All user reviews for the Zoom G2

Multi Effects
amp simulation
a box a basic rhythm bonus.
for all the details see in https://www.zoom.co.jp/english/index.html

USE

in short, it was the box in his hands, the record in the other. in the quarter-hour is the beast mastery (unless you have a sea urchin IQ)
So simple, logical, clear manual happiness!

SOUND QUALITY

Then, soyont Clearly, for 95 euros was not a GT8 or ToneLab but some manufacturers should start to inquiter. Zoom brand with a product no real forward compared to their previous range.
I just spent a week making intensive use (with a Valvestate VS100).
I could settle sounds surprisingly precisions (for playing Hendrix or G.moore among others).
clear sound its very clear notemment with simultion Jazz roland chorus. and saturated sounds are precise and warm as I love them.
we must take time to adjust to the sonority p'tits onions research, but with the intuitive side of this multi-effect, it's a cinch.
chorus-type effects, flanger, and other reverb and / or delay can be set accurately (which is a plus compared to the previous range 505II)

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it since December 2006, I am more happy, the possibility of adjustment of the volume and gain live like a real amp and are more.
the drum machine integrates (40 pattern), presents in my opinion the only advantage of the headphones work with a very good sound quality.
The metal case is Extremely robust. the batteries to consumption is quite reasonable (about 16 hours non-stop).
I will highly recommend it if you have a small budget for a bit more prfrez the version with expression pedal.
Zoom a Foit still offers us an unbeatable Qualitprix compared with a renewed quality this time (r ground if mi)!
god save the rock!
Fred Magic Fingers

See previous opinions.

USE

There is a small "screen" with 2 digits. The configuration is simple once one has memorized the meaning of shortcuts through the manual (eg "Ac" Vox AC30). If the principle is simple you turn the knobs and here it is very instinctive and you can hear the results simultaneously.

SOUND QUALITY

I like especially clear effects and crunches, distos are sometimes a little "synthéthiques" Some builders are presets but overall it's not top, if not downright horrible, but if you make your own sound or that we look on the internet there are really bluffing sounds. +1 For very typical amp models and really nice clean sounds! -1 For distos especially some that sound like a synth 80's

NOTICE GLOBAL

Two months that I have and I use it all the time, to give my guitar to play with headphones, I carry, I obviously plays amp, I register on PC, I do not separate myself more! I hesitated with the Korg but this one has more possibilities such as useful rhythm patterns with respect to G1 there are more effects and is more complete. I really like it a lot so I put him 10 everywhere!

Multi-effects pedal for electric guitar
54 programmable effects
9 effect modules
80 patches in total
9 simultaneous effects
Sampling frequency 96 kHz
Zoom noise reduction
16 amp simulation and pedals
Chromatic tuner
Beatbox patterns incorporated 40
Metal case
Delivered with the software "Cubase Le"

UTILIZATION

Multi effects very easy to use, is nevertheless footswitches to manage greatest effects on stage Emphasized by the lack of an expression pedal.
A convenient USB port for connecting to a computer, pedals supplied with Cubase LE software for recording.

SOUND QUALITY

Very good multi-effects, rich and interesting effects.
Distortions are easily adjustable, flangers have a swipe strip wide enough for the time, it really gives the impression of playing in concert, great for solos.

OVERALL OPINION

This multi effects are well worth price. I would do not purchase this because I have a Vetta II pedalboard. However I advise this multi-effects for every budget who want a large amount of high-quality effects.

To much of my surprise I have found that this little unit does all that I need and so much more. This is a pint size all in one effects pedal that can give you a plethora of available modulation and effects sounds. You get an assortment of amps sounds as well as a great sounding bank of effects to go along with those amps tones. This pedal does so much that it is hard to believe that it has only a price tag of $9. That is a lot of features and sounds for a pedal that is basically the price of a single effect Boss pedal of some sort.

