THIS $100 PEDAL BLOWS MY MIND !!
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
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0:00 Intro
1:05 Auto Wah Sound
1:33 Wah + Distortion
2:17 Specs
2:46 GlamComp Sound
3:08 VERY easy to use / more specs
3:50 The AMPG Sound (what could that be?)
4:24 Octaver Sound
4:48 Conclusion 
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I came to check out the bass pedal. I stayed for the funky facial expressions : )
and the german accent 😀👍
The look on his face at 1:45 - ish along with the bass effect is absolutely wonderful 👏
You can also use the USB port with a power bank to run it - which is what I do. Even a small one lasts for hours and saves having to have a power supply plugged into the mains.
That's quite useful, thanx
This is the best practice tool I have ever owned. Headphone jack, tuner, drum machine, amp modeler and looper.
I bought one for my son for Christmas and was blown away by how good it sounded. As a touring bass player for 20 years, I kept thinking that I could easily go on stage with just this pedal going straight to FOH and be happy with my sound.
the thing is, there are people who absolutely toured with the POD X3 Live for example back in the day, and the quality of the amp models and effects in this are easily better. We arrived at the point some years ago where cheap modelers are good.
@@SisterRose Absolutely agree, yet many corksniffers poo poo these very capable budget zoom multifx pedals. I have this B1 four and the G1 four and they serve my recording, jamming, practicing and *gasp* live purposes 1000x over. Can't get any better for this money, I wish we had these around 20 years ago.
This kind of review helps sell pedals
His faces while playing are the best.😂😂😂
I have this pedal. No, not all effects are really useful, but a lot are. This pedal is insanely good value for money, and probably everybody should have it.
Tried it and sent it back the next day. I prefer the B1xON.
I still have the second generation of this pedal and I still use it. I also have other things like darkglass stuff etc but when it comes to comfort space it takes weight and most importantly sound It is simply great for what it is and hard to beat.
This is going to be my first pedal. If all I have is a regular amp and a cable, is there anything else i’ll need to get separately to connect this to my bass and amp?
@@meek9444 you won't regret it. You need to cables. First cable goes from bass to the unit the second goes from the unit to the amp.
@@meek9444 You need two cable plugs
A few years ago I was using Zoom B3 and that was fantastic pedal! It has a lot of sounds you'll not find in other multi-effects (different synths, octavers, filters, fretless effect etc). Yeah, not all of the effects are great but mostly really good ones. + looper, + tuner, + that one was working as a audio interface.
I've been using this pedal for years. It's fantastic for practicing. The metronome/ drums and looping are great!
I have the Zoom MS60B, been using it for almost 4 years and it's amazing! it's a very good digital pedal for an analog setup!
Vielen dank, boys, a fair review. I got this in the covid boredom but didn’t really appreciate it until my guitarist got one - he raved about the VFm, ease of use and the sounds and he even uses it for guitar at practices now and then. The fact he normally uses a Line6 Helix but was still raving about this pedal made me sit up and pay more attention to what it can do. It’s not faultless, but it’s light/cheap and can easily get put through the PA for those gigs when you just want to get on public transport with just your bass.
I got one recently, and sounds great! Best budget multifx ever. There are some hifi simulations there.
I have the zoom ms60b, i think most of the built effects are the same, I always encourage people to buy one cause they're so useful no matter what the rest of your pedal setup is, or if you have none at all it's a great way to try out a bunch of different things
Ms60b is great. Similar functionality in a smaller package.
Have one, just for the amp simulator it's a great thing. The preamp is very usefull too, it turns passive bass into active
Just recently got the one without expression pedal, as I wanted a smaller and lighter pedal for practice. And that is a really nice practice tool! Output works well through the output. The only real disappointment is an absence of UNDO feature on the looper, which make is incomplete and not as good to use. Also, you can power it up with 5v micro USB cable.
incredible pedal it can receive midi CC to change parameters it doesn't show in the manual but i was able to connect it with Ableton via USB
frank channeling cliff burton with the wah!! love it
the best thing about this pedal - which i wish i still owned! - is how ridiculously customisable it is. if you don't like some of the patches you can easily tweak them so they're more usable, but the way you can create your own is also so cool. plus it's a perfect little practice pedal, given the headphone out and aux in
Thanks for the review. I always watch you videos which I find very informative.
