Been playing for 45 years. The current fx units have reached a quality that just amazes me. I’ve owned equipment that cost in excess of £1k that couldn’t compete with this type of unit. The new generation of guitar players really do have it all now.
I started playing when the first pedal, the "Fuzz Tone" was invented and the Stones made it famous on "Satisfaction", so like 55 years ago. We could only DREAM about getting an amp that we could overload back then. LOL! It is truly amazing that the fun part of molecular physics known as Electronics has yielded such great, inexpensive, and ubiquitous toys for "the boy" inside all of we seriously aged men (and women of course... I may be old skool, but I ain't no fool)... LOL! I just bought one of these to fool around with while I build my line of axes.
Digital is so good now, this year's version of yet another "looming tube extinction panic", yawn, wouldn't bother me much, even if it were true. Because only Russia are able to make pieces of glass and suck the air out of them. 🤔
I bought the bass version for my son. I have been touring with bands for 20 years and I could’ve brought it to a gig and be perfectly happy. It really had everything I ever needed for any gig.
This pedal has been on my board for two years and it's not going anywhere. Since I mainly only use overdrive,verb,and delay. I keep this guy at the end of my board for modulation/looper pedal and it's great for that. Also awesome for silent practice with good headphones.
@@IVANGARCIA-ks4vpyou don't even need amplifier anymore. You can just buy a 3.5mm female to 6.35mm male audio jack adaptor (buy the stereo adaptor, the one with 2 dark lines around the plug) and plug it directly in output of this pedal. If you want to be fancier or more control on the volume, etc., you can still use amplifier or even just buy a headphone amplifier (specifically designed for headphones) for portability.
One thing I like about Zoom are that their guitar processors offer probably some of the most unusual effects out there. Why next to no one seems to use them mystifies me. Good demo. Nice custom git you've got. Cheers from Texas.
And thank you for helping me make up my mind. Need a small pedal that does a lot for practice on the road while I'm working (hotels are BORING!!!). This sounds amazing and I can't wait to try it. Great playing by the way. Loved the funk thing with the drum pattern. Reminds me of what I've been dying to learn forever now.....
I have a zoom g1x previous model to this one. I love that thing. Great headphone amp and bedroom effects unit. Don't know how great it is to play in a band with though. It is really fun when you learn how to tweak and set up your own effects patches.
505ii - I agree. STILL a great pedal. Very basic by today's standards but REALLY easy to use for the creation of your own patches. These day's it's becoming collectable. I still have mine. I tend to stick with the less complex Zooms so of all the ones I've tried, the only other one that I've held onto is the really superb G2Nu. The Zoom 'Edit & Share software is also brilliant. Have you guessed? ... Like you, I'm a diehard Zoom fan. I'll have a look to see if you've also demonstrated the creation of your own patches with this new box. Thanks.
We did two full videos with the pedals where we created some of our own patches... I love the old Zoom stuff...I have the whole "500" series...all great pedals!!
I have a G3, and am considering replacing it with the G1 four (hear me out). Partly because I'd like more space on my pedalboard, but mainly because it seems ZOOM have cut the G3 loose. Their Guitar Lab software doesn't support the G3, and the Edit&Share Mac app doesn't install on macOS Catalina (it fails with a useless error which basically says "contact ZOOM"). Weighing up: do I stick with the G3 (and do all my patch-editing on-board with no backups), or make space for the G1 four??
@@digitalramyun I got ride of my G3 because of that Edit& Share problem. I struggled for ages to make it work whilst, throughout, my G2Nu worked perfectly with it. I now stick with the G2 and also the earlier but utterly brilliant 505ii. Many modern FX units are like the keyboards with a thousand voices, every tweaking module you can think of and umpteen options which you never need. Learn to use the more basic equipment and push it as far as you can - that's always my attitude. Who needs rack-loads of overdrives, distortion, phaser, shimmer, delay, reverb units etc. etc. etc ad-bloody-infinitum to choose from? Choice is one thing, but unnecessary excess is another. FX manufacturers keep themselves in business by regularly unloading and hyping new units with a tweak here and a tweak there as if it's something radical and new. Same thing that Apple does with every new generation of the iPhone when they make it in a new colour or with a new option in its menu. Old can be gold and mostly everything else is icing on an already digested cake. (Now THERE's a mixed metaphor for you). Now I'll get off my soapbox.
@@alansturgess1324 Just after you replied, I remembered I have a ZOOM G1on in a drawer (bought on impulse in 2018, but I couldn't get my head round programming it). Officially, the USB port on the G10n is only for power and firmware upgrades, but - long story short - a third-party app, Tonelib Zoom, can create, edit, backup and restore patches on the G1on (but oddly, not the G3). TZ is available for Mac, Windows and Android - the latter works perfectly on my Chromebook, so I'm going to experiment with the G1on. If it doesn't work out: at least the G1 four only costs around £70...
