Zoom G3 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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In the following video, Guitar World's Paul Riario reviews the new G3 guitar effect and amp simulator from Zoom. The G3 is configured like three compact pedals, each with three knobs for adjusting parameters, a footswitch, buttons for scrolling through effects and a large display.
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"Hey, check out this amazing Zoom FX Pedal"
WEW WEH WEW WUH WEW WEW WEEEEW
Thank you for this good laugh!!
Hahahahaha well done I was thinking the same thing hahah
I love that delay
Mega lol
'Hold for patch' makes this totally
unusable for live performance,
otherwise this might be a good pedal.
I use this thing all the time. I often use it to emulate more expensive pedals like Chase Bliss Spectre, for example, and certain artists‘ sounds. The distortions and amp models are fine but its the modulation and time based effects where it really shines, to me. I‘ve had mine since they first hit the stores and never had a problem. Fantastic product and price.
I'd love to see your settings
I play this sucker through a Blackstar Ht20 tube amp and it sounds phenomenal (with a bit of tweakage of course). Also, the Phaser is not as bad as everyone says, and the interface is incredibly simple for so many features. For 200$ with a looper/drum machine included...this thing is awesome
Just got this great effect. Current firmware 2 upgrade (pre installed on newer units, or to upgrade yourself in case you have firmware ver 1) enables 6 effects at the same time.
Still using this in 2023 they are built to last.
I have some G2's ,
I can't believe the G3 went
to a 'HOLD' for patch method
this renders the unit unfit for
live use. The switches should
be tactile, I don't know if they are
or aren't though.
I have had the Zoom G3 for about a year. I am a gigging musician with a pro rig. I use the G3 for practice with headphones when needing to learn a new song / solo. It is built like a tank, unbelievable easy to use (I would like to thank whoever designed the user interface...simple brilliance), and sounds way better than it should at the price. It also integrates really well with a laptop for backing tracks, and recording. The effects are beyond acceptable and in particular the Fender Deluxe and Marshall 1959 amp sims are surprising. Just make sure to use your guitar volume and tone controls! The acoustic sim is amazingly good as well. This demo says you can have 2 effects and an amp sim. Not correct. You can have 5 effects and 1 amp sim simultaneously. Add the (basic) drum machine and looper and you have a RIDICULOUSLY / INSANELY good practice solution for $150 (used probably $110). In sum, the Zoom G3 is the best $150 I have spent in at least 2 decades. Yes, don't freakin' use it for live gigging, but WOW for a portable practice solution that I can take with me when I travel. I don''t know how they did it for the price. Highly recommended.
why not use it for live too though?
I have tried it in full band practice and it would be very serviceable live, but using only the post distortion effects. IMHO, the the amp sims, distortions, and overdrives don't cut through well enough in a full band mix, especially with another guitar player. Just not dynamic enough. Compressors are not as transparent as my Monty Allums modded Boss CS-3. Noise gates are decent. The exception is the acoustic simulator which works surprisingly well with my Strat using the middle pickup. If you are playing solo with say a backing track in a small venue, it would work really well! Again, ridiculously good value. I love this thing!
CHECK OUT THIS GUYS CHANNEL -> CHOPTONESOFFICIAL - HE MAKES RECORDING PATCHES AND THEY SOUND ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE KEMPERS AND AXFX
Over the past week I took all my name brand pedals & tweaked them to my liking. Reverb, delay, OD, compressor tuner, fuzz, everything. I then used the Zoom & tried to dial in the exact sound. I was very successful )flat out nailed it) with my OD, reverb & delay. Not quite as successful with the compressor & boost but not bad either. Of course a tuner is a tuner more or less. This next week I'm going to try to dial in my Empress Multi drive & have the Zoom match. While I love the Zoom I think this is a bit of a challenge for it. We'll see. If I am able to nail it, well (ouch,) it will be almost $700 worth of pedals vs. the Zoom at 199 for the Gx3.
