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MGR/Neale Gray « Zoom GFX-4 »
Published on 06/06/03 at 15:00£92 + £10 delivery from Ebay, I wanted a multi effects pedal to replace my aging Zoom4040.
The quality of effects is high for a relatively cheap unit. There considerably better than my Zoom 4040, especially the distortion effects. The chorus and delay effects have the capability to be stereo which is useful if you can take advantage of it. Its easy to program and use and it has a good display.
The wah is not the best sounding in the world, and the travel on the pedal is limited. But...and its a big but, the main problem I had with it, and the reason I'm about to sell it on ebay again is that there is a delay when switching patches. Its not just that it takes a while to switch from one patch to another, but more that there is an actual gap in sound, its only small, considerably less than a second but enough when playing live to make your sound, sound messy. I have a vamp2 that does the same thing but only when switching between amp models, I have the amp models turned off on the gfx4 and it still has the pause.
The build quality in general is good, the actual pedals themselves may be a bit flimsy for full live use.
As a unit for home use the GFX-4 produces very good quality sounds at a very good price. Its easy to use and program, but as a stand alone live effects unit it is flawed because of the pause switching patches. I have heard that similar priced units from other manufacturers do the same thing so its not just Zoom.
Im currently buying a set of good quality stand alone pedals instead. I give the GFX-4 a score of 4 because the quality of effects is very good, at a very affordable price, its just a shame about the pause.
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The quality of effects is high for a relatively cheap unit. There considerably better than my Zoom 4040, especially the distortion effects. The chorus and delay effects have the capability to be stereo which is useful if you can take advantage of it. Its easy to program and use and it has a good display.
The wah is not the best sounding in the world, and the travel on the pedal is limited. But...and its a big but, the main problem I had with it, and the reason I'm about to sell it on ebay again is that there is a delay when switching patches. Its not just that it takes a while to switch from one patch to another, but more that there is an actual gap in sound, its only small, considerably less than a second but enough when playing live to make your sound, sound messy. I have a vamp2 that does the same thing but only when switching between amp models, I have the amp models turned off on the gfx4 and it still has the pause.
The build quality in general is good, the actual pedals themselves may be a bit flimsy for full live use.
As a unit for home use the GFX-4 produces very good quality sounds at a very good price. Its easy to use and program, but as a stand alone live effects unit it is flawed because of the pause switching patches. I have heard that similar priced units from other manufacturers do the same thing so its not just Zoom.
Im currently buying a set of good quality stand alone pedals instead. I give the GFX-4 a score of 4 because the quality of effects is very good, at a very affordable price, its just a shame about the pause.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com