I wanted to post an update after using the Zoom for a couple of weeks. First, You need to learn how to save a preset. Second, If your not using a dedicated guitar amp, but are using headphones or a pa, you need to go thru all the emulated speaker cabinets and turn the mic on and SAVE IT! Otherwise you will wondering "what the #$%^" is going on every time you try something. Third, There is another volume in the Settings Patch Save. Use it to set your Patch volume after you have got your sound right. I found that I had to set my clean sounds to a volume of 120 while the distortion Patches needed to be sat at 20 to balance out the volume - big difference. It has a realistic tube modeling sound and that alone makes it worth it. But, you need to set the modeling amps gain to almost nothing to get a good clean sound. The JCM 800 amp model sounded just like a JCM 800 cranked up. I was impressed. But it wasn't easy to get a clean sound like a real one was.
Question. So i am fully aware that the G1-Four is a guitar pedal, as well as the fact that they make a bass variation of this multi effect system.. but would this pedal work well or in the same way if i used it on my bass? What would any drawbacks entail?
I think one of the main differences is that with bass versions of pedals there are usually more options to introduce the dry signal into the mix...as in so you can blend in the dry signal of the bass to keep the lower frequencies...other than that there is probably not much of a difference
the only difference from the older model i can see.....it seems there is an overall "lo-mid-hi" labeled knobs and also a volume......im assuming these are just overall 3 band EQ knobs when not in program mode?
I've just gotten one,it takes awhile to explore all the features and the instruction manual isn't that detailed. It's well worth the 106 dollars I paid for it,I can make my own little tunes and play along.p.s. that jb one is jeff Beck big block.
Good point! What do you think of the amp modeling on this unit? I mostly use Fender cleans with a touch of reverb and sometimes some marshall amps with a bit of overdrive.
The Zoom g1 four has a great sound quality. I’ve got one. The only problem is the same for all multieffects with only two stomps. They haven’t got sound BANKS so we can confuse the next sound we want . Is it the following or the previous one? At the end I’ve changed it by a Boss GT-1. There is a third stomp (CTRL) where automatically you can get a similar sound for the solo without change the preset. 🤟🏻
Cool, I've been waiting for this one. I like it, but I'm not entirely convinced that it's an upgrade to the G1Xon. Overall, these are great for beginners, people who want to try out multi-effects, and those like me, in small apartments.
I might have to try and find a second hand G1on and do a comparison video...I like Zoom stuff...always have...I think it sounds great...the amp/cab sims are really good...for the price this thing is pretty amazing
I own both...Sound quality wise..it is definitely an upgrade...the G1xOn has an older sound chip so you definitely won't consider it as a better product imo
These Zoom products + the G3XN are really excellent......I use them without amp and cab sims....straight into my Katana 50, or my Amp1. Yes you can gig with them...The G3XN is very flexible with quick morphing between preset and Stomp modes. The G1 Four x needs more thought but for my simple gig needs a selection of self built presets works just fine. For context.....I also own a Tc nova, Tc G-System and a Helix LT........within Band mixes, the Zooms Do just fine 👍 thanks for your excellent work here.
I'm looking to the Zoom G1 Four mainly for headphone practice. I also have a Katana 50w for low volume living room/couch fun. How do you use your G1 Four with the Katana? Effects only? Clean or Acoustic channel? Any EQ on th K50?
@@TSFAHTPS Great video! What do you think of the Fender cleans with spring reverb? Or the marshall amp with overdrive? Just pulled the trigger, but I don't see a lot of people commenting on specific amp models and how they sound (tubey or realistic)
Sorry I don’t really remember, that was a while ago…it may have only come with batteries?!? Not sure though…whatever you see in the video is what it came with
It can be used with batteries or a normal 9V power adapter...I don’t think it comes with any cables...so you’d need a guitar cable to plug the guitar into it...and then you will either need headphones or another cable to plug it into a guitar amp or some kind of powered speakers
He (me) is playing whatever comes into my head...there are lots of great videos on how to make up solos and improvise on RUclips...these are just first impressions videos...we’ve done a full review on this pedal with more different ways of playing!!
Loved your demo. Liked the tones here as well. Between this and the Mooer GE 100 which one would you recommend? They both cost same amount in my country
Hey, will it run on headphones without any extra amp? I`m totally new with electric stuff. Was thinking about some combo, but I realized that don`t need external speeker.
Forget the other guy's "yes it has cab simulations" technical shit. Just get a 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm headphone jack converter. (It's thick guitar cable jack like thing with a hole to insert your thin headphone jack). Insert converter in headphone input of zoom. Insert headphone into the converter's hole. That's all. Now you can raise a storm in silence.