UTILIZATION

Zoom G2 Features:

96kHz sampling

24-bit A/D/A conversion

32-bit processing

20Hz - 40kHz flat responce

120dB SNR

16 amp/stomp modeling

9 effect modules

54 effect types

40 user patch + 40 factory patch

6-band EQ


SOUND QUALITY

This pedal is a very inexpessive pedal that can do a load of operation with a price point that is very hard to beat. I think of this little pedal as a budget friendly Line 6 POD pedal. This little unit does so much but that price is so low that it is hard to pass up. Especially during these tough economic times there needs to be something out there that deleivers the tone and sounds for a low price. This pedal has so many options and suprisingly sound pretty decent for what it is doing.

OVERALL OPINION

You can pick this pedal up for right at around $99 which is a heck of a price if you ask me. You can't get a lot lot these days for $99 and t get something like this with all the options it has for this price is astonishing. I would recommend this to anyone who needs an all in one pedal for effects and sounds for under $100. This is a fun pedal for someone who is on a very tight budget and needs an all in one pedal. This is not a pedal for the forum gear geeks who plays in their basements and have more expensive gear than most professionals.

Hmm ... 44 effects available it seems to me, quality is analogique.TOut the distos the wah, the reverbs, the Flanger, the simus amps, microphones, the pitch, the Harmonizers ... ALL I tell you!
Note: the two switches to change bank (all the big chrome bo tou) are typed or randall marshall footswitch, which is the most beautiful effect!

UTILIZATION

Hum So first I had the manual was in English, but it was not bothersome. In fact, there is only one thing to make sure you understand with this multi is how to edit its presets. After, while in motion.
Just a lil thing that sin, we can not go from one end to the other foot, I explain: the switches are used just trampled a switch from one preset to another, and we do not move from one has a different effect than two tiny buttons on the knobs just below the top left, so we must stoop to pass effects. But hey c pa grave being done as we usually publishes its presets before going on stage!

SOUND QUALITY

Then reduces its Boudiou crevindieu priori for all zoom to zero. It is of impeccable quality, not a single breath!
I heard raremnt distos as powerful (especially in combination with my bass boost), it is very simple when I push my amp a 5 (it is a 100 W) and I palm mute on the 7 th of my rope scratch (hence the "if") is empty, there's my stuff falling furniture (I already broke a pencil holder boo I'm just following sad). All other effects are very convincing, I have not yet succeeded in having a very long race to the wah (yes I also bought the pedal of expr that goes with it (which costs half of the aileur price of its multi is cheap though)).

OVERALL OPINION

Geniallissime, grandiose, zoom is still alive.

Downloader manual in French on the website of zoom. You will have complete information.

Note the interval of transition between two patches: 5 milliseconds. A real pleasure. We are far zoom 505.

UTILIZATION

For now the G2 there is no manual in French which is a shame for those who do not have internet. A dtail should be corrected. A dtail because I find the manual a bit bordlique, however I am not trs manual without the manual I found how to quickly edit the patches.

The edition of sounds and effects are easy. Tables of effects that are in the manual are prcis.

Copying patches is a bit limited because you can not copy the patch o one wants that little of the blow is not + nothing.

The tuner is not too bad.

SOUND QUALITY

First view: The effects are all of great quality. Distortion level is all that needed to satisfy fans of good metal riffs (Marshall, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, metal box, peavey 5150 ... I did the test on a Valvestate 8080 and a JCM900. Whether with one or the other, the sound that comes out is good trs. For notes tufts trs compression is effective.
The noise gate is also prcis trs. I needed the JCM900 and the hair has rgl.
The PDAL is not made exclusively for the Metal. The clean sounds are great too (its fender, vox ...)

