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I do not play with effects ... I have plenty possd. But in recent years I play jazz-blues, what I like is the sound of the guitar through the amp and microphone. The ge perhaps
I wanted to invest in a compressor to add a little "tock" attack of the strings of my Epiphone, a small "tac" nothing more. So I look on the net that was available, that choice! So I was off to a acqurir pedal, no multi-effects, I had already given. Then falling on this little Zoom 50 euros I said "At this price if the has not it does not matter," yeah, with this type of case there's a tuner is always practical. I had read the ZOOM website that they eventually develop a new DSP that seemed to hold the road (24bit / 96kHz, this is the minimum to properly capture the details of his good instrument) .dropoff window
Hardly reu I ru on the beast. Habitu programming this type of gear, not a second galre.
All zero to test transparency ... to say anything, not a breath. The sound passes and does not trpasse!
Just a small compressor (The doc says it's meaning reproduce typicit a famous trademark), I had my "tac".
Second patch with the "tac" plus a small chorus for sweet-jazz ... nickel agreements. Then a third patch with a period, always impeccable.
As you can see, I do not use this crankset "bottom" ... no test distos, flanger, tips and stuff, I do not need it. But I wanted permit notice because I REALLY bluff. Complte transparency and sound reproduction quality for 50 euros! Had to put ten times, twenty times that price for the esprer the same thing there is little. Congratulations Zoom!
So I am using this little thing every day. I do not m'tendrai on the plastic casing, the first shot of a raging savate hardcoriste it flies in shine. I pressed with fingers and I do not change patch without stopping then fine. Moreover 50 euros more Zoom dresses the beast of metal, has said.
At occase I will make a small incursion into other effects just to see (well, hear) ...
He will have had to wait until 2008 for those little cheap boxes, sound-Swiss knives, become partners tural guitarist who loves the sound of his guitar and his amp. amrite 10/10 without hsiter.

This is the G1 multi effects pedal by Zoom. This is the most basic one they make. No expression pedal or crazy extra knobs just a simple selection of delays, reverbs, modulation effects, distortions and a few amp sims.

New these are only $50. I found mine used for $39 at Guitar Center with a factory power supply. You can run these on the power supply or 4 AAA sized batteries.

I used this generally as a practice amp. It has a tuner, plenty of cool sounds and a built in drum machine. You can adjust the tempo to a variety of drum beats.

The drum machine is worth it alone for this pedal. Fine tune what BPMs you want and bam, much cooler than a boring metronome.

The Harmonizing effects are cool as is the tracking for the octave effects.

The 2 footswitches are semi limiting. Say you like patch 31 and then want to go to patch 11 you have to down click 20 times. No big deal for practicing, just no ideal for live playing.

Plastic knobs, box and jacks. It has held up well, but I would be careful with it. One good drop or drink spill and I see this as a door stop.

A great practice tool! If you are without an amp, want a few basic drum beats to jam with, a built in tuner here you go.

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Sampling rate: 96 kHz. Rponse in frquence: 20 Hz - 40 kHz. Conversion: 24-bit A / D / A. DSP: 32 bit ZFX-3

Connectors: Between guitar. Stereo headphone or amplifier. Entrepdale optional. 9V jack

Bote Rhythms: 36 Rhythms and 4 mtronomes

Memory: 40 user memory

Dimensions: 155x136x52 mm. Weight: 350g

Power supply: 4 x 1.5V (not included) or AC adapter 9V 300 mA



Each patch is composed of the following sections:

COMP / EFX:
- Compressor
- Auto Wah
- Booster
- Tremolo
- Phaser
- Ring Mod
- Slow Attack
- Vox Wah
- Cry Wah

DRIVE:
3 amps clean channel:
- Fender Twin Reverb (MODEL 65)
- Vox AC-30 Combo Class A
- Hiwatt Custom 100

3 Amps Crunch mode:
- Fender Tweed Deluxe 53
- Combo Mesa Boogie MkIII
- Marshall 1959

4 Lead amp mode:
- Marshall JCM 2000
- Peavey 5150
- Diezel Herbert amp handmade German
- Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier vintage

6 Simulations pedals:
- Boss OD-1
- Marshall Guv'nor
- MXR Distortion +
- Proco Rat
- Fuzz Face
- Boss Metal Zone

5 Other:
- With his powerful gain trs
- Prampli Matchless Hot Box prampli lamps
- Its neutral light
- The glossy and soft distortion
- Simulator acoustic guitar with strings rglage Stamp

EQ:
Graves 160 Hz / 800 Hz Mdium / Treble 3.2 kHz

ZNR / AMP ZNR:
- Rducteur noise simulation without HP
- Rducteur noise with a simulated back fermbr Combo /> - Rducteur noise with a simulated bright Combo
- Rducteur noise with a simulated Stack