I own the Zoom B1 FOUR, same model without the expression pedal.
I know for sure that you can listen to it by headphones.
You can also connect to it an external music source and play along with it.
Plus, and I think it's a Plus, you can power it via the USB port even with a power bank.
At least it's what i do...
It also has a very nice tuner which I think doubles as a bypass. Just tap both pedals at the same time.
I have several Zoom products, (last year I got the B9.1ut; amazing. It's the main reason why I'm not getting the newer B6), and had numerous generations of their lower priced bass multis. I got this last year and returned it the next day! First Zoom product I didn't like! Too many similar sounds, (more than usual, I felt). I have the B1xON which I use for busking and it's great! I might be in the minority not liking the B1xFour, but different strokes for different folks! Still love your reviews and Bass Face kicks ass!
I love my Zoom B1 Four. I use it for home recording and making bass videos. Any sound I need is right in this pedal. I've only been using the presets and they sound great out of the box. It is intuitive and fairly easy to use. And for the price, you get a ridiculous amount of tone. Maybe next, I might move up to the B6.
I have the Guitar version - I really liked it at first as I'd been using the earlier G3 for years and the amp models just felt so much more alive. I'm actually a lot more excited about the bass version as I'd need less effects overall. You can actually swap models between them - I've been using the Ampeg model for Doom tones.
Long time Zoom user. Had the 505 guitar pedal from 1996, the zoom 506II bass, and the g1 guitar. All of them are pretty decent.
I had the old Zoom 505 (I think) it served me well, untill I heard upgraded models and then I quickly wanted to get rid of it. But that's what they are for. Beginners, or stop-gaps.
I have this pedal. The output jack is also a headphone out according to the manual. It works just fine.
I have this pedal, and use it for almost everything I record (except for an acoustic fretless Bass, which is straight into the board.) Not so much for its FX, but its amp simulations. I find I use the first 2 settings the most!
What acoustic fretless
@@ethixhiggins5059 A very inexpensive Gear4Music acoustic fretless Bass. I found going direct with it yielded better results.
Zoomtastic Tool. I like my B3 with DI Out for home-use. The Ampsimulation from Zoom and a few sounds are really usefull especially when there is no budget for high end products like the Neural DSP Quad Cortex.
In direct competition to the B1on which is the predecessor to the B1x, I always would prefer the B1on. The sounds are much warmer and some of the better ones are not included in the B1x. Both have the biggest disadvantage in handling and recalling presets which is not intuitive and takes a lot of time in a live performance. Both have no dedicated bypass knob, you need to press both pedals to bypass - an absolute no-go. A solution could be to have 2 or more instances.
I agree this pedal is good for beginners. I had B1 and B3 and sold them. For bass I recommend Headrush MX5. Much better used interface, better sound quality and better connections options (fx send/return, additional pedal, etc.).
Its another level, another price...
I used to have that Yamaha bass as a 4 String. I miss it, it was a true work horse.
T-shirt: Frank's face, and underneath it in bold letters, BASSFACE. 😎
I love mine, but am always baffled by EXPLOSION
It serves no purpose, anywhere at anytime.
@@DrTomoculus Challenge accepted.
@@GeraldSmallbear Eggsellant!
I am happy with mine, I use it for a headphone amp, works great for sure.
I had a zoom and loved it
I have this pedal. Recommend it.
I’m digging the Yamaha 5-string bass with, what looks like, the gold hardware!
Great video review thank you. I purchased one and when it comes to the Octaver sound, I was surprised at how poor it tracks with this new model. It was going to replace my 708ii (which in my experience tracks and sounds as good as any octave pedal). Any response from ZOOM would be appreciated....
I have the G1X4 and as a guitar player I'm very pleased with the bang for the buck!
