It might seem a bit finicky at first, but don't let that stop you. It can be a lot of button mashing and menu navigating, but once you figure it out then it's really quite easy to use.
Tuxedo Cat Cartoons hey thanks man!! I'm starting to get used to it a little. i kinda messed up with the settings though, will reseting it erase all effects?
I wouldn't think so, but I've never done it on this pedal. I imagine it's just a factory reset and it would merely restore it to the default settings - meaning, if you tweaked or edited any effects then you'll lose your custom settings, but not the effect itself. And you'll probably lose any recordings saved on the loop station. Basically, the reset would let you start over by restoring it to the original settings.
This thing kills. I used to have one a while ago when I was just a poor beginner lol. Now I have a sick setup and I wouldn't be upset to have one now. I mean you could use it for a noise gate, tuner, volume pedal, looper, drum machine. So much besides just the less than impressive modeling inside of it.
I owned a Zoom 9002 in 1992. It was featured in the SRV Guitar World tribute issue with Richie Sambora touring with it. Had to sell it later and regret it. The G1Xon I have now has the same great sounds and is much cheaper. The 9002 cost me $350 at the time.
Thanks for replying.I have been playing acoustic and i am going to get my first electric guitar...Can i plug my normal headphone into a zoom or do i need special headphones?
Yep. I even scored one for $40!! This little thing packs a MIGHTY punch!! The loop station is certainly not the best, but it's not too bad either. But the effects are worth a whole lot more than the $40 I paid for mine.
Hey Tom, jumping on the thread here since you have one of these and seem very helpful - I've been trying to track down whether this has speaker simulation on it. I'm guessing yes because most multi-effects pedals do, but wanted to make sure before I grab one.
Given the price of this pedal, it's pretty much impossible for there to be a single thing wrong with it. For the price - it sounds amazing, looks amazing, is amazingly easy to use, is well designed and constructed - for the price.
Buy several of them and store them back that's what I did! I found the secret amp & cab, plus booster and of course the ZNR! I chain this Zoom into my Line 6 HX stomp for a dedicated duel DSP setup. =POWER
I see other people in the comments insisting it's a great pedal, but every speaker I've tried this video through still has the pedal sounding like shit, particularly the overdrive at the end. Maybe Guitar World just sucked at demoing gear in 2014?
Dude get yourself some Blue Sky 100watt powered monitor/mains! You'll never look back and you can thank me later. There's only 2 amps and cabs that are killer on this unit and then you got to ask what tone you want? Metal rhythm or metal lead? I'm willing to help anyone with these presets.
no kidding!!!! Maybe thats why he keeps the headstock of the guitar right in the way!!! Really stupid! Oh hear are my favorite settings that Im not going to display.
i had bought the G1on and sold it, then regret it now. I had replaced it thinking it was better deal with a Zoom G7.1ut, older more sophisticated model, and it sounds great but complicated to use. The G1on is user friendly and sounds great, has features that I haven't found in other pedals. The things I liked were the looper, the octave, and the bass sim effect. I am going to get the G1Xon because the expression pedal will be a great use. The only thing I could not get from both pedals is the U2 band edge sound. I will most likely get an add on stomp box. Like a Nux tape core pedal or TC electronics flash back.
i agree, this new zoom multieffects can sound like the big boys. .i.e. boss gt-10,line x3 live,vox le,digitech rp1000, korg ax3000g, tried them all. it is inexpensive but very impressive. can do van halen tones from classic to modern.
For what it's worth, I had an old USB wall adapter laying around and I use that to power the G1Xon instead of the AA batteries or a dedicated 9v power adapter. I've only just purchased the G1, so I don't know what the long-term ramifications might be.
I know your problem I know I'm late and hopefully you still alive but get yourself some Blue Sky 100watt powered monitor/mains! You'll never look back and you can thank me later. I know the secrets to the ZNR noise gate. Also there's only 2 amp selections and cabs that are killer on this Zoom G1on or G1onX unit and then you got to ask yourself what tone you do you want? Metal rhythm or metal lead? I'm willing to help anyone with these presets for a pro tone.
