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Bass Multi-Effect from Zoom belonging to the B1 series

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Published on 04/12/07 at 02:35
Sampling rate: 96 kHz. Frequency response: 20 Hz - 40 kHz. Conversion: 24-bit A / D / A. DSP: 32 bit ZFX-3

Connectors: Input low. Stereo headphone or amplifier. Enter optional footswitch. 9V jack

Drum: 36 Rhythms and metronomes 4

Memory: 40 user memories

Dimensions: 155x136x52 mm. Weight: 350g

Power supply: 4 x 1.5V (not included) or AC adapter 9V 300 mA



Each patch is composed of the following sections:

PATCH LEVEL

COMP / EFX:
- Compressor
- Limit
- Auto Wah
- Filter Resonance
- Octave
- Tremolo
- Phaser
- Ring Modulator
- Defret
- Slow Attack
- Pedal Vox

DRIVE:
7 Amps:
- Ampeg SVT
- Marshall Super Bass
- SWR SM-900
- Acoustic 360
- Fender Bassman 100
- Hartke HA 3500
- Trace Elliot AH-500

5 Simulations and various pedals:
- TS9 Tube Screamer
- Boss ODB-3
- MXR Bass DI
- Fuzz Face
- Monophonic Synth

Miscellaneous 2:
- Tube Pre tube preamp sound of Zoom
- Sansamp Bass Driver DI

GAIN: Sets the gain of the Drive section or the waveform mode Synth

MIX: Mixing the sound of the bass module and one Drive

EQ: Bass 70 Hz / 450 Hz Medium / Treble 3 kHz

ZNR / AMP ZNR:
- Noise reduction without simulating HP
- Noise reduction with a simulated bass amp cabinet

MODULATION:
- Chorus
- Set
- Flanger
- Step
- Single Pitch
- Pitch Shifter Harmoized
- Vibrato
- Pitch Bend
- Detune
- Delay
- Tape Echo

DELAY:
- Delay
- Tape Echo
- Analog Delay
- Ping Pong Delay

REVERB:
- Hall
- Room
- Spring

UTILIZATION

Instructions simple and effective
Editing and storing sounds easy

SOUND QUALITY

Amp simulations are interresting and well adapted to the bass.
It lacks a bit of grain to the sound but the result is proposed
very good anyway!

Breath and noise almost non-existent, impressive!

OVERALL OPINION

Faults:
Can not enter a name patch because the display is limited and 2 digits
with 40 memory is a shame.
The reverb disappears when one uses the drum machine.
Drum a little succinct (bass drum, snare and hi-hat)
Emulation limited to one speaker only.
No auxiliary input for a player for example.

Qualities:
No bulky and lightweight (it counts in a travel bag or case of bass!)
Ability to disable any part of a patch, that's well thought out!
(Eg use only a simulation or a Disto Flanger, etc ...)
Choice of amps and distos nice and well tailored.
Original patches fairly successful, it is rare!
Many effects available, there is almost everything!
No wind or background noise, pretty amazing ...
MIX function very interresting for the determination of the sounds section
Drive with the original sound of the bass, really well thought out!

Its price: 57 euros with the AC adapter!
in France it is optional in contrast to Germany
when I ordered it!

The B1 is very thorough and not sound bad at all, it's not worth probably not a Bass Pod
but this is not the same price either!
It offers many nice and usable sound for the price nothing to say!

For the curious: yes! it can be used with a guitar ...
it sounds very good as well and can also help a bassist / guitarist!
I also have the G1 (guitar) and the B1 is almost more convincing ...