All user reviews of 2/5 for the DigiTech GNX3

Wide choice of effects.
Truly impressive!

UTILIZATION

The config is far from easy grip hand we must get used to it ...
Editing of sounds I have not tried, it seems too complicated ...

SOUND QUALITY

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OVERALL OPINION

Well, I wanted to buy and eventually not worse.
After having tested 2 times 2 hours with our friends grateux Pigalle, I unfortunately found the fault: the response time for a switch to another effect takes time (no exaggeration is not huge, but it enough to conclude that this pedal is unusable on stage if you want change because for a song. For me it's really daunting because I'm the only grateux group!
So I put a 3 on this point because frankly this is unacceptable! It's like income 10 years ago! So I can alert my friends to 6 strings via this little message. I rarely see anyone but I do about this problem on the forums and it's really important.
Otherwise the effects are insane and I think it takes a few months before making the turn ...

Multi-effects include wah-wah guitar, Yahyah, self yah, wahmmy, compressor, pitch shifter, talker, disto (10 simu pedals known), chorus, phaser, flanger, tremolo, panner, vibrato, rotary speaker, talker synth, envelope filter, detune, delay, reverb, EQ, noise gate, tuner chroimatique.

There are also 19 amp models and 15 speaker. We can go live without preamp, which is appreciable.

It has an 8-track recorder with the possibility of loop. Small internal memory and memory card format can SmartMedia.

Small drum base incorporated.

Connectivity: guitar input, micro + out in song format XLR to mini jack in, stereo out, midi in, out / thru, footswitch optional extra S / PDIF outs. + 2 small knobs for adjusting the output level independent voice and guitar.

Fairly complete connectivity, one might wish the usb and more, but good design is getting old for this type of product.
There are many effects, emulations and settings, it is very well stocked on that side.

On paper, it is very good.

UTILIZATION

The configuration is not so simple and the instructions are very useful and not too badly made. I got it in English, which is not a problem for me, but I think we can find it in French on the net.

The number of adjustments made in a gas plant at first, but over time it can be done. Fortunately, early factory presets provide a good basis to find the sound you want.

As I said, the settings are legion. For example, it is possible for each amp simulation to choose 2, to adjust bass, mid and trebble, gain and level and the "merging" with blender. The amp virtually create can be saved and merged back with another amp sim ... The adjustment possibilities become enormous. It exists on the site a database of settings posted by users to sound like this or that group.

The effects are numerous and well thought out, some assignable expression pedal that can also serve as a volume pedal. Over time, the latter no longer hold any one position open, but just tighten the 2 nuts located on both sides of the expression pedal.

The drum machine can play some basic rhythms. it's nice to work alone or without a drummer but for the very poor live.

The 8-track recorder can serve as a loop, but I dropped my Smartmedia card and read that it happened to other users. The maximum capacity is 128MB SmartMedia reader, it makes us about 24 minutes of recording ... for 1 track. So 3 minutes to 8 tracks! We can forget this medium to record a song in 8 tracks, unless you play the Ramones.
The internal memory does not work either now. Reliability problems on that side.

Very poor reliability in my experience. The expression pedal does not work either. And there are some bugs in that of a friend (ie its GNX3 leaves sometimes bypass without warning).

SOUND QUALITY

With the headphones, the sound quality is very good, the heat is correct (it's still not lamps), the sound is clear, there is no breath, it works fine.

On an amp, that's another story regarding modeling. Perhaps it would best live hip live in PA? Never tried.

In a good amp, it will prefer to bypass the amp simulation and speaker for use as multi-effects section is well stocked and pretty well thought.

The recorder does its work faithfully and without breath (it's digital) but the memory is too tight.

OVERALL OPINION

It pedals very complete in terms of effects, modeling, accessories that you can play, sing, looper, rhythm alone. It could have been called Digitech Remi Bricka.

BUT, because there is a big BUT, he has a real reliability problem. The expression pedal released me after 5 years of use (not so intensive as that), SmartMedia me also dropped, the internal memory of the recorder I dropped ... And I'm careful with my equipment. I have a friend who bought the same and has been fast enough another problem (bypass).

I paid 700 euros to its release in 2002. It was in the top of the pedal "amateur" at the time. I found it expensive, but it worked and I was hoping to keep it long. With a few years back, I do not do it again this election. The memory is insufficient for the 8-track recorder (solved for the GNX4) and IT IS NOT RELIABLE.

It seems that the life of this pedal is not provided beyond 5 to 6 years. Unacceptable given the price at its release. There is also enough to ask questions about the selling price as at the cessation of production in 2007 I believe, my friend bought it new for 165 euros in a store that was liquidating its inventory. But he has had problems after 2 years ...

Given the reliability I do not buy it used. I'm also not sold mine who is in his box in the attic ...