I have g1xon and im having trouble with the feedback when i turn on the amps in the high volume and the master level in the gadget is low still it have a feedback? Can you teach me how to illiminate feedbacks please
I know I'm late and hopefully you still alive but get yourself some Blue Sky 100watt powered monitor/mains! You'll never look back and you can thank me later. There's only 2 amp selections and cabs that are killer on this Zoom G1on or G1onX unit and then you got to ask yourself what tone you do you want? Metal rhythm or metal lead? I'm willing to help anyone with these presets for a pro tone.
Приветствую, в проблема с квакой(педалью экспрессии) как то решается? Проблема в том, что необходимо сохранить прессет с выключенной квакой, но почему то сохраняется постоянно с включённой педалью экспрессии, как решить?
NEED HELP URGENTLY.....how do i select the different kind of pedal effects..like different types of wah...when ever i select the padal in the add an effect ..the only effect added if pedal VX(something like that).....PLEASE HELP I CANT SELECT THE DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF DISTORTION.OVERDRIVE.REVERB. ETC..\
Just bought one paid 80$ didnt get the expression pedal but really looking forward to useing it effects sound awesome even better than the old 505 which i still have
I'de like to buy it, but I got the impression it doesnt preserve the natural tone of the guitar at all. it does not sound as if the natural tone is modified, but as if it is replaced somehow. can you mix natural and processed tone?
+iloveitall Tried it on my strat and my les paul, and after hundreds of hours of playing, I can 100% say the natural tone is still there, but suppressed a little, more so on the les paul
I am not a fan as i have owned 3 zoom 505. All 3 stopped working. All 3 never left the thickly padded floor. Kept returning but warranty on first ran out leaving me with one that starts sqealling whenever used. Sounds great at first though.
Is it set up in order so I can switch from distortion to clean sound ? Can you rearrange the effects order? I just wanna make sure I'm able to switch from example a distortion channel to a clean channel jist by using my foot pressing the pedal ???
Boss DS1 got much better distortion than G1Xon. But if you need wah, reverb, delay (they are really very important) then you should buy both to get a killer tone with a low budget. Put Boss DS1 into your guitar, then G1Xon, then Amp.
+el van lorenzo I don't know about a vol pedal, But I do know you can do that with a wah. Just set an empty patch next to a patch with only a wah effect, then switch when you want to activate the wah.
ThePekyew It works with batteries, a power supply, or a micro USB cable, not a standard (older) USB cable. (Edit: It is micro on the side of the G1on/G1Xon and standard on the side of the computer, or socket adapter.)
You know, I've watched more than a dozen "how-to" and "review" videos for this Zoom G1Xon and not one single individual has explained what the far right pedal is for nor have any of them used it as a foot pedal??? What's up with that? Is it just cosmetic or does it actually perform a function??????????????????
If you are tight on a budget then use wah, delay, reverb etc from this pedal along with tube amp distortion. People will make fun of you but its your money. My advice? Since you are dishing out good money on a good tube amp (Marshall, Mesa, Engel, Soldano, Diesel), why kill your tone with digital shit? Invest in some good pedals from T-Rex, MXR, Fulltone, Morley etc.
I love my Zoom G1xon but I do have terrible problems with line noise on some of the presets. Is this a common problem or something to do with my setup?
OK - no need to be rude! FYI - I switched to batteries only and my noise is gone - even on the presets. So looks like noisy mains. I figured that out without reading the manual btw ;-)
All the demos and/or reviews of the G1Xon seem to come out sounding much better than the G3X, is this just editing or this is for real? I'm considering purchasing a new multi-effects, anyone have first-hand experiences?
hey bro nice video......i have also got one g1xon......but dont know how to use can u tell me how to change the effect.........like clean to distortion
Instead of commenting on the actual quality of the pedal itself, people just bitch about the appearance.
