Zoom G3: Stompbox And Amp Emulation Under A Single, Affordable Roof (Video)
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- čas přidán 21. 06. 2011
- Guitar multi-effects pedals put tons of variety and (more often than not, lately) amplifier simulations at your disposal without you having to lug the corresponding tons of physical gear around with you. Only problem is, the interfaces on most multi-effects aren't always the friendliest. In contrast, the Zoom G3 multi-effects pedal comes across like Fred Rogers.
The Zoom G3 takes a unique approach to GUI with it's three-screen, icon-based menu systems and fused-stompbox physical layout. The smartly designed interface makes playing the pedal lots of fun. It doesn't hurt that the Zoom G3 includes a forty-second looper and sounds markedly better than previous Zoom multi-effects, too. Oh, and it costs $200. - Hudba
Great detailed review!! Very much appreciated BECAUSE I bought this NEW 3 years ago on clearance for cheap BUT never had a chance to use it. Just getting to explore it now and your demo makes me feel more confident in understanding this unit.... THANKS !!
Ive been searching for a while for a video like this, thanks!
Thanks for the robust review/demo. Very useful.
This is really the info I needed. Easy to understand and in a real-life setting. You just saved me a lot BS at the music store. I'm SOLD on it. Thanks.....
I love the interface on this. The physical buttons give the analogue experience that I love.
Thanks for the review... I will be picking this up now that I have seen it in action.
Awesome demo Owen. Great playing too!
That was a great tutorial brother. Thanks so much!
bought my zoom G3 a month ago and it's really worth it. a very good partner for a live gig! 2 thumbs up ^^
great demo!
Thanks !!! Great video and great pedal!!I order it today!!!
Chirch made me laugh... :D
Thanks for the video man! I think that I will enjoy this thing!!! A lot.
Gigged with the Zoom G3 this past weekend. I only used it for trem, phase, chorus, slapback, acoustic emulator, and a envelop Filter (no dirt or amp simulation effects). I loved the layout of the peddle and the quality of the sounds. Even my die hard "no effects" buddies think this thing makes sense and sounds great.
Best review, thanks.
Excellent demo. Im SOLD! Love it!
I have got to say - this is one of the BEST demo videos I have seen... Right mix of info and great playing demonstrations. I am very curious about this pedal - even if it had a quite decent reverb (seems too) and a useable delay it would be worth it to augment my live setup. DSP is really getting up to speed these days. I always look for simplicity,flexibility, and musicality, and this seems to have all three!
So simple yet so amazing!!!
Sounds great. I need this.
amazing review
Awesome vid! Thanks!
great review thanks
Amazing product, like the workflow a lot
I got mine and absolutely love it on a Marshall MGDFX50. Modulates Mesa's Mark 4, 5 and the Rectos with Dist or OD in front of amp model. Played for hours...
Sold all my pedals for this thing. I play it through a blackstar ht 20 studio tube amp and it absolutely shreds.
I just got a G3X (with the expression pedal), wow, it's a lot of fun!
ALSO there was a free update on Zoom's website that lets you now use 6 effects at once on the pedal!
I got this mainly for the tuner and noise gate, but I've tested other effects on it with more satisfaction. The gain/overdrives/distortions it has do some decent crunch or even metal sounds, but I still prefer to use my amps distortion (tech 21 tm60). The reverbs, choruses, and delays I really like. NOTE: The way your order your pedals within the patches can greatly effect your sound. If you want to use something like this you must have the willingness to learn to get the most out of it.
06:20 - love this laughter. :D And love the G3 too. I'm going to buy it as soon as possible. ;)
Gf got me this for Christmas, god i love her sometimes. This thing is pretty amazing for 200 bucks.
One thing that I love about the Zoom G-series pedals is being able to connect an external pedal to control the drums (on-off). Lets you shut off the drums with your foot when the song ends. Would like to see 2 Control-in jacks so we could use one for the drums and the other for the controller values (wah).
Best Gearwire review I've seen...which isn't saying much, but I would give this an 8 compared to other companies.
Good video
Thank you!
actually you can get all of that . there are some "pedals" that combine two effects eg. chorus/reverb, chorus/flanger etc. the amp simulators all have choice of cabinets. but you can always use the g3 in a chain with other foot pedals for more combos of effects.