Besides the expression pedal and the few presets they have that can be used with it is there any difference in them im primarily wanting a nice pedal for a hobbyist that just wants to play some heavy crushing metal riffs.
Would it be possible to save a track containing drum+rhythm guitar+solo guitar and later on transfer it into a laptop? So my idea is to have this unit on the go, record my idea and then come into my bedroom studio and have something to work with. And if not possible what gear would you use for this purpose? It has to be compact, need drums, looper and some decent FX.
@@anjasyudismita I am now using an android app called Walkband for this purpose. The disadvantage is lack of guitar effects. Other than that it does everything and it's free.
This pedal some phones and a boss rc3 loopstation pedal. Do it all the time. Will store up to 3 hours. Plug it into an interface later and record to daw. Using cakewalk bandlab. G1 four looper is only 30 sec with limited function. About 200 bucks for both pedals. Don't be lazy. Explore all the effects and amps. Wipe out a couple patches that are too busy to use for that. Rename things to make more sense. You can even use this in an effects loop on your mixer. Wipe out a bad patch. Set up just a compressor effect. Your ready to plug in a bass to record.
I do with the G1on pedal (similar). I use one bank for direct to PA and another bank through my Fender Champ. Basically you knock off the amp sim for the Champ.
@@patrickshannon4516 if u want to use the pedal with a 4x12 cab u need a poweramp, i use this g1x four (same zoom of the video but with a extra expression pedal) into a mooer baby bomb (poweramp) and that 2 pedals direct to my 2x12 cab, i can play with my band/live with this gear and it sound so amazing
Hi there! How are you? I wanted to ask you if you can add the reverb effect "PARTICLER" through the guitar lab with zoom ?, since it is not included from the factory. Thank you very much
It sure would...its a great beginners tool...you can use it into an amp or just using headphones...check out our two full videos of it they will explain a lot more
I just bought this pedal .. But I got a semi acoustic fender.. Please tell me I didn't get the wrong pedal... Kause I only see people playing with it on an electrik guitar..
Ничего не понял, как же пользоваться лупером. Для этого, собственно, и покупал эту приставку. Объясните, пожалуйста мне, туповатому, так же тупо, что бы я понял, какую кнопку нажать, что включить-выключить в педали, что бы записать ритм, потом бас, потом риф и соло. Буду очень благодарен. В инструкции мало понятно. Все видео в Ютуб - малоинформационные, англоязычные. Все видео подразумевают, что человек (не я) сто лет уже играет на всяких видах гитар и приставках, и вскользь упоминают функцию зацикливания. Буду весьма признателен!!!!!
I'm very dissapointed with the sound. I can't complain tho , it's a 100 dollar multi effect pedal. This is a perfect beginner tool. But it doesn't really sound good to a fine tuned ear. But to be fair you'll spend 10x-15x as much on nice pedals individually.
You could be brothers. I wouldn’t doubt it. The wonderful thing about being an actor is you get to be alternate versions of yourself, even when you’re playing a real person. I bet Hugh Jackman could play you perfectly.
@@TSFAHTPS do the firnware update on it first. It adds more fx to it (compressors, EQs, Exciters, synth stuff). BTW, I noticed you have a synth there (an Access if I'm not mistaken). Tell you what, the MS70CDR is perfect for synths. I use it more on synths than on guitar myself. It would be really cool if you could demonstrate the pedal via guitar, bass and synths. It has algorythms for bass as well but it serves ant kind of input pretty well. The synth comunity tends to see the ZOOM as a secret weapon of sorts, and I have to agree with the general concensus. It has some silly stuff in it, but the good stuff is really good.
We've been meaning to do more synth and drum machine stuff in our videos...sounds like a plan...I have an old Zoom rack...you can probably see it in the background...it's a 1204...I love using it with synth...there's a Moog M32 & DFAM out of shot that sound great running through the 1204
@@TSFAHTPS didn't notice it. I goofed with the zoom rack unit years ago. Also a TC G-Force. Amazing unit. Even the chorus on the Digitech 2112 sounds awesome on mono synths. Please do the synth thing. It's such a cool way of showing effects
2112 or 2120 is on the list of things I want to get...I did some opening act shows for a Canadian band called the Tea Party in late 90s and the guitarist in that band used a 2112 and the sounds he got were amazing...he kinda ran it as a wet/dry rig...made an impression on me!! We will do more synth videos...just been lazy!!
Every single tone sounds like garbage in this video because, like everyone else, there is no understanding of cabinet emulation and when it’s needed and not needed. Why is this so difficult for people to grasp?