I say it sounds quite good for its price, and despite the appearance of an 80's toy.
Loved your performance in breaking bad though...
Got mine last night! Blew the hell outta my mind!!! I recommend this to anyone interested in spicing up their guitar life!
bought one of these 6 months ago , im just learning guitar so its awesome ! only paid $65
great deal ! awesome pedal
89gymratt
Do you mind sharing where you got it for that price?
@@Gravy_Master probably used
The Zoom G1Xon is actually sounds very good. Used it on some recordings. Not bad for the cheap price tag.
I just bought this thing and as a beginner I swear I have no idea how to use it
Altaïr Ibn La Ahad even me !!! I am totally clueless
It might seem a bit finicky at first, but don't let that stop you. It can be a lot of button mashing and menu navigating, but once you figure it out then it's really quite easy to use.
Tuxedo Cat Cartoons hey thanks man!! I'm starting to get used to it a little. i kinda messed up with the settings though, will reseting it erase all effects?
I wouldn't think so, but I've never done it on this pedal. I imagine it's just a factory reset and it would merely restore it to the default settings - meaning, if you tweaked or edited any effects then you'll lose your custom settings, but not the effect itself. And you'll probably lose any recordings saved on the loop station. Basically, the reset would let you start over by restoring it to the original settings.
read the instruction manual bro..or just watch some lesson about this product on u tube..
This thing kills. I used to have one a while ago when I was just a poor beginner lol. Now I have a sick setup and I wouldn't be upset to have one now. I mean you could use it for a noise gate, tuner, volume pedal, looper, drum machine. So much besides just the less than impressive modeling inside of it.
3:36 so very clear sound
I've rough used mine for years.. Still holding together. Highly recommend. For people who already have another, get this as a backup.
4:32 that James Hetfield riff
What a fantastic guitarist! Brilliant demos!
I owned a Zoom 9002 in 1992. It was featured in the SRV Guitar World tribute issue with Richie Sambora touring with it. Had to sell it later and regret it. The G1Xon I have now has the same great sounds and is much cheaper. The 9002 cost me $350 at the time.
Wild grandson of legendary Zoom 505
The forgotten legend of Zoom 505
I just bought one, I thought I'd never say this , it's too underpriced for its quality 😆
Mukund Shivakumar can I practise with this and guitar alone or do I need an amp too?
Thanks for replying.I have been playing acoustic and i am going to get my first electric guitar...Can i plug my normal headphone into a zoom or do i need special headphones?
thanx mate.
Yep. I even scored one for $40!! This little thing packs a MIGHTY punch!! The loop station is certainly not the best, but it's not too bad either. But the effects are worth a whole lot more than the $40 I paid for mine.
Hey Tom, jumping on the thread here since you have one of these and seem very helpful - I've been trying to track down whether this has speaker simulation on it. I'm guessing yes because most multi-effects pedals do, but wanted to make sure before I grab one.
Given the price of this pedal, it's pretty much impossible for there to be a single thing wrong with it. For the price - it sounds amazing, looks amazing, is amazingly easy to use, is well designed and constructed - for the price.
guitar world, answer this if you can, when you guys demo stuff like this how do you record it? direct? or into a power amp through mic'd up cab?
too bad zoom stopped the production of G1xon, its even better than newer G1x four
Buy several of them and store them back that's what I did! I found the secret amp & cab, plus booster and of course the ZNR! I chain this Zoom into my Line 6 HX stomp for a dedicated duel DSP setup. =POWER
I see other people in the comments insisting it's a great pedal, but every speaker I've tried this video through still has the pedal sounding like shit, particularly the overdrive at the end. Maybe Guitar World just sucked at demoing gear in 2014?
