All user reviews for the Zoom 505II Guitar

I wanted something to give my guitar more sounds. I had a cheap entry level ibanez with H-S-S configuration. the Gio series one. I was playing it thru a peavy blazer 158 and it just sounded cheap and small. well I didn't have much to spend so I looked at this, and when I played it it had lots and lots of sounds. oh and I payed $79 for it and I think another $50 for optional experssion pedal.

Lots of options. good selection. good effects, good control with the effects pedal. mangable wah..everything sounds like it should.

The distortion sucks I think. and the sound goes from really loud on one to quiet on the other. it picks up any noise if anything hits it. often on the accoustic the low e just sudenly sounds HUGE and overpowers the rest of the unit. weird stuff. it has only one out so you need to use a y cable or headphones to hear the stereo stuff like chorus. and the ac adapter is like another 30 dollars.

its "space age plastic" metal bottom. the battery compartment is on the bottom and easy to get to. my all purpose ac adapter hasn't fried it. the knobs are all easy to use. just don't expect too much on the stage option switching. its small and stuff.

you pay for what you get. its good for the couple pedals you could replace with it, but you can't get all the inbetween settings that you could with a regular stomp box without the expression pedal. plus the tuner isn't bad. probally the best parts are the tuner and the flanger and phaser.

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I am a guitarist with a moderate amount of experience but currently, mediocre gear. A friend of mine has the first version of the 505 series pedal and recommended I buy the 505 II. I did some reading, read some reviews made sure it had good backing and even went to the store to gawk at it and on return visits to my friend’s house, used his. I was sold. So, later down the line, when I got a few pennies (actually about 80 bucks) I ordered it from Mars music overnight (because I’m very impatient when it comes to waiting for packages) and the next day I had my new toy.

This little pedal makes my 15-watt fender scream. I’m very impressed on the solo practice personal use side. It has good distortions and the presets, while some of them ridiculous, held among them, a few gems. From my experience with the first version of this pedal there have been many great updates. You get two extra patches to each bank (making it a total of 6 patches in each of 6 banks and thus, 36 total), a knob for selecting different specs in edit mode, and some other good controls. Depending on your taste it has a better outer design and it seems smaller but still equally useable. If you can manage to get settings down well you have a potential for tone and put through a good amp, this baby is a monster. Also, the inherent ability to display your patches in a written form (ie. Volume: 25, gain: 12, dist: blues, etc…) internet sites have done a good job of putting up many patches for you to choose from.

First off, this is a digital pedal. That makes for a small gap of silence in-between patch changes but as my friend demonstrated, you can be creative about working around this minor detail. Secondly, I don’t like the plastic construction and I personally would have preferred a different style of pedal maybe more along the lines of a stomp box style button switch. More problems come up when switching to patches that are separated by other patches. You have to be a quick trapper to get it down unless you want to place patches together based on your need of them in a performance type situation. And lastly, I cannot read that damn LCD in any kind of daylight. Only in a moderate or darker lit room can I read it well.

You would assume a plastic casing on a stomp box style pedal would be a bad choice and while I still say it is, it has proven it self more than worthy. I have stomped the heck out of it and once dropped it on concrete form a standing height while fumbling with the battery slot. Still works!

Professional musicians, this is not for you. I would not even recommend this to a gigging band unless you use only one or two distortions per song (in which case I recommend you nestle them together). This is for people who sit in their room and play a lot. And for the price you simply cannot beat it. Just think, ten years ago, you would have to buy a rack mount in the upwards of 500 dollars to match this baby.

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i got it as a gift from my brother. He bought it on a trip to Manhatten. I have no idea how much it cost but i assume around 79 bucks.

It's a really cool little system. Has 36 built in effects. 12 different distortions, metal, blues,basic overdrive and other cool sounds. It also has 33 effects like, chorus , flanger, slow attack,cry compressors, limiters, wah-wah,delay and echos, phaser,pitch shifter and it's all in one unit! ain't great?It also has a tuner in it but i never use it. After a little "fooling around" you will get the hang of it. I easily built a few effects to my satisfaction all by myself. I believe any guitar player will enjoy this little trinket.

