"G1 ADVANTAGES, EXPERIENCE.."
Feature:
Almost perfect! what can you expect with this little buddy aside from it's cost for a cheap price it is SOMETHING. And of course you need PATIENCE, is the KEY. Spend TIME tweaking (use your EARS more) to get your DESIRED TONE and I'm sure it's not far to get some some. Plus the fact that it has DRUM MACHINE, I LOVE IT! Even though its limited in beats, sequence, i can still jam with it, having a good riffs & solo practice. The new G-SERIES has upgraded ZNR... and it helps A LOT to produce more SOUND but LESS BUZZ, or should i say NO BUZZ AT ALL... Even if you directly plug it in stereo, right! S T E R E O, still you can get a COOL & DECENT sounds you WANT, good to go! man i miss DIME!!! =( -DECK7485
Quality:
i can say that it has a good hardware quality, in my case I use this little buddy(G1) for more or less a year until this very moment and still sounds perfect i mean out in the box. Although I accidentally drop this G1 on floor a couple of times I think 3mos. ago, still in perfect shape & tone. BUT of course still you have to give A LOT of care for this little buddy even if it's in hard casing, so that it'll lasts longer. -DECK7485
Value:
yeah, I bought this little buddy more or less a year ago and it's ON SALE on JB MUSIC STORE SM PAMPANGA here in PHILIPPINES.. (MAS MURA KO ITONG NABILI, SALE NGA E! hehe..) so I bought this to have a good try, surprisingly the value of it worth my money, CHEAP but WORTHY. -DECK7485
Desirability:
i don't want it, I NEED IT!!! yeah, that's right. It's usable, effortless to carry wherever, whenever.. (if this is the only pedal you own..) =) this thing helps me A LOT, it has A LOT of sounds. you can create almost anything, you can quite copy some sounds like metallica, some of pantera, slayer, wolfgang (pinoy bad) slipknot, megadeth, steve vai, zakk wylde etc. some sort of that.
Sound:
I'm a Filipino (from the "ROCK CAPITAL" of the Philippines, OLONGAPO CITY)... i think for it's price it means ALOT i can tell. I've been playing for around ten years (less 7yrs from acoustics & 3yrs+ riffing, shredding and still exploring things..) i own before a boss (mt2,delay) pedals,and an Boston eq, & just SOLD them.. but of course WE all know that not everybody can afford this kind of stuff, it costs a lot and that's painful mostly in the butt. Since i bought this ZOOM G1(without the pedal) at first i thought it sucks, but when i spend a couple of hours tweaking, WOOOW!!! i was surprised, i found the right sound that suites my taste.(it caught the sounds i want, the heavy sounds for riffs, crunchy dist, delays, echos and for acoustics soundings etc.. just be patient & it pays at the end trust me!) i will not rate this as 10 because it's not as what you're expected as massive pure tone as boss, ibanez, crunch box and all that expensive ones but again IT'S SOMETHING. Very well FEATURES for a CHEAP PRICE and a GOOD FOUNDATION for beginners.It's cool to add up to the pedal board. G - SERIES OWNS! ROCK n' ROLL ASTIG!!! -DECK7485
Ease of Use:
Again.. AT FIRST, you will think it sucks... But spending a bit of TIME TWEAKING is THE BEST. & Have MORE PATIENCE! I believe this thing will GIVE you SOMETHING that you're looking for. -DECK7485
Support:
- - -
Overall:
i surely not replace this little buddy, maybe adding some pedals but never to subtract one. I'll just pay some more care for this, to make it lasts a long time. And if i LOSE or SOMEBODY steal this ZOOM G1 i will definitely report it to the police and buy another one while waiting for the result. =)
Submitted: 2/18/2009
Style of Music: Acoustics, Heavy Metals, Ballad Rock
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"Good product for peanuts."
Feature:
It's dirt cheap and has every effect you could ever want. You couldn't really get any more for less. When I bought this thing, I figured that if I could get 2 good sounds out of this thing, it's already a better bargain than a boss/digitech/whatever pedal. And I can, so it's well worth it.
Quality:
I'm just guessing here. It's plastic. I wouldn't stomp on it like you would a boss. If you baby it, it should be alright.
Value:
So much stuff for dirt cheap.
Desirability:
I don't think anybody is going to lust after this thing like a '59 les paul or some expensive rack processor, but it's definitely desirable for casual players/hobbyists because it's so cheap. If you know what you're doing, you can get some great sounds out of this thing.
Sound:
I have this in front of my low-volume practice amp for goofing off.
In general - good sound. Very clean and noise-free at practice volumes.
The amp and cabinet models aren't all that great (compared to my pod x3, which really isn't that fair). Good to put in front of a practice amp, not so good with phones or direct. Fuzz and heavy distortions are pretty decent. Crunchy amps are no good at all. However, one exception - the emulation of the Boss overdrive is pretty impressive (I have one and they are virtually identical).
Effects are absolutely comprehensive and very usable. Limited parameters to configure (chorus and reverb are limited because of this), but what is here is good as-is. There are a few effects (pitch and octave) that my pod x3 doesn't even have.
As an amp simulator for someone that's serious about tone - not so good. To be used as an pedal in front of an amp and an easy way to get a boatload of versatility with effects and tones for pocket change - excellent.
Ease of Use:
Totally, totally easy to use. No need to read through the manual. The reference card tells you all you need to know to get started. The rest is very intuitive.
Support:
No idea. Manual is decent. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, I guess.
Overall:
Perfect for what I bought it for. Wouldn't need to replace it unless it conked out on me.
Submitted: 7/9/2008
Style of Music: rock
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