& then the right side screen went dead. Apparently a more common problem than you might think. A few months old with light use. Can I find the receipt???? Nope.
Hi, I just bought this multieffects, that effect is called "Step Filter", this baby has 4 different versions of it, very nice effect and you can set and adjust it as you want... I´m very happy with this multieffects, I had never bought a Zoom product, this is my first, I was a Boss user, but you bet i'll switch to Zoom from now on. Greetings
Generally what i've noticed is that zoom effects processors are great with cleans, but not so much under distortion...
First patch demonstrated was an abomination.
call an exorcist.. he was possesed
Lol ikr
+wikichris I have no word to add to your comment. It's awful
wikichris sounds like real shit!
I agree
It's actually a veeeery good unit. Just a bad review. Not Paul's greatest work definitely. Unlike many haters i actually like the first sound (auto wah & distortion), very interesting. Don't know how to use that in real life situation tho.
it has a talkbox vibe...so it's pretty useful
True. From what paul is playing, it's not made for playing the same single note over and over (the low bass note his playing over n over sounds awful). Once he played other notes it sounds ok.
Glad im not the only one
@8bigtubes Yes, you can use the G3 for effects only and not include and amp simulation.
great features, cleans sound great.
Distortion sounds pretty digital though.
Here is the thing. I don't need like a billion presets and all kinds of bells and whistles. I am a basic Blues /Classic Rock/Country player. I don't need it all, but the few effects I do need, they need to sound good.. This sounds o.k., it does, but give me some meat and potatoes, a good overdrive/boost, a nice analog chorus sound, and a great and versatile delay.
I hear every word!
How rude are some of these comments?? remind me never to do a demo it leaves you open for inconsiderate people......Nice guy..good player and ofcourse he has got to show sounds that you wouldn't normally get on your amp or you wouldn't buy the pedal....I have the G5n a great pedalxx
"Hey it's Paul..." Oh no not again...
Keith Pai hahaha xD
God - I'm sick of demos which mostly feature thrash, bash and shred. Only at the end does Paul move away from distorted dung.
Check out Zoom's website, there's a video of the Band Filter who use this pedal, show them in a live setting and it sounds pretty good.
HOPE TO SEE THE G3X SOON AND USE THE WAH OR THE G5N, THESE HAVE REALLY SURPRISED ME ESPECIALLY THE G5N CAUSE IT SOUNDED ALMOST AS GOOD AS A KEMPER BUT A FRACTION OF THE PRICE, AND APPARENTLY OR SO 1 DEMO SAID THE G3X CAN HAVE UP TO 6 EFFECTS AT ONCE
this demo didn't do the pedal a whole lot of justice. i tried it once in a shop and i think it sounded great, it sounds more analog and pure than you'd think imo
Yeah man... like the distortion models it has on there are literally the best I've heard by multi-effects standards.
***** I could not agree more man, it's like they just plugged it in and tweaked randomly without trying to get the best out of it. Try it out! It's really an amazing multi-fx even by stompbox standards
COMPARING IT TO THE ZOOM MS-100 BT
I have the Zoom BT100. It has an excellent sound, but, even though it's configured as stomp box, there's not a real practical way to use it as such unless you're just using it pre-configured with some "emergency" settings - the foot switch serves as a toggle between 2 (or 3? Can't remember) setting configurations of your choice.
Also what's nice about the BT100 is the ability to download additional patches (effects, amps, whatever), load them into the box via Bluetooth, try them out instantly for about 15 minutes, and pay for them if you like them. Unfortunately this is iPhone/iPad only. Also on the downside, I expected there to be a lot more variety and more frequent updates than was maintained on the site, so really the only other benefit about it having Bluetooth is backing up your settings.
So I just bought one of these things about 30 minutes ago. I'm assuming the patches are pretty much going to be the same as the BT100, which means they range from mind-blowingly awesome to "I don't know how the hell you would ever use that" - it's a big world out there, so every pedal this versatile is going to have some shit that you don't want or care about.