2nd opinion: I start discovering difrent things that are not terrible. First of all if you want a multi-effect that plugs directly into a computer take a pod (it is for). Zoom G2 with its proposed, but it's good to forget. For the tests I did when it goes into the "firm and micro" compression is almost non-existent with regard to the sound "Mesa Dual Rectifier." As for his "Peavey 5150" is the volume that decreases srieusement.
If not for the same distos but in live mode (connected to amp) The marshall is frankly not that great (but hey got a story), the distortion is close to the Peavey 5150 and 5150 its real cold. The Metal Zone distortion is forgotten (compltement rat. La Mesa Dual Rectifier distortion is good for rhythmic trs well pchu by Młoda cons for the three lower strings is not great because a crash too even without compression. Finally the best for me is the extreme metal distortion with a good rhythm sound (a little worse than the Dual Rectifier distortion) and his own. For all that is m This is the melody and solo Disto to use. you just a little because the rgler at the beginning it's a little too extreme metal. Anyway me is that I chose this dernire Death to the technical and trs going well.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a weekend.
The strong points are: passing snapshot of a patch the other, the noise gate, sounds and effects in their majority. And of course its price (for its release date, which included 100 three days without an adapter). And as I was to understand the seller is given 100 saw the high quality of the G2. It is clear that this quality pdalier worth double.
So for the budget it is obvious that this would be folly to spend ct.
Then for those like me who do not need to use bcp effect is flawless and easy to transport given its dimensions.
It is clear that I do it again the same choice.
I wonder what the future will give G9 seems to be a monster but vritable competitors be worried.
Following the small problem I will find 9 for the price (cheaper than a good pedal Disto) even if I am tempted to 8.

16 amp models and distortion pedals with or without cabinets simulations HP
WAH and autowah
Comprssion rducteur and noise
Equalizer
Sub qualiseur HP cabinets or
54 types of effects
40 user memory + 40 fixed
chantillonage 96 khz
32 bit processor
box rhythms (40)

UTILIZATION

Ergonomics is good, a button for selecting the block effects and three buttons for each parameter effects, a tape delay. There are no press 2 or 3 keys at the same time is good.
The edition is easy. It is to safeguard its prferable rglages be remembered and recalled as required paramtrer than directly playing live.
The manual is in French but clear and succinct. No comments or tips & tricks or examples or dtails the factory settings.
It can plug into the effects loop of the amp or a PA system.

SOUND QUALITY

The modulation effects, delay and reverb are of good quality. The pitch is not used because not too pronounced mlodieux. The stomps Wah are not trribles.
The amp simulations are average overall. I do not like what I find distortions "fizzz" too low in the notes. With the simulation of speakers the sound is more compressed and the dynamics is greatly reduced. The clean sounds are musical, but there are only 3: Fender, Vox and Roland JCM 120. The Boss OD1 overdrive pedals I do not like at all but with a harmonica explotation to color the sound.
Résumé in the amp simulations are less good as Boss, Digitech and line6 my opinion. But do not compare them because the Zoom G2 is 4 times cheaper.
I use it in essemtiellement multi-effects, without the amp simulations, as an insert effect on my amp Marshall 30th anniversary. It's great the effects are good and fine parameter. I also use it with my harmonicas + simulation effects, it works.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week I pass a complte Journe try it in different configurations. With loop amplifier, a sound system with the offices of HP. He does not breath hardly, unless the POD or Vamp. I find it works best as an insert in an amp. We pay for 90 is the price of the pedals but there are 40 in the box that connects to a single click.

Case and all metal buttons - that's the tough!

Almost all the effects imaginable is available on the G2.
Sampling in 24/96 with 32-bit internal processing to keep the grain of his instrument.
Small drum, which helps out a lot.

Guitar input, stereo output jack 6.35 serving line out, and headphone amp.
Expression pedal input.
Socket or power transformer 9 volt batteries.

The only thing I regret only one exit is available, and two mono outputs in addition would have been great ... I put 9 / 10 only for this reason

UTILIZATION

The configuration is relatively simple once you got it functioning.
Editing is simple and the French manual very clear but a bit too succinct for me.

For cons, the display is reduced to two characters, it must be addressed early on G2 with the manual side. Abbrévitions because of two characters (MP for Mono pitch shifter, or for Stereo Chorus SC) will not allow you to understand their use without the manual.
Indispensable manual!

SOUND QUALITY

So there, welcome surprise.
It is amazing what a small multi-effect to € 99 can now do it!
Not only were all the possible effects, but also fifteen modeled amp and pedals!

Then start first with the effects:

Chorus: This is one of the best chorus I've heard - crystal clear sound - excellent definition and spacialisation. No complaints.

Delays and echoes are nickel.

Wah Wah: nothing special - share what ...

Harmonized Pitch Shifter Super because it automatically generates harmonies based on the tonic and the tone that we program.

For cons, I like the phaser too, because we can only choose the color and speed but not its depth - quite annoying detail.

The number of 4 reverbs are excellent and not synthetic at all.