All digital effects are shit (except Ax FX & kemper). Buying a cheap Zoom fx is better than buying expensive ones. What I wonder is, nobody ever took their time to spend time with any pedal before making a video. All the patches of every zoom product are total shit. You gotta make your own patches.
I don’t agree with you there...there are a lot of great digital effects! As for this video...we were asked to do a “first impressions” video...which is what that is - I just got it out of the box to see what it sounds like. We did a few more videos with this where we made our own patches...
Been playing for 45 years. The current fx units have reached a quality that just amazes me. I’ve owned equipment that cost in excess of £1k that couldn’t compete with this type of unit. The new generation of guitar players really do have it all now.
Absolutely Gerard...these pedals are getting ridiculously good for the price...
This pedal is $90 here in the states. Good variety of effects AND a looper at that price. I was sold
I started playing when the first pedal, the "Fuzz Tone" was invented and the Stones made it famous on "Satisfaction", so like 55 years ago. We could only DREAM about getting an amp that we could overload back then. LOL! It is truly amazing that the fun part of molecular physics known as Electronics has yielded such great, inexpensive, and ubiquitous toys for "the boy" inside all of we seriously aged men (and women of course... I may be old skool, but I ain't no fool)... LOL! I just bought one of these to fool around with while I build my line of axes.
Digital is so good now, this year's version of yet another "looming tube extinction panic", yawn, wouldn't bother me much, even if it were true. Because only Russia are able to make pieces of glass and suck the air out of them. 🤔
I bought the bass version for my son. I have been touring with bands for 20 years and I could’ve brought it to a gig and be perfectly happy. It really had everything I ever needed for any gig.
Do you also play bass in your gigs?
@ No, I play the trout.
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This pedal has been on my board for two years and it's not going anywhere. Since I mainly only use overdrive,verb,and delay. I keep this guy at the end of my board for modulation/looper pedal and it's great for that. Also awesome for silent practice with good headphones.
For silent practice? I'm just starting to learn. Do you mean guitar➡️Zoom➡️amplifier➡️headphones? Or just guitar➡️Zoom➡️Headphones?
@@IVANGARCIA-ks4vpyou don't even need amplifier anymore. You can just buy a 3.5mm female to 6.35mm male audio jack adaptor (buy the stereo adaptor, the one with 2 dark lines around the plug) and plug it directly in output of this pedal.
If you want to be fancier or more control on the volume, etc., you can still use amplifier or even just buy a headphone amplifier (specifically designed for headphones) for portability.
@@IVANGARCIA-ks4vpalso a tip; If your headphone or earphone wire is too short, just buy a headphone extension cable.
Hello. Do know if is possible to add it a pedal expression?
Truly GREAT playing in the demo too, as usual. This channel is superb.
Thank you very much!!
I must get one. At that entry price, the quality is insane. Thanks for demoing it so well!
One thing I like about Zoom are that their guitar processors offer probably some of the most unusual effects out there. Why next to no one seems to use them mystifies me. Good demo. Nice custom git you've got. Cheers from Texas.
13:50-14:20 loved every second of that 🔥🤟🏽
Thank you very much Jerry Whitmire Jr.
And thank you for helping me make up my mind. Need a small pedal that does a lot for practice on the road while I'm working (hotels are BORING!!!). This sounds amazing and I can't wait to try it. Great playing by the way. Loved the funk thing with the drum pattern. Reminds me of what I've been dying to learn forever now.....
Thank you very much
I have a zoom g1x previous model to this one. I love that thing. Great headphone amp and bedroom effects unit. Don't know how great it is to play in a band with though. It is really fun when you learn how to tweak and set up your own effects patches.
The effect at 7:42 would be the perfect effect for voodoo child. Yeah it's a really awesome pedal.
there is one for smells like teen spirit as well
what preset though
Me watching this is 2020 and there is a sound effect called Corona eye and am actually just sitting here traumatized.
Corona means 👑 in spanish.
Fake carona
I like the zoom products actually. It sits perfectly in the mix.
Sounds great to me!Im a big user of zoom products too from the g92:tt the g3x and the 505 series
It’s a great product...for that price it’s pretty amazing
#zoomrules
505ii - I agree. STILL a great pedal. Very basic by today's standards but REALLY easy to use for the creation of your own patches. These day's it's becoming collectable. I still have mine.
I tend to stick with the less complex Zooms so of all the ones I've tried, the only other one that I've held onto is the really superb G2Nu. The Zoom 'Edit & Share software is also brilliant.
Have you guessed? ... Like you, I'm a diehard Zoom fan.
I'll have a look to see if you've also demonstrated the creation of your own patches with this new box. Thanks.
We did two full videos with the pedals where we created some of our own patches...