Same price as the BT100, but it looks like it will be way more easier to work with. By throwing away the attempt to look like a small stomp box, the G3 gives you three displays and pedals instead of one. Other perks of the G3 over the BT100: a drum machine, a more versatile looper; USB audio; USB Power; an XLR input jack; and included software.
The Sweetwater website states, in addition to over 100 built-in DSP effects, that the G3 has the ability to "create and store up to 100 original tones" - I'm not sure what this means (anyone?). Can't wait to find out!
lol almost every guitar processor lets you to "create and store up to 100 original tones"
it`s just how they call User presets
Interesting imagination. Far away from the standart reviews and great playing thanks!
I don't know if it sounds great but the device is beautiful
5 years and not a better product out in this prince range
Just seen one for $50. I'm not a guitar player looking to run some synth through it
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS AS A RECORDING INTERFACE
@TheOrrFrank That's the Step effect, with a phase shifter maybe.
Well you can't blame Paul really. The presets I find really bad on the G3 and the effects sound very gimmicky. That being said it's one of my favorite MFX's . I LOVE it. You can get some mind blowing tones out of it. I feed it to a Atomic Reactor 18 watt Cab and it's just unreal. Search 4 AshBash on youtube. He has a website were you can download effectuator 2000 which allows you to make changes in a MUCH more effective way. That and upgrade the firmware to 2.0....stunning!
step filter sounds awesome
@Slashhat7 Wrong! Its the new 15w TOasTer from LG! Their first head!
can you combine 2effects on 1pedal? like a phaser and tremolo on 1 stomp?
Actually you can use up to 6 effects or amp simulations. Not 3, as Paul said.
I was reading Zoom's manual for this device which says you can have six effects on at a time. I guess Paul didn't do his homework.
And now you can have 6 Effects on at a time, and they added like 6 more Amp sims! Krank, Engl and so forth
I'm going to give him failing grade. How does one use this live? How do you switch back and forth between presets? I hope you have more than three choices from the switches?
I love that guitar.
I think it sounded fine
Nice guitar!
Is the pedal that big or is he just petite?
I love your guitar!!!!! g3 is cool too...
What about all that noise? I get a lot of hum and tried everyting under the sun to get rid. The only way is to use batteries though it does go away if I plug in the USB to my PC. I mainly want it to gig with so be nice to to keep buying batteries.
just 6 months of using just few hours for practice inside my room room the middle screen display wont show up anymore.. im very disappointed im gonna return it hopefully its still covered with zoom warranty.
5:26 sounds good though!
Please solve my problem it's homming when I started on playing rhythm mode. And on treble mode homming goes off. Please tell how to stop homming on rhythm mode
These are good units BUT the video plays all the patches most guitar players would want to delete. Did yourself a favor if you buy one there (and it's a good for the price unit) - take USB cable and download the Zoom Edit software, find other users that know how to program a patch - transfer to unit and have fun. Guitar players usually want realistic patches which sadly most budget units as default don't have loaded. Tweak away ...
That thing sounds like someone is running a chainsaw into a blown out microphone, through a dimed DOD Grunge pedal, and out a shredded 8" speaker, underwater. This review is nightmare fuel.
Alan Sturgess, I tend to agree with you!
Hardly ever do you hear clean sounds with a bit of delay!
He loves overdrive, now he thinks everybody loves it!
ANY CHANCE WE SEE A REVIEW/DEMO OF THE NEWER G3N? FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR THEY ARE AMAZING
Boss me-70 is awesome
Goes with me everywhere
What kind of amp are you running, because that tone is awesome!!!
@TheOrrFrank i won one, i beleive its a seq filter with delay and a slow attack
@SnowAngelSilver no i am talking about @4:15
In the manual it says, you can use 6 effects simultaneously. Paul said 3..??
You can use 6. You can only see/control three at a time. Using the scroll key, you can use up to 6.
