well . I didnt compare it to others there was no need too this is one unit that is not for gigging with. it is what it is and it is a good thing , even if you use just 2 effects out of it such as reverb and echo it works out at good value

with a large LED display and three knobs for the settings of the effects, it's relatively easy to use. oh! and the effects you're tweaking with flashes on the display. neat.

well, for my distorted tone... i use distortion 2 always, with compression to add sustain. the modulation effects are cool too. i always use chorus (standard) for my clean tones. makes my guitar sound like a keyboard. :)

the delay is pretty nice too.

this is my only rig. nuf said.

my input jacks have constantly bugged me. but there's nothing like some personal touch to make them work again.

very good gfx if u ask me.

Pretty easy to set up actually...didnt take me long and the manual was good.

Ok...sound quality is crap like most people will say. I mainly only like this thing anymore to give me a cheap alternative to more expensive stomp boxes. The ring modulation is good and i do like its ping pong delay. Its terrible when it comes to the guitar signal. It truly degrades it to absoulte crap sound. Set to bypass its ok...doesnt sound as crappy. I will go along with the noise reduction...not half bad.

The things jacks break left and right. It really wasnt a problem for me to go in and solder the loose connections though. I really spend more time kicking it around so that it will work then i do using it.

never used it

Like before mentioned, the zoom 707 is now my backup for any effect that i may need that i dont have in a stomp box. It dinky plastic and the jacks suck. It did have a good variety of effects to choose from. I've never used the distortion...it plain sucks. This pedal is good if you ant your music to sound digitally harsh...otherwise search elsewhere or buy used and at your own risk.

This machine did take me a while to get to grips with. It was my first ever fx pedal and was recommended to me by my guitar teacher. The preset fx are good and bad. Some of them are absolutely dire. There are a couple of good ones, i like the Step effect a lot, and wind is good for an atmospheric kinda sound. The manual is good, it does show you what to do, easily, but not condescendingly. My unit has never been upgraded, though I did try to run it with a Boss OD1..... never again.

I use this with an epiphone nighthawk into a Marshall 80 watt transistor amp. The distortion thing on this machine is CRAP. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL! don't rely on this distortion cos you cannot make out notes, its just one big horrific noise. The ZNR on this baby does work for me, I dont have any problems with noise unless I use some of my custom fx involving heavy distoriton and their wah.

One thing you must hear about this product is that it sounds different with different amps. Marshall sounds ok with it, but Peavey is dodgy as hell.

I am influenced by radiohead massively. Now if you have ever seen jonny greenwoods and ed o briens setups you will know that the gfx 707 is laughable compared to it.

i play lead guitar in my band, and i like to think that lead guitar adds atmosphere and counter melodies... i dont use the distortion much, but thats because its SHIT! i cant bring that home to ya more!

also its very dodgy if u try to combine it with stomp boxes. Five second sampler?!?!? hardly even f**king worth it

This is the dodgiest machine in the world. Do not depend on this. It is temperamental, at times I play live with it and i like the sound. I practiced last nite with my band and it sounded pretty reasonable! but tehn i played a gig a week ago and it sounded shite! The output jack is dodgy, but then i have had it for about two years, so wear and tear on an initially cheap thing is bound to take its toll


I do, but shouldn't play with this and no backup at gigs. it has backfired dramatically on me before. The bypass thing is ridiculous to try and get both pedals down simultaneously.

nope

i play indie rock /alternative music similar to radiohead coldplay, muse.

i have been playing guitar for 3 years, adn this is my first guitar fx pedal. Its great as a starter, but if ur gonna be giging then dont get it!

If it were stolen, I may actually consider getting it again as its so expensive to get all of the little fx which it offers at no significantly greater quality.

there was nothing to love about it, but i hated the distortion! and the presets!

It does, however, certainly help me to make muisic and does not hinder at all.

A bit fiddly at first but u can get about any half assed effect out of it and thats the problem!!

Crap

No the input sockets loose after 3mths and it basically sucks because i have to tape the lead at an angle on the floor! and if isnt bad enough i have to tape the whole thing as well in case it moves so i have a large heap of black tape which looks and sounds like shit dont buy it......!!!!

could be bothered in lerning how to use a phone the pedal took so long to master that i forgotton how to dial

its black cheap as pedals go and of course it sucks! You do not want this! im off now for some therapy

Quite tricky to use at first - you have to invest a couple of hours learning how all the features work. Editing patches is ok, there are so many sounds and options that if you work at it you can get the sound you want. Because of all the stuff you can do with it you tend to come up with what you think are really clever things to do live (like at the end of a gig I would use the foot pedal to record the last phrase of a song and then walk off stage with it on endless repeat next to the amp feeding back) This worked a couple of times but generally trying to do clever things with it live is pretty tricky. Manual was complicated but then I think this pedal is complicated. The expession pedal is also a waste of time live - again its clever what you can do with it but its not practical, I tried using it as a volume control but it weakened the sound when not on full volume. In my opinion, the best thing going for multi-effects is the built in tuner, unfortunately the one on this board isn't that great - its really difficult to get the note to sit in the middle light, no matter how minute you adjust your guitar it seems to tell you the note is either flat or sharp.

95% of the preset sounds are bad - there's always too much reverb and other 1980's effects which you could never use straight off live - you'd look really bad. I play a telecaster through a 1982 Fender Concert. Basically my set up at the moment is as follows: I have a foot switch for my amp for either clean or distorted, then I've got this pedal - to set up a patch I basically went through all the parameters so that there was nothing on the patch and then built a patch up for the effect I wanted. At the moment I've got a patch with just a bit of compression on it and some tone changes to add to my basic clean sound when I want it; then I've got another patch with a tiny bit of chorus and other stuff really subtely; my next patch is a standard flanger - I think this is very good indeed (once you fix it to how you like it); and finally I use the auto wah - I think the auto wah is extremely good - we've used it in a couple of songs and it really stands out and makes the songs, I don't know if you can get an auto wah on its own??? so this is a really good effect. These are all the effects I use. I've tried creating a distortion effect to give my amp a bit more edge than it comes with on its own, but i just can't find anything classy enough to have confidence using. Another problem with this pedal is that there is a slight delay switching to some of the effects - depending on the type of music you play this can be deadly!!! Those extra milliseconds can make you look like a real amateur if people notice the delay on something. The other major problem is that I wanted to set up some empty patches which would just work as a bypass to my amp (ie. you tap the switch to go to the patch as another way of bypassing to the amp) the problem with this is that even though you try to put all the effects to zero the resulting patch doesn't sound like bypass, there's still something there. I thought there must be of way of doing this but I just couldn't find it. Regarding the amp simulators, I flirted with the idea of doing away with an amp and just relying on these because they seem quite good (no more heavy equipment!!!) however, again I couldn't get the thing to work in practice and sound good enough for me to put faith in this live. So, overall some good sounds but some real problems as well.

Ok this is my real gripe with this pedal - its stopped working on me!! At my last gig it just turned itself off and on again in the middle of a song!!! unbelievable - i thought it might be the adapter I was using but I changed this at last rehearsal and its still happening. I've got another gig at the weekend and have no idea what I'm gonna do.

