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Multi-Effects for Electric Guitar from Zoom belonging to the G2 series

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Published on 06/05/06 at 11:53
Best value: Excellent
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.