The Zoom G3 is an intuitive multi-effects processor for guitar players, offering freedom and flexibility to explore sound possibilities across genres and styles. This versatile processor contains the most realistic stompbox, cabinet, and amplifier emulations Zoom has ever created with high-quality sound, a portable design, an 80 second Looper, and intuitive interface.
The G3n is pre-loaded with 70 DSP effects (68 effects, one looper pedal, and one rhythm pedal), as well as 10 of the most realistic amp/cabinet emulators ever. The G3n has been loaded with essential sounds such as overdrive, distortion, compression, EQ, delay, reverb, flanging, phasing, vibrato, and chorus. Unique multi-effects such as Seq Filter, Reverse Delay, HD Hall, and OSC Echo are also included. You can use up to seven effects and amp/cabinet models simultaneously, chained together in any order you like and choose from five classic amp models and adjust the sound exactly as you would with the knobs and switches of the real thing.
The switches and knobs on this processor give you enhanced control and the responsive, hands-on feel of a standard stompbox. Three LCD displays show whole effect-chains at a glance, making it easy to add, delete, or change the order of effects quickly. Plus, you can store up to 150 of your custom effects-chains as patches. Sixty-eight built-in rhythm patterns are included with the G3n. An onboard Looper allows you to record and overdub phrases up to 80 seconds long through the effects of your choice. A built-in chromatic tuner lets you bypass the currently selected patch while tuning, or mute the signal altogether.
The Mic On/Off feature allows you to optimize the G3n for use with a real amp and cabinet (Mic Off) as well as optimise for playing through a PA system or recording direct with amp and cabinet emulators (Mic On). The free Zoom Guitar Lab Mac/Windows software enables you to manage your patches and download new effects and amp/cabinet emulators.
The Zoom G3n is very well-built with lots of cool features. The PC-editing program is great.
The sound is BAD. (B-A-D. - not in the cool sense.)
I edited and created patchs for hours with the PC-editor , monitoring with a good mixer and high-tech headphones. I could not get a sound I wanted to keep.
The compressor is useless , the EQs are ineffectual , the ODs and distortions are horrible , the speaker cabinet simulations are really really horrible. Modulation and delay are dull , thin , shrill , and very digital-sounding.
One or two clean amp simulations (without cabinet simulation or extra OD) are only slightly interesting.
The whole G3n is generally dull-sounding as if a blanket covered everything , absorbing and robbing the device of all dynamic. Attempting to liven the sound with EQ only adds dull unnatural bass , nasal mids , and shrill highs. Subtracting dBs from areas of the frequency spectrum does not work either. The device renders no natural-sounding bass-response.
All in all , the G3n is not a device I want to keep , and I regretfully returned it to Music Store.