Dude get yourself some Blue Sky 100watt powered monitor/mains! You'll never look back and you can thank me later. There's only 2 amps and cabs that are killer on this unit and then you got to ask what tone you want? Metal rhythm or metal lead? I'm willing to help anyone with these presets.
can't believe you don't show the setting on each example of sound??😳😫😕
no kidding!!!! Maybe thats why he keeps the headstock of the guitar right in the way!!! Really stupid! Oh hear are my favorite settings that Im not going to display.
4:18 was that a random jam or an existing song? if second, does anyone know this one?
Why the hell does this pedal look like it was made in 1984?
+w0mbatina Because Zoom rulz.
+w0mbatina >> есть процессоры и с другим дизайном. Их много. Мне, например, этот нравится. Может быть и чем-то из прошлого века.
+w0mbatina haha maybe it's a piece of Fallout trash
is it the NUX mg100?
lol i bought one couple months ago and it still looks like that !
4:03 plz explain the patch! & effect chain!
Did you have to hide the Patch IDs while playing through them?
Damn, this is as steal for the price. I'm getting one.
Micah Buzan go on ebay first mate they are selling for around $30.Check it out
nice playing sir
im buying this right now. this is too good to pass up for 50 bucks on amazon.
First thing that comes to mind when I see this is Tetris game.
For beginners, this is a good way to start learning how to use effects.
i had bought the G1on and sold it, then regret it now. I had replaced it thinking it was better deal with a Zoom G7.1ut, older more sophisticated model, and it sounds great but complicated to use. The G1on is user friendly and sounds great, has features that I haven't found in other pedals. The things I liked were the looper, the octave, and the bass sim effect. I am going to get the G1Xon because the expression pedal will be a great use. The only thing I could not get from both pedals is the U2 band edge sound. I will most likely get an add on stomp box. Like a Nux tape core pedal or TC electronics flash back.
Lol...... I'm going to do the same thing. Holy Moses, this pedal is good !
i agree, this new zoom multieffects can sound like the big boys. .i.e. boss gt-10,line x3 live,vox le,digitech rp1000, korg ax3000g, tried them all. it is inexpensive but very impressive. can do van halen tones from classic to modern.
good and simple user interface interactivity
Excelente review, um dos melhores que já vi
your electric guitar playing style is very much like playing an acoustic ... great video btw !
I got one today and im quite impressed...sounds great if you consider the price
Is it working fine now
The distortion effect
Omg ?!!!!
I have one of those. Really good.
Why is Todd Howard narrating this?
Which would you recommend: Zoom G1Xon or Boss ME-25? They seem to have similar features.
For what it's worth, I had an old USB wall adapter laying around and I use that to power the G1Xon instead of the AA batteries or a dedicated 9v power adapter. I've only just purchased the G1, so I don't know what the long-term ramifications might be.
Sounds like a good way to kill a pedal, man.
I'd stop doing this if you haven't already fried it.
2:47 the wah sound is great without pressing pedal
How to bank predetermined patches, to use them in a same song?
Man... whenever i add noisegate... sound doesn't stay for long time need help here please
Adjust your guitar pickups closer to the strings. ;)
@@Rand0mManic ...thanks man..
I know your problem I know I'm late and hopefully you still alive but get yourself some Blue Sky 100watt powered monitor/mains! You'll never look back and you can thank me later. I know the secrets to the ZNR noise gate. Also there's only 2 amp selections and cabs that are killer on this Zoom G1on or G1onX unit and then you got to ask yourself what tone you do you want? Metal rhythm or metal lead? I'm willing to help anyone with these presets for a pro tone.
Possible to get a Hendrix "Octavia" effect as used in the song "Who Knows"
It would have been nice if you would have showed us how to use the pedal
2:21 cool sound
How to reduce the extra noise from some of the patches? Help
Debajit Sangma use ZNR effect.
Where is the mono output to use with real amplifiers? Or is it designed to use with a small portable speaker with stereo input?
What's the name of the effect 2:48
Wah
I think I had one of these when I was 9. It was 1992.