I've had this pedal for almost 2 years and now its broke. Even if yours works though there are still other issues - the thing doesn't come with an adapter so you have to go and buy one. The adapter itself plugs in right next to your guitar lead - I had quite a bulky multi headed adapter and the other ends which weren't in use made contact with the metal of the guitar lead so I had to cover them all in insulation tap to stop interference! Also, a baby hamster could pull the adapter out the back of the board, if you're jumping around the stage slamming your foot on the pedals you better be careful it doesn't unplug itself. The other BIG problem I have faced is the bypass issue I mentioned above - the only effective way I found of bypassing the pedal was to press both switches at the same time - this is extremely difficult in a live setting (you have to make sure you press both at exactly the same time or you switch up or down an effect) when I first started using this board I was really worried about doing this - a couple of times I would go into one of the ridiculous effect patches instead of clean from my amp (some of our live recordings are actually hilarious because of this mistake) My solution was to copy the same patch in 5 positons in a row so that at least I would switch to the same patch my mistake - how naff is that?!

i took the back of the board to fix it myself.... then put it straight back on - I can't be bothered to have it fixed, i am going back to single effect pedals

This pedal is only really good for cramming just about everything there is into one cheap box. If you're new to effects its a good way to learn how to use and create them. The problem is that it is basically an entry level pedal which thinks its a grown up. On paper you'd think it was all you ever needed when in practice you just can't rely on it. Instead of putting so much into one pedal the designers should have concentrated more on fixing the little glitches which all of a sudden become really big when your're on stage. I'd say it would make a useful addition when recording and messing about at home (it has got some good sounds on it and does allow for lots of experimentation of effects) The only reason I've used it for so long really is because of the auto wah sound which I'm not sure how I can replicate without it.

The presets are easy to browse through and ajustment is pretty easy. If the screen was a bit more advanced (more lines of text etc instead of looking like a calculatr) it would be easier to understand some of it. The maual is pretty basic, and sometimes a bit hard to understand, but ok really.

Ok I should say that this is very much entry level stuff. It's not at all bac though. I have been using it with my dad's Marshall Park 50watt amp. It sounds ok with my Washburn Maverick.
Within the next few days, I'm upgrading myself to a Gibson Les Paul and a Roland VGA-7, so this is behind me to an extent, but if you're starting out this is good- especially if you're into metal/grunge.
Most of the sounds are metal/grunge orientated, which ain't my thing really. They are all pretty good quality though. The auto wah is too quiet really, the compressed clean sound is way too loud, as is the overdrive. Otherwise, no real complaints.

It's relaible- had no problems with it at all. It's pretty solid build-wise too.

Never had to go there

I'm into rock, nothing heavy (think Manics/James/Delirious?/Turin Brakes) so this doesn't match me too well, although some of the "softer" distortions are ok for me (crunch, solid).
I've been playing guitar for about 4/5 years. I'm also a pianist, and have a Kurzweil PC-88, plus a Yamaha RM1x. Also a Roland VS1680-based home studio setup.

If you can't figure this thing out without the manual then you don't deserve to be alive. That said, a quick read of the manual does help... Editing patches is a learning curve but once you get to grips with all the parameters you can start taking your sound apart. Manual is ok, translated and helpful enough.

I use this with a Dean EVO DN76 Doubleneck, Standard tele through the Zoom 707 into Marshall amps. ZNR does actually work sometimes, gets noisy when low on battery power! Effects are variable but there are some great ones. The Van Halen, when tweaked correctly is awesome, chorus is pretty good too and i like the overdrive, Auto-Pan is an interesting one to play with. Factory presets are pretty rubbish to be honest but hey, its a multi effects, what do u expect?? That's why they have built in custom features to make your own. Even the P-Wah can be hashed into a respectable even good sounding Wah wah. Just be patient! I play mostly rock>metal but anything from foofighters, grunge, to heavy as f*k metal can be achieved once you take the time to sit down with this baby.

Hasn't done anything bad to me yet. Not sure about gigging- there's no way of turning it off so if you play through a loop then you'll get what ever patch you're on in with your sound. I created a clean patch as my opener so I could use other boxes without screwing up my sound. Would gig if it had a power pack!

Never had to but sure they're good

Suits many kinds of music especially classic, 70's, 80's, 90's rock/metal. I've been playing for about two years. If it were to bust, spontaneously combust, melt etc. I would probably buy something like the Boss GT's- but this does me fine at the mo. I love the variety of sounds and the endless changes u can make. I wish you could turn it off but overall it is pretty darn good for begginner up to live performing.

not bad.....could be better. it took me a long time to finally get a really good distortion sound out of it but other than that its fairly easy to use if u know a bit about making sounds and stuff

most of the preset sounds really suck. when i listen to the distorion from the pedal it just doesnt seem very deep sounding, just kinda crappy. if u want a good sounds you have to really mess around with it for a while to get something worth playing with

havn't had a problem yet and i even go really hard on it. ive had it for a while and my friends all stomp around on it (wearing commando boots) and its fine. i got it about 6 months ago and nothin yet

nothin

i play a lot of styles ranging from punk and ska to metal and the beatles. overall not a bad pedal although make sure you've tried every other pedal in the store before u settle with this one.

The manual is ok ...
editing the patches will take much time .. most of the built in ones sucks ...

I can't believe people are rating this piece of s**t as a 10 ... I doubt if this guys had ever tried any boss , ibanez or marshall effects pedals ... The pitch shifter is ridiculous , very "unreal" (the second guitar sounds like it's with the ring modulator effect - which is also terrible , no use at all) compression , distortion, flanger, phaser etc ... they all suck ... zoom707 make Van Halen sound like Smashing Pumpkins ... Satriani like Kurt cobain ... Zack Wylde like Limp Bizkit ....you got it ....
I woundn't recomend it for any kind of use cause it's really terrible

it's PLASTIC ... like a toy ...
If you wan't to use it on a gig do it with a backup
worked fine at my house for almost two years

Never needed that

I play VHalen, Satriani , Gary Moore, Zack Wylde .. etc ...
When I bought it I was a beginer .. didn't know anything about efects pedals ... I think that's the main reason why so many people are buying zoom pedals. ...
GFX707 is a toy .. just like this drum kits you owned when you were 6 years old ...

Easy. ish.

There is no entry for features- so here is one:
FEATURES: 2
Low rating because they lie. The go on about all these modules, whenm in fact they are just like what you asign the pedal to do, and you only really have 3 genuine ones. It kionda owns up to this in the manual.
The expression pedal is great, but as the wah sounds pants, its useless.
The naff little screen is also impossible to see unless in EXACTLY the right conditions.

OK, I know I dont have a great guitar in the front (Squier strat), but recently I parted with a lot of wonga for an amp with a valve in.
I love the tone the valves gave me, and I decided that for one song, it would be great coupled with a wah. I rigged up the 707 in the fx loop, and imagine the look of disgust on my face when, even in full bypass mode, it made my Ecc-83 sound like a particularly cheap piece of silicon!
The main drawback to its sound is when you dont want it. I obviously dont need drive, and I just wanted a wah, and it mushed up my sound, and spat out a mess with some wah over the top of it. Not good!

The distortions themselves are just miles away from even my cheap stomper (#45 Guvnor+), let alone the nuances of vales which it destroyed. The flange/trmelo stuff is also a bit, well, lacking.

The acou sim is quite good, especially with some chorus dialled over the top.