MODULATION:
- Chorus
- Set
- Flanger
- Step
- Pitch Shift
- Single Pitch
- Pitch Shifter Harmoized
- Vibrato
- Pitch Bend
- Delay

DELAY:
- Delay
- Tape Echo
- Analog Delay
- Ping Pong Delay

REVERB:
- Hall
- Room
- Spring
- Arena
- Tiled Room

UTILIZATION

Instructions simple and ralisbr /> Graphics and sounds easy storage

SOUND QUALITY

In use the headphone:
The amp simulations are interresting in clean, quite the Crunch
and Lead are nice, same for distos.
This lack of grain-sounding connection, it was a bit like that
The simulation work is more about the Tone on the rest but hey,
even when it's not bad!
We left wanting when it is expected to vritables simulations amps
on offer!

Using a simulation with DI HP Palmer PDI-09:
This is the solution prconise by Focus on the forum:
"Does not the G1/G1X Incorporate a modeling algorithm for line connection.
When using a connection line, You Should use the cabinet simulator to add
a speaker cabinet sound. "
L s'amliore much and you start really small apprcier G1,
clean sounds get really good trs, the Crunch (including that of the Tweed)
hold the road well and Leads are much more convincing and ralistes!
In short, in this configuration is that the G-1 is expressed and becomes fully
really usable! I confess that j'tais enough of one headset in use
and the same thought to the shop ... good, now I no longer regret
this purchase especially for the price!

Breath and background noise does not exist, really impressive!

OVERALL OPINION

Default:
No batteries supplied original.
Impossibility of using a simulation of pedals with amp simulation
because they are in the same module.
Can not enter a name patch is limited because the display and 2 digits
with 40 memory is a shame.
The rverbe disappears when one uses the bote rhythms (it even indicated in the instructions!)
Bote succinct rhythm (bass drum, snare and hi-hat)
Some rhythms of BAR are rarely useful Dance genre, etc ...
Emulation enclosure 3 limit only: Combo Stack normal or bright.
Simulation lgre a little acoustic guitar.
Patches not trsrussis original as is often the case!
No auxiliary input for a player for example.
NCESS to use an HP calculator using headphones or external recording
for it is fully expressed G1!

Quality:
No bulky and lightweight (as in a travel bag!)
Possibility to disable any part of a patch, it's a thought!
(Eg use only a simulation or a Disto Flanger, etc ...)
Choice of amps and distos Varis.
Many effects available, there is almost everything!
No wind or background noise, thundering enough ...
Its price: 60 euros!

The G1 is complete and trs not sound bad, it's not a Pod Tonelab or not!
This is not a true simulator as might suggest the list allchante
amps and distos proposes, it offers many cons sounds nice
and operators that significantly s'amliorent with the use of a simulator HP
external (that quickly becomes indispensable once you have tasted!) and allows
dcouvir of the real possibilities of this G1.

Some test with a low-end amp:
- The headphone is not bad but not worth the simulator use with HP
- In direct costs is nice but I can confirm that the simulations possdent
the same grain, they act more on the color and degree of distortion.
Nanmoins for the price and functions proposes, is a good buy!

In terms of spcificits, everything said earlier ^ ^ t
Very complete for my taste!

UTILIZATION

Setup is simple, it is all the same documentation to dCode the meaning of the two letters or numbers displayed by the screen ..
The edition is to safeguard the presets is very simple, we rule you press Store and presto!
The manual I was fully satisfied, no complaints on my part ..

SOUND QUALITY

Therm in the sound quality, I just test some effects are quite difficult to use and I find the simulation of acoustic guitar not so convincing or point less. I found the diffrent distortions of the big fat overdrive to distortion (metalzone, mesa) very own short, for me it's nickel: D
I play on the simulation of the red channel MESA, playing on the gain is not easily move from metal to punk rock without worry.
I also find the function drum machine cool, useful when playing alone.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month, I like everything about this little g1, I had tried previously to the line6 uner the big metal distortion, I agree that it is doing too brilliantly.
In short, tap a zoom very very hard on this "little" multi purpose, but "big" sound ^ ^

The criticism I can make him his Casing is plastic ... a little cheap.
Recommend !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would do this choice 10fois if necessary, I do lche more: p

Everything has been said about the details.
I use personal and

Guitar-> Zoom G1-> Palmer (simulator HP) -> sound card in my PC-> Cubase 4.

UTILIZATION

Everything is very clear and well thought out.
A real plus for the function to transfer the modules / effects.

SOUND QUALITY

I find the effects quite well.
For the amp simulations ... I must say that I could use for now (it's not long as I), the Peavey 5150 and Hiwatt ... and especially with the simulator because HP makes all the difference!