It's really a fun multi-effect. The only bummer with it is that you can only use
9 effects at once. But that isn't such a great disadvantage , at least for a beginner such as myself.
I don't think it should be used for preforming. I have a friend that used the unit when he was on stage and he said he had a problem switching through the effects. Sometimes there was a moment of silence when the switching was done and basically uncomfortable to work with on stage. So i guess this is the ultimate multi-effect when you are playing at home and definetly for a beginner.

seems to me like a pretty sturdy unit. i don't really like the way the foot switches work. sometimes you have to press a little harder or you pressed to much.This is another reason why its not very good for preforming.
Now, about the power source. You have an option of using either, four AA alkaline battaries or DC9v electrical connection. I use the battaries because i don't have that kind of connection and they have been working well for quite some time now.

This is a reallu Great unit for a beginner and also serves the experienced player well when he's fiddiling with effects at home.
Although i don't know how much my brother paid for the zoom 505$ i have seen some places with very good prices. You can't beat those prices for a great Item like this one.

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Bought this one used for £60 because I'd heard that it was a good place to start for a beginner. Seems like they were right!

This unit is brilliant for anyone starting out on a guitar - although the distortion effects seem pretty weak, they work very well alongside other effects to produce a clean, nice sounding result without any bg noise. Very versatile, easy to use and very well supported are the factors I found most satisfying about this - check on the net for more user created patches, most of them are great and it has a great user base to boot.

The biggest problem I had with this unit is the actual design - it feels very fragile when I'm using it and I can't imagine it lasting me for an amazingly long period of time, but I'm going to make the most of it while it does. If you're used to using durable pedals I wouldn't recommend this one because you'd probably end up breaking it very quickly. Good for personal use, but this easy breakage wouldn't make it so great for gigs. As a multi-effects pedal it's great, but the individual effects don't really stand out by themselves.

Still, like I said - it isn't particularly durable. BUT - it does have a nice design that's good to use and has a unique look which makes it stand out from the rest. The effects are good enough and it seems to have been put together very well with that traditional Zoom feel and look.

I thought this effects pedal was great - it did everything I expected it to do, worked a treat and has a huge support base. I find it great for personal use, but if you're looking for a sturdy pedal for gig usage I really wouldn't recommend this. If you're going for personal use, this is a great place to start - especially for beginners. I found it extremely useful and thought it was worth every penny I paid for it.

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Multi analog effect, 33 effects: comp, limit, wah, 12 distos, EQs, phase noise sup, chorus, flanger, dubling, trem, step, cry, pitch, ring, slow attack, delay, echo, hall, room, ampsim.
Patch use Program 36 (6 banks of 6 patches), nine simultaneous effects, auto-chromatic tuner, power supply batteries or mains, connections jack, stereo output (headphones), between 01 footswitch or expression pedals.
plastic case, I'm afraid to break it when I serve.

UTILIZATION

Use trs trs simple, it is positioned on a patch, you put in and all the effects are valid.
the volume of each patch and indpandant, practice.
All rglages is with 2 + and - buttons prcis not at all, it lacks knob.
The manual is clear trs, say nothing of the cot.

SOUND QUALITY

Frankly not that good ...
I do no distortion, it dja rgl. the compressor and the blast is wahwah Tagus.
The pitch does not have a third and the lack of tremolo ... tremolo.
So I used the flanger, chorus and delay / reverb are not evils.
For the tuner, I unplug my guitar prfre carrment for my good old tuner needle.
But the worst part is the change of patch and bypass: each manipultions, the sound is cut for half a second! What a blank.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had six months, and I think it's been too long. is the first multi effect j'achte, I admit it is not expensive, but after trying the pedals and racks, I will rather change against a chorus and delay, which will a great job. It must be said that costs less than a ZOOM pedals properly.
The best thing of the device is the headphone jack Stereo. You can always snapping of the rope while your wife watches Star Academy ... The ZOOM 505 II can save your couple!














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Effects Pedal numrique
quite a sound bank

UTILIZATION

Use simple and trs trs well explained in the manual supplied with.

