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• Thread starter Thin white duke
• Start date Sep 28, 2018
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Thin white duke

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Joined Oct 1, 2017 Posts 2,628 Age 51 Location italy Hi guys it seems to me that the "new" Zoom multieffect don't get much love. The G3 was a big seller and it was really good for the price. Is anybody using one of the new ones ? I know they have less connection than the older models, but how do you find the sound ? Does it sound any better than G3 ? especially the overdives and distortions ? In the Zoom ms 50g with the latest upgrade there are at least 4 od / dist. that are really good, and they are in the G3 n as well. Please let me know how you like it if you use it. Cheers.

Chunkocaster

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Joined Aug 10, 2018 Posts 9,724 Location In space with Ziggy Edited, though this was about recording so my advice was useless. Carry on.

Thin white duke

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Joined Oct 1, 2017 Posts 2,628 Age 51 Location italy

Chunkocaster said: Edited, though this was about recording so my advice was useless. Carry on. Click to expand...

Ahah, no problem man....

545454

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Joined Dec 29, 2011 Posts 85 Location Garden if it's sunny I've been using the G3XN for a while and I really like it! I never tried the original G3, so can't give you a comparison. To me, there are some great sounds in the amp models / cab sims. The drive pedals - mixed results, but with a bit of EQ-ing I'm able to get some great sounds. For me, the best drive tones have been from using the amp/cab sims into a clean amplifier (mainly a Roland cube on the JC clean, with flat EQ). I've never played the Zoom direct to PA so can't comment on that. In other situations, I've been running it into the front of a Laney valve amp and using it mainly for modulation / delay. But with the Gold Drive (Klon I think) and TS effects, these can give a nice boost to push the Laney a bit harder. I see that some people don't like having to scroll through the slots to switch on effects, but with a bit of planning, I've not really found it to be a big problem. There is a bit of a learning curve with the interface, but I think it's a good compromise given the compact size of the unit.

Thin white duke

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Joined Oct 1, 2017 Posts 2,628 Age 51 Location italy

545454 said: I've been using the G3XN for a while and I really like it! I never tried the original G3, so can't give you a comparison. To me, there are some great sounds in the amp models / cab sims. The drive pedals - mixed results, but with a bit of EQ-ing I'm able to get some great sounds. For me, the best drive tones have been from using the amp/cab sims into a clean amplifier (mainly a Roland cube on the JC clean, with flat EQ). I've never played the Zoom direct to PA so can't comment on that. In other situations, I've been running it into the front of a Laney valve amp and using it mainly for modulation / delay. But with the Gold Drive (Klon I think) and TS effects, these can give a nice boost to push the Laney a bit harder. I see that some people don't like having to scroll through the slots to switch on effects, but with a bit of planning, I've not really found it to be a big problem. There is a bit of a learning curve with the interface, but I think it's a good compromise given the compact size of the unit. Click to expand...

Thanks a lot man, i would use it in front of a clean amp and i will need it for some overdrive and dist., my idea was to have 3 drives for every project that i have and that's it, i've got other stuff for effects, yesterday i compared the dyna drive from my ms 50g with my joyo ultimate drive, both Fulltone Ocd clone and man, they sound so close, the drive from the Zoom is a little bit less dark and i like this thing.

545454

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Joined Dec 29, 2011 Posts 85 Location Garden if it's sunny

Thin white duke said: Thanks a lot man, i would use it in front of a clean amp and i will need it for some overdrive and dist., my idea was to have 3 drives for every project that i have and that's it, i've got other stuff for effects, yesterday i compared the dyna drive from my ms 50g with my joyo ultimate drive, both Fulltone Ocd clone and man, they sound so close, the drive from the Zoom is a little bit less dark and i like this thing. Click to expand...

