![]() With the sounds that are attributed to particular pedals, such as the Big Muff and the Tube Screamer, it’s important to be realistic about the fact that they are not these pedals, and are going to be quite a bit away from sounding like them. As you go through the various effects, they show on the display as an individual pedal. Most of the effects are based on well-known, classic effects pedals – the user’s manual will tell you which ones they are based on. This Zoom categorizes its effects into four groups: Overdrive/distortion dynamics/filter modulation and delay/reverb. Tonesħ8 effects and 22 amp simulations, means an awful lot of ground to cover when talking about the G1Xon’s tones, but I’ll cover what I can. ![]() Let’s move on to see how this little box sounds. If you’re looking for a multi-effect box that you can dramatically stomp on, you’ll need to look elsewhere with a few extra dollars. It sounds like it’s all doom and gloom! It’s not, there’s still plenty of fun to be had, but it is important to be aware that this is never going to win any prizes for durability. There’s no way would it cut it with a regularly gigging band on the road, but it’s not designed for them anyway. I’d suggest that even when using it for its regular purpose, you wouldn’t want to be over-zealous in stomping on it. Sure, if you’re mostly using it in a bedroom to experiment with noise, it won’t be too much of a concern, but there are still hazards in a bedroom that the G1Xon is unlikely to survive, like if a heavy chair fell on it or if a glass of water spilled on it. It’s plastic, and not super-heavy plastic either. However, this is a cheap pedal and is constructed as such. It seems well put together, and nothing is rattling that might cause any concern. In terms of the layout of the pedal, it’s all logical and makes sense. This can be used for hooking up a backing track via your phone or tablet. ![]() The back panel also includes a mini jack plug, auxiliary input. You’ll also find the mains input, and a mini USB port: you can use that for firmware updates or for connecting it to the mains. On the unit’s back panel, you’ll find the input for your guitar to go in, and the output for the unit to go to your amp or headphones. It’s got a bright, orange, backlit LCD screen to show you what you’re doing. It has other buttons for you to store your own patches, and switch between looper and rhythm. These are used for manually scrolling through effects, engaging the pedal’s looper function, and engaging tuner mode. The parts used are plastic, so this is unlikely going to cut it on the rigours of the road, but a bedroom guitarist should have no problems.Īpart from the aforementioned expression pedal, the G1Xon has two footswitches. And the 78 different types of effects on this pedal will keep them entertained and exploring, and hopefully even inspired. Look, at this price, and for the intended audience of this pedal, all they’re going to want to do is play with the sounds until the get it as they like. The short answer to this is yes, yes it does. Or perhaps just the nostalgic sentiment.Īnyway, this is a fantastic addition to a beginner’s kit, maybe a few months after they start, when they have a good feel and ear for the instrument and amp they have, and are eager to find their own sound. In saying that, seasoned guitarists have been known to keep their starter multi-effects box around for a while, even if just for the tuner and metronome. Materialįor the most part, especially due to the price, this is pretty much aimed at beginners, and will work very well for them. In saying that, their minds will be blown by having a vast quantity of sounds at the tips of their toes!įor $20 less, you can get one without an expression pedal, but for the sake of that, you’re as well to just pay it and get the most out of it. The cost of the G1Xon puts it very much in the range for beginners on a budget. The 707 is long gone – you can pick them up for less than $30 – but Zoom still caters for people learning their phase from their flange in the form of this tidy little box: the G1Xon. We’ve moved onto higher-end gear, but there’s still a reverence associated with it. It was cheap as anything, but for a lot of us, it was our first experience running our guitars through something before it hit the amp. ![]() Some guitarists of a certain vintage will remember a multi-effects pedal from the days of yore, called a Zoom GFX707.
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