Zoom GFX5 Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal

74 types of effect programs. 8 effect modules.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

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"You'll either steal from a friend or buy your own."

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
My personal favorite feature is the "EQ". Mess around with the EQ knobs and you'll find many different tones. I also like the use of the expression pedal. It has some very odd effects which remind me of an "Incubus" type sound (weird, trippy, and relaxing sounds). The distortion are really cool too. There is to much to say about the features. They are all great!

Quality:
It is made out of metal, very tough. The pedals are plastic, but I they haven't gave me a single problem. I've dropped it on my garage floor, which is cement, and it toughed it out(not even a dent or scratch). This is a kind of pedal you can play shows with, I have played many shows with it and it performs great everytime.

Value:
For $199 you get an awesome device that assits your sound immensely.

Desirability:
When you hear what it can do you'll probably want to steal from whoever is showing it to you. If you don't have $199, I hope you can run fast.

Sound:
I have had this pedal for about a year or so and I think it was one of the best purchases I have made as a guitarist/musician. Be prepared to take some time with editing patches. I will admit that it isn't an easy pedal to understand at first, but it's just something you get better at over time, and once you understand this amazing pedal, you'll get the sound you need. I play a wide variety of music, and this pedal allows a wide variety of sounds, and for only $199 I feel like I ripped Zoom off. I know Zoom gets ripped on because it's made out of the states, but now a days what isn't? If you buy this pedal you'll understand what I mean. Music is music anyways; who cares what country it was made in as long as it allows you to rock.

Support:
I have never had a problem with this pedal, therefore the customer service is a 10.

Overall:
Well, it's been a year and I still love it, but there is better equiptment out there (more expensive and sophisticated). I plan to do a lot more shows and start recording. which in return means more expensive equiptment. I feel I have become a good enough musician to start spending heller cash on top of the line gear. But this will always be in my setup.

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"The ZOOM GFX5 is THE BEST Pedal for the money and than some!"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
The most useful features.. Id have to say the way its set up. This pedal is like having 3 pedals all set up, with whatever effects you want on each, than u press a button and wammo.. you have 3 new pedals, mind you you can press a button and get 3 new pedals over 40 times.. thats alot of pedals.. the least useful feature is the headphone jack.. i have a marshal amp.. why would i use headphones? The casing is SOLID steel which i like way more than the plastic 707 (used to own it, was wicked awsome so i upgraded to this one) The only thing i wish this pedal had was a USB port so i could play MIDI out of it too.. haha.

Quality:
This product is great. Extremely reliable and ive dropped it atleast 25 times and its still in perfect condition.. hell of kicked ive gone running off doing the little angus young jumpy leg thing and dragged it off the stage once or twice.. its awsome.

Value:
umm.. if something sounds better.. has more effects and costs half the price is that value?

Desirability:
This is the sexiest pedal.. I love the smooth metal body.. it makes me feel special inside, i have strong desire and lust for this piece of beautiful artwork. (REREAD THAT AND IMAGINE ME TALKING WITH A LISP, hahahaha, i did it and laffed.. maybe you should too.)

Sound:
The sound of this product is WHATEVER you want it to be. From Rock to death metal to country to smokin blues you can get whatever sound you want just by twisting a few knobs and pressing save. I use a "Hooligan VooDoo SG" (Its the only one in the world) with this pedal, and this pedal just screams when i ask it too and it hums along to the wicked riffs when im not feeling quite as "sassy". My only tip for this pedal is read the instructions and sit down with it.. it has soo many extra things you wouldnt realise are on it until you read the instructions.

Support:
I never had to ask for support.. so they get a 10

Overall:
Ill be satisfied with this product forever. Im very tired of typing so I just wanna say EEEYEEEAAAA (LiL JohN) and rock on.

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"Best Buy in the Field"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
I like the built-in drum machine and use it to practice. Good presets and easy to save user defined settings. You can ajust everything. Nice large easy to read display. Built-in tuner.

Quality:
Solid build quality.

Value:
Almost half the price of other popular brands and offers as much, if not, more options for the money.

Sound:
I found about 2/3 of the default settings to be useless to me personally but for the money their available. It seems to have a high signal to noise ratio, so for that alone I'll rate it 7. They have nailed the Fender Twin modeling tone on the head which is worth the price of admission. My HRD + Zoom on Twin = Fender Twin amp at half the price. The head phone output sounds excellent.

Overall:
More than I expected at this price range. Turned my HRDlx in to a nice Twin without the expense. I'll wear this out, replace it if anything happened, plays a good as any equivalent product, and offers more than I will ever use. The Fender Twin amp model w/ my HRDlx is the best and I use it exclusively. Really sounds good used as a stand alone unit w/ head phones where you can run it thourgh the paces for practice.