With a bit of tweaking, I'm sure you'll find something useful in there - and of course there are EQ effects, compressors etc so endless tone shaping!

fozhebert

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Joined Oct 19, 2017 Posts 287 Age 50 Location Charlottetown I have both the g10on and the G3xn, the drives are better for the most part on the G3xn. All of the time based effects are really good and the layout is pretty intuitive. I'm probably going to stick with my g1on for 2 reasons: I like the Vibroverb emaulation and the G3xn does not have that and the I like the Marshall Guvnor pedal, again the G3xn does not have that one. One thing I wished the G3xn had was the different output types for the amp sims as the G3xn only has a mic and off option. Overall the G3xn will serve most people better than the g1on in the long run.

Thin white duke

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Joined Oct 1, 2017 Posts 2,628 Age 51 Location italy

fozhebert said: I have both the g10on and the G3xn, the drives are better for the most part on the G3xn. All of the time based effects are really good and the layout is pretty intuitive. I'm probably going to stick with my g1on for 2 reasons: I like the Vibroverb emaulation and the G3xn does not have that and the I like the Marshall Guvnor pedal, again the G3xn does not have that one. One thing I wished the G3xn had was the different output types for the amp sims as the G3xn only has a mic and off option. Overall the G3xn will serve most people better than the g1on in the long run. Click to expand...

Thanks a lot, i would need it for overdrives, i really like the Sweet drive, Dyna drive, Red crunch and Rc booster.

warrent

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Joined Sep 15, 2009 Posts 4,920 Location toronto I have the g5n, it works well and the drives are fairly close to the real thing. The latest firmware upgrade provides a much better computer interface. There is a long (really long) and useful thread here: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/zoom-g3n-g5n-platform-tips-and-tricks.1791205/

Thin white duke

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Joined Oct 1, 2017 Posts 2,628 Age 51 Location italy

warrent said: I have the g5n, it works well and the drives are fairly close to the real thing. The latest firmware upgrade provides a much better computer interface. There is a long (really long) and useful thread here: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/zoom-g3n-g5n-platform-tips-and-tricks.1791205/ Click to expand...

Thanks a lot man, that is a good thing, i've read a couple of pages of that thread, tomorrow i'll read some more, really the dynamic drive is so close to joyo ultimate drive Last edited: Sep 28, 2018

MilwMark

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Joined Apr 29, 2013 Posts 13,804 Location near Arnold's Sorry to revive. Not clear from the manual. Can I turn off all amp/cab sims and just use it like a physical pedalboard with delay, chorus and overdrive? Turning them on/and off with the foot switches and using the knobs above the corresponding foot switch to adjust the "pedal" just like a physical pedal. Also, any idea if the unit is buffered? (Hope so) Thanks

Hoodster

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Joined Feb 3, 2007 Posts 3,188 Location Oregon

MilwMark said: Sorry to revive. Not clear from the manual. Can I turn off all amp/cab sims and just use it like a physical pedalboard with delay, chorus and overdrive? Turning them on/and off with the foot switches and using the knobs above the corresponding foot switch to adjust the "pedal" just like a physical pedal. Also, any idea if the unit is buffered? (Hope so) Thanks Click to expand...

Did you ever get an answer to this? I’m considering a used G3XN for similar use. S

segers41

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Joined Nov 17, 2011 Posts 9 Location Lakewood, CA

MilwMark said: Sorry to revive. Not clear from the manual. Can I turn off all amp/cab sims and just use it like a physical pedalboard with delay, chorus and overdrive? Turning them on/and off with the foot switches and using the knobs above the corresponding foot switch to adjust the "pedal" just like a physical pedal. Also, any idea if the unit is buffered? (Hope so) Thanks Click to expand...

Yes, you can, and it sounds darn good. I tend to use the amp sims as I go through a PA at a church, but a couple patches don't have them and sound good. They're not analog overdrives (obviously), but they do respond to guitar level pretty well. Buffered, don't know?

Hoodster

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Joined Feb 3, 2007 Posts 3,188 Location Oregon I bought the G1xfour and it was shockingly bad. Returned immediately. You must log in or register to reply here.

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