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Passont to modeling:

The clear his (my priority) are superb. Well above the V-AMP and POD.
As for distos that good (well almost). The sound is again higher than the V-AMP.
My preferences go to the simulation of Dual Rectifier and Peavey 5150 for large distos. Simulation of the Fender Tweed 53 is also excellent for the Blues.
For cons, I know a little Metal Zone Boss and I find the simulation of the Metal Zone G2 is missed. However if one does not compare to the real Metal Zone, this distortion is of interest to the Metal.
As for the fuzz, they are not bad but nothing special.

Regarding the simulation of HP for the registration line, it is quite correct and it sounds really natural.
So I have not noticed any loss of potato by using it.
However, I noticed that the simulation VOX sounds better without simulation on my HP Hughes & Kettner edition blue 30 HP in simulation on my table ....

Last, the reduction of breath: Incredible efficiency - not a pet of any loss of breath and even potato by pushing the settings.
Without gear, the G2 does almost no breath!

OVERALL OPINION

I love everything about this G2, from design to quality effects and modeling.
The value for money is incredible.
When you think the high end there are not even 10 years did not come to this small chevile G2 ...
If I have the means, I would later Zoom G9, better equipped and lamp!

It's multi-effect digital integrated drum machine.

54 9 simultaneous effects so

96 kHz sampling

Among these are the effects of modeling amps and distos:

Mesa Boogie Mark 3
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Roland Jazz Chorus
Vox Ac30/6tb
Fender Tweed Deluxe '53
Fender Twin Reverb '65
Peavey 5150 stack
Marshall JCM2000
Marshall JCM800
Boss OD-1 overdrive
Boss MT-2 metal zone distortion
Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
Marshall Guv'nor distortion
Matchless Hot Box
Zoom Extreme Distortion
Zoom Digital Fuzz

Other effects:

Acoustic (which perfectly emulates an acoustic guitar folk or classical depending on the setting)
Compressor
Auto Wah
self resonance
booster
tremolo
phaser
ring modulator
slow attack
VOX wah wah pedal
Cry baby wah wah pedal
zoom noise reductor (noise gate noise reducer)
gate (digital noise gate)
dirty gate (analog noise gate)
3bandes digital graphic equalizer
cabinet and mic (simulates the sound of the amp via a microphone before the slap)
chorus
stereo chorus
flanger
pitch shifter
pedal pitch
vibrato
step
delay
echo
dynamic delay (analog)
dynamic flanger (analog)
Mono pitch shifter
Harmonized pitch shifter
ping-pong delay (delay effect with a similar echo)
echo
hall reverb
Reverb Room
early reflection reverb
spring reverb (reverb emulation of a vintage spring)
multitap delay

All these effects are parameterized by three knobs.

there is also a rhythm section with drum machine rhythms programmed 36
4 and metronomes
it also has a built-in automatic tuner!

UTILIZATION

It is ultra simple to use I bone up to about 3 minutes and I was real game!

the manual is in French and very explicit!

the trick is for the significance of effects should keep the manual open on time to remember What do the two letters of the display.
good but with the habit we try more later.

SOUND QUALITY

I begin to use it I can tell you that the amp simulation is very good and realistic, with this multi-effect audio is played to death metal!

I have already started making my own patch that was super fast to do!

distortions are good I even prefer the Zoom to the disto disto boss metal zone (which is emulated over (unlike what I read, having already had at home)
the wah wah auto works very well it is great solo.
I love it already!

the noise gates are effective even with a guitar has single coil pickups stratocaster like to take a lot to BBBZZZZ.

effects in general are good and fast rule.
it's a shame it lacks the expression pedal is on the model above but hey nothing prevents you from buying an option and that you will have the free version over the USB port. I think I I'll take it!

OVERALL OPINION

I recently (1 day lol)

particulièrment is what I like the ease of use, and easy creation of my patches, and the quality and effects simultaneously.

what I like least is that it is not supplied with the transformer and the pedal is so expensive (about € 50)

value for money is excellent, do you realize a multi-effects for the price of a distortion pedal that is perfectly emulated in it! the choice is quickly made!

