Zoom G3Xn Multi-Effects Processor with Expression Pedal

So after a lot of research, I bought this unit and this is what I have found so far in the first 2-hours of using it.1. It is certainly sturdily built.2. Connecting it to my laptop was easy, it does take a while for the information to load from the unit.3. The firmware was already up-to-date, which is a rare out-of-the-box experience these days.4. Downloading the new AMP, Cab, and effects software t the G3Xn was very easy.5. As others have stated most of the pre-installed patches are not really so usable in the real world, but they do serve to show what can be done.6. Overall the modeled sounds seem very good so far.7. There is a more than moderate learning curve for programming your own chains of Amps, Cabs, and effects on the Zoom unit itself. Frankly, this is mostly due to the manual being useless for any guidance with this. Most of the YouTube demos are also not good for helping you with this.8. Once I had successfully programmed my default preferred AMP+Cab+Reverb+Effects the unit performed very well and bank/patch scrolling vs stomp mode is very easy.So, overall a great start marred only by the very poor manual and YouTube demos for programming.I will update my review once I have spent a few weeks with the Zoom G3Xn.OK, so now after a couple of weeks: The more I play with the Zoom G3Xn the more impressed I am. Programming on the unit itself is still a pain, but once you plug it into your laptop and use the Zoom Guitar Lab app it becomes so very much easier. Spend the time to load and learn the Zoom Guitar Lab application on your laptop.I am upgrading this to 5-stars.

Its a wonderful and versatile product especially for gigs be it small or a big one....Its designed to go live...Even good for studio work...Amps and cab simulations are quite organic... Its a bit complex unit but spending a week understanding it then you would be able to create wonders with the tones...learn to tweak well and it will respond wonderfully... Do not get enticed with the current trend of IRs (Impulse Response)...G3XN is a beast when you perform live on PA or in studio... Just go for it...Its ZNR noise reduction effect is simply awesome and unbeatable....

For context, I’ve been playing guitar for about 17 years, and I’ve played gigs both in bands and solo. I’ve gone through numerous amps from both big and small companies, from cheap solid state practice amps to high end tube amps, and same with effects pedals, so I have a fairly broad range of experience with gear. But until I bought this thing I was all-analog due to hating some of the early modeling products back in the early 2000s.I bought the G3XN planning to use it solely as an effects unit in the effects loop of my tube amp (Orange OR15). It works perfectly for that because the effects are high quality and very low noise. I can use a single patch in stompbox mode and toggle individual effects on and off, or switch to patch mode and switch between entire patches (or entire banks of patches), switching all of my effects instantly.The surprise was how good the amp and cab modeling is. Whether I use a modeled amp on the G3XN into the power amp of my OR15 and into my guitar cab, or use a modeled amp and cab with a full-range flat response amp and speaker or headphones, it’s easy to get a really nice sound from clean all the way to extreme high gain. You do have to dial in each amp, just like with real amps, and make sure your cab settings are appropriate (for example, turn the mic on with headphones or an FRFR amp).The built-in patches seem to be aimed more at demonstrating the capabilities of the unit rather than providing truly useful settings. They’re all way over the top for whatever they’re designed to do. For example, the high gain settings have way too much delay and most have distortion pedals or boosts on by default. I’ve achieved far better sounds by dialing in the amp model the way I like and then adding effects, the same way you would with real amps and stompboxes.I think that speaks to the quality of the effect and amp modeling, because the various effects and amps work together just like the real thing. And this thing actually has the headroom to take pedals well - I tried using my Turbo Rat, which can put out a ton of volume and drive any amp input into distortion, and the amp models distorted like real amps (but the input of the Zoom did not - it took the higher voltage signal with out any issues).Also, these N-series models, unlike the previous Zoom multi-effect units, uses impulse responses so they sound much more like using a real amp and cab than earlier products.To summarize, this works perfectly as a multi-effects unit with a real amp, and has replaced almost all of my pedals, but it also works surprisingly well as a full amp and cab modeler. I would have no problem using this on its own live, whether on its own direct into a PA or in combination with a real guitar amp.

Tiene buenos efectos y además suenan muy bien. El único contra son los 7 posibles efectos que se pueden usar y hay algunos amplis que utilizan 2 espacios. La calidad del sonido es excelente.Tan pronto tenga mi guitarra nueva actualizaré la reseña para ver que tanto mejora el sonido con una guitarra de mayor calidad.*Update*Pues me compré mi guitarra y sí suena mejor, se nota la diferencia. Desafortunadamente no he tenido la oportunidad de probar la pedalera en vivo. Algo que me hubiese gustado es que pudieras elegir entre usar eliminador o baterías, pero sólo se puede con eliminador. Dicho lo anterior, mantengo mi calificación de 5 estrellas.*Update 2020*Pues la llegué a usar varias veces en vivo y nunca me falló. Ahora ya no la uso por la emulación de amplificadores, más bien solo por los efectos (como delay, reverb, etc.). La verdad sigo muy contento con mi compra, ya que se me ha hecho muy resistente: la he maltratado, está llena de polvo e inclusive en una tocada en vivo le cayó un litro de agua y no le pasó nada, sigue funcionando al 100.

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