I love the old Zoom stuff...I have the whole "500" series...all great pedals!!
Oh and the links to the other videos are in the description
I have a G3, and am considering replacing it with the G1 four (hear me out). Partly because I'd like more space on my pedalboard, but mainly because it seems ZOOM have cut the G3 loose. Their Guitar Lab software doesn't support the G3, and the Edit&Share Mac app doesn't install on macOS Catalina (it fails with a useless error which basically says "contact ZOOM"). Weighing up: do I stick with the G3 (and do all my patch-editing on-board with no backups), or make space for the G1 four??
@@digitalramyun I got ride of my G3 because of that Edit& Share problem. I struggled for ages to make it work whilst, throughout, my G2Nu worked perfectly with it. I now stick with the G2 and also the earlier but utterly brilliant 505ii. Many modern FX units are like the keyboards with a thousand voices, every tweaking module you can think of and umpteen options which you never need. Learn to use the more basic equipment and push it as far as you can - that's always my attitude. Who needs rack-loads of overdrives, distortion, phaser, shimmer, delay, reverb units etc. etc. etc ad-bloody-infinitum to choose from?
Choice is one thing, but unnecessary excess is another. FX manufacturers keep themselves in business by regularly unloading and hyping new units with a tweak here and a tweak there as if it's something radical and new. Same thing that Apple does with every new generation of the iPhone when they make it in a new colour or with a new option in its menu.
Old can be gold and mostly everything else is icing on an already digested cake. (Now THERE's a mixed metaphor for you).
Now I'll get off my soapbox.
@@alansturgess1324 Just after you replied, I remembered I have a ZOOM G1on in a drawer (bought on impulse in 2018, but I couldn't get my head round programming it). Officially, the USB port on the G10n is only for power and firmware upgrades, but - long story short - a third-party app, Tonelib Zoom, can create, edit, backup and restore patches on the G1on (but oddly, not the G3). TZ is available for Mac, Windows and Android - the latter works perfectly on my Chromebook, so I'm going to experiment with the G1on. If it doesn't work out: at least the G1 four only costs around £70...
6:50 Corona eye lol😂
Well who knew back then yeah ? 😂
When I bought this pedal just last month I laughed at that too haha
😂😂😂
Not a bad quick video thanks! I just was really looking/hoping for an example of any reverb(s) on it. I'm a sucker for and picky about reverb hahah.
I wanted to post an update after using the Zoom for a couple of weeks.
First, You need to learn how to save a preset.
Second, If your not using a dedicated guitar amp, but are using headphones or a pa, you need to go thru all the emulated speaker cabinets and turn the mic on and SAVE IT! Otherwise you will wondering "what the #$%^" is going on every time you try something.
Third, There is another volume in the Settings Patch Save. Use it to set your Patch volume after you have got your sound right. I found that I had to set my clean sounds to a volume of 120 while the distortion Patches needed to be sat at 20 to balance out the volume - big difference.
It has a realistic tube modeling sound and that alone makes it worth it. But, you need to set the modeling amps gain to almost nothing to get a good clean sound.
The JCM 800 amp model sounded just like a JCM 800 cranked up. I was impressed. But it wasn't easy to get a clean sound like a real one was.
On sale in Sweden for $60, ordered it today. Thanks for the video.
Bargain!!
My first guitar was a Mako...Had no idea they still made guitars.
It's most probably a different Mako Guitars...this one is a luthier based in Western Australia
@@TSFAHTPS Unless he was making guitar's in the early 80's...yep .Well cool beans.
Question. So i am fully aware that the G1-Four is a guitar pedal, as well as the fact that they make a bass variation of this multi effect system.. but would this pedal work well or in the same way if i used it on my bass? What would any drawbacks entail?
I think one of the main differences is that with bass versions of pedals there are usually more options to introduce the dry signal into the mix...as in so you can blend in the dry signal of the bass to keep the lower frequencies...other than that there is probably not much of a difference
6:49 why did he skip saying "Corona Eye"?
Not sure...that was pre pandemic too...or did I know something 🤔
the only difference from the older model i can see.....it seems there is an overall "lo-mid-hi" labeled knobs and also a volume......im assuming these are just overall 3 band EQ knobs when not in program mode?
Does the wah efect have a octave configuration?
10:48 The fact you didn't up that tempo a little and play the Papercut by Linkin Park riff made me sad hahah, it was begging for that!
In all honesty...I’ve never really listened to Linkin Park and I think I just kinda made that riff up as I was filming the video...😜
The pitch is sifter
I've just gotten one,it takes awhile to explore all the features and the instruction manual isn't that detailed. It's well worth the 106 dollars I paid for it,I can make my own little tunes and play along.p.s. that jb one is jeff Beck big block.