I would do without this choice problem as a entry-level sounds are excellent and well worth a good mid-range!
Edit of 05/06/2006:

I buy the Zoom FS02 footswitch to benefit from the effects of expression, I can tell you it brings a real PLUS!
we are aware of good simulations of WahWah Vox and Jim Dunlop and the famous Whammy is configured with onions!
For it must be set against the last position Control, otherwise you will remain in simple volume pedal.
Also the pedal can also serve as a mix between the sound and with no effect.
You may say there is already the G2 1u with the pedal, but I was just fortunate that stinks buy the standard version, and it allowed me to have fun before having a little money to buy the expression pedal.

- What are the effects or types of effects available?
- What technology is used? (Analog, digital, tube ...)
- Are they edited? Via an editor Mac / PC?
- What is the connection? (Audio / MIDI)
- Is this a rack or rack-mount model?

See details in the characteristics ... There are the main effects ... Interresting as it is transportable and can be used anywhere with a headphone.

UTILIZATION

Nothing is easier to install. Editing sounds is quick and easy. The manual is clear and simple (with illsutrations).

SOUND QUALITY

The sound effects are top (for me) compared to the cost of the machine ...

OVERALL OPINION

Just great. Take you without further delay in your favorite magazine ... Join the community also emerging around the ZOOM G2 and its presets which share free http://lrpass.free.fr
See you soon.

Pretty stuff (5 seconds delay, wouaou!) And also lots of fun gadgets useless.
it's numeric.
Not need the G2 with USB
audio connectors, a stereo output jack, must use a Y. Annoying (or I know I Motes)

UTILIZATION

Config simple. before returning permanently in its box, I understood everything in less than 10 minutes, sounds, editing, patches, banks, etc ... no problems.
The manual (there are 5 for 5 different languages ​​including French one) is simple, concise and understandable at leisure.
Making a sound, no problem. easy, 9 effects mixed with it I thought I had found my happiness ... Unfortunately, this system is not used in scene setup. Too boring to locate banks / patch. is desirable to identify any well (must be a directory such as the A0 / Song A1 A2 ditto etc etc) and therefore must press all the time up and down, it's not possible. and if we have a variety of sounds a tad high, see one or more per piece, and much good luck. even if the sounds were in rendezvous ...

SOUND QUALITY

But here or is the other problem: it does not ring. Okay so I put a flat. I think with an amp "right" type Roland JC or something like that, it should not be too mal.Certaines simultaneously are nice (the boss or gvnor, not bad) the rest is too distinctive and hurts ears. I had a boss metal zone once, I wonder where is the simultaneous zoom in? Otherwise, tremolo, delay, chorus at all bristling parameters as responsible for some useless without sound good. I had fun comparing the chorus of G2 compared to my Boss CE5, well there is no comparison. The zoom is like all the products of his bill, digital and cold, a cold anesthetized. The chorus is hot boss, I now understand the price differences a little better.

And to think using amp simulator proposed by the G2, even "revisited" by programming a personal, to boost the preamp of an amplifier all-tube, there must be altogether forgotten. I tried in every way on my Soldano and on my Fender Blues Deville, it sucks. See below.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought "eyes closed", it will teach me. I have based on what I read in the benchmarks, including here. Like what tastes and colors ... That said I still spent a good thirty minutes to play around with the store or Decazeville I bought it and it seemed nice. Well, 120 euros I have not done too badly but still.
So actual usage, an hour (I sell it, see announcement).
I wanted something that "boosts" my Soldano, quite the opposite happened. In short, I remain faithful to my tube screamer, my DD3 and my CE5 chorus. there is no better than analog when seeking a warm and sensual (if I may say). zoom g2, it must be great with a mediocre amp. and it certainly made for metal, given the distortions (+ simultaneously worked) ... and it's cheap. As we say each other for money, and no more.

As for features all is said and down: p

UTILIZATION

I bought this multi effects are now two days and I find that the general pattern is super simple to follow will may be a little early in the manual to know the names of the after effects if you get used: D

The same edition of sounds and effects is done with four knobs on the chosen effect with the first knob and adjusted the sound of this effect with the other knobs

The manual is very clear

SOUND QUALITY

For sound quality, well personally I am very happy I get to have the distortion I'm looking for I like the sound

For the clean sound is wonderful I give 10/10

OVERALL OPINION

I use this multi effects for the past two days I really like ease of use and the number of effects and simulations have disponnible I get a wonderful sound with an amp I built myself (an amp Based on a TDA). I can put the volume back and it works without any problem still nickel.