SOUND QUALITY

There are ways to find good things in the various rglages trafficker, for me a trs appreciable distortion and clear sound after I've been using that others rarely trs

OVERALL OPINION

I use the pedals for over a year, that's enough for beginners for the price
I did not try many other models, I had friends who played with who we are talking about me ...
I think if I do it again the guitar beginners always choice I would do but not now, she aid in finding the sound I want.

33 effects which can be used at the same time 9
36 programs
12 types of distortion
4 types of amp models
28 hours of battery operation
chromatic tuner
Integrbr programmable noise gate /> Wha-Wha integr

UTILIZATION

Manual clear and precise
Very simple use of the pedals and quick start

SOUND QUALITY

Good choice and very good sound as bad is good for 70% of 30% or so of useless ugly.

OVERALL OPINION

For use on small scene, but not big concert or studio. With the addition of an optional expression pedal ZOOM FP01/FP02, gain, wah, and the foot pedal, this pedal makes sense. A good range of pedalier for beginners, cheap and very utilile.

33 effects, including 9 36 prselections used at the same time.
It's more than enough.
One can easily switch between the other.
It is small, easily transportable.
She can walk to the mains or batteries (I never tried as a).

UTILIZATION

We can not be simpler: a button to mount, and a button down a few buttons to make sounds. The manual is clear, the more you learn stuff about the effects of patches on the air (for physicists!)
Dpart sounds are all zero. So I have them all redone! You have to spend time, but you get something good APRS trs. You can really CRER sounds great (especially distortion)

SOUND QUALITY

All are distos gniales condition to know how to use and not use the default sounds. The flanger and chorus are wonderful! Weakness: wha wha: So no pedals, no.
I use this on a Cort pdalier for distortion and a Lag for sound pops or chorus / flanger.

OVERALL OPINION

I have for over a year, and I can tell you that this is not a PDAL for beginners (unless you keep the original sounds that are made for those who do not know nothing !!!). If you spend a few days look for new sounds, this unit will surprise you. And immediately the sounds will trs pro.
This is my Premire prdale effects, I may be achrerait another one day, but it is well dj trs. The price quality ratio is excellent for this quality pedals.

33 effects, including 9 36 prselections used at the same time.
It's more than enough and is so small that it can be transported easily and can walk on industry and on batteries.

UTILIZATION

The utulisation is very simple, not the problem here!

SOUND QUALITY

With a good set of distortion have achieved pretty good as well as the clear sound with chorus, delay etc ... I do not like it sounds a little space.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it yesterday and I must say that with the disto SETTINGS are good and clean as the sound that is quite a bit to see the chorus, flanger, echo ect .. I do not like it ' is the auto wah and all the strange effects if the flanger is not bad either and for the price! it is very c quite frankly is a good pedal for the price.

Small multi purpose lightweight dot with an LCD caracteres.Connectique by two 9 volt power supply jack (not included .... of course) .1 ente output and pedal port for expansion. I n'enum rerai not here all the effects available but I can tell you that there are a lot of classic to saugrenu.Au perspective distortion there are 12 (I think) that covers a can near any style. It's going to the acoustic simulation in the good old overdrive well marshall.Bien recess, the quality of these effects is relative.Ca has nothing to do with pedals dedicated to a single effect of this price fois.A multi effect is of course digital.

UTILIZATION

The configuration seems complicated at first, but once your own preset saving is much more simple.Quant the manual, I can not tell you because I've never read (too prss use the object and the flem ..... to read it). I think it is an object debutants.De advised its price is far from Exess (80)

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are pretty good qualitje speaks quality beginner guitar has the ear can Developer). As I was saying the hours are very nice distos sutout overdrive but do not count the fuzz, it's really a chier.Je used with a low end ibanez has balls and a 2000 Marshall amp transistors.En effects are fairly short leases, but it sounds even when one can numrique (this has the price).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year now and I have very content.Je buy on a whim and for having me fellicite fait.J was going to forget, there is something very practical with this multi purpose piles.En ...... the fact is powered by four AA batteries (the same as a Walkman) and not by a fucking battery 5 piece.Comme I said above, c is a machine advise beginners see confirmed but certainly not the pros.