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"great sound! user friendly"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
i wish you could play 2 different patches in the sampler mode, but you cant even play one...they only allow you to use the drive function of the effect you were using before you switched to the sampler mode, all modulations are turned off, you just get the amp sound that you selected until you switch back out which is still good because there are 30.

Quality:
very stable and sturdy, good feel to foot switches. the value knob is a little cheap but its not something to worry about.

Value:
i personally felt the price was a little high, but i wasnt going to buy anything else because of the features this had.

Desirability:
me and my friend actually referred to the visual apperence of this product as "sexy" once. but then we smacked ourselves. but i would say thats really what sold me.

Sound:
Great, equalizers and amp mods let you get the exact sound you want... and more! ** i would have to say the greatest sound feature on the pedal, is when you loop a sound in sampler mode, and accidentally record a little slice of dead sound, like a pause between the end of the riff and the end of the recording. the sampler will actually edit this out while it is STILL playing after the innitial loop so that it plays continuously smoothly!!!**

Support:
no support needed, instructions cover everything.

Overall:
dont think i will ever need a new effects processor

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"I love it and recomend it to all who like efects and distortion without the amp buzzing"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
I have to write about the features too? Like I said before the drum machine is exelent the only reason I wont rate this a ten is cause the sampler kinda suck's but other then that

Quality:
no the product is really nice I think the lcd might be bullet proof I havent had any problems yet Oh yea and most important it Looks Sexy too

Value:
Great value yall

Desirability:
I already said it was sexy!!!!!!!!!

Sound:
Hi I recently purchased this nifty little pedal and sense then I've played about twice as much...I mean it. it's so much fun to use I'll just sit in my room and jam for hours with the beautiful little drum machine. my favorite distortion on it is the van halen I love the flanger the naunce for finger picking and the mt7th for heavy metal the 12 string is cool too thanks Boss! Britton in the 210

Support:
havent needed to

Overall:
A couple of years

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"The best there is for under 300.00"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
The expression pedal was a really nice touch the sampler is really nice to use when you just happen to come up with an awesome riff. The drum machine is also really cool just to jam with.

Quality:
It will probably last until the day I die

Value:
It is worth every dime

Desirability:
It is really coll looking considering how it is just black

Sound:
The sound is one of the best you can get for the money. The only problem is that the amp has no affect on the sound whatsomever.

Ease of Use:
It was really confusing at first then I decided to just read the instructions and it made a lot more sense

Support:
I have never had to so they get a ten

Overall:
I am looking into music schools at the moment and I will most likely build a board whenever I do go to school but until then I dont plan on changing a thing

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"Zoom Guitar effects pedal is a fine addtion to your music equiptment"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
It has all I will ever need. You get the manual with it. as always. But I like to just sit down and turn it on to learn

Quality:
It is very well built. an all meatal case and easy to see LEDs

Value:
Great is all I can say!!!

Desirability:
I am a music junkie and love eveything electronic. Wish I had more money I would get some more stuff

Sound:
Everything is there right at your foot. I can use it with my Line6 amp or I can plug it directly into my computer and record with great tones. It was 199.00 dollars well spent.

Support:
I have no problems so far. I have been on thier site to see what they have to offer.

Overall:
Well right now i am very happy with this product and don't see a need for replacement It does everything I want. The real problem have is I I keep off the floor so I can fine adjust all the options. So I havn't used the foot pedal much.

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Zoom GFX-5 Effects Customer Review

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
 
 
 
Feature:
isolation and compression i think is the least useful feature.. but all is well

Quality:
very durable! no backups needed

Value:
worth the price!!

Desirability:
cool!

Sound:
distortion is bad.. but effects are good

Ease of Use:
easy to use!

Support:
zoom.co.jp

Overall:
best! everything youll ever need.. (you might want an independent volume pedal :D)

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"best processer for the money. you can't beat the price and quality"

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
 
 
 
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Feature:
the patches sound great,but it should come with a power cord and cable.but other than that its fine.

Quality:
it is made very sturdy. it could take a good pounding.it would be for on the road use.but i haven't had it long enough to know how long the mechanical parts would last.but i think it will last a long while. i don't feel the need to keep a backup.

Value:
great buy for the price.

Desirability:
the design it self is great

Sound:
i think it has great sound quality. i use it live and with a four tracks recorder and it sounds great. keep up the good work.

Support:
i haven't had to deal with the company.

Overall:
overall i love the GFX5. if i broke mine i would buy another one just like it. because of the effects and the built in drum synthesizer. it really helps me with my recording. GREAT PROCESSER!

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"Great sound, but electronic problems started at less than a month old. :("

Overall:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
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