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MGR/Siddharth Hazra « Zoom 707II 8080 »
Published on 11/13/04 at 15:00I bought the first one, 8080 at a store because I was dying to have one for my new guitar, and They didnt have any other model available than 8080, which was 24000 Indian Rs, (I also purchased a 503) They werent an exclusive Zoom outlet tough.. I purchased the 707 II about 8 months later, at a cost of 8000 IN rupees, disappointed by the 8080
8080 has a huge variety of sounds. Most unusable though. All the patches need tweaking. The controls are excellent. The pedal response etc is good, the patch switching is better than most. Good beginner/intermediate material.
The 707II is fun to use, tweaking required here too, none of the patches except the acoustic sims are good. For 707II Manual is perfectly legible and comprehendable, AND easy to use.
I like Nothing much about 8080, because it did not come with a power unit, and it always is unreliable. I could not use it for a whole year after purchase, which is why I purchased the 707 II. That was pleasantly different, no troubles for a whole year, about 2 months back the input plug started getting loose( shimmed up on stage :-( ) got it repaired last month, works as good now. The sounds are strictly okay. I am looking at Korg toneworks 1500G soon..That oughta be better. This stuff is absolutely not recomended for live situations. The 8080 has a pathetic manual, theres so many settings that unless you work through most of them, the manual is worthless.
construction for 707II is good, rugged, better than the 707. The 8080 is flimsy, and plastic. I have a carry/protection case built for it. Makes carrying it around cumbersome.
Dont buy the 8080, theres better stuff available for the money. Buy 707II if you are in the 'beginning' category.
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8080 has a huge variety of sounds. Most unusable though. All the patches need tweaking. The controls are excellent. The pedal response etc is good, the patch switching is better than most. Good beginner/intermediate material.
The 707II is fun to use, tweaking required here too, none of the patches except the acoustic sims are good. For 707II Manual is perfectly legible and comprehendable, AND easy to use.
I like Nothing much about 8080, because it did not come with a power unit, and it always is unreliable. I could not use it for a whole year after purchase, which is why I purchased the 707 II. That was pleasantly different, no troubles for a whole year, about 2 months back the input plug started getting loose( shimmed up on stage :-( ) got it repaired last month, works as good now. The sounds are strictly okay. I am looking at Korg toneworks 1500G soon..That oughta be better. This stuff is absolutely not recomended for live situations. The 8080 has a pathetic manual, theres so many settings that unless you work through most of them, the manual is worthless.
construction for 707II is good, rugged, better than the 707. The 8080 is flimsy, and plastic. I have a carry/protection case built for it. Makes carrying it around cumbersome.
Dont buy the 8080, theres better stuff available for the money. Buy 707II if you are in the 'beginning' category.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com