Multi-purpose Stereo numrique.
Intgr auto-chromatic tuner.
Optional expression pedals (pedals on intgre MODEL 606II).
36 memory to store its own SETTING THE sound (for those above the factory).

The simultaneous effects are:
- 1 volume gnral
- A compressor or a limiter or a wah
- A distortion (acoustic type fender light, rhythmic, overdrive, distortion numrique, Blues, Fuzz, Lead, mtal, marshall simulation, simulation-Mezza bogie, simulation Peavey)
- A gain SETTING THE
- An equalizer
- 1 rglage legalization of supplmentaire
- Rducteur a noise or an amp simulator or 2 lamps
- A selection effect (chorus, flanger, Doubling, tremolo, step, cry, pitch, gnrateur noise, slow attack)
- A time limit or a rverbe (2 types of each, your choice)
- 1 SETTING THE lasts for the time limit / reverb

Connections:
- 1prise for expression pedals (optional)
- 1 9V power jack (not included)
- 6.5 for a jack between the guitar
- 1 jack 6.5 for the output pre-amplified (to guitar amplifier, headphones, mixer, line-in sound card, AUX input string hi-fi, ...)

Powered by four AA battery or transformer.

small format

I put a 9 / 10, because that, frankly, CHARACTERISTICS, slamming them for that price!

UTILIZATION

- Ok, for the manual: READ IT!
Not that the use of the bote is difficult (near l), but it is super interresting and well done. He explained simply and with illustrations the usefulness and operation of each type of effect.

- Configuration:
it is simple: a rotating button to review all CHARACTERISTICS I cit above. CHARACTERISTICS These are adjustable with a button (+) and (-) button. Y'as not be simpler!
Once the dish you, you push a little button "setup" and you select one of 36 memory.

In short, there is a minimum of buttons, for maximum simplicity ... it's unstoppable!

SOUND QUALITY

- In my case, I use a small ibanez (2 single, 1 double micro) to make everything (rock, heavy rock, blues, jazz ,...). Everything is connected to a 15W Vox amp or my sound card, which returns all my speakers ... number 9!

- Also, I bought APRS time, the optional expression pedals (chre! 50euros!). It is essential, I think! It allows for the foot of the CONTRL anything and everything: volume, gain, wah, pitch height (look what the guitarist of Muse with the knob of his guitar Manson ... you will understand! ), speed flanger, ... EVERYTHING!
Thus, if you can, buy directly 606II. Otherwise, you dpenserez about 20 euros more, in all.

- So the amount is l. .. but the quality?
Well it's a bit blah sometimes. Some distortion sound like the fart of a fly ... while other effects are of good quality trs.
In fact, most BMOL, it is especially the fucking BACKGROUND NOISE!
It varies, depending on the type of effect select, but few become serious if enttant up the volume too long ... it's super boring!

- My prfrs effects:
The wah is super convincing ... if we have the expression pedals! Otherwise, the auto-wah is shit. But if you have the pedals, it's better than some carrment pdalier as Boss GT8, yet much more ... but with the background noise +! Moreover, it is also better than the 606II (over dbattement the pedals).
The compressor is nice and quite convincing, clear sound "jazzy" (double micro).
The acoustic simulator is not bad, it's good for those who do not.
Simulations marshall and Mezza Boogie, default to look like these two brands have all the same good sound. This is much less than some electronic "noise gnrateurs Bee" as the digitech low-end ... whose distortion is ridiculous.
The equalizer, even if always have the manual itself to choose one of 50 sounds ... It can be very useful to silence the loud distos lowering the treble or high-mids.
Simulatueur the "lights" gives a warmer sound ... even if it's not really a.
The effects are cool ... I apprcie all the more bizarre the more conventional.
In this regard, Listen to the solo on the Red Hot "throw away your television": the sound of this alien solo called "step" on the Zoom, which is exactly the same!

