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Published on 06/26/01 at 15:00I bought this unit in Febuary 2000 from a retailer in the UK I paid the equivalent of $400. I test drove the Digitech RP2000, the Korg AX1000g and the Boss GT3. The Zoom GFX8 had the best tone of the bunch so I had to get it!
This unit is extremely versatile. A very neat feature is the inclusion of a Custom Distortion grouping in conjunction with supplied software. This allows you to model and create your own distortion patches on a PC and download them into your GFX8. I really like the Valve amp quality of the amp models. I can create any amount of drive from blues to shred very easily. I can very easily aquire 80's studio sounds reminiscent of Steve Lukather and Larry Carlton, to name a few. The clean amp models are shimmering and crystal clear and the acoustic simulator is truly a joy. The modulation effects are top notch. This unit is robustly built, the expression pedal is solid. The unit is great for live use with the 4 pedals to switch patches. Many guitar sounds are attainable with this unit.
The Preset sounds are very over-effected and therefore very muddy. Be prepared for much tweaking of the patches. I spent many sleepless nights working on programming of the GFX8 but boy is it worth it. I would also have liked to see the inclusion of a feedbacker effect in this unit. I love the sound of feedback applied to guitar ala Hendrix. I understand the new Korg unit offers this and I hope the successor to the GFX8 will have this. I would also love for the successor to this unit to have built in drum patterns for practice.
Built like a tank! Much better than the zoom 3030 ever was. I like the on/off switch, good thinking zoom. The unit looks very smart with a nice LED display.
Here's my advice to all you rock god's:
Buy a GFX8, then listen to your favourite artists, then go to the GFX8 twiddle and tweak and I bet you can nail the sounds you hear. This is a processor for the 21st century, very natural sounding box. Thank you zoom for listening to us guitarist's.
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This unit is extremely versatile. A very neat feature is the inclusion of a Custom Distortion grouping in conjunction with supplied software. This allows you to model and create your own distortion patches on a PC and download them into your GFX8. I really like the Valve amp quality of the amp models. I can create any amount of drive from blues to shred very easily. I can very easily aquire 80's studio sounds reminiscent of Steve Lukather and Larry Carlton, to name a few. The clean amp models are shimmering and crystal clear and the acoustic simulator is truly a joy. The modulation effects are top notch. This unit is robustly built, the expression pedal is solid. The unit is great for live use with the 4 pedals to switch patches. Many guitar sounds are attainable with this unit.
The Preset sounds are very over-effected and therefore very muddy. Be prepared for much tweaking of the patches. I spent many sleepless nights working on programming of the GFX8 but boy is it worth it. I would also have liked to see the inclusion of a feedbacker effect in this unit. I love the sound of feedback applied to guitar ala Hendrix. I understand the new Korg unit offers this and I hope the successor to the GFX8 will have this. I would also love for the successor to this unit to have built in drum patterns for practice.
Built like a tank! Much better than the zoom 3030 ever was. I like the on/off switch, good thinking zoom. The unit looks very smart with a nice LED display.
Here's my advice to all you rock god's:
Buy a GFX8, then listen to your favourite artists, then go to the GFX8 twiddle and tweak and I bet you can nail the sounds you hear. This is a processor for the 21st century, very natural sounding box. Thank you zoom for listening to us guitarist's.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com