This thing is super portable. Very easy to throw into the pocket of a gig back or a backpack. Perfect for situations where you might need a preamp to plug into a PA at a bar or something, and don't want to lug around a much heavier device. It's battery powered, so you don't have to go hunting for outlets. Very handy device to have around for random things where it becomes useful.
The rhythm machine is really good, and the looper is easier to use than other loopers I've had before. It only has 30 seconds of loop capacity, but I never found that to be a limitation for just looping some quick chord progressions or a chorus. It has two pedals for the looper, which is nice because it's less confusing to use live. Probably wouldn't recommend the looper if you play Jazz or something and need 2 minutes of loop capacity, but for everything else, it's good.
The preamp models sound good, and the effects sound great. The preamps aren't as high-quality as some of Boss's newer AIRD stuff, but they sound decent, definitely better than some of the older COSM-era Boss GT products (just for comparison, in case there's anyone reading who is familiar with them). The sound quality is good enough to use for gigs.
It also has a global EQ that you can set very easily. I cannot exaggerate just how useful this truly is in random live settings. Very often presets will sound good at home but sound a little bit unbalanced through someone else's PA system. This global EQ is fantastic because it takes about 2 seconds to bring up the treble or the bass if you need to make it sit better in a mix live, or need to make it fit better with a system that has a different frequency response. Seriously a very useful addition, and it affects all of the patches, so you can very easily rebalance the whole thing without needing to go in and try to edit each patch individually just for a quick gig.
The only thing I don't really like about it is that the presets are less impressive than the rest of the device itself is. They aren't bad, you can get some really neat sounds out of it right out of the box, but you don't really realize the full potential of the device until you go and start making some of your own patches with the the Guitar Lab. It would have been nice to get more presets, but for how cheap and portable this device is (and for how much it can do), I don't think that's really a very significant complaint.
These things are very useful to have around. I have more advanced guitar processing rigs too, but I still find a use for this little thing fairly regularly just because of how convenient it is to carry around.
Zoom G1X FOUR Guitar Multi-Effects Processor with Expression Pedal, With 70+ Built-in Effects, Amp Modeling, Looper, Rhythm S
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Price: 85.49
Last update: 10-13-2024
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71 built-in guitar effects and 13 amp models
Free download of Zoom guitar lab Mac/Windows software
30-Second looper
68 built-in rhythm patterns
Standard Guitar input, aux input for external audio players and amp/headphone output
Free download of Zoom guitar lab Mac/Windows software
30-Second looper
68 built-in rhythm patterns
Standard Guitar input, aux input for external audio players and amp/headphone output
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Zoom G1X FOUR Guitar Multi-Effects Processor with Expression Pedal, With 70+ Built-in Effects, Amp Modeling, Looper, Rhythm Section, Tuner, Battery Powered
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