- Those that I do not like:
Half of the distortion sound more electronic than a synth midi ... same guitar pro can do ... Fortunately, the 2nd half is not bad and can play all styles (blues, mtal for the mtal: microphones on the guitar must have a good level of output).
The TRS is rverb bof

Overall, it is jou zoom from ... made by that damn noise that gche all.
But do not expect miracles ... it's digital and it's cheap!

OVERALL OPINION

- I use it for 2 years, and I'm pretty happy-because it is a versatile multi-purpose trs ... It is therefore suitable for beginners and more experienced for a price trs cool. But for recording or scne, the sound is too bad.
- In the same price range, I try the digitech. There was much less background noise, but the original sound or silent, or interresting ... then there's no picture, I prfre far the zoom.
- In fact, the report is qualitprix trs trs attractive. Leaves change it later for a more onreux MODEL, at least we know what are the effects and can make informed choices.
- With the exprience, j'obterais new for this choice without hsitation ... but those who have a little more as can opt for the 606II, which possdent an expression pedals for almost the same CHARACTERISTICS (6 + of memory and a speaker simulator I have a friend who has).

See below ...

UTILIZATION

Honestly, that's good. We will say that the configuration requires a lot of time (especially the equalizer) adaptation, and calibration.
The presets are long to achieve, but at least it's clean!
The manual, it only serves to understand the ZNR. Lol. You can imagine how complicated it is to use it, right?

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are realistic, and with the ZNR we have no paras. Useful live, forget the studio ... The sound n'estpas pushed enough to be registrable.
I use it with GRG 170 DXL Ibanez home, connected to amplifiers Ibanez (10W and 30W Powertone).
All in all sounds fine, except the distortion "distortion", just too messy and too much treble to be bearable. And, please, tell me how the distortion "Blues" are blues? The fuzz is dirty, but tolerable.
The stereo delay is sympatoche, as a bonus.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two years, she did not let go, and I was charged € 15 extra for the industry. Coupled with my Boss Heavy Distortion is a beautiful couple.
Easy to use, but its Immix, it is + / - the most significant.
The price I paid (75 € 15 € the sector) was not bad, but buy the pedal at the same time, this could mean fewer worries.
And with experience, I will not repeat that choice.

- Compression, Limiting, Wah
- Acoustic, 10 Disto
- Eq, Phase
- Noise Reduc, amp simulation lamp
- Chorus, Flanger, Doubling, Tremolo, Step, Cry, Pitch, Ring Mode, Slow Attack
- Delay, Echo, Hall, Room
- Built-in tuner

UTILIZATION

Trs small trslger, trs easily transportable.
Editing patches trs simple.
Manuel clear.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are not deep enough. There are whistles.
Tips for beginners.
I played with an Ibanez RG 1820 H & K Attax 100.
All effects are passable.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been two years since I've used.
What I like is the ratio / quality IDAL prices for beginners.
It allows a little connatre all effects to have an IDE.
33 These effects in one compact pedals are worth an effect pedals!
J'apprcie also its practical size, weight and lightweight simplicity. The design is not bad either.
I recommend it to beginners who want to learn all the effects.

The digital effects in mass, but the cheap.
The +: editing of sounds that allows some adjustments.
The -: end not much to keep.

UTILIZATION

Config simple.
Edition even easier than the first generation.
Never read the manual ...

SOUND QUALITY

That's the important!
Factory settings pathetic.
With a BC Rich Warlock with Dean Markley 10/52, and on "home studio" for recording "Dtd."
Disto: type "MS", Eq on "37", because "Room 1 / 2" (no chorus or other effects making his typical ... and thank you !!!), BONTEMPI the AW16G allows to equalize all it's fine, otherwise ...
it does not send a stupid but it works, albeit with a peak incidence in recurrent upper midrange, right or downright stifling a gaping hollow sound (despite hours and hours of adjustments ...).

Even with the possibilities of the AW16G, it is nasal, it whines more than that sings, especially on the high strings.
In clean, several solutions are effective.
Distos settings are pre-listed for my taste, to each his own. But we will not simulate properly with that lamp. Just a hubbub just acceptable at times.