ANSWER TO 95% of questions here: Yes. Seriously the Zoom has nearly anything you could want. I got it used last year $120 and in my 8 years of playing guitar it's hands down been the most useful/fun piece of equipment I've used (minus the guitar of course). It's so customizable yet so easy to use. I wasn't a digital fan prior to using this, but now that I've had it I can't go back to analog.
Do you use an amp with it? I'm confused about how this works considering it has built-in amp sims.
can you disable amp sim?
Vincent Tan:yes u can..
I am amazed at the things that these stomp boxes can do. When I used to play back in the mid 60's to the early 70's we were limited to a fuzz box, wah wah, maybe a treble booster, a phase shift, and voice tube. Being the proud owner of a Silvertone amplifier from Sears which had a negative tone and needed all the help it could get. Anyone remember the Fuzz Face?
Wow silvertone really ? I used to have the silvertone 1432 model with original wooden plank tremolo footswitch,,,wow
I do, & gig regularly with it, its brilliant.
I'm using my Zoom B3 for live performances and as such I've ditched my analog equipment. To each his own. The newer Zoom units for guitar and bass are serious pieces of equipment with serious tone.
hey there, check to see that it's settings in Global are correct. If you're plugging into a comp with a usb, I believe it should be set to 'Direct'. If you want more info Zoom has a great pdf online
amp simulation is decent in my opinion- it's not just EQs changing-it's the shape of the sound. Like I can make my guitar with humbuckers actually sound somewhat like single coils, it's really interesting, but bear in mind that the speaker used can also make a difference. You can have up to 6 different effects (because of a free update) at once, but if you use something weird like 2 amps , then there are limitations to how many effects can be chained.
Very good demo. Will this work through efects loop of an amp?
Thanks
Great vid. Kind of leaning this way but I didn't get how the T scream & FD amp was all the DSP it could handle. Pretty new to this stuff so I hope I have the terms down right.
FYI, When switching to the tuner...if you hold the center down for 3 seconds, it will MUTE as you tune. This is not shown, and probably unknown by the demonstrator in the video. It is also not in the manual...I stumbled on it by accident. VERY USEFUL in a live setting.
Es un muy buen pedal, totalmente recomendado. La única debilidad que le encuentro es que solo se pueden 3 efectos simultáneos, de resto es de lo mejorcito !
I bought one of these at GC for around $120.00 best deal I've gotten in awhile. Hands down better than my digiteck 355
SO TRUE!!! IS AWESOME!!!
07:38 yess! i can hear each tile deflecting the sound ;)
okay i see...
thanks for the advice mate
yes it does! it has a USB out and it actually also comes with Cubase which is better than gargeband. But if you are used to garage band you can use ti for that as well.
Such haters all the time. If you arent happy then dont watch. Youre just putting people off buying this. For the price this is great, and most people will be happy with it
This unit would be perfect for me if it had a MIDI out that would sent patch # changes to my PSA 2.0. Right now I use an MS-50G at the end of my board to handle noise gate, reverb and modulations, but I can only realistically use 3 different patches with the single-pedal switching on the MS-50G
@MusicToMyEars36 thanks, really appreciate
Can we add expression pedal to it .. For stuffs like wah wah? Btw does it have a wah wah?
any similar demo for the ZOOM B3 (bass)?
thanks for your videos!
best wishes!
i own one now (G3X). its an amazing pedal you can add a traditional stompbox like mine ROUTE 808 tubescreamer.
The Zoom looks like a fun toy to mess around with. The Line 6 M will give you really usable tones for recording of gigging.
Well. one price that I saw for the unit out here in Australia was listed at $379 AU, I don't know what overdrive pedal you are thinking of but that's definitely a little more than I am prepared to spend.
The tuner does mute the output if you hold it down for 2 sec. It mutes the effects if you hold it down for 1 sec.
Do a review on the B3 too please :)
@bookgui Cuantos loops se pueden almacenar? funciona como un loop station? o una vez que lo apagas pierdes el loop?
Is it possible to use G3 as an external audio card and pair it with Guitar Rig or similar software on my PC through USB for practice? Or it's only recording available through USB and it's guitar amp is needed for practice?
It's a really good pedal, doesn't sound "digital" at all on my Marshall, sometimes you can get really good tube sounds, but you have to take time to figure out the order of the effects because you can get either awful or awesome sound from the same effects
Yep, ok. I'm buying it tomorrow.