The compressor is dire! It doesn't compress, it just muches things up.

I have to give it to it that its quiet, even from mains. But its still crap.

Yep, the jacks are shit, I had the problem too. A couple of months after the warranty went it went iffy, then later it gave up.
That was about a year ago. I dug itn back up, and taking a solodering iron and shoving it up trhe back at random did a world of good.

I trashed one of the switches, but now it works better- tip pull out the switch and break it- it makes it work better, providing the jacks havent fucked up already!

Just pants!

1) get a decent guitar.
2) get a decent amp.
3) last of all- get decent stompers/rack mounts.
4) Never buy this.

thats its rather second rate nutshell

Well its pretty easy to figure it out, you might have to take a peek into the manual, i mean there are like 48 effects on it. there's a lot to learn...but i still dont know how to combine effects.

sound is just fine, every effect has its own unique sound, and it's pretty cool

here we go.....TOTAL CRAP, i take this thing to practice, or even when i practice at home...it doesnt move...i have to sit there for about 30 minutes to get the input AND output jacks to co-operate, i thought it was my cords, then i used new cords into it, and it still didnt work. well this is a good pedal if you plan on using it brand new for about 3 months, but longer than that and it will crap out on you before u know it, and you're sitting there kicking the robot piece of garbage all around your basement, makes quite the clean up, but anyways, i WOULD NOT recommend this, i am just now starting to buy seperate pedals, something i should have done a long long time ago.

never dealt with zoom, hmm thats a good idea maybe i should...probably wont tho, its not worth my time, because i see i'm not the only one with the jack problem.

overall i think the pedal has some cool effects built into it, too bad the jacks suck on it, i took it apart and tried to find some wires loose or some crap like that, but i didnt find anything, i didn't wanna mess with it more, and completely total the thing. now a days (after a year of having it) it still kinda works after 30 minutes of kicking it and figeting with the cords, like i said. but i do like about 5 effects on it, they kinda get repetative...i mean theres like 15 types of distortion

I found this unit really simple to use, it didn't take much time to get about. Maybe it's difficult for older guitarists, but it's their problem.

My setup: Cort X-2 ==> GFX 707 ==> Crate GX65 solid-state .
And I'm satisfied with the posibility to change the sound depending on your amplifier. So I use standart delays and heavy self-made sound.
In general quolity is good enough.

The main minus is that it's made of plastic. I don't like using the expression pedal because of that. To a big gig for backup i'd take my old setup: DD-2 ==> MT-2

Never used

Generally my played style is hard rock with some gothic ideas, so this unit is right OK for me. It's already 8 years, I've used LEL, DOD, BOSS pedals. All of them have their advantages and disadvantages, but this one is most comfortable to use - in , out, power, and thats it - you have them all (you just have to make right settings).

It is fairly easy to use, I didn't read the manual (I never do) and got it all pretty much igureds out.

I don't no much about sound quality but it does sound pretty well, sometimes its a real b@(#* to set the volumes right but for a cheap pedal its pretty good.

NO, you cannot depend on its F(&%)#)$ input jacks, unless you open up the peddal, do a good welding and get some glue around the inputs so tey don't move. Of course, the opening of the peddal voids the warranty but it already was expired.

Never tried customer support.

It is pretty good fo r a starter like I was when I bought it, but now I'm thinking of buying a GT-6 like my friend or a GFX-8, but I'm gonna read along for the GFX-8's reliability on the web before spending big bucks.

I purchased my GFX-707 two years ago with limited expectations: I wanted to hear as many effects as possible at the cheapest price and I wanted a portable headphone amp to travel with or practice alone. As a library of sounds, the GFX-707 succeeds, though many of the sounds are better heard through headphones (e.g., stereo chorus). If you want to do much editing, check out the Zoom website where they have posted the whole operation manual in a PDF file. The manual is thorough and the patches are all alterable; be aware that tinkering with the settings is a chore and time taken away from actual music. To the pedal's credit, there are a lot of presets, including the ones for the drum machine (better than a metronome) and the amp simulations, so you can certainly make a lot of different noises.

This is not a foot pedal for public performance. It's too small, too light, and just too cheesy to do to your audience. The pedals, including the wah/volume one, are too tiny, the red LED readout can't be read on stage, and the bypass mode strips tone and volume very badly. What the GFX does do well is provide samples of a lot of sounds you may find a use for in recording and just searching for ideas. Fooling around with just headphones, you'll love the stereo separation and amp simulations; these do not translate well through a regular amp (I use small Fenders). The preset effects can be embarrassing (VHALEN and the Larry Carlton ones are awful), but with my Strat I've actually gotten a usable 12-string Rickenbacker sound, some good compressed Tele riffs, and found songs to use the strange Violin and Reverse presets for.

It's irrelevant to rate this for stage use; this is more of a personal item (like a Walkman)that will last as long as you avoid abusing it. In my two years, the jacks and switches have all hung in there, but I've never dropped it or yanked on the cables.

No need yet to contact Zoom.

The GFX-707 is essentially a toy, fun to play with, made of plastic, not too expensive. I use very few effects when I play (reverb) and depend on the amp for volume and distortion, so doubt I'll ever buy another pedal effect.The comparable Korg, Boss, Digitech, and other multi-effect pedals I tried didn't seem to add anything better. I am happy with the the GFX however for what it does provide: funny sounds, interesting presets, a tuner, a drum machine/metronome, and a headphone amp.

Kinda easy, if you have a) patience, and b) no real desire to get anywhere in a hurry and c) you are sat down on a sofa with 4 gours to spare, i.e. not in a band practice.

The thing costs #99 so you expect the crap it gives you.
For the money its good, but come on, why don't ya just save up for better guitars/amps/rack mounts/stompers whatever.

Its gotta six, purely for value for wonga.

ye, erm, zoom make shit stuff.
They mount everything on one board, solder it on, with what looks like the tail of a chinchilla for a soldering iron.
The jacks are on the circuit boards which means they'll fall off soon enough. Fine if your dads an electrician., but mine aint.
No hope for getting it fixed if anything drops off the bottom, cos taking out the circuit board to fix it means taking everthing (display., switches etc) out with it, and then working out how the hell the got the piece of junk to go together at all. Its a disposable box: play it, watch it break, dispose.

Its shit in a natty plastic case.

uuuhh. they make shit stuff, theyre a cheap as fuck company, so youve no hope.

i lost it down the back of a bookcase, and quite frankly, i have no desire to fetch it. The jacks work about one second out of every hour, and i dont have the patience to work with that that piece of shit, trying to work out if i have pressed a 'shit sound' switch.

It takes forever to figure out how to make the sound you want and then longer to obtain anything close to the sound u were intending to make

I got this pedal by accident (music123.com sent me the 707 instead of the 707II) and i played around with it......... my setup? A junky 20 wat johnson amp and a esp 252 (great guitar....)....... Basically everything sucks......... distortions are week and thin sounding and some just sound like static with metal being dragged down the highway in the background....... the acoustic thing was pretty good, i thought, and some of the effects werent terrible, but also not great.... I hate how you cant turn off the reverb (at least i dont know how).... every patch has it and it gets old....... If you dink with the settings long enough you can get a reletively decent distortion sound using the metal or wild fuzzy, but the dist1 and 2 and od1 and 2 and anything thats compressed doesnt sound very good....... Oh yeah, the compressor and distortion modular is the same, which bothers me........ anyways, if u get it be prepared to work to get any usably patches...... and the van halen thing does kinda suck..... and who is gonna use the jappennese pop patch???? anyways, i give it a 6 cuz you can get some kinda good sounds out of it, but u have to work for it...........

i just wrote this to inform u that ur bnot gonna get any good preset patches. I suggest either the 606 or the 707II........ ill write a reveiw on the 707II as soon as i get it.......

its easy to get a good sound. i just look on the net for patches people have worked out.
editing is easy too (with a manual).

