Thanks to the inclusion of a built-in looper function, along with 68 drum rhythms in a variety of time signatures, the Zoom G1X Four Multi Effects Processor is the perfect tool to help you improve your playing technique and boost your creativity.

Zoom’s product launch video shows how the G2/G2X Four’s arrow key cluster can be navigated with your foot. This is a hugely optimistic portrayal. In reality, the screen is too small and low-res to parse much useful information from sitting, let alone standing. The ‘up’ key is positioned in such a way that pressing it with your foot means you cover the entire screen. And try to press the centre button, and there’s a good chance you’ll also mash one of the directional buttons.The Zoom G2X Four give guitarists more tone variations than ever before thanks to all-new amp modelling and innovative IR technology. You'll dial in amazing sounds right out of the box. The unit faithfully combines reproduced models of classic amps (and a few new ones, too) and pairs them with cabinet models that utilize Zoom's new Multi-layer IR technology. This gives guitarists both great tone and the feeling of that "big stage" sound in any environment. Multi-Layer IR Each amp model is built with Zoom's innovative Multi-Layer IR's, to recreate the tonal characteristics and feel of playing through classic amps and cabinets. These Impulse Responses were captured from iconic cabinets at 3 different volumes and are blended and activated based on the volume of your guitar. Cross Key Navigation With so many different effects and simulators to choose from, you'd be forgiven to think that the Zoom G1X Four would be difficult to operate.

That’s a whole lot of things you can’t do. But the most damning result of the meagre CPU is the actual audio processing. The G2/G2X Four have as much headroom as the contraption Giles Corey was pressed to death in, so even the amp models based on high-headroom pedal platforms have almost no dynamic range. And it’s really, really easy to make the unit clip internally: I was getting audible peaking from somewhere in the signal chain, with 6dB of headroom left on my audio interface. This wasn’t the result of using too many dirt pedals – this was with a plate reverb and a Fender Twin! App-solute Chaos Sounds That Inspire Each pedal has more than 60 traditional and boutique effects, including ring modulator, pitch-shifting delay and even sitar simulation. Looper for recording up to 30 seconds / 64 beats of CD-quality audio with seamless start and endtimes The G2X Four’s compact design and diverse effects selection make it a powerful addition to any existing pedalboard. Changing effects midway through a song is somewhat impractical. It's achievable if you are switching between effects that are stored in adjacent memory slots. Otherwise you will have to keep hitting the "up" or "down" footswitches until you reach the program you want. The foot switches are "up", "down" and "on/off". The up and down switches cycle through the 50 programs.

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It's the same price as a single effect pedal, yet it contains dozens of effects. Most of the effects sound really good. If you want to experiment with lots of effects to find the ideal sound for a song, this is a convenient and cheap way to do it. While the G1X Four isgreat for practice you can also use it for live performances.You can switch between sounds smoothly using the two performance modes, the Preselect mode allows you to jump between patches without affecting your current patch, and Stomp mode lets you turn on/off individual effects. Key Features The G2X Four is designed to connect to guitar amps, studio monitors, PAs and headphones. After switching on, set up the G2X Four perfectly for your setup by selecting between LINE and AMP. However, where this pedal comes into it's own is patch creation. You can use the pedal controls or PC-based software to make a patch using a huge range of amps, cabs and pedals. If you can dream it, you can probably make it... or at least a close approximation of it... on the G1X.