What settings should you have on your amp when using this thru an amp
What are you playing the first minute? It's great ☺
I have g1xon and im having trouble with the feedback when i turn on the amps in the high volume and the master level in the gadget is low still it have a feedback? Can you teach me how to illiminate feedbacks please
Have the ZNR (Zoom Noise Reduction) effect chained first...every time...problem solved
3:14 cool for blues
is it possible to you looper and rhythm simultaneously?
+Siddhesh Gadkar Yep, successfully got 2 layers on the looper, rhythm, and was still able to change the effects
Will this pedal break easily? It looks like it is made cheaply sounds good though
Omg when did charvel make a hardtail strat like that?
plz, suggest a chain for very smooth but long-lasting sustain tone for DST soloing, no noise. thnx in advance.
(I use Marshall MG 15 CF)
I know I'm late and hopefully you still alive but get yourself some Blue Sky 100watt powered monitor/mains! You'll never look back and you can thank me later. There's only 2 amp selections and cabs that are killer on this Zoom G1on or G1onX unit and then you got to ask yourself what tone you do you want? Metal rhythm or metal lead? I'm willing to help anyone with these presets for a pro tone.
never compare what effect did we used..the point is how we play the guitar. ..
Приветствую, в проблема с квакой(педалью экспрессии) как то решается? Проблема в том, что необходимо сохранить прессет с выключенной квакой, но почему то сохраняется постоянно с включённой педалью экспрессии, как решить?
Zoom G1Xon or Nux mfx 10?
Are you using stereo 1/4 jack to connect the processor to the amp?
NEED HELP URGENTLY.....how do i select the different kind of pedal effects..like different types of wah...when ever i select the padal in the add an effect ..the only effect added if pedal VX(something like that).....PLEASE HELP I CANT SELECT THE DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF DISTORTION.OVERDRIVE.REVERB. ETC..\
That's a Jake E Lee signature right?
Is it gud for funk ,jazz, blues genres 🙄
can anyone tell me whether any external source of audio could be plugged into it to jam along such as MP3 player or ipod as a source of backing track
yeah I just plug my android phone into the back and it is good to go.
I already have one of these, would it still be worth it to invest in a few select analog pedals?
Does it have a harmonist? I mean can you play the third, octave along and such?
yes, it does
Could you please clarify how to use it ?
Just bought one paid 80$ didnt get the expression pedal but really looking forward to useing it effects sound awesome even better than the old 505 which i still have
I'de like to buy it, but I got the impression it doesnt preserve the natural tone of the guitar at all. it does not sound as if the natural tone is modified, but as if it is replaced somehow. can you mix natural and processed tone?
+iloveitall Tried it on my strat and my les paul, and after hundreds of hours of playing, I can 100% say the natural tone is still there, but suppressed a little, more so on the les paul
+L0kitheliar
thanky for the reply. I tested it on my tele. doesn't sound good at all.
***** Sorry to hear that, hopefully you sort something out
bro is it even possible to create edm on g1xon? like i wanted to play plantershakers turn it up chords but i wanted it to have a edm vibe
I am not a fan as i have owned 3 zoom 505. All 3 stopped working. All 3 never left the thickly padded floor. Kept returning but warranty on first ran out leaving me with one that starts sqealling whenever used. Sounds great at first though.
Neil, huge difference and many years of R&D between the 505 and the G5.
Is it set up in order so I can switch from distortion to clean sound ? Can you rearrange the effects order? I just wanna make sure I'm able to switch from example a distortion channel to a clean channel jist by using my foot pressing the pedal ???
Yes you can switch from clean to distortion
For example H3 is Clean and H4 is Distortion
Which one should I take? this one or Boss DS1 . I am an intermediate player and I have a Fender 10g ,so I desperately need good distortion .
Boss DS1 got much better distortion than G1Xon. But if you need wah, reverb, delay (they are really very important) then you should buy both to get a killer tone with a low budget. Put Boss DS1 into your guitar, then G1Xon, then Amp.
which one is better g1xon or moor ge100
i have a question about the pedal, is it, by default, can you use it as a vol pedal?and then just activate the wah?