I use an Ibanez GSA 60 through a peavy RAGE or a Tourqe 60w amp.
with Some distortions you cant even hear the melody.
clean sounds real nice.
i also like combo ampdrv and a custom one punk.
punks good for blink and greenday trace is good for system of a down.

sometimes the jacks cut out. So i got my dad (an electritian/technician) to fix them.
Ive had no problems on stage or at practices since.

I play mostly punk and metal + nu metal
Iv'e been playing since i was 9 (thats 6 years in total
if it were stolen id'e get something else.
You cant record for long enough.
some sounds you never use.
Since i got it our band hasn't been the same our music is so much more diverse. I can do things I just couldn,t do before

Once you get the hang of it it's easy to get what may be called a good sound from this pedal. The editing system is useful and easy to use although I think the whole pedal would be a lot better if each module could do everything all the others can so it would actually be possible to have, say chorus and vibrato on the same patch and its also annoying how you have to set the EQ for each patch instead of having a setting for the whole pedal.
The manual is very helpful and clear and especially useful when explaining each module although I still don't know how to use the jam function.

First of all as everyone else has said this pedal is very cheap, probably the cheapest multi fx processor there is, so of course the sound isn't gonna be authentic of any type of sound.
I use this with a valvestate amp which helps cos it puts a bit of life into the sterilised sound the pedal gives. The preset patches are mostly crap INCLUDING the Van halen one which everyone thinks is so great, But that doesn't matter cos you can delete half of them for your own patches. The patches all seem to be different volumes which is very annoying when you switch to an earsplittingly loud patch after have to turn it right up cos of the last quiet patch.
I have only been playing electric for 1yr but I still know that most of the effects on this are pathetic. The distortions are all crap and completely unbelievable, the phaser sounds weak and tinny, the vibrato sounds really dodgy, the compressor is useless and kills the attack of your guitar at most settings, the wah sounds too harsh and i have no idea what you would use the step or ring effect for.
The ampsim is completely unbelievable and makes little difference although it is a plus because some of the amps do actually make the guitar sound better.
The zoom noise reduction is actually quite good at cutting out the hiss but it seems to cut out some of the sound from the guitar so I never put it on.
All this said, the acoustic guitar sim, the chorus and the reverbs all sound alright.

I haven't broken it yet and probably wont if i take care of it but if i stubled onto it onstage I'd probably break it in half.

Not dealt with them.

Most of the people that bought this are probably begginners as anyone playing for more than 3yrs would not be seen dead with this. Because of this most of the reviews for this are better than they should be, If you got several experts to review it the reviews would probably be a lot worse.
Cos the distortions are so bad if your amp doesn't already have a good distortion you should really get a separate pedal for dist maybe from boss or marshal.
You may think this is okay for a begginers pedal but I would disagree cos even begginners will soon get pissed off with this pedal so if you are a begginer I would reccomend saving up a bit longer for a slightly better more expensive pedal.

Couldn't be easier to use while playing - whack the big tough ABS plastic buttons to scroll left and right through the effects, put your foot on the expression pedal and play away. Creating new effects is not simple due to the minimalist button combinations, however editing and personalising any of the 40 effects is simple and fast. Big easy to use LCD display and great battery life.

I run a Squire Stagemaster through Venom cables into the GFX-707 and straight out into a 30watt Marshall combo, during gigs this is run through a phonic PA system. The guitar tone setting is usually about 1/2 way, the amp bass control is at two o clock and the treble is at nine o clock, this gives incredible sounds from the zoom, the wah is clean and has a good variation level (although nothing beats a true crybaby pedal) and all the distortions sounds gorgeous, the retro sounds are lush and full, the heavy metal rings and screams and the solo channels give an excellent tone.

The 17 hour battery life and durable ABS plastic with metal base make this a tough unit, not as tough as say a boss single effect pedal but good none the less. I use it regularly at gigs with no back-up required.

No problems with the unit, so no contact with the company has been needed.

This unit works well with all styles from retro to heavy metal, from soft rock to funk the sound, if set up correctly caters for all needs.

When simply switching between pre-set effects, this pedal is a breeze. However when trying to set your own effects or edit the e.q's of the old ones it gets very tricky. The non-position sensitive knobs really piss you off after awhile, because everytime you touch them they start at zero setting. The lack of buttons (requiring a comnibation of two or more to select a function makes editing also tough. Dont wait till the day of practice to set some new tones, you'll definitely be sitting out.

I use a Old Squier (pre-shitty construction) through a Fender 25 watt JAM amp. The distortion and lead channels kick ass, good for everything from SRV to Metallica to Merl Haggard. There are, in addition, a wealth of crazy-ass tones and synthezsizer modes that will entertain you for a long time. If you hear a song on the radio, and play with this amp for awhile, you will get very close to the exact tone.

I have had serious jack problems (completely internal jacks, not fixable external) and Would never gig with this thing unless I intended to keep the audience guessing on when I would start and stop playing.

Never consulted the company. Got ripped off from Brook Mays - piano guys suck ass anyways.

For my very widespread music base (being raised on Eddie and Def Leppard and Graduating toward the fine style of Monte Montgomery and Sir Tom Delonge, this thing rocks. But, if I could tell you to do anything effects wise, buy the separate pedals, and keep them simple. All one needs is distortion and wah anyway, trilly shit is for geezers.

It requires time and patience to adjust the effects. And most of the effects require adjustment.
Well 'cause the manual tells it all that no problem!

Presets are crappy .. nearly all of them! BUT, if you make some tweaking, you'll find for example distortions that you wouldn't exept to get at this price. Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Octaver and Delays are good. But loss in price is a loss in tone. Sound is not so warm or real. But some of it is adjustable...

I bought mine used and there has been no problems what so ever.
I've gigged with it, recorded with it (sound still wasn't so great).
Maybe I've just been careful 'cause it is cheap plastic.

Never dealt with them..

No matter what style of music you play 'cause this concludes almost all the basic sounds. Beginner and practise pedal. If it were stolen I would continue buying more separate effects, not a multieffect.
This pedal is great for someone who has time and patience and don't need superquality effects

Using the presets is a no-brainer. Customizing your sound requires some time with the user manual (no big deal). Would like to be able to bounce back and forth between effects that aren't in the preprogrammed sequence with greater ease (again, 5 minutes with the user manual).

Look people, it's a cheap but clever little pedal for jamming rock and metal riffs. If you're looking for sweet tone and bought this pedal, it's you're own fault if your unhappy (see previous review) - that's not what it's for... hook up a gibson to a tube screamer and a nice tube amp if that's what you want. If you want a distortion pedal with a built in drum machine to jam 80's and 90's rock riffs on - look no further. It's got some really great distortion sounds - like having a fuzz pedal, metal, grunge, rock, VanHalenesque all in one. The distortion settings are excellent and you can switch between different amp sounds - cool! The other settings are essentially useless, so, again... if you want jazz/blues/rockabilly - look elsewhere. Not versatile, but does a few things very well.