Are you aware that all of the presets have cab sims on them? You're doubling up on the cabinet emulation by using the cab sim built into your amp.
Good point! What do you think of the amp modeling on this unit? I mostly use Fender cleans with a touch of reverb and sometimes some marshall amps with a bit of overdrive.
Favorite Zoom board is the GFX 8.
Review for zoom g3xn if u can
I have cry baby wah can i use that as a external expression pedal with this g1 four?
Which one should buy between G1X Four & G1 Four ?
So much inspiration for my G1X Four
Thanks. This was a great demo.
Thanks Drew!!
I'm a big zoom fan they have awesome pedals!!! Especially the mini stomp pedal love it awesome gadget!!
I'm on a budget.
Thinking of getting this zoom and a soundbar lol.
What do ya think
Can I add a expression pedal for the version without one?
@@danielrostrooscuromusica4314 yep
The Zoom g1 four has a great sound quality. I’ve got one. The only problem is the same for all multieffects with only two stomps. They haven’t got sound BANKS so we can confuse the next sound we want . Is it the following or the previous one?
At the end I’ve changed it by a Boss GT-1. There is a third stomp (CTRL) where automatically you can get a similar sound for the solo without change the preset. 🤟🏻
Cool, I've been waiting for this one. I like it, but I'm not entirely convinced that it's an upgrade to the G1Xon. Overall, these are great for beginners, people who want to try out multi-effects, and those like me, in small apartments.
I might have to try and find a second hand G1on and do a comparison video...I like Zoom stuff...always have...I think it sounds great...the amp/cab sims are really good...for the price this thing is pretty amazing
I own both...Sound quality wise..it is definitely an upgrade...the G1xOn has an older sound chip so you definitely won't consider it as a better product imo
Which of the presets is closest to David Gilmour?
They ALL are
on G1on it was F6 " Gilmourish"..if i doesn't have it in current model i will skip this one.
will be getting one soon nice job on the video can u run a signal into a interface
These Zoom products + the G3XN are really excellent......I use them without amp and cab sims....straight into my Katana 50, or my Amp1. Yes you can gig with them...The G3XN is very flexible with quick morphing between preset and Stomp modes. The G1 Four x needs more thought but for my simple gig needs a selection of self built presets works just fine.
For context.....I also own a Tc nova, Tc G-System and a Helix LT........within Band mixes, the Zooms Do just fine 👍 thanks for your excellent work here.
Thanks Steve...looking forward to doing some more exploring on this...the amp/cab sim on this sounds really good
I had a G Force... I miss it 😢
I'm looking to the Zoom G1 Four mainly for headphone practice. I also have a Katana 50w for low volume living room/couch fun. How do you use your G1 Four with the Katana? Effects only? Clean or Acoustic channel? Any EQ on th K50?
@@TSFAHTPS Great video! What do you think of the Fender cleans with spring reverb? Or the marshall amp with overdrive? Just pulled the trigger, but I don't see a lot of people commenting on specific amp models and how they sound (tubey or realistic)
New too channel, great video, I want one, looks like a great product.
Thank you very much...I think these Zoom pedals are great for the price...there are a LOT of quality sounds in this box
I have a zoom g1x Next, I think it doesn't sound great, I'm getting a g1x four and hoping to not find out that I am the one who doesn't sound great
This sound already have or setting your self
Just show ONE Effect by itself. For instance your amp plus a gain pedal.
Супер обзорчик! Реально помог определиться с выбором гитарного процессора....
Я тоже вчера купил версию без педали! За 65 Евро - Топ!)
Did it arrive without a power adapter?
Sorry I don’t really remember, that was a while ago…it may have only come with batteries?!? Not sure though…whatever you see in the video is what it came with
Does the multi pedal work with batteries or adapter? and what cables does it come with and which do you need extra? Greetings!
It can be used with batteries or a normal 9V power adapter...I don’t think it comes with any cables...so you’d need a guitar cable to plug the guitar into it...and then you will either need headphones or another cable to plug it into a guitar amp or some kind of powered speakers
Very cool video!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘
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Hello,
is there a reverb trail/tail when you switch from bank 1 to bank and to the last bank and from patch 1 to patch 2 and to the last patch?
Ordinary soundcard with a good soundcard is it very effective for recording multi fx, I use Beringer UM the results are not as good as this?
What amp are you using??
3:16 ...REVV D20
What is he playing? I also want to learn to make solos
He (me) is playing whatever comes into my head...there are lots of great videos on how to make up solos and improvise on RUclips...these are just first impressions videos...we’ve done a full review on this pedal with more different ways of playing!!
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Nice review. Just not many nice sounds in that box. Lol. I like the corona chorus though.
