Feature:
The tubes are great, the two pedals with the 3-D pedal is cool, and the multiple pre-amps with the addition of from the effects are fun to mess around with.

Quality:
If you are looking for the nicest, you should look over some others, but I recommend this to the people that can't afford to buy the individual effects. I'm sure I could drop this everytime I pick it up and it would still stay unscratched. It looks and is very well built.

Value:
For the amount of money you spend, it is the best your going to get. I don't know how they could afford to sell it at the price they are.

Desirability:
It looks great with the crome and black. The knobs and lit up select buttons just make it look even cooler.

Sound:
The sound is amazing. Even though I have never owned a nice pedal set or proccessor before, I have heard and used them. I have a pretty bad amp and it still sounds amazing. I have yet to use it for live sound, so I can't comment on that yet.

Ease of Use:
It takes a few days to understand how everything works, but it's pretty staight forward. If you understand what everything means, you should be able to edit your effects quickly, but if you don't, you might have to study the manual before you use it.

Support:
I have never had to use their customer support, but the updates and downloads on their website are very easy to find and use.

Overall:
This is one amazing product. I wish everyone that is or will be looking at it could test it for themselves. I highly recommend this for the people that like to use processors like the POD systems.

• Submitted: 2/18/2008
• Style of Music: Rock, Alternative

Feature:
I will say I agree with what one guy wrote, they were very misleading about the 10 effects at once deal. But you would probably have to be on acid to want to do that. great features. of my favorites is being able to digitally place effects before or after the preamp. & switches to control your output level (saves equipment especially for those who like it in front of there preamp).

Quality:
no problems with it.

Value:
$400 isn't much for what you get.

Desirability:
of course its a cool toy.

Sound:
First of all I'd like to say that I'm not your average kid reviewing stuff that that i wouldn't have a clue about anyway. I've been playing guitar for 22 years & i'm only 25. I'm currently a session musician and ive worked with people that you probably only read about. with that said lets get started. If you know how to use it it sounds great.Its not something you would just want to throw in front of your amp, although it can be done. being that it acually is a preamp it should be used that way for optimum tone.(layering preamp can also be noisy). the tubes can be a fine tool (if you know how to use them). there positioning in relation to the preamp makes them both act different. in conjunction with the compressor they can also cause major unwanted clipping in your signal. the effects sound very good to me. i wouldn't say high-end but as good as the mid range effects that are so popular. I like the amp models. You might hate them but as i said its all how you use it and most people have know idea.

Ease of Use:
Simple. it took me 2 hours to have it figured out. I've owned rack mount processors and never figured everything out.

Overall:
Its $400. Some people act like it should literally sound like all of the amps it imitates.

• Submitted: 12/16/2007

Feature:
More effects than I know what to do with. 2 pedals, 2 tubes, what more do you want.

Quality:
This thing is tough. I not too worried about how it will hold up.

Value:
This thing is an amazing product at an even more amazing price.

Desirability:
This thing looks sweet, black with chrome buttons, it's awesome

Sound:
The sound it amazing. The pre amps are flat out unbeatable.

Ease of Use:
I was making patches with an hour of owning it. It is by no means brain sugery.

Support:
Haven't had to deal with them yet.

Overall:
Thing thing is the best thing out there for good tube sounding pre amps, hands down.

• User: a customer from hotmail.com
• Submitted: 12/13/2007

Feature:
Very well laid out and easy to use. Very easy to make patch changes quickly. Better yet you can download and editor from Zooms website and tweak all your effects like they were stompboxes on the computer screen. You can set multiple parameters on the z pedal, one handy one is to have the volume decrease as you turn up the feedback on the echo, it helps keep the volume level

Quality:
Built like a tank, I'd be more worried about dropping it on someone and killing them. You can back it up via midi with the downloadable editor librarian.

Value:
Increadable functionality for the price. More full featured than the VOX and better value than the Boss GT-Pro where your at the 700 price point before you can get a librarian.

