All user reviews of 3/5 for the TC Electronic G-Major

Digital multi-effects rack. (See doc builder ^ ^)

UTILIZATION

Manual clear enough.
Interface with 2 wheels double (coaxial) notched quite handy but the outer rings fall in the harbor after a while (on mine anyway) and then it becomes a mess to configure.

SOUND QUALITY

I used a whole mesaboogie TriAxis and 50/50 plus a Marshall cabinet 1922. I had plugged into the effects loop of the Triaxis (mono send, stereo return) and was controlled by midi THRU (presets synchronized between the preamp and the multi purpose).

Quality effects not too bad but the A / D and D / A are quite rotten (I suspect also the audio output stage). So its clear we lose a lot of momentum.

Practice for the stage but forget the studio (it really degrades too the sound of the amp).

OVERALL OPINION

I have used it for 8 years before selling my entire mesa. It has served me well but I confess that I would buy not the same.

Since I bought a mesa Mark IV combo and I connect a POD (line6) on the effects loop. Less variety of sounds but better (best converters too).

Nothing more than the other view, except the EQ paramtrique prsence a noise gate in the section OS since version 1.25. No effects loop, too bad.

UTILIZATION

Not what you made more intuitive, like stuff. It can be DIFFERENT types of chorus, but then follow a dozen paramtres for that chorus. I still have the doc in the corner when I hack, no way I remmorer the usefulness of some of these parameters, or fawn string effects.

Something good, tap tempo (Submitted on all multi modern, by the way).
My GMajor is and will remain in 1.26, but yeah, the word "wacky" Describes both the tuner Intgr (slow, imprcis and the street during non-standard tuning) that the "pitch shifter "(latency unbearable).

A ct of a, when he finally understood that there is an expression pedals (super hard with a Rocktron HEX MidiMate a couple), we can assign modif Real Time el quite simply, as any multi noon. Mouaif.

SOUND QUALITY

Bypass the sound is really a volume lev against the effects with volume. Irritating.
More irritating, I find that the G Major's really my color: crtage like a high pass filter, it is rendered more dull, less than dynamic ...

I do not really like reverb, which also deaden the sound a bit (must be me who has the wrong RULES). The pitch shifter section, which I replaced with a whammy pedals bte, much more efficient. Wha the ridiculous, as is often the multi. The noise gate stupid and inefficient.

The chorus is quite nice ditto the delays, the flange is ok, never used the EQ and compressor.

OVERALL OPINION

Mouaif is a multi trs good for that price, but rflexion, I buy only what pluttd m'intresse in parliaments spars I only use the wah (none of the G Major, and replaces it with a Morley), the octave / whammy (zero on the G Major, and replaced by a Digitech), the tuner (and no one replaced by Korg), chorus, sometimes the delay, and noise gate (no, I will replace it with a Rocktron).
A knowingly buy!
But many excellent effects / price!

See references on the manufacturer's website

UTILIZATION

It depends ... Personal I prefer knobs to figures ...

SOUND QUALITY

See global opinion below.

OVERALL OPINION

I'll just give an overall opinion. Big fan of Dream Theater, I learned that at the time Mr. Petrucci was using TC Electronic products. So I purchased the G Major.
I use it with a FCB1010 pedal with which he married well. The preamp also flew GMajor Engl530 with a simple jack cable. All in a rack. Carted for lives.
That said, in terms of strength: I lost two "rings", using dial. they take it very badly and then broke away. Spent in a magazine of music it seems that it is not easy to get these parts ... To see ... I have not tried a lot. Also the buttons settings do very well ... Verdict strength: poop.
Sound level: for me this machine eats the sound of an amp. I love when an effect is coloring the sound but if it eats the dynamics ... I do not. The bypass is of course not a true bypass. In short, when I compared my amp to dry and went through this thing there was no photo.
Since I came back to the good old pedals, I am healed bazaars rack.
In short, it's okay but not great.

Multi guitar effects rack, There are quite true to say:
Chorus, phaser, flanger, octave, wah, compressor, noise gate, delay, reverb ...
All biensur editable and controllable via MIDI!