How is the compressor effect? Good enough to use on a bassline?
Its been a little while but from memory I think the compressor was quite good...
Could I run a Casio work station keyboard to lay a loop track?
Great video bro 👍
Loved your demo. Liked the tones here as well. Between this and the Mooer GE 100 which one would you recommend? They both cost same amount in my country
Thank you very much!! I haven’t had the chance to try the GE 100 so I couldn’t say...sorry!!
what did you play when u did emo!?
Can this pedal be used so I say leave distortion on then turn off and on a chorus or can only 1 effect at a time be used?
Hey, will it run on headphones without any extra amp? I`m totally new with electric stuff. Was thinking about some combo, but I realized that don`t need external speeker.
yes it has cab simulations which work well with headphones or u can plug it into an audio interface
Forget the other guy's "yes it has cab simulations" technical shit. Just get a 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm headphone jack converter. (It's thick guitar cable jack like thing with a hole to insert your thin headphone jack). Insert converter in headphone input of zoom. Insert headphone into the converter's hole. That's all. Now you can raise a storm in silence.
nice unboxing and i love your guitar!
Thank you stars around my scars
Which is better, the G1 Four Zoom or the mg-100?
What is the difference between the g1 four and the g1xfour?
Marc Kuebler you get an expression pedal with G1X four , X stands for xpression
Besides the expression pedal and the few presets they have that can be used with it is there any difference in them im primarily wanting a nice pedal for a hobbyist that just wants to play some heavy crushing metal riffs.
@@marckuebler5150 I have both. There's absolutely no other difference.
@@stringbutcher201 thank you very much i ended up purchasing the G1XFOUR
Would it be possible to save a track containing drum+rhythm guitar+solo guitar and later on transfer it into a laptop?
So my idea is to have this unit on the go, record my idea and then come into my bedroom studio and have something to work with. And if not possible what gear would you use for this purpose? It has to be compact, need drums, looper and some decent FX.
Same question here.
@@anjasyudismita I am now using an android app called Walkband for this purpose. The disadvantage is lack of guitar effects. Other than that it does everything and it's free.
You can use the looper function for that
This pedal some phones and a boss rc3 loopstation pedal. Do it all the time. Will store up to 3 hours. Plug it into an interface later and record to daw. Using cakewalk bandlab. G1 four looper is only 30 sec with limited function. About 200 bucks for both pedals. Don't be lazy. Explore all the effects and amps. Wipe out a couple patches that are too busy to use for that. Rename things to make more sense. You can even use this in an effects loop on your mixer. Wipe out a bad patch. Set up just a compressor effect. Your ready to plug in a bass to record.
How you are getting very fatty sound, I have zoom g3xn and I'm not getting this kind of sound, pls suggest :)
Make sure the amp sim is on
Hi nice review! Can someone use this zoom pedal connected directly to a PA for a live situation?? Thanks
You sure can...we did a video about it too
ruclips.net/video/CIpKE9s2CLs/видео.html
I do with the G1on pedal (similar). I use one bank for direct to PA and another bank through my Fender Champ. Basically you knock off the amp sim for the Champ.
@@danieltrickey9285 OK, I got a question. Can you hook up the pedal straight to a 4×12 cabnet?even with no head hooked up?
@@patrickshannon4516 No. The pedal is not an amplifier. The Champ is a guitar amp and the PA is it's own amp.
@@patrickshannon4516 if u want to use the pedal with a 4x12 cab u need a poweramp, i use this g1x four (same zoom of the video but with a extra expression pedal) into a mooer baby bomb (poweramp) and that 2 pedals direct to my 2x12 cab, i can play with my band/live with this gear and it sound so amazing
Hi can it be used with godin guitars
Thanks
It can be used with any guitar
Yes, Zoom isn't like Apple corporation.
this pedal is killer 🎸👌
Is it without the adaptor? It's like we have to order it separately...
yes, you should check carefully in advance
Trying to get.the grips.with gx1 four,want a comfortably numb set up,trying and trying to get that tone,,,needs settings, for a prs 24
Hi there! How are you? I wanted to ask you if you can add the reverb effect "PARTICLER" through the guitar lab with zoom ?, since it is not included from the factory. Thank you very much
Good day! Just want to ask a question, can you use them right away out pf the box? Or you have to plug it in to your Pc/Laptop first? Thanks.
You can use it straight out of the box...no computer needed
good video, congrats. I just bought the G1x4 and I'm trying to assign different effects to the expression pedal.. do you know how to do that?
The expression pedal can only be used with the "pedal" effects. Yep, it's a bummer.
