MGR/Dave Vainio « Zoom Acoustic 504 II »
Published on 01/31/02 at 15:00I aquired this unit at a local music store and I bought it for my wife for her birthday. Looking back I wished I would have bought it off the net for much cheaper. I bought the unit for 153.00 (including tax), but I could've bought it from American Music Supply for 69.00. I don't know why I didn't...I buy all my other music gear online.
I like the Zoom 504 acoustic because you get a good number of effects in a small package. Now I must confess I'm not the guitar player; my wife is; but from what I've heard, I've been real impressed with the sounds that unit can produce. I like the chorus sounds and the wah sound isn't that bad either. Now if you are looking for a good heavy medal distortion, this isn't the unit for you. This is a product designed for an acoustic guitar or to make an electric sound like an acoustic. The distortion sound they do have on there though sounds great with an acoustic. I like the edge it gives it. It gives it a Darrel Evans feel (good guitarist by the way).
The main problem I have with this unit is its casing, but that's one of the reasons why you can get it cheap. The Zoom 504 acoustic has a plastic casing and thus doesn't make it very road durable...however, I have been extremely impressed how durable it has been so far, even though I still wished they would have put a medal casing on it. Other than that I think it's a great unit.
The Zoom 504 acoustic has a grey plastic casing and has two pedals. Both pedals are used for scrolling through the all 36 of its sounds. It also has a dial on the top left hand side of the unit where you can change different settings on your sounds. For the price you are getting a very good piece of equipment.
If you are looking for a pedal to give you a variety of good sounds without breaking the bank, the Zoom 504 II acoustic is for you. If you play for fun or play for a living, this pedal will definately satify any acoustic guitar player looking for some sound variety in his/her playing.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I like the Zoom 504 acoustic because you get a good number of effects in a small package. Now I must confess I'm not the guitar player; my wife is; but from what I've heard, I've been real impressed with the sounds that unit can produce. I like the chorus sounds and the wah sound isn't that bad either. Now if you are looking for a good heavy medal distortion, this isn't the unit for you. This is a product designed for an acoustic guitar or to make an electric sound like an acoustic. The distortion sound they do have on there though sounds great with an acoustic. I like the edge it gives it. It gives it a Darrel Evans feel (good guitarist by the way).
The main problem I have with this unit is its casing, but that's one of the reasons why you can get it cheap. The Zoom 504 acoustic has a plastic casing and thus doesn't make it very road durable...however, I have been extremely impressed how durable it has been so far, even though I still wished they would have put a medal casing on it. Other than that I think it's a great unit.
The Zoom 504 acoustic has a grey plastic casing and has two pedals. Both pedals are used for scrolling through the all 36 of its sounds. It also has a dial on the top left hand side of the unit where you can change different settings on your sounds. For the price you are getting a very good piece of equipment.
If you are looking for a pedal to give you a variety of good sounds without breaking the bank, the Zoom 504 II acoustic is for you. If you play for fun or play for a living, this pedal will definately satify any acoustic guitar player looking for some sound variety in his/her playing.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com