Zoom - Guitar Effects Pedal - Black

This thing is amazing. It makes noises and sounds I could never have thought of, as well as performs the FX I bought it for. The delay options are great, the chorus is great, the reverb is awesome, the autowah is ok (I have a separate Wah...) the phaser, flanger, and other effects simply rock. The ability to combine sounds and effects is also excellent. All in all, if you are searching for a great, affordable multi-FX pedal/box, then search no more. The only drawback is that if you want an expression pedal, it will cost you extra.

I've been using my G2 for 3 years now and am very pleased. I paid a lot more for mine, but it was worth it. The most important aspect of it is this, the sound quality is excellent. You can dial in custom patches with vastly different parameters and save them to the user banks. Some effects will give you more line noise, I believe that's the tradeoff with using those effects in general, not just restricted to this box. There is a good variety of distortion effects, all of which are customizable. I find the modulation and delay effect settings are where this pedal really shines, but that's my personal preference. I did find several distortion patches that work well with my telecaster, and others that work well with the dual humbuckers on my explorer. The interface takes some time to get used to. it would probably be easier with a younger player who doesn't have to wear reading glasses to see where the knobs are placed. The two-digit readout isn't super friendly for knowing where you are while programming the patch. It looks like a lot of gibberish at first, so you need to keep the manual handy until you learn the lingo. Once you get it down, you can really exploit the flexibility of this pedal, but there's no substitute for spending time learning how to operate it. Yes, you can just plug it in and use the pre-programed patches, but I wasn't satisfied until I put my own stamp on the sound. When you get frustrated, remember, it will take some time, then it will take some more time. It's worth it. I still had the stereo expression pedal from my old Zoom 2020, and it works nicely as a volume or wah controller with this unit. The wah is ok, but I'd prefer a traditional crybaby for the feel of the sweet spot. Still this is nice and I don't really play with wah anyway, but it's there if I want it. Also, use a hosa stereo breakout cable to split the signal to two amps if you want to experience a room full of ping-pong delay and whatnot. I would prefer it to have separate 1/4" L & R channel outputs, but there are tradeoffs with anything. The stereo breakout cable does the job, and you can plug in headphones when you're practicing while others are sleeping.