+el van lorenzo I don't know about a vol pedal, But I do know you can do that with a wah. Just set an empty patch next to a patch with only a wah effect, then switch when you want to activate the wah.
Why does it have a 9volt input if it works on battery??
Does g1xon work even without batteries have been inserted a power supply? (DC9V) Sorry for bad english i'm only 14 years old. Asap. Tnx
ANY smartphone USB charger should work (5volts)...all you need to buy is a standard (older) USB cable that fits into the Zoom USB input
The Zoom AD0016D is the correct power supply for this unit.
ANY power supply with negative center 2.1mm DC 9volt 300mA WORKS!
ThePekyew It works with batteries, a power supply, or a micro USB cable, not a standard (older) USB cable. (Edit: It is micro on the side of the G1on/G1Xon and standard on the side of the computer, or socket adapter.)
Just guessing, but there are people on this planet, whose native language is not english...
which one more worthy, this one or nux mg 100?
You know, I've watched more than a dozen "how-to" and "review" videos for this Zoom G1Xon and not one single individual has explained what the far right pedal is for nor have any of them used it as a foot pedal??? What's up with that? Is it just cosmetic or does it actually perform a function??????????????????
As far as I know it's used for adjusting volume/gain/pitch, depending on the effect.
Does it has an octaver?
Can we use like a cheap amp like orange or something with this zoom effect?
Does it affect the sound quality?
+Bivek neupane I've tried it on my shitty €20, 30 watt amp and as long as you set all the amp settings to as clean as possible, it sounds fine
Does it make any sense using this pedal with a good tube amp?
If you are tight on a budget then use wah, delay, reverb etc from this pedal along with tube amp distortion. People will make fun of you but its your money. My advice? Since you are dishing out good money on a good tube amp (Marshall, Mesa, Engel, Soldano, Diesel), why kill your tone with digital shit? Invest in some good pedals from T-Rex, MXR, Fulltone, Morley etc.
I made a gutair add on the changes sound distortion and volume on ur gutair while ur playing without nobs or switches want a partner in distribution
What guitar are you using?
Charvel
Can I download and add custom preset patches to this processor?
Forget the pedal that guitar is sexy!
Is this headphones compatible?
I love my Zoom G1xon but I do have terrible problems with line noise on some of the presets. Is this a common problem or something to do with my setup?
Yes, if you're still using the preprogrammed presets. Read the manual and learn to make your own!!
OK - no need to be rude! FYI - I switched to batteries only and my noise is gone - even on the presets. So looks like noisy mains. I figured that out without reading the manual btw ;-)
This is the internet. My typing somehow inflects being rude? Just throwing a suggestion out there, after all, you asked.
This is an awesome thing...u just have to understand the logics of a pedalboard which applies in this processor too..
All the demos and/or reviews of the G1Xon seem to come out sounding much better than the G3X, is this just editing or this is for real? I'm considering purchasing a new multi-effects, anyone have first-hand experiences?
lulus panjulus yes G1Xon is better bang for your buck
can we looping without drum beat?
Yes, you can.
My pedal when connected to amp makes a buzzing sound which variates acc. To every effect and sometimes grows out of control.....plz suggest something
firephoenix anurag you probably need to engage the Znr noise reduction effect.Scroll through till you find it.
as in effects chain or in major effects
firephoenix anurag effects chain
can It be USB connected into a computer or does it need a separate interface?
hmm. is that the Pearl by Jake e Lee? Nice guitar
super cool playin bravo
i will get sounds very good :D
Can you plug the guitar into it and just plug it in to a pa?
como faço pra conseguir essas mesmas configurações de pressetes para minha pedaleira G1Xon?
Can you conect this directly to a mixer ?
hey bro nice video......i have also got one g1xon......but dont know how to use
can u tell me how to change the effect.........like clean to distortion
Does it have a bass simulator?
Yeah it does