Desirability:
Looks good, sounds good, nice retro chrome accents

Sound:
Even the presets sound good, when does that ever happen. I've tried every other system out there and only the VOX comes close to the sound quality. Distortion is full bodied and easy to work with in a mix. Doesn't sound muffled like the Roland, or Line6 products. I never use a guitar amp, either live or recording. With this I don't have to feel like I'm sacrificing a thing.

Ease of Use:
Covered that in features. This thing was extremely easy to get the sounds I wanted dialed in. Of course it helps that it sounds good out of the box.

Support:
Haven't had to use their support

• User: a customer from hpcsolutions.com
• Submitted: 12/7/2007
• Style of Music: DarkPunkSurf
• Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota,USA

Feature:
Full Boat of features everything you need and more!

Quality:
TANK ! enough said!

Value:
Tube tone, complete control and 2 express pedals for under $400

Sound:
I play live and also record in the studio. I wanted one pedal to do everything , and do it with transparency and tone. So Off I go and buy the POD XT Live , plug it in and start to play a gig. I found the distortion was good but was missing the punch..even through my vintage Marshall rig. Recording tone was dissapointing... Then I tried the Boss GT 8...I hated the processed sound and lack of clarity..it sounded very muddy. The Digitech was better but lacked bottom end crunch even when I spent hours messing with all the settings. Then I bought this Zoom monster. I plugged it in and just ran through the presets..WOW this thing is so transparent and the tube tone is full of MAJOR TONE. In the past I had a couple of zoom pedals and I really liked the noise gates but the sound was a bit thin and dated..unless you play 80's hair rock. This new ZOOM archetecture is really the next big leap in tone quality,

Ease of Use:
Very easy to program..set up like stomp boxes..much easier than Digitech's GNX which for me was not intuitively designed. Very nice layout without a billion knobs (like GT-8) Does anybody really want to sit at their kitchen table trying to set up a GT-8. NOT me ..with Zoom you can do it all from the convenience of your computer.

Support:
They care about their products..

Overall:
If it was ripped off or lost i would run out and get another...I'm hooked

• User: a customer from aol.com
• Submitted: 11/12/2007
• Style of Music: Prog rock, Jazz, Bossa Nova, New Flamenco
• Location: cleveland, ohio

Feature:
There's plenty of old fashioned knobs to tweak or You can go deep,deep,deeper.

Quality:
This thing's a Freakin' Tank! No Lie!

Value:
Best 20 AMPS I've ever bought! LOL

Sound:
I'm running mine through the output(only) of a Mesa Trem-o-Verb( Dual Rectifier). Four EL34s. Then out to my late 70s Marshall 4 X 12 Slant cab with the original,and well worn,Celestions of that time period. So, I'm getting a pretty good dose of what the Zoom offers as a preamp. And it's very good. The Amp and Effects sound great! Most are usable with only a minor tweak here or there. Not the crazy over the top presets that You usually get.It CAN get CRAZY but it's also very usable with a few adjustments too.

Ease of Use:
Match the output level and the preamp tube /solid state levels and You're off and jammimg.

Support:
I had an email exchange that was very satifying.

Overall:
My goal is to learn this unit inside and out. I'm done trying to buy old amps or new high priced imitations. Much cheaper and less nerve racking with the Zoom.

• User: a customer from aol.com
• Submitted: 11/3/2007
• Style of Music: ROCK
• Location: Fostoria,Ohio,USA

Feature:
The pedals and unit are made from metal...must I say something more Lighting like space ship in dark ambients,two expresion pedals in which you can asign any type of effect,from volumen,wah,delay,reverb etc.. The right e.pedals have got special ability ..you can move..horizontaly..pedals are made from steel too

Quality:
This unit is like I sad made from steel very rough It looks fantastic n in one point off view very sexy..with lots off lights,central green light display...n some crom n gum parts..

Value:
First time you bought this unit unpacked her...you will see it worth a lot of mony then the price is..

Desirability:
Iam very very satisfied

Sound:
This is the product I was try to find all my life. First what the owner have to do is to know his unit very well. In this machine you got all sound what you need n what you can get The tubes are working grate n you can operate with them from crunch sounds to smooth..n worm..the crunch is incredible One thing I must said is that with this unit are not dancing some cheap amps ... more mony more music..