Haven't has a problem with it after 2 years of abuse.

Haven't used it.

If you want a distortion pedal with a built in drum machine to jam 80's and 90's rock riffs on - look no further. The distortion settings are excellent and you can switch between different amp sounds - cool! The other settings are essentially useless, so, again... if you want jazz/blues/rockabilly - look elsewhere. Not versatile, but does a few things very well - a good value, I think.

Not hard, but a little messy. Could be a lot easier to navigate through.

Most people here are real amateurs, morons, bigenners, and deaf people. I can sure tell that. If you want to use this thing to record with you can't get worse tones. This is by far the most worthless pieace of shit I have *ever* heard. No warmth what so ever. It doesn't even SOUND like a guitar once plugged in. Imagine applying cold digital distortion in a VST plug to your guitar. THAT is how it sounds. Nobody who ever played with an amp or ever heard how a guitar should sound will like it. You can not, in any way possible, record a song with this crap. Do NOT buy it! I am not kidding! The only thing that is cool is the delay... but then again, you can easily make a similar delay on another unit or in VST!

Probably resists alot, but it's very plastic so i give it an 8.

I play most styles of music, and none of them can benefit from this idiot pedal. The only thing i could imagine it being good for is to mutate some intro/outro/bridge sounds for a song.. Like little "dwaaaaiing woing.. boing" sounds. But i doubt it's even good for that really.

Very Easy To use - except for jamplay ....WTF is that all about.

Its ok for the price. I play Hohner Professional ST Scorpion Into A Laney k100R and it can do the job. Some of the effects are pretty good, but beware most are very digital and dont even bother with the wah its a load of crap. Best used as a distortion / chorus / delay and reverb pedal.

Lets Be straight - This aint a pedal you gig with. for a start its plastic and not solid thick plastic. You'll be worried about going through the damn thing. ALso patch changing is a pain in the arse. YOu either have direct load which means you have to scroll and activate every patch till you get the right one or you scroll through without activation and then through a feit of amazing skill and precision you simultaneously press both patch buttons at the same time. Now if your playing a complex riff and r coming up to a challenging solo u will want a quick change not perform a miracle. In case you haven't realised it totally throws your concentration

Bottomline

Great for practice

Dont gig with it although its a worthy backup ( at best ).

Never had contact with them

For Practice 9 for giggin 4. do wat i did and but a gfx-8. A totally kick ass effects pedal. It has almost all functions of the 707 (no drumbeat but for gigs thats not important) but with increased sound quality. Basically it does more and it does it alot better.

Zoom are a great company so if your lookin for a great practice pedal go for this.

My first multi FX pedal, and well, Im chuffed with it to be honest, its got a wide range of sounds. As with most theres a few wierd ones but hell the main ones i use (about 20ish out of 60) are kick ass. The manual is shite, and what I know about the pedal is self taught

I play a Epiphone SG through a crapy Marshal amp but it still sounds great. Noise is no real poblem, oviously higher volumes tend to be a bit touchy.
Cant help feeling that a lot of the patches are VERY simular, the range of distortion for example. The chorus is great fun and the Van Halen setting is great. The thing that lets this pedal down most is the Wah, its a load of toss basicly, I dont go near it!
My Strat sounds crap though

Well for platic its ok, holds up well and stays looking nice. I would gig with out a backup deffinatly

Never needed anything from them

I play a wide range of music, Im keen on Nirvana and the Pumpkins. Though ive only been playing about a year and half i feel i am progressing very well. theres is really something for everyone here, a big step up from the 505

This pedal is really easy to use. You can easily get the hang of it without the manual but there is a good, straight forward manual just in case. As I said it is simple to use and editing patches is no exception - and the manual explains clearly if you're unsure and need help.

I use a
Washburn > Zoom GFX707 > BOSS RC20 loopstation >into> Marshall combo or a PA for live/ Band stuff.
I don't find it noisy but if you have a problem with noise it will be easy to stop as there is the zoom noise reduction thing.
The distortion is really good quality for the price. I can get really good boogie-metal sounds to marshall-like blues and rock tones with a few tweaks and turns!
The clean effects are also pretty amazing. I can get a decent fender type clean tone out of it.
There are loads of really annoyingly pointless patches on this that make you wonder why in the hell they were put there in the first place but you might be able to use them!

If I had the money I'd buy a backup just in case because it is plastic and it isn't the most bullit proof of designs!
Having said that I have gigged with it and I haven't had any problems with it yet so there we go!
My friend has had his for about 2 years and he used his shoes to operate it like you would a normal stomp box. BIG mistake! the two foot pedals have both broken off and now it doesn't work for some reason. If you buy this don't use shoes on it it - trust me!!!

Over a year without a problem!!!

I have been playing for about 3 years and I play stuff like Metallica, Guns n Roses, Led zeppelin, rock, blues and anything else that I hear and like basically. The Zoom suits my playing style very well and it is a really good practise tool as it has a built in drum machine and sampler.
I bought this pedal because my friend has one and I thought it was really amazing and really cheap.
I wish was slightly bigger so some of its features could be used to their full potential, for instance, the drum pedal can only be activated by a tiny button and the buttons are all really close.

This is a very easy pedal to use IF YOU READ THE MANUAL! I have had this pedal for about 2 years and only recently read the manual and make my own patches. Some of the preset patches are kinda stupid and pointless like the auto wah. But it also has some other patches that are pretty cool and very easy to edit.

You can get some pretty loud shit out of this. The preset distortion, VHALEN, is my favorite distortion but is quite bassy(nothing that a little editting can't fix). The Style I play is thrash/
heavy metal,(Metallica, Pantera, Black Sabbath, Iron maiden)this pedal has a great sound for that style. It also has a preset
12-string patch which sound nothing like it on an electric, but sounds pretty good on my semi-acoustic. You can also get a good acoustic sound for electric.

i have had this pedal for about 2 years and in that time the pedal has snapped, the power supply has packed up, the two patch pedals have come off and the jack sockets have snapped. But now it doesn't work at all. I have used this for a couple of gigs, on the first it screwed up(very embarassing), and the second was at a gig in school and it was fine, but packed up later! It's a very fragile little thing which pisses me off but if i used it for a gig again i would kepp an eye on it for at least 5 days in advanced just to make sure it won't fuck up.

I have been playing for about 5 and a half years and this is the best sounding pedal i have used, it's just a shame it's made of plastic. If it was lost i would definately buy one of these again.

I'll have to admit when I first got this thing almost 2 years ago, I had no clue how to edit patches for several months. Stupidly, I thought that the presets were the only sounds I was gonna get. When I finally stopped being lazy and read the manual, it made things a heck of a lot easier. Editing patches now is a cinch for me, yet the interface is going to be kinda confusing for some people. It not as self-explanatory as say the DigiTech RP200. You really need to mess around with the settings and explore what sounds right to you. It takes a little while to dial in a good sound because you have to keep in mind the sound of your guitar and amp and balance it with the pedal sound. Overall editing patches will be easy if you take time to read the manual and practice doing it.