Seems pretty capable. Is it possible to disregard the presets and put together your own patches - a user mode?
@imamnalog The big improvement is the amp/cab sims. The amp/cab sims on the G3 are as good (or better IMO) than the new POD HD series.
Hi I have just purchased the G3 model and looked at the Edit and share program loads of amps etc to choose from. I am looking for The Shadows sound with reverb and echo which are the best amps and settings to use fir Early 60's music Shadows etc?
Very much appreciated if you can help.
Thankyou
@MAXhell91
Hi max, how about soundwise between g2.1nu and g2.1, i know g2.1nu has more amp and effect models, but i need to know they sounds at same amp, same effects and parameters
Does it have an EQ-pedal for solo boost?
Yes, actually you can. However, the amp and cabinet sims are quite nice and realistic, especially if played through headphones, monitor speakers, direct to the Front of House board via XLR and/or into your power amp and neutral 1x12 cabinet.
The firmware update to this allows now up to 6 pedals/plug ins. Be careful when getting an external expression pedal though as the internal calibration doesn`t work for it ( which is daft ! ) so many expression pedals will be useless, I expect the official Zoom one works though.
beat it! just beat it!
Hi can you send a setting for any Shadows Hank Marvin sound which includes echo delay reverb please. Thankyou
I have a pod hd500 and have owned a zoom g2nu and I like the zoom sound wise at high volumes. You can adjust the pods effects more and do more with the pod. But zooms interface is easier and its true bypass. The pod hd500 muffles your tone and cuts your volume slightly.
I am looking to put a multi-effects pedal in my pedal chain for live performance. I am focused on the Zoom G3 ($200) versus the Line 6 M9 ($400). How do you think they compare?
@AcousticBruce I'm placing my bet that if you pushed the "global" button it would have the all encompassing level/volume adjustment you're looking for.
I have a question, can you store your preferences in order? Rather than having to bend over to scroll through each time you want to go to another setting?
Can u use it with no amp simulator on at all? Just using effects such as chorus, delay, reverb etc and plug it into the fx loop of your real amp?
let say i have another multi effect amp modeler but i dont like its effect, so can i use 3 simultaneous effect without select amp on the zoom?
So worth it though I got mine used for $120. I like to use the chorus, delay, noise gate, slow attack, reverb, and tuner on the pedal. If you can't find a use for this pedal, then you probably already have a perfect rig!
hey, Can you show me how to make the "precount" apears on your screen with ZOom G3?
i believe you could set up them in a channel and turn the all on that way but im not really sure
Hi. I have noticed that on the back of the pedal board there are two buttons that say Balanced out. Someone knows what they are for. ??
Between the zoom g3x an the mooer ge200, which is the easiest to handle.??
Hi can I add this stuff to my pedaltrain combining it with my analog pedals? THANKS
can i still use my analog HBE paradrive and wah pedal with this digital processor?
shredding Bigfoot Sweet !
Is this good for recording, you know does it do like HD recording to USB into the computer?
@abadmancheno Una vez lo apagas se pierde el loop. En cuanto a capacidad de grabar loops, es uno y sobre eso vas grabando las otras pistas. La memoria es de 40 segundos máximo y si le das la opción UNDO, se reduce a 20.
Does anyone know if you can run the G3's looper through its own internal effects, or have effects + looper ,especially since it now can have six effects chained together ?
can u add a traditional stompbox through G3? i mean link to HT-Dual-G3?
wow that is twice the price it is here in the US (I bought mine online for $170). There are many single effects that cost more money than that.
But FYI they updated the firmware so you can have 6 effects running, which makes the maxed out DSP issue pretty much irrelevant now
@JackHarperTv it has an expression pedal
Can anyone direct me towards a tutorial on how to get this pedal set up for recording in FL Studio?
Can the same effect like T Scream be used two times at once ??
does this one have the bogner ecstasy amp model?
Plz help me! is this good for recording and does it work for garageband? wanna buy one!
@jbealsmusic G3 is not yet available in Serbia so I can't test it . . .
I want to use my G3 with an amp. What do I set it to to use with an amp and what do I set it to to go direct? And where do I find the place to set that? My amp is an Acoustic Image which is solid state More like a PA. Should I still set the G3 to amp? Or should it be set to direct since the amp is solid state? thanx for your help.
can i program clean and lead/dist freelancers? a button for each one?
this is the best shit i'd ever bought