Thank you
Shootout with 505 plz
That can be done...
the g1xon was terrible thin and digital sounding, hope the one gets better
Mang efeke gena kita be sih ?
does it come with the adapter?
no
It's powered by USB from your computer or phone charger!
micro USB, batteries (incl) or power adapter (not incl).
What's the latency? Can't find any info on the website
I have no idea...I didn't notice any latency...but then I haven't tried the "direct" sounds with cab sims and stuff...is that what you mean?
would this be good for beginners? because I know almost nothing about guitar pedals
It sure would...its a great beginners tool...you can use it into an amp or just using headphones...check out our two full videos of it they will explain a lot more
I just bought this pedal
.. But I got a semi acoustic fender.. Please tell me I didn't get the wrong pedal... Kause I only see people playing with it on an electrik guitar..
1:51 you didnt thought that you had the pedal in your hand... 😅
Ничего не понял, как же пользоваться лупером. Для этого, собственно, и покупал эту приставку. Объясните, пожалуйста мне, туповатому, так же тупо, что бы я понял, какую кнопку нажать, что включить-выключить в педали, что бы записать ритм, потом бас, потом риф и соло. Буду очень благодарен. В инструкции мало понятно. Все видео в Ютуб - малоинформационные, англоязычные. Все видео подразумевают, что человек (не я) сто лет уже играет на всяких видах гитар и приставках, и вскользь упоминают функцию зацикливания. Буду весьма признателен!!!!!
I'm very dissapointed with the sound. I can't complain tho , it's a 100 dollar multi effect pedal. This is a perfect beginner tool. But it doesn't really sound good to a fine tuned ear. But to be fair you'll spend 10x-15x as much on nice pedals individually.
I didn’t know Hugh Jackman plays guitar.
That’s a first...I’ve been called Gotye before...but not Hugh Jackman...I always knew I was Wolverine 😜
You could be brothers. I wouldn’t doubt it. The wonderful thing about being an actor is you get to be alternate versions of yourself, even when you’re playing a real person. I bet Hugh Jackman could play you perfectly.
Next, the MS70CDR
I'd love to try it out...I'll talk to the guys from Zoom
@@TSFAHTPS do the firnware update on it first. It adds more fx to it (compressors, EQs, Exciters, synth stuff).
BTW, I noticed you have a synth there (an Access if I'm not mistaken). Tell you what, the MS70CDR is perfect for synths. I use it more on synths than on guitar myself. It would be really cool if you could demonstrate the pedal via guitar, bass and synths. It has algorythms for bass as well but it serves ant kind of input pretty well. The synth comunity tends to see the ZOOM as a secret weapon of sorts, and I have to agree with the general concensus. It has some silly stuff in it, but the good stuff is really good.
We've been meaning to do more synth and drum machine stuff in our videos...sounds like a plan...I have an old Zoom rack...you can probably see it in the background...it's a 1204...I love using it with synth...there's a Moog M32 & DFAM out of shot that sound great running through the 1204
@@TSFAHTPS didn't notice it. I goofed with the zoom rack unit years ago. Also a TC G-Force. Amazing unit. Even the chorus on the Digitech 2112 sounds awesome on mono synths. Please do the synth thing. It's such a cool way of showing effects
2112 or 2120 is on the list of things I want to get...I did some opening act shows for a Canadian band called the Tea Party in late 90s and the guitarist in that band used a 2112 and the sounds he got were amazing...he kinda ran it as a wet/dry rig...made an impression on me!! We will do more synth videos...just been lazy!!
The Zoom is the bomb. So easy to use. The pod sucks. And broke.
it is zoom g1x four not zoom gx1 four
I may have said the wrong thing...how dare I
21 corona eye strange
Nobody:
Corny nerds who say "zed": 5:24
Yep...that's English for you
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Nobody:
will have sex with you lol
EVERYBODY plays guitar 100x better than me. 😔😛
The sound is dull ...i dnt like it
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Is distortion the only thing on this pedal ? Aw gee sus !
Nope. You have loads of effects like modulation, Delay, and morw
Its look liam gallagher
Every single tone sounds like garbage in this video because, like everyone else, there is no understanding of cabinet emulation and when it’s needed and not needed. Why is this so difficult for people to grasp?
All digital effects are shit (except Ax FX & kemper). Buying a cheap Zoom fx is better than buying expensive ones. What I wonder is, nobody ever took their time to spend time with any pedal before making a video. All the patches of every zoom product are total shit. You gotta make your own patches.
I don’t agree with you there...there are a lot of great digital effects!
As for this video...we were asked to do a “first impressions” video...which is what that is - I just got it out of the box to see what it sounds like. We did a few more videos with this where we made our own patches...
can you go any slower?...god almighty
I sure could
Bruh they got the zepplin tone right
Thank You
You are welcome!!