I use a Standard Mexican-made Fender Strat with Duncan Performer Scorcher Rails in the bridge and neck, and a Fender Princeton 65. The thing is slightly noisy. Its not as bad since there's a noise gate, but you can hear a distinct hissing sound when your not playing. That was disappointing, because my friend doesn't even have a noise gate on his amp and its still quieter than when i'm using pedal. The effects are good. I especially liked both the choruses, which have a nice clear, ringy, high-quality sound. Tremolo is pretty good, only that you gotta make sure you set it so it doesn't overclip. Pedal wah was not spectacular and if you set it to bf, it makes this annoying volume swell that hurts the ears. The reverbs and clean compressor were awesome, and i can get these nice, big clean sounds that fill the room. Flanger is good, but not as thick as my friends Ibanez Chorus/Flanger pedal. I find that it didn't have enough attack and the harmonics were spudgy.

The best sounds from this pedal were the distortions. For my main distortion I use the OD2 setting plus the Combo A amp sim for massive bass (I don't recommend using the bright settings if you have an openback amp). I can get a good punk sound (ala Green Day, Offspring) from this. I find the noise gate however, takes away pretty much all feedback, so i can't really end a song in a barrage of squeals and noise. Yet I don't want to turn the noise gate off because of the above noise problem. I also use the acoustic simulator for acoustic-type passages, the Power Dirve to closely simulate the new Green Day, Warning album sound, and metal to go to a Randy Rhoads/Metallica scooped thrash sound.

Overall I am pleased with most of the sounds, but its not perfect.

Reliable, though one time it did stop working during a performance. It probably was the adapter though, because i checked the inside of the pedal and everything was AOK. I changed the adapter and it works perfectly now. However, I'm giving it a 9 since its only plastic and has a higher tendency to break.

never dealt with them

I play mostly punk-pop (Green Day, Offspring, Blink-182, MxPx), some metal (Metallica, Black Sabbath), and write my own songs with my band. I've been playing for about 3 years and I also own a Yahamaha EC-10 classical guitar. If this was stolen, I'd be pissed for a while, but then I'd probably set my sights on a DigiTech RP200 or a Boss ME-33. Dont get me wrong, I love the way this pedal sounds now. I made the patches according to my needs and it sounds great. Though I am still trying to find the holy grail of the multi-effects.

It was roughly a plug in and play unit. It was a very user friendly effects box that was very intuitive to tweek the patches. I do have one complaint in that setting the volume to memory for each patch seemed to be impossible. It became cumbersome to adjust the volume level for every effect using the volume control pedal.

Once adjustments were made to the patches or amp modeling to compensate for your own personal sound, I felt the sound quality was pretty good. The distortion sounds were pretty good for the price...

I would say absolutely NOT! I had constant problems with the 1/4" input jacks. After twisting and pulling and jiggling my cables around for a year, I decided to test the units durability... The plastic housing is tougher than expected, however the heel of my boot is harder... I have layed this unit to rest...

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I play all styles of music, and this was a purchase that covered all styles I needed based on having a drum machine, multiple effects, looping (although very short), and expression pedal all in a small gig bag unit... I think the concept was great. A longer loop pattern, and a seperate volume control (not gain control) for tweaking the patches, would greatly improve this unit. BUT FIX THE $#*$#!#"#> INPUT JACKS!!!!! Unfortunately a large portion of my playing through the unit is based on the single MAJOR FLAW!!!!

In terms of patches, ease of use is good. The manual is clear and editing easy. General usability isn't so strong. I don't like the way you have to press both pedals concurrently to enter bypass or mute modes. Very risky - can easily find yourself moving from a clean, low level patch to a full on overdrive just at the wrong moment. I haven't done it live yet, but it's an accident waiting to happen... The expression pedal does not move far enough, so using it for volume control or subtle control of FX mix doesn't really work.
The GFX707 is not good for use outdoors or under bright stagelights. You cannot read the LED display at all. I have constructed a rather sad looking gaffa tape and cardboard housing to shade the display, but it is not really satisfactory. For this reason alone, I will replace the unit as soon as I can. Having given these negatives, the unit is not particularly expensive, so I guess there is an element of "You get what you pay for" here.

Sound quality is excellent for such a low cost unit. I run it through a Mesa/Boogie Subway Rocket with a Mexican Fender Tele. Have recorded a couple of live albums with it. People say they like the sound.

Yes, I rely on it, although with the plastic housing you need to be a little careful. I think the jack sockets are the weakest link. If they broke, the main board would probably be rendered useless. I do gig without a backup as I'd use the amp overdrive and reverb if it failed.

No need to use support so far and it's out of warranty now. If it goes wrong, it goes in the bin :-(

I was pleased with it when I purchased about 3 years ago - good price and sound quality. Reason for purchase was to replace my aging row of BOSS pedals and noisy patch leads. I would recommend it for anyone who wants to home record or play occasional indoor gigs. Main shortcomings:
1. Display unreadable in bright light
2. Bypass/Mute via 2 switches unwieldy
3. expression pedal insufficient travel to permit any real controlled expression.
Providing you plan to use it in the correct environment, this unit is a good buy in my opinion.

The 707 is fairly easy to use, once you've looked at the ol' manual. Editing patches isnt much of a problem either.

The overall sound quality isnt bad, however some pre-set effects are either shite or fucking pointless!
Anyway, you don't really need to use the pre-sets, coz its much more fun writing your own! Then, if it still sounds shite, YOUR to blame!

Its reliable, yes. Mine is second hand and hasn't broken down just yet! Metal would have been better than plasticmind.

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Overall, its pretty good. Ok, so ,aybe an expert player would go for someting more top of the range, but for beginers like me, its fine!
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very easy to use, as long as you know which buttons do what to change effect quickly.

The effects are Ok but not especially brilliant. The Acoustic effects dont sound remotely like an acoustic guitar, just like a guitar with no effects applied.

I've had two of these in the space of 4 months. The first one had a dodgy pedal that either didn't turn the effect off when fully down (like its supposed to) or kept turning the effect on and off when down. This first pedal also had menus that automatically turned themselves off and a Jam Play function that only worked once in a blue moon. So I sent it back, only to find that this model is discontinued, and the store I bought it from had none left, but after about a MONTHS moaning, they bothered to go get one from a store in the other side of the country. Finally got the second one today, hoping it would be fine, and guess what? THE PEDAL DOESNT WORK PROPERLY ON THIS ONE AS WELL! Incredibly dodgy pedal, would never use in a gig unless I had to.

Not the company itself but Exeter Music Shop should never be trusted!

This pedal is especially easy to use. It is great for beginners and people with a low budget. Some of the effects need to be tweaked to sound right through your equipment.

The sound for this item is absolutely amazing for how cheap it can be. Of course buying singular pedals would be better for many reasons the ZOOM GFX-707 offers most of them for an extremely low price.

I would defintely depend on it. It is farely sturdy and I havent had any problems wit it so for.

I havent dealt with the company so i can not answer this.

Well this product i feel is a very supportive beginners effects board and having the 60 beat patterns is a definete yes.

Easy to edit, but a little difficult to synchronize it with the sound of an amp (speaking of a Fender '85 Combo).
Patches are, with a little practice, easy to handle, although you never get exactly what you want, though nice.
The manual is a little confuse at first use, but explains the patterns pretty good. Good for beginners, not recommendable if you try to use more than two effects in one song (during live performance.) I'd recommend a BOSS ME 1.