I still have my zoom 506 box
I bought it in 1997
I didn't stomp it. Just change with my hands. No drum loops. It was like $ 129 USD in '97
I had a Zoom B3N before I moved to Helix and I still miss some of the sounds from the Zoom. I would love to see a Zoom with the routing and I/O options of the Helix
Excellent video
As always, I love the video and your fine group of musicians. I want some bass the world merchandise and would really like to have a shirt with Mr. Frank It's face on it! He has the best Bass Face in the world!!
Love Frank It! Anytime I see him playing I’m clicking to find out.
The pedal sounds great, but what a fantastic player. He's versatile, has great technique, and is fun to watch.
I love ebs multiband compressor and qtron (mb com and ztron). I also own the actual pedals and I don't feel any difference.
seeing Frank smile with delight means this pedal is a must-buy!
Haven’t seen Frank smile like that - has he learned a new bassface?
I have that pedal : it’s really great, I always use it cause it’s much fun for a very low price
Yes, it does sound pretty good for the price. Probably not sounds I would ever use, but it's good information I can pass on to my students.
Partly as I'm a clumsy oaf with limited faff time I dislike this pedal, having to negotiate menu's drives me mad and then setting up my basic sound then having to select effects on the fly what could go wrong!!!
However it's got some good effects and I've found that if I have a bypass pedal before it I can preselect my chosen effect for the song on the zoom then when I need it just engage it using the bypass pedal.
Boom problem sorted! And pedal board nice and clean.
I had the B3n and I sold it, then regretted it a few weeks later. I picked this one up for its simplicity and the expression pedal. Lot's of usable tones. In particular I like running through the amp modeler even through my full stack.
Also, it runs power through the USB so no adapter needed if you have a micro usb cable laying around.
if this multi-effect is so good, what can the B6 do?
I have the B1 Four and the guitar version G1 Four, without expression pedal. Headphones work fine on the output jack, nothing to complain about. Shure, these devices don't sound like an Axe FX or Helix... but for the money they are great little gadgets and pack a lot of fun. I mainly use them as pratice tools with a focus on the amp and cab sims. Important to know for the G1 Four: you have to switch on the cab sims in the presets (in the B1 Four they are already switched on). Some of the presets aren't the best with the factory settings, you need to fiddle around a bit to make them sound good.
These pedals could be powered by 4 AA batteries, 9V power supply (center negative) and even by USB (powerbank). Amp and cab sims, effects, drum tracks, aux in, looper and tuner - all I need.
I got the G1XFour after B1XFour - then I realised they are basically the same ... so I gave the G1XFour and a guitar to a young lad at our church after I worked out how to turn one into the other. ruclips.net/video/lmNNdbnqz8c/видео.html
My guess is it would be easier if we can change something in the firmware. But the above works.
I use G5n with all that useful B1XFour FX plus some A1XFour - the nylon acoustic models sound quite good.
The Bass Face = Totally Priceless ! Put Frank on a T shirt !
Got the Zoom MS-60B!!..and it’s great!!👍🏾Use it often for gigs with NO COMPLAINTS from ANYONE!! ☝🏾I DO know how to tweak mine so there’s that but it IS a far better pedal to me ‘cause the casing is small like most FX pedals (such as Boss) + it’s easy to set up the FXs one may need on a gig…b(‘_
I love it, but live, I pretty much leave mine set to the Ampeg sound and use the tuner, (which doesn't mute, so I use the volume pedal for that.)
Tuner can be set to mute whilst you tune. Press both foot switches together to get into tuner mode. Then I think P1 does it (first twist knob). You can change the reference pitch and a host of.other stuff.
I prefer to use a G5n with all the bass FX loaded from the B1XFour.
Yes finally my Pedal On this channel!!!
Just stopping by to see if there’s a Mr. Bass Face T-shirt yet.. maybe next time!!!
I have a love hate with Zoom in general. Easy to use and lots of great effects, but no midi or no DI and switching banks is sometimes a pain in the ass on some of their pedals.
Zoom is really great,, Always
I use this pedal with my headphones for practice, better than lugging around my amp.
Long been a fan of the sound of the Zoom pedals. I have a B3N glued to my board! They sound a lot better and more realistic than most other bass multiFX, IMO.