It is an amazing unit, you can easly get Megadeth's tone with some work.
can i only use 3 pedals in one preset? i thought up to six? if not, does a noise gate count as one pedal? thanks
I like the talkbox emulator!
4:15 WDF was that? hahahaha...
He'd been playing solos on riffs
😄😄
Sounds and tones fantastic. Can you use The Shadows settings and is there a link where you can input the settings?
nice review! what is the guitar you playing? Can I use this to provide some shuffle rhytem to play over? thanks
So...this one has better quality sounds than the RP355?
Hey, I have one with the free downloadable upgrades. I simulates an ENGL Invader and Marshall Plexi. THE BEST, period.
Strange.. my G3 doesn't sound like that :p .. I think you should have used the built in cabinets instead of using a real cab (if you're going to use the amp simulation that is)
it matters how you have your settings
how about how to set up your effects next to each others so you can switch between em while playing at least ?
how about say something we don't know about ? anyone uses effect knows what you just said , just by messing around with the effect ...
does this contain the sick goose effect?
HOLA YO QUERIA SABER SI CON LA G3 SE PUEDE USAR USANDO LA DISTORCION DE UN AMPLIFICADOR VALVULAR Y CON LA ZOOM SOLO MANDARLE EFECTOS COMO LOS PEDALES INVDIVIDUALES...COMO POR EJEMPLO EN LOS SOLOS MANDARLE UN DELAY
Can all 3 'boxes' be used for fx only? For example, a chorus in 3, a tremolo in 2 and a delay in 1?
I'm thinking of picking this up but I won't be using it for the dirt box models or amp sims.
FX only.
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?
Does the signal chain starts from Left to Right? or it can be set to start from right to left just like in a traditional pedalboard?
+Tom Jeffrey Macalisang You can set it to go either way.
great scott!!!
I own a G3 and must say the demo was HORRIBLE. The G3 can create some amazing distortion tones provided you know how to tweak the settings to achieve it. The Demo at 4:15 was quite misleading. G3 shines when it comes to distortion and blows the competition away when it comes to the drive sounds. The number of different effects it has is insane plus its EXTREMELY easy to use. I can create, tweak, rename and store a patch in a matter of minutes whereas its a pain in the ass to do it on my ME25! :(
Hhmmm good question.. The exact same as mine..
I also wonder if it's better or on a par with g2.1nu..
I've heard some direct recording of zoom g2.1nu here and they sounded so fu*kin' digital, really hate it!!!
Somebody answer us please!
Hey, great. Please, help me. Are there some control pedal to use it with the Zoom G3? I think that one control pedal help us to change the TYPE on Zoom G3.
How it works in live situations? For Ex. I want to use the 3 switches to have an effect combination en each one, like overdrive and delay in switch 1, flanger and reverb in switch 2, and overdrive with reverb in switch 3...In live situation y want to go easily to one of three combinations...Can I do this? that´s the part that no one explain....or with my poor english, I don´t understand, sorry, ha....Thanks
If You push and hold for a sec the switches you go to 3 different menu: the first (from the left) is dedicated to the patch shift. In this menu the other two switches ( the middle one and the right one) are used to go to the next and previous patch... so if you have 3 different parts in a song (and at home you have prepared the sound of each one off course), you can use this menu to quickly change your patch.
hi Paul, did you have your hands on Nux MFX-10? how do you like that? or did you make any review on that? thanks
Hi please send settings for any Shadows or Hank Marvin sounds with the echo delay reverb on. Thankyou
The first useful tone is at 4:38. Geez.
+CoffeeDrinker71 only*
+Reinier van zwieten Good point!
is possible to turn off amp simulations and use only pedals (delay,chorus,flanger...) with my amp sound? thx ;)
Of course. It's set to choose effects as they were real pedals. Amp simulation is one of them. You can choose from 1 to 6 pedals functioning at the same time. Amp simulation is best for direct live settings, or recording. If you have your amp and you like it, just don't activate any simulation.