I was using it with a Fender 85 combo and an Ibanez S-Classic, resp. an Epiphone Les Paul special. The presets are crap, because too crunchy for my taste.
If you are fumbling a little, you might get nearly to your favorite settings, I tried to figure some Sabbath and Maiden sounds, but it was not perfect.
The OD is quite good, the EQ is crap. Distortion can be very crunchy and hard, but the sustain is the last crap and it gets fuzzy after a while. Keep away from flanger, chorus and delay. The pedal is only usefull for the wah effects, although I don't use wahs.

It is reliable, but don't treat it too hard. You might break the interior. It's good for home recording and not too bad for minor gigs, but backup is highly recommended.

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I play Metal Rhythmguitar. I think with some practice you have a very good beginner's effectboard, but I recommend single-effects or a board with more than two pedals. I am playing Metal for 8 years, owning the Zoom for two years, and liked it so far, but I think I wouldn't buy it anymore. I am now playing with a Marshall Thrashmetal Distortion, and that's much more I like it, although I just bought a ZOOM Valve multieffects (9150 DSP I think).

it is quite easy to use.There is only one thing hard about this pedal.To change to the bypass mode is quite difficult because you push on both of the two pedals on it.Most of the time you change the patch when you are trying to bypass it.If you read the manual it gets easier to use.Because manual is easy to understand.

I use Washburn BT3 and Marshall Valvestate 100R.When you play it on low volumes it has cool tones.However when you increase the volume it begins to suck.If you have a good ear I think you can find the tone you are looking for.

It is plastic.It doesn't seem strong enough to work long.

I have no idea.

I play hard rock and metal.I play guitar for 3 years.I am not so good.For now it is enough for me but I like the sounds of single pedals more than GFX 707.If you have money you should buy single pedals instead of GFX 707.

It's very easy to use if u read the menual once.
I started it without reading it, I could do some editings.
Compared to other multy effects such as GT-5, it's a lot easier to
use for beginners. If u think this unit is hard to use, try single
pedal. I recommend DS-1 from boss.

I think this pedal makes pretty good sound. The very first day i
bought this, i was kinda pissed because i thought this thing was
really crappy. But as i started to find how to mix the some distortions and delays included in the product, i found it's very
good. I have some awesome sounds now. I can play any kind of music with this..even though Europa from Santana,,even though i suck
Well, i think it's very good for it's price.

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I will give it 9. As i have said before, it's good for biginners,
and to understand how to use multy effect pedals. Before i bought
this product, i had bought Metal Zone from boss, it's really good, too. I love both of them. I am trying to mix them so i can creat
better sound.
PS. If u want to make variety sounds, look on the internet
There are tones of patches on the internet.

This is my first fx pedal i ever bought but i have been plating for quite a while so i was lookin 4 sumthing that was best for the lower price range. it isn't that easy to use cus the manual doesnt make much sense.

half of them are shit, a third of them are okay and the rest are real good(like trace)

No way! my input doesnt work if its slightly nudged, the output is loose, it looks like it cud break at any second

never tried

overall good for your first one, one to learn from, but abit too confusing and many pointless sounds, however, it is very enjoyable for band practice and playing short gigs, but i couldnt see myself using it in the next 6 months, but it is a hell of alot of fun.

I just bought it and so far I'm impressed with it's ease of use. Although most of the parameters must be changed via menu, there are several param knobs to allow you to tweak in real-time portions of the effect, or drum machine tempos and types.

Considering the last unit I purchased was a Rockman 10 years ago, I'm very impressed with this unit. I'm using this unit "line-in" with a Y-adapter to my multitrack recorder, or simply with head phones while I'm sitting around. I don't find it noisy provided that I balance the output. So far, I haven't tweaked the sounds, but since I'm generally able to find a sound I like, I'm sure that I can tweak them to get even more satifying sounds. I love the flange/chorus effects. Some of the patches are completely unusable for performance, but they will be erased and replaced by my custom patches anyway.

I personally love the combo A amp simulator. I find the stacks to be too mid-range boosted for line-in work.

Since I haven't had this unit very long, I can't say much about it's hardware reliability, but since it's predominately plastic, I'm surely going to keep the warrantee around! I would have to say that I'd keep some pedals around for live shows, just in case.

Overall, I give this unit a thumbs-up. I've heard the some more expensive units and find the gfx707 to be a less expensive equivilent, minus lotsa extra params. I was tempted to buy a Korg portable unit, but found it hard to imagine using live, being there are no pedals to switch to and from. Having heard that the guitarist from Fuel used the gfx707 live gives me hope that it can be tweaked to a respectable sound. I'm suprised that it received such bad comments about it's distortion for it has many styles integrated within itself and from what I hear on the radio, it doesn't sound much different. But, then again, I'm not interested in paying 500 dollars for a sound if I'm only writing songs at home.

editing takes a bit of getting used to. this is quite surprising to me since i've had a zoom 2020 for quite some time before i bought this product. you'd think that the 707 would be as simple if not easier to edit than the older 2020. the knobs do make it easier to scroll through parameters though

pretty good. i use a variety of guitars, none of which are really expensive, and i can manage to get almost any sound i want

i wouldn't bring this to a rowdy gig. it'll probably last a long time if i just keep it at home

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sounds good for most musical styles, i play almost any type of music,
it would probably be better if it had more foot pedals

Easy to use, but only once you know what your doing. The very good manual helps you on your way to programming it nicely. READ THE MANUAL, it makes things a lot easier. All the bits and buttons can be a bit daunting at first.

Most people in this forum are saying that the effects arent very good.
I have to agree, but they are definitlty good enough for any beginner.
Also, everyone is saying the distortions are horrible - NOT ENTIRLY TRUE. The people who say this have obviously not tweaked there machines enough. Some very nice, though noisy, distortions can be created.

There are also lots of other little effect: none which are great, some which are useless, but some which can be a bit of fun.

I give this 7 but only for the distortions (which I personnaly tweaked). If it wasnt for them I'd give it 5.

It plastic with lots of buttons.....

What more can I say?

Sorry, but Ive never had to deal with them.

If you are a beginner as I was when I bought it, I suggest you at least take a look. I believe it is easily (from what i've seen) the best multi effects pedal on the market for its price, though I would suggest trying it out first. If your not into lots of strange little effects and want a great sound get singular pedals. The Gfx707 is not really a serious multi effects pedal but it gave me and my friend hours of fun when we were both beginners.

Try before you buy.

PS. The better amp you have the better this sounds.

For profesionals change this score to 5..

It takes a while to get a good sound from the 707, a lot of twaeking is required for the distortion/equaliser to get decent distorted FX.
easy to edit patches, the manual is helpful and clear except for the bit about the expression pedal envelopes, they use some daftarse diagrams that mean nuttn.