UTILIZATION

Usage is fairly simple as we use the factory presets, but when sagit edit them, despite the manual, you must not expect the simplicity of good old pedals ... on the other hand is ideal for Live to have his scheduled!

SOUND QUALITY

This contrasts with the individual effects, that makes everything, but nothing amazing, especially if we do not spend hours doing a good setup ...

Personally, I do not use more, I discovered the analog pedals (Electro Harmonix, MXR ...) for modulations and good delay and reverb (Digitech, Boss ..) individual. And then there is no photo, day and night!

I'll keep it can be for practical purposes, as for the live!

OVERALL OPINION

I used 7 years (too much) and I do not think I will ever be the same choice, it is also very fragile at the knobs!

on the other hand is happening everywhere and it makes his job in a loop on an amp!

The acceptable value for money I would say ...

So if you're hooked by the simplicity of the settings for a big sound and go your way!

I recommend it only once for its practicality and for live!

Many effects available, the nicest in my opinion his delay and reverb, chorus, flanger ok, not top whawha, noise gate and not very effective "Music" / natural.

They are editable via the buttons on the same machine that is ergonomic raquée once.

It is a priori in the digital controllable noon.

The unit is robust, led to dozens of concerts in the dust, smoke, with shock and sometimes the electricity cuts out, never burnt, never moved, never crashed.

UTILIZATION

Should read the manual to configure the product, when one reads the rack is what is written inside.

It is not as intuitive as what pedal

He must know a little MIDI to interface with an external footswitch (behringer in my case)

Editing sounds is easy but two points:
- No setting tempo in BPM fixed effects, only millisecond, provide the calculator (the tap tempo is not accurate enough for my taste / style practiced for: extreme metal with soundtracks in the background sets the tempo)
- Drives age badly and become inaccurate, we spend a lot of time to return the values in effect because of this.

SOUND QUALITY

Effects respect though the original sound of the instrument and the amp in terms of delay and reverb. It was the strong point of the device at its output. Other effects are less convincing, knowing that we not ask a phaser to respect the sound of the instrument, it sounds cheap even when I find ...

Today there is no doubt as well on most digital multi not too low end.

I used it with an ibanez Vigier and mounted on a triple lundgren correct mesa boogie. Today I'll just put a pod in effects loop to do the same thing with a clearer interface and a tuner which is a reference.

OVERALL OPINION

Used from 2004 to 2008

I tried the digitech which was worse.

Its big plus is the sound that comes out very clean and great variety of parameters.
His big minus is the aging of controllers that make difficult settings.

The value for money was excellent in 2004. Today a pod XT packs effects makes the same service more evenly on the effects to boot.

Considering the price of a pod XT opportunity today so I would advise the TC electronics, its converters are probably a little better but live / disagreement and repeated it in the studio using studio effects of c ' is cleaner.
Except to be a fundamentalist I see more delays tc which it may concern.

A must-have of yore that I think does great interest today, I'll have to think renvendre mine who sleeps in a flight case for two years.

Originally written by Phil amm on Audiofanzine FR.

See description on the TC Electronic website

UTILIZATION

Easy setup. Very clear manual. Editing sounds is very easy. Only major problem: the controls are not reliable after a while. That's why TC Electronic launched a new version equipped with standard controls.

SOUND QUALITY

Very good effects: TC Electronic always made high-quality effects. No comments. They are excellent.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using it for nine years. You can really assess the quality of a product after many years of use.
In spite of its high quality, the G Major has the following cons:
The controls are not very practical to edit parameters: the values spring and you'll have to turn back the controls to find the right value! Grade: 0/20!
After nine years of use the display has started to show some faults. It gets on and off, and on, etc. It also freezes... And it's a huge problem since the display is needed for all settings.

I give it 5/10 because the sound quality and the effects are great. But it's not acceptable that a device made for on stage applications has such problems...

How long will the life of the G Major 2 be? It's too early to answer the question. It's a pity that the manufacturer didn't equip the new version with a USB connector... Bad!