Zoom Bass Guitars

Black hard plastic. I got it second hand from a friend. Its a great pedal and has tons of effects, and each one you can customize and save different effect presets. From distortion to echos to synths and even some kinds of noise and sound effects. There is one preset that makes a high pitched squeal when you play even when playing a low B string; useful? Depends on what you are playing, but no matter what type of music you are playing there is bound to be some effect on this pedal that will help you out. It even has a wah pedal on the side which can do more then just wah, it can change all kinds of effects. Its a great pedal. It can take a little while to switch through all the different effects to get to the one you want. If you are playing a gig you are better off keeping any presets you want to use right next to each other so you can switch back and forth quickly. The output jack got a little bit loose and I need to play with the cable a little bit to make sure its in the right spot or else the sound cuts out. I am not sure if this is just a fluke problem or if other people have experienced this. The rest of the unit is very well constructed and doesn't seem to have much more then a scratch on it. It is made of very durable plastic. Its a great pedal and you can usually find it pretty cheap, its a great bang for your buck, there are much better pedals out there and if you have the money you can probably get something a bit better. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Purchased it from eBay for a whopping $36.I wanted to create my own sound a little, and this unit seemed to have more than what I needed. This thing is pocket-size. Very easily transportable, looks great and can run on AA batteries if you dont have an adapter. I like the # of effects it comes with (30+). The Echo and Delay are worth mentioning. Customizing effects takes a little time. The tuner is a nice addition also. The Pre-amp maximizes my sound and the Noise-Reduction works good also. This unit is also made in Japan. The distortion is quite bad. There are several types of dist. to select from, I cannot say the sound quality is very high. because this product is about the size of a few CD's stacked on top of eachother, there are only 2 foot switches. This makes swicthing from different effects difficult since you don't have 4 seperate foot switches to stomp on. The digital display screen coul be a little bigger also. The unit is mostly plastic. The bottom is metal. I have not experienced any problems. I baught this piece used and it looks brand new. Not a scratch on it. Unless you are going to stomp full furce on the foot switches, you have nothing to worry about. I think there is a lot that a bassist can do with this piece of equipment. If you are looking to create your own sound this thing has over 30 effects to choose from. Combining different effects is also a plus. You can layer up to 8 if I am not mistaken. For 36 bucks I am satisfied. For stage use this product is good, but switching between effects can be time consuming. If this is your first time buying a multi-effects pedal and you get a good deal on this product, then go for it. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got my zoom bass 607 pedal from a music shop in the United Kingdom , for that is where i come from . I purchsed the pedal for it displayed an array of functions suiting my needs , making me a very happy customer . I paid £99 in british currency but in american dollars i would of paid $199. It is a highly satisfiying unit which in my perspective is most important feature.I wanted this unit to get my bass to achieve more gnarlier yet dissorientating sounds . I love the action of the wah-wah pedal and tone when 2 or more patches merge together this feature is rare as many more expensive pedals do not fulfil it . I also liked the expansive array of functions that this unit carrys aboard . The sound on the whole is punchy yet smooth depending on your specified patch that you requier to achieve the sound(s) you want . I regret to say the product is not very strongly built this effecting the pressure that you can apply to the pedals .I also don't like the un-wanted feedback this unit sometimes gives . As i mentioned earlier in the things i don't like about the product the manufacture is not the best this does effect some styles and basslines that require excessive pressure on the pedal I thought the pedal was extremly satisfying and nice to play with but the manufacture was the only thing i wasnot happy about for the reasons i talked about above . This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I wanted an effects pedal because I wanted to prove to my band that we only needed one guitarist (I love Pantera!), and after looking in all of three decent music shops in Cork, Ireland, this was the first with an expression pedal and the salespeople werent trying to flog a guitar pedal on me. It sounded good, so I bought it for €99, second hand. It is small, looks good, and has a good sounding wah, plenty of options on it, and a relatively useful manual. When I was personalising the effects arrangements, the manual made it easy to understand how to move them around, and modify them. The pedal can be used for gain, wah, volume, and many more, and although its tricky to get the right distortion sound at first, it pays off in the end. It also has an onboard tuner, easily accessed. It also has the capability of storing up to 4 minutes of sound samples on a smartmedia card (which I haven't bought or used yet) to be played back during sets. Power adaptor and smartmedia card were separate, and you'd never use some of the preset effects that are available, and they have a tendency to clutter up the list of effects. It has a rock solid (graphite?) base, and the surrounding plastics are fairly solid. At first I thought the tone of some effects were fuzzy, but I had to configure them to get them sounding right. It is a very good pedal. It is my first one, and it has given a very good impression, especially given the price. I recommend it to anybody who has been playing bass for a short while and wants a good pedal at a good price. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I purchased this pedal new from Counce Bros. Music in Muscle Shoals, AL. about two years ago for roughly $150.00 (before the prices went down). I needed an effects unit that was flexible, and cheap in price so if a beer got spilled in it, I wouldn't feel the need to kill a drunken redneck. I like having all these effects at my feet, in one unit. Being a bass player, I don't have the need to run more than one or two effects at a time, so noise really isn't a problem. The Zoom 506 Bass has a great octave effect, the chorus is nice, and when I use the envelope filter in conjunction with a little fuzz, it replicates my old BassBalls pedal nicely. As far as reliability, I have filled it full of sand from playing gigs on the beach, club-owners dogs have taken massive pisses on it, and yes, beer has been spilled in it (the redneck lived, btw). Still cranking out the sounds after several cleanings. The only complaint I could have about the Zoom 506 Bass is when I have tried to run several effects at once, there is an ever-present noise that is almost as loud as the original signal. As I stated earlier, this isn't a real-world problem that I have to deal with. The whole unit is plastic, but is still half-way sturdy. Unless your performance includes standing on your effects pedal while doing a ballarina twirl as your high-heel spiked army boots are in flames, you shouldn't have a problem. Effects quality is very high, especially considering the cost of the unit. Great sounds, lots of effects to choose from, all at good to great quality, cheap in price, and should last a long time. When this one finally dies, I will replace it with one just like it, or the updated version. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com