I use epiphone SG custom (3 humbuckers) i usually use it with all 3 to get a fat sound when using just amp distortion and FX from the 707, but when i use the distortion on the GFX it is best to use a trebly sound. I use a peavy 100w. I would give it a 9 for all effects except for the distortion which isnt good at all.
the zoom noise reduction is useful but sometimes it causes a big loss in sustain.

i would rely on this but i would only use it in an FX loop and use it for only clean fx, taking the distortion from the amp. this means if it suddenly goes tits up i can flick back quickly to the amp totally so it doest make much diffrence. I have used it for about a year and it seems to me pretty solid even though it is only made of plastic. The expression pedal, surprisingly, id solid too.

never dealt with them

i play a wide variety of music. its handy because of the variety, the accoustic sound is one of the best ive heard and the phasing effect is good if used with amp distortion.
i been playing about 2 1/2 yrs.
i would buy a GFX-8 if it got stolen or snapped, its a little more money but more pro.

This thing is pretty easy to use. You should really read the manual first for creating your own patches but the manual is helpful.

Ok i use a cheap strat copy worth #140 and some cheap ass amp. And I reckon my zoom gfx 707 stills sounds pretty kool. My fav sound is the V Halen one. I use that for playing the solo for 'One' by Metallica. Sounds quite like it to me. Autowah sucks. The pedal wah sounds ok. The unit does for what i need it for.

Well i dont know, ive only had it a week or so. like many people say it is plastic and ive never tried it with shoes on. Also the expression pedal sometimes stops working when I'm in the middle of a solo or something which would really suck on stage so Id use it but id only use effects where the expression pedal aint needed.

Never needed it although I feel i mite at some point.

ok i play metal/grunge/indie. i have been playing a year. it is the only effects thingy that i own. id probably buy something else first or at least try a few similarly priced products first. i like some of the sounds, like echos and stuff. the sampler thing sucks rectum. i wish it had better wah and a better smooth distortion noise to sound like slash (guns n roses) or kirk hammett (metallica). well it helps me make music i guess, in some ways. I'd recommend it to a beginner like me but if u have more cash either buy separate pedals or a better fx unit.

It's easy to use, just read the manual, you will have it down in a few hours.

As far sound goes overall it's total crap, the amp models are terrible, the distortion is terrible, auto wah is useless. I will say that the delay is ok though, not great just ok. I ran it through a line 6 2x10 spider on the clean channel only.

It's reliable in my bedroom, that's about as far as I would take it though. This thing isn't made to gig with, it's made for beginner players that don't know what good tone sounds like.

I don't know, don't care, I will never buy zoom again.

I play metal, classical, blues. I've been playing for 13 years on and off. I didn't play for a few years and only bought this thing because I needed something basic to get me back into playing. I wouldn't reccomend this to anyone thinking about becoming a serious musician. Since I started playing again I have fallen in love with the guitar all over again and have purchased a mesa triple rectifer a Jackson USA select soloist and a les paul studio gem with P-90's I learned that if you want to find a truly great tone you have to spend some money, but good tone is everthing.

It is rather easy to use. I bought it off a friend so I didn't get an instuction manuel. Patches-well, if I knew what a patch was and how to edit them, I would review those. The knobs turn easily and you can get some rather interesting effects. I think it is pretty good.

Personally, I really think the distortion is pretty crappy. I have another pedal for dist. so I use that. I noted interesting effects. I have found that the acoustic 12 string effect is a lot better than say a Boss acoustic simulator. If I really tried, I could get the sound of some of the good artists. Other than the distortion, I think the effects are really good.

It is dependable but since I can't edit it yet so it will take a while to change between effects. Since effects tend to get expensive, gigging without a backup is really a matter of weather you think you can do it or not. Personlly, I'd say yes.

Never dealt with them.

For the style of music I play (metal, hard rock) I'd say yes. If lost or stolen, I would pay for a new one. This pedal has a lot of cool effects so you can really get some awesome sounds out of it. I do wish it had a better wah sound. This is the only effects that is worse than the distortion. Luckly for me, I have a wah pedal that compensates for the other. Like I said, overall, I'd say a decent pedal. By the way, if anyone has a copy of the instruction manuel, please e-mail me. I would like a copy so I can figure it out fully.

this product is the easist piece of equipment i have ever used. it is very esey to edit patches and the manual is easy to use.

this has a very ggod sound running through my marshall. i would have given it higher but i have heard some pedals that are better.

very reliable.
except that it is made of plastic

i love this pedal.

What can i say, it's really easy to get the sounds you want. Editing patches are easy...really easy. The manual ? I never read the manual. It's so easy, by trial and error you will get the sounds u really want.

I play mostly fusion, jazz and funk, little rock and rarely metal, i would say the sounds work fine, even for jamming with friends or hell i use it for performances as well. Though the clean sounds are a little crappy i would say, even a 505 can give me better clean sounds. Others are great, with a few adjustments, of course.

I have no complains about it. Because i don't really kick the pedals hard, maybe because i play soft music and all. I can't afford a back-up just yet, but it works well for me.

NO comment on this one

Like i said earlier, i play fusion, funk, some jazz, rock and things like that and been playing for 4 years and owned this pedal quite recently. Stolen ? erm, GFX4 is my next choice. This pedal offers me very good tones and sounds, but i hate the clean tones really ! And the expression pedal is not up to my expectations. It did help me to produce some nice tones and was surprised myself that there is quite a smiliarity. :-) . I think it has a good price tag, and would recommend it for practice use or some small performances on decent music. If u play metal and all, you'll break it !

In a word it's ok. Not more not less. After a while you get into it and creating effects that you want is no problem.
At first it's a bit confusing though.

First i thought it sounds like shit but when you tweak a bit you'll get quite nice sounds.
But you it has not been made for professional use.
I mean you can use it to jam with some friends but in a studio you gotta find something else

My zoom gfx707 worked correctly for about 2 weeks.
Then the output jack broke and i wasn't able to fix it.
Now i have to kick it every once a while to make it work.
That's quite annoying and of course now i can't use it for a gig.

If it wouldn't be made out of plastic and if it hadn't this output jack problem it would probably be something useful.
But it's a POS!

To get this pedal up and running the way you want it to, you absolutely MUST look through the manual once or twice. Due to the small amount of controls it has, tweaking effects gets kind of messy at times.

You can get some pretty good sound outof this thing. Butonly if you tweak the shit out of it! All the factory presets, like most pedals, suck a bit. But like I said, the right amount of tweaking and you're fine! Auto wah is garbage, and the fading effects aren't great. delay isn't bad. There are some pretty cool effects on the unit. It's not great for recording! a lot of hiss and stuff, even while on record mode. The amp models are crap! I play with an Ibanez RG270 with modified bridge and pickups, my practice amp is a Peavey Audition 110, on stage Peavey 5150 II. Through the practice amp... It sounds like shit for the most part... and well just about anything sounds good through the 5150II but this pedal still doesn't give professional sounding effects. The Zoom Noise Reducer (ZNR) (noise gate) works well. Expression pedal isa bit stiff but I think that's adjustable.

I haven't had any problems... Keeping in mind it's maximum capablities/limits, it's well reliable forwhat it does.

Ichecked out the zoom site... They didn't give an excessive amount of imformation to help me out with some function questions. They do have downloads of the manuals though. I've never had any big problems to need costumer support for though.

I play mostly Vai, Petrucci, Satch style stuff. This pedal is not too horrobly bad at mocking their sounds but for the most part this pedal is only good for all the basic stuff... If you want good sounding/crazy effects and hard ass ripping distortions and sweet and beautiful clean sounds.... Sorry my friend... This isn't what you're looking for!