As for price / quality ratio I think the price is right.

There was a PLETOR effects that have already been mentioned above, the simulation models more or less saturated, a noise gate (very handy)
-Oulah! the I do not know what's on it that it no loupiotte in nya ...
We can very easily make their own patch.

I put 9 because perfection does not exist, but for me there is all you need.

UTILIZATION

-Configuration is very simple after all he is still reading the manual is very clear.
-I did all an idea of ​​the multi effects "Boh is good, but I will put 6 months to understand everything gnagnagni" finally bein in a week I knew about it can be used (well m interested in that.)

'Well, if you take the beef means (me) and you would put this little babasse boudinnés between her fingers, and although it happens very quickly ... That sounds good to ask for?

SOUND QUALITY

-Effects are all well and fairly customizable beautiful ... I personally use delay and chorus flanger on solos or passages can clear a glaucous.
On the disto-we enter the serious (I play mainly heavy metal, punk, hardcore, some hard rock kind) so I need some good distos ...
I personally use mostly simulation peavey 5150 for a metallica type distortion with good harmonics and sounds good fat. I also use in a more simulation heavy zoom extreme distortion: a huge gain very compressed, it is little more straight forward ... for the pantera, soulfly current slayer or this stuff is crazy ...
Crunches are honest, but not that of a marshall JTM45 me they suit me.
Its clear them are beautiful but sometimes a little too slammin for my taste. A simulation of acoustic guitar pretty good (for a folk guitar in any case, I haven t managed to find a setting that looks like a classical guitar)

Voila, so fans of big sound, release you, this is a war machine, the more noise gate eliminates the breath ...
For fans of the light crunch and find the sound may be too synthetic and too responsive to the finesse of the game ..

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a month
Pro-rated his little perhaps, the time of passage of a small patch to another (5 milliseconds, say otherwise, there is no lag ... which is a real highlight because the live behringer V-amp has a latency of 1 second.)
What I like least ... I honestly do not know ... other than the 9 volt transformer not included, it is the mouth of foutage
-I had purchased the behringer multi-FX that do not work (after three changes) and which in any case were not really at the height of G2.
I also tested the V-amp pro (which is integrated into the V-AMPIRE behringer lx112) and who also does not really bear comparison.
-95 Euros ... its seem to me largely honest when you see what's in it ... except the abscence of transformers is very honest ...
I do not know, but I think so, or else (but with Thune and more
experience) zoom g9 must tear sphyncteres a mom ...

Ultimately, it is a great product that I would keep a long time, ie, I play it with an all-tube amp ibanez valbee (so a good amp), but with a guitar storm entry ... seeing my current sonoritées I'm anxious to see what it can give with my washburn dreams ...

See other opinions ^ ^

UTILIZATION

We choose a sound, it is more or less finely rule is very simple to use and you can quickly do a little fun ... it's chosen because the simulations, we recorded ... and worse vala !

SOUND QUALITY

Well here is very mixed.
I use it occasionally on the head for his Laney VH100R clair.En fact I really was impressed with this little pedal on the chorus, the reverb or the delay that makes a clear sound very pleasant to the 'oreille.C is really the strong point of this pedal.

on the other hand ... in terms of distortion, excuse me but carément Inaudible! Simul Peavy, Mesa or a metal zone etc ... good or that? To be heard ringing amp allegedly simulated, I think that Zoom does not care about some of our mouth ... not really for the distortion must be ironed.

I grant the Motie rating: 5 / 5 for the clean and 0 / 5 for the "distortion"

OVERALL OPINION

I have been given There's now one and a half years and I still used a lot as I say for my clean sound
Price / quality ratio is unbeatable for those who began it's really great and it's tough, y'en for a moment before it loose!

Well no I'm not remake that choice ... I'll leave it aside because I think I get in a short time multi effect a little more upscale in the form of rack controlled by pedals noon.

This pedal is still a good opportunity to be a good little fun with his little means.