So with these two amps I get some very good things (his title Satrini Memories) with Peavey and a good clean with the Hiwatt.

For the other amps I have difficulty to qqchose operator ...

I love the pitch shifter (unique).

OVERALL OPINION

For 2 weeks.
So all in all a good product quality / price ratio.
The weakness is that I can for the time being, only use two amp models ...
For the price it may be useful ... provided it is connected to a simulator HP as I said in another opinion.

Personally I juggle with different materials (VST, POD XT, V-AMP 2, etc. ...). But the Zoom defended well. Yes I could buy.

Dj said (and even though trs Retailer by someone else)

UTILIZATION

Pretty easy to use (see a little manual that came with the names for dCode effects)
Just touch a while and see what is going on ^ ^ ...
I have not had yesterday and I told the dj patch so it is that this is a simple Magner (well you still look a little even the manual)

SOUND QUALITY

Nothing to say I use it with an ibanez 350dx (original) and it's frankly what good, the sound can come out the pedals with a peavey valve king 8 (original), it includes a good range of sound (the distortion is really not bad, I abandoned my boss ds-1)
the modlisation are not bad (since I never heard the sound of real amp I can not judge)
I am telling the sounds of pedals frankly

OVERALL OPINION

Bin I went around the pedals and are almost as good in its effects, trs good quality of sound, from beginners j'hsite krog an ax-foo-foo input end and I was right to take the zoom g1, otherwise prvoir of cell (4 AA LR6)
I recommend it for budget

Already very well detailed below
I add just a acordeur integrate fairly accurate and very readable

UTILIZATION

Gténérale configuration is simple?
Yes, I did not need the manual when I started

The edition sounds or effect is easy?
I did not yet have but it did not look complicated

The manual is clear and sufficient?
Yes everything I did not find by myself was the manual ds

SOUND QUALITY

- Effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?
Yes there are very good. Of course some will never be used or are very low but good quality

- Which instruments do you use?
A very low-end guitar and an amp fame pl60r

- Which ones you prefer, you hate?
No sound is really bad there is just someone really unnecessary and unworkable. Then there is the best simulation of the appropriate peavey 5150 after removing the delay was more than perfect my playing style (hardcore punk rock) and the clean use most often the simulation vox ac30tbx

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
One week

- What is so special that you like most and least?
The most sound and the least bit to be the case is plastic but the price is not complaining just do not jump in with both feet

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I had the Digitech RP200 that I find very good but the problem with the digitech and there is a dead time between switching patches for the group so it's not terrible

- How would you rate the quality / price?
€ 60 with a great power in music store could ask for more

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
I will not be the case for the G2 stronger saw my movement on stage but that suits me I'm just careful not to hit it too hard

Everything has been said below

UTILIZATION

General configuration is simple?

Yes, it is really very simple. It happens to use the pedal effect without looking at the manual.

The manual is clear and sufficient?

The manual is very clear, nothing is missing in the interior and is more than enough.

Editing sounds and effects is easy?

Yes, even too easy!


SOUND QUALITY

The effects are they effective, responsive and realistic enough?

There are some sound that resembles, more sound will not be used, but many of his very effective and responsive!

Which instruments do you use?

I use effects pedals with a Harley Benton HBL500BK and an amp vox30W

Which ones do you prefer, you hate?

The effects that I like are: A2 / C3 / A0
There really is not that I hate it because there's something for every taste

OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?

3 weeks

Did you try many other models before getting this one?

No this is my first effect pedal

What thing do you like most/least about it?

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What is your opinion about the value for the price?

A good pedal for only 68 € at Thomann! Very cheap! buy!

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?

57 guitar effects, 40 drum beats! I would buy this pedal even with much experience

Multi purpose, 8 simultaneous

It lacks a bit of modeling and a full-fledged distortion effect coupled amplifiers
But the price for the number of possibilities is more than correct.

UTILIZATION

The use of factory preset is super simple: you plug it plays.
The programming is not complicated, just choose the position of the effect, then shoot a Knob to select the effect and its setting.

SOUND QUALITY

The resulting sounds are good bills better than Korg AX3G. Readily obtained what we want. There is no effect useless gadget, but many effects sonnnent
I put 10 in relation to price.

The factory preset is the taste of each. For my part I plug in more than half right, the rest I easily modified.

OVERALL OPINION

I am very satisfied with this pedal. It sounds really good.
Compared to the Korg AX3G I find it more natural, with effects less caricatured. Programming is simple, it is true that there are fewer settings than the Korg is a real gas plant. But I prefer less of settings I can use quickly rather than something that takes two to adjust weights.

For the price, there was no hesitation

More, the drum machine (40 beats). Do not expect to replace a drummer, or use a component. But only to repeat, it is convenient and fun than the ticking of a metronome.