OVERALL OPINION

Well, not much has been said about this machine.
But apart from being in stereo, there are almost all distos the first 505, including "DIST", which, on the old fair, is "worse than if it was worse" here!
By 2 against which a new distos "MS", is held ... simul 'Marshall?
Well it is far from just Marshall. Or Mesa? ditto ...

And this distortion "MS" seems to me the only truly useful, others are drooling, screaming or just plain yucky ...., and despite all the settings, because it is sizzling over 9/10Khz, even by cutting the top spectrum with Eq, so it's not really a good simulation, or simply a good sound.
In clean, one can find his life following his style, being patient and without abusing effects.

A nice little device nonetheless given its price, to start, but get tired faster if you are music lover or a bit demanding.
Live, tested once, he acted honestly, without more, always with the same config directly into the PA system.

Not working in the studio and recording in the AW16G Dtd, we'll sell it all and move to the Pod XT or tubeman, hopefully. Unless a large metals with the radical solution for the large metal Dtd? I thanked him for me to communicate, I'm sick and tired of buying / selling all the time ...

A multitude of effects, just as tacky and unconvincing as each other, so improgrammables is not intuitive (it to the limit we do not care), in a plastic box shabby and ugly. Uh, you guessed it, I do not really gear ... In any case for its use with a real guitar.

No rack, no MIDI, not beautiful, not flashy, not solid.

UTILIZATION

Configuration is done as the new Zoom G Series and more complicated because there is no rotary knob and everything is done by pressing a button, the worst system imaginable. The manual is well done, as often with Zoom, then after a while you get used to it.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are, you know .... Super crappy. On a guitar, effects hard to imagine more artificial, more digital, more and more plastoc villains.

on the other hand, then, for against, used on a synthesizer or drum machine too crappy a digital machine darkstar or the like, we get the quintessence of his chiptune / digital / awful and I like it really well. So for a good job against the sounds!

OVERALL OPINION

I used it a year a few years ago. Looking back, we get the same kind of sounds with a synth freeware coupled with an odd effect also freeware, so it can do without Zoom widely ... Do not buy this horror especially not to put on a guitar! (Well unless you like the sound of digitoplastique 80s, that's your right)

Well, it costs 25 euros opportunities. Ben it is no more.

The Zoom 505 II is a budget multi-effects unit for electric guitar, but can be used with any electronic instrument if you’d like to use it with something else.<span> </span>However, this review will only focus on the use of this pedal with electric guitar, as that is what my experience is with the pedal and that is what it is designed for.<span> </span>The pedal has standard ¼ inch connections, and I had is powered up with the Zoom power supply that came with it, and I’m not sure what voltage it is so I can’t say if another type of power supply can substituted or not.<span> </span>The pedal can’t be rack mounted – it is a stomp box.

UTILIZATION

<p class="MsoNormal">Using the Zoom 505 MK II isn’t hard in any sense of the word.<span> </span>It is pretty fool proof as all you’ve got to do is pick your effect and choose what you would like to do with it.<span> </span>The pedal has up and down buttons to scroll through the presets and your settings if you have them saved.<span> </span>There is also a button for storing and for going through the bank and tuning calibration.<span> </span>Other than this, there isn’t all that much to work with, so unless you’re having problems with the storing settings or something like that, I don’t think you need the assistance of a manual.

SOUND QUALITY

<p class="MsoNormal">The sounds on the Zoom 505 II aren’t exactly great, but for experimenting with different effects and getting your feet wet with them.<span> </span>It offers up a cheap pedal with a whole slew of different effects, including distortion, compression, phase, wah, delay, reverb, and on and on.<span> </span>There isn’t all that much control over each of these, but there are some adjustable parameters for each.<span> </span>The sound quality of the effects in general, comes off very digital sounding and not very full at all.<span> </span>It isn’t suitable for any professional, but like I said, for a beginner it will do the job.

OVERALL OPINION

The cheap price of the Zoom 505 II is definitely the best part of this pedal, as they’re offering up a whole slew of effects within a cheap, compact, pedal.<span> </span>The pedal is very light, and easily portable.<span> </span>However, unless you are new to effects and are just looking for a cheap pedal to get started with, I’d stay away from the Zoom 505 II.