The problem for me is their usability in a rig, as the hardware and firmware is always crippled in some way. E.g. why are some of them not midi-controllable? This makes it hard to run units together. Why are others limited in the number of simultaneous FX models (or why is there not a model with more memory)? Why not allow parallel chains? Why did the B3N remove some of the awesome models from the original B3? Why is the desktop editing software for the B3 no longer supported? Why did the B3n remove bypass mixing from many of the models? Why do the equivalent guitar units have higher specs? I know, they're budget pedals... but it's frustrating because they don't sound like budget anything!
Dude just get this B1 Four and be done with it! They're like $100 and easily worth twice as much as they cost.
@@socialdef3 No offence, but unless I'm missing something, it doesn't really address my issues with the other Zoom pedals. The 'n is better in many ways, as far as I've been able to tell through in-store testing.
love this guys Bass Face...
This is going to be my first pedal. If all I have is a regular amp and a cable, is there anything else i’ll need to get separately to connect this to my bass and amp?
Some batteries or a power source. USB power via a databank is my fave method - lasts for hours. Some headphones if you don't want to annoy the neighbours.
best bass face of all time 😂
Frank “Bass Face” Itt 🍻
how would that octave sound with a guitar? I want to buy and use the same multi-effect pedal for bass and guitar, So I might just buy this bass multi-effect
That Mans Facial expression’s are AWSOME!!!😂🤣👊🏼
Zoom makes great pedals! You’re not going to like all of the sounds on ANY effects pedal…let’s start there. I’ve played some of the most expensive pedals out there, and Zoom, with their inexpensive line of pedals…holds their own, with most costlier pedals on the market!
I’d buy it for the looper alone
Frank smiled!
Zoom just came out with a b2 four pedal review that...Thanx
I’ve already ordered one. We’ll make a demo as soon as It becomes available
It's 2023 how are there still memory slots in things?
Frank Rules!
You didn't tell em it doesn't have a bypass
Pressing both pedals engages tuner, which can be set to mute or not...
I approve this message.
Which Yamaha Bass is this?
Are there not a more expencive pedal that can do the same, thinking about the effect with the octave
Sure. And Ashdown has a sub built into their amps if you really want to add cost :-)
I'm under the impression that Gregor chooses his bass players by their bass face only. Excellent playing skills are just extra.
I found a weird bug in the B1X; record a loop and start it, then go to Rhythm turn dial 3 (BPM). The Looper is cleared!
It's also irritating that the volume pedal position isn't recognized on start-up.
People keep saying 'Firmware update'. So in case it helps: Firmware update.
@@GeraldSmallbear Firmware 2.00, from years ago, is the latest.
This review is woth watching just for Frank's expressions.
Welcome to Sprockets!
Fun!
get in the choppa now!
Hi Greg, I like the way your daddy playing the BASSSSSS. He plays awesome and look his faceeeeeeees Good on you daddy. 😄😁😆
I have one , and it is worth the 40.00 cnd i paid for like new
I left a like for the WAH faces :D
Also at around $100 makes a great intro into pedals.
Yeah yeah the pedal whatever- fucking FRANK THO!!! 🎉🎉🎉
It’s rare to see frank stank face. I bet he approve this pedal
Just bought it mainly because of your face at 4 minutes. ❤
Stink makes FrankFace when it plays the bass.
No headphone out but it does have a Kensington lock?? Hahaha.
Sounds pretty good though!
There is a headphone out. And an aux in. And a Kensington lock :-)
That dude does the best stank face!
Zoom wants to PUMP YOU UP!
Great face……great bass!!😂
How old is Frank? He GROOVES!
Mid 60s
Cool pedal, but I am really impressed with the idea of sticking a pick dispenser directly on my bass. (I will NOT do that.)
I had owned a zoom b2.1u, and it was definitely something for a beginner in effects, and it was only a year or so of me playing bass. But after watching this and Patrick Hunter review the other 4 aka without the expression pedal, the overdrives and distortions still sound crappy and artificial, just don't get any clipping or subtlety like with the drive, but the other effects are great, I used to love messing with the pitch shifter and the tap delay was nice, but again it's a good beginner rig, like donner, caline or even berhinger, it's something cheaper to start out on