Ease of Use:
Once you understand you unit well, you will find a lot off posibility off your machine ,dont give up from her It is golden mine off guitar sounds...from hc to smooth sounds..trust me I use this unit I play from metal to jazz and I know what I m talking.

Support:
I use Zoom effekts from long time and I m very satisfied with their service help..zoom make units what will lust for long,long time..I have got gfx 4 for about 5 years...till now I HAVE GOT NO PROBLEMS..

• User: a customer from sk.t-com.hr
• Submitted: 9/29/2007
• Style of Music: From matal to jazz
• Location: Sisak,Croatia

Feature:
PERFECT SELECTION OF INCLUDED EFFECTS.

Quality:
LIKE A TANK....GREAT ON A DARK STAGE TOO.

Value:
AMAZING...TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TONE.....

Desirability:
GREAT UNIT. BEST I'VE OWNED FOR SOUND AND BUILD QUALITY SO FAR. BROUGHT IT HOME AND MY GIRLFRIEND WAS LIKE, "WOW...THAT ONE LOOKS REALLY COOL, AND SOUNDS TONS BETTER THAN THOSE OTHER ONES!".

Sound:
I've owned GT3,GT5,GT6,GT8, DIGITECH GNX4, POD XT, PODXT LIVE, ROCKTRON UTOPIA, KORG TONEWORKS AX1500G, DIGITECH RP1,RP12,RP14, AND THIS UNIT LITERALLY BLOWS ALL OTHER PROCESSORS AWAY...COMPLETELY. WHY ELSE WOULD A CROWD OF PEOPLE GATHER ROUND WHEN PLAYING THIS THING IN THE STORE. SOUNDS FREAKIN AMAZING...WORTH EVERY PENNY. STUDY THE MANUAL AND MAX OUT WHAT THIS THING CAN DO. UNBELIEVABLE TUBE TONE.

Ease of Use:
EASY FOR ME, BUT READ THE MANUAL...MASTER THIS THING, AND TAKE YOUR SOUND TO CRAZY LEVELS.

Support:
CALLED ZOOM TO COMPLIMENT THEM ON THEIR PRODUCT. VERY HELPFUL AS WELL.

Overall:
AMAZING. FINALLY THE TONE I AM LOOKING FOR, AFTER LITERALLY TONS OF PROCESSORS AND TONE SEARCHING. THANK YOU ZOOM.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 9/16/2007
• Style of Music: rock, jazz, country, blues, funk
• Location: san antonio texas

Feature:
"Maximum simultaneous effects: 10" This statement is incredibly mis-leading. This is a -multi effects- pedal. But can you stack a tremelo, flanger, and chorus all on top of each other? No. Zoom is counting "Pre-amp" as an effect along with compression, wah--hell even the effects loop is counted as an effect. In the end you only get two FX channels, which wouldn't be a problem (The GT8 also only has two), except that unlike the GT8, basic effects like Chorus aren't on their own channel. In fact, on the first FX channel there isn't even a normal flanger (nor a chorus), so therefore you can't even have a chorus and a flanger going on at the same time! (Although there is an effect in the first FX channel called "X-Flanger" that I found useless. It sounds god-awful.) Most of the effects are redundant for use. Pitch shifters galore, but when it comes to actually wanting to shape my sound, the options here were very limited. Hell I prefer the effects on my practice amp more than this!

Quality:
This thing is tough. It's made out of metal and all the buttons are firm, it also looks pretty nice (and stands out with its two pedal design).

Value:
-Do your research-. This is not a pedal for everyone, but primarily best suited for those that want to pay for a certain kind of distortion and overdrive. It suits metal, noise rock, and some hard rock--but alternative, post-punk, etc. No. The effects portion of this "multi-effects pedal" is woefully sub-par for the price. You'd be better off with a few stomp boxes. Also the ZOOM sound is very distinct--test this before you buy it because you may not like it. I did not. I'm writing this review only to warn people that it's not a "sure bet" to buy this.