Is it meant to be run through an amp or just a speaker
Hi, in the G3... Can you set up an overdrive+reverb in a single bank? I mean, by just pressing a switch you got overdrive+delay ?
I'll reaaaally aprpeciatte your answer. Thanks!
im about to buy one of this, but i have a question, is true that the noise level is high without noise gate or znr when you use a lot of distortion?, im worried about always have to use noise gate + only 2 fx (excuse my bad english)
Whats the configuration on the first song Paul played????? Pls help me!!!
I would like to see the looper in action
What a weird demo. I have this thing and use it all the time. (for NORMAL guitar sounds) It's a great, cheap way to get some classic Vox, Marshall, Fender, Mesa, Hiwatt etc. sounds at any volume. I highly recommend it.
Howbcanni turn of the delay in the patch named MS Echo efetc?
What is the first effect please ? Sound awesome
sounds like auto wah / talk box to me
hey there! i have some questions to ask, can you help me?
1 - is it a good choice to use on an acoustic guitar? i need a reverb, tuner, EQ, delay and a Noise Reducer.
2 - my acoustic has a active pickup, i have to configurate anything bcuz of that?
3 - what i have to config to use in line without an amp?
Thank you so much from brazil!
1. It is, there are all the effects you just mentioned.
2. There is an switch at the back of the processor (passive/active).
3. There is a section, called "GLOBAL" menu, where you can choose different parameter values for output: DIRECT, COMBO FRONT, STACK FRONT, COMBO POWER AMP, STACK POWER AMP.
Yes, I use it for that reason already. The part that isn't so impressive about it are the amp simulators and distortions, which are not really necessary for acoustic. The looper and built-in drum machine also leave quite a bit to be desired. I use a different loop pedal along with it. The delays, reverb and modulations are good.
Paul Jarman Well i had some issues when trying to find some good tones with an amp, but the thing is somewhat usable.
+Kristaps Vītols-Vītoliņš I agree. I have never used it for electric guitar into an amp. I run mine straight into a mixer with my acoustic. I have done a lot of research on the thing and found out that it is supposed to work really good in the effects loop of an amp. When I play electric I have a full-blown pedal board that I use.
Hey Paul, why can't you stick with one guitar for consistency and please describe the signal flow please before rushing forward into your juvenile thrash/wall of rapidfire noise routine? Now I'll just have to find another more thoughtful review. Any job worth doing is worth doing right. Please try to improve. I am a fan, so please don't be too offended. I'm not hating on ya bro.
Anyone know what the guitar is? I can't see the headstock logo well enough. Beautiful whatever it is. Is this effect box all tube or solid state? Hard to tell. (this is sarcasm, so don't everybody call me names)
do you know the first effect he played ? can you list all the effects on this video if you know them ?
Awesome!!.
Hi there sir a little favor here im new in guitar 😀can you give some samples of your mixing on your G3 demo i will appreciate if you can give me some ideas and your own mixing on G3 thanks alot sir and godbless
excuse me mr paul, what was your effects on the last piece you played??
Guitar World Hi there i just wanted to know if i could reset all my guitar patches on G3x?
I read it on zoom site they said you can reset and edit via software ie;- Edit and share. I tried that also but no help! Do you have any idea?
read the manual. .
Hi can you advise me on which are the best perimeter settings for The Shadows instrumentals and amp. Choice? Thankyou
Does it have harmonized pitch shifter like G2 ?
Cool idea,..let's see boss do it.
Thanks dude...
I wanna buy this pedal... but I am confused against Zoom G2.1Nu... which one would you suggest? I play lots of metal and I want to record stuff as well as use it for live..
thanks :D
works great
That sounds like a kazoo being farted into... And for a long ass time... How bout a riff or two then on to the next setting? Reverb? Delay? Amp models? Distortion? Stuff that people wanna buy a multi pedal for?
Horrible first tone......... A simple classic rock tone would have done as an intro. There was an exorcism with demons coming out of that thing. He was angry at Zoom that day.
Yes indeed , very odd.
will it work for voice?