Desirability:
It seems nice enough in a "Sex appeal" category.

Sound:
This is NOT a pedal for everyone. It was between this one and the Boss GT8; I love my Roland keyboard (the company that owns Boss)--but due to reviews on this site I decided to get this one--especially when one reviewer said he traded his Boss in for this. Boy was that a mistake. The "realistic distortion and overdrive" from the tubes--and maybe it's just my preference--sounded awful to me. Maybe for metal someone would appreciate it more, but in my style of music it sounded -worse- than a digitalized distortion. Nearly every patch sounds similar (there are probably five variations with few exceptions). This console is almost entirely a pre-amp and in my opinion, the sound for any of the amps were woefully unsatisfactory.

Ease of Use:
There is really no learning curve to this machine, unlike the GT8. It's very easy to pick up and you shouldn't even have to look through the very short manual to figure out how it works. Fiddle with it for an hour and you'll know everything it can do.

Support:
I returned this after three days--and I guess it's a good thing I didn't have to call support in that time.

Overall:
I just wasn't satisfied with this product and incredibly disappointed. I've never returned anything -in my life-, but I could barely find a use for this pedal. It simply wasn't what I wanted, and because of the great amount I spent on it, I just had to trade it in. Yesterday I bought the Boss GT8 and I have to say that it's EXACTLY what I was looking for, and I'm 100% satisfied with that. Some prefer ZOOM, some BOSS, but know which person you are before purchasing this. They cater to different preferences.

• Submitted: 9/6/2007
• Style of Music: Alternative, Post-Punk, Shoegaze, Goth Rock
• Location: Cincinnati, OH

Feature:
Has a whole bunch of different famous models of amps and effects that sound realists. The one parameter pedal with the two parameter pedal is really great, and it has two tubes in it. The only thing I wish it came with was the USB cable to connect it to the computer.

Quality:
Perfect.

Value:
It's a good deal considering all the stuff it does.

Desirability:
It's pretty hot.

Sound:
Sounds pretty realistic, it just hisses a little bit. The noise gate cuts out the hiss but when you start to play, it comes back.

Ease of Use:
It's easy to get started making great sounds!

Support:
I'm going to give a five on support because it doesn't say anywhere in the manual what kind of USB cable you need to connect it to the computer. You can, however, download the manual from their website so that's why I didn't give them a one.

Overall:
Overall, it's a great pedal. Just what I was looking for.

• User: a customer from yahoo.com
• Submitted: 2/2/2007
• Style of Music: Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Rock, Solo Aucoustic
• Location: San Anselmo, California, United States

Feature:
It has 2 pedals which is very convenient for volume control and effect module control and 2 tubes which will heat up your tone. I like the ability to program your own patches and assign them to any of 5 pedals in a given bank. This way you can custom tailor your tone differently for the different riffs of your song. It's almost impossible to do this with stomp boxes.

Quality:
Top notch. Built like a tank and very appealing design at the same time. Black with chrome. Very nice high quality looking. Although I always handle it with care because of the tubes. But that's normal, if you want any effect unit to last you can't abuse it. I'm sure that when you get the hands on this unit you'll handle it with care as well cause it looks so nice and you don't want any scratches on it.

Value:
This unit is worth more than 2000$. No kidding. Try buying each individual effect module separately and you'll see how much you'll pay. This is the best guitar pedal in the planet. Period.

Desirability:
This unit is very appealing for all its features - 2 pedals, 2 tubes, 9 pedals, USB & MIDI plugs and the design is excellent. It looks very nice. It does bring people's attention.

Sound:
The sound quality is amazing. Forget individual stomp boxes which are noisy. This unit is noise free even if you use a high gain preamp module because the builtin ZOOM NOISE REDUCTION is top notch.

Ease of Use:
Ease of use is good. But you do have to go throught the manual in order to understand how this unit works and how to get the best sound quality out of it but that's understandable. There's a lot of effects and parameters in this unit but they aren't hard to learn. Just take your time and in a few weeks you'll master the use of this unit.

Support: