G3n Guitar Multi-Effects Processor Pedal, With 70+ Built-in effects, Amp Modeling, Stereo Effects, Looper, Rhythm Section, Tuner

That's five stars for the price, by the by. My resume: I am a multi-effects addict. I try out all the new units. I've owned and heavily gigged with the POD X3 Live, POD HD500X, and the Digitech RP1000. I've used the Headrush and Helix. I get complimented on my tones when I go out and play live and people ask where my amp is (I always go Direct, though I have used tube amps in the past). This unit is fantastic. I've been using the POD HD500X for some years now, and in terms of sounds, this unit blows it away. The amp sims feel like I'm plugging into an amp, and the overdrive sims are AWESOME (suggest this for anyone starting a pedalboard build and wanna try a bunch of overdrive combinations before splurging on the real deals)! The delays, reverbs, and modulations are great (though the Pitch Shift effect is horribly slow, the POD creams it here). It's got that juicy/bloomy/airy feel, and there's SO many effects and drives and they all sound fantastic. The DSP is super limiting, but then again $150 is a super good deal, so a smaller processor it is. I use it for drives and amp/cab sims in front of my POD HD500X (which does everything after the amp/cab sim) for ambient/shoegazey/church stuff, and for metal stuff it goes direct by itself. If you don't need to switch your effects super often and just want a bomb DI rig/backup rig/versatile addition to your pedalboard, this is your girl. If you need an all-in-one unit, lots of processing power, and an expression pedal, save up or the G5N. If you want this to do JUST drives/amp sims or JUST delays/reverbs/modulations, this is perfect. In fact, every guitarist should have one, considering the price. However, The interface is pretty abysmal. In order to choose any effect, you have to scroll through EVERY SINGLE ONE until you get to the desired effect (though I may be doing this wrong). Also, you can't assign the footswitches to specific effects; think of the footswitches as three parts of a window that looks at your effects chain. You can only use the switches on effects that are next to each other. Yes, you can scroll the window to different parts of your chain, but what if you need to turn off a reverb at the end of the chain and turn on a drive at the beginning of it? Get ready to tap dance, partner (speaking of tapping, the tap tempo is buried under that bottom right pedal, kinda have to menu scroll for it). Overall, if you're aware of the limitations and strengths and you're still interested, you're GOING to like this unit. If you're not savvy with multi-effects and don't want to tweak or make presets, stay away. Oh and it's built well and feels good and blah blah blah...

I’ve had many multi effects units and modeling amps over the years and my most recent before this was the Line 6 HD500X. In my honest opinion, this is far better than it. This surpassed my expectations big time. Great sounds, easy to navigate and a small footprint. Most of the stock patches you’d never use, they’re just installed to show you what the unit is capable of but there are some that are pretty decent. With a little tweaking, you can have a great patch. Creating your own is simple as well. Many good sounding amps, cabs and effects are available inside. You can also go on Zooms website, update the software and get more great amps and cabs. Selecting and adjustments to the amps and effects are not overwhelming either. There are a bunch of comparison videos on YouTube with this and some of the other name brands and this one stuck out to me the most. I really wanted to go for a Boss ME80 or a GT100 but this Zoom, in my opinion, sounded better. No, it’s not an Axe FX or Kemper but for the money, you really can’t go wrong. Plus, it’ll fit on a pedal board if you want to incorporate it into your existing effects.

I am a bedroom guitarist. I'm not going on stage or tour... I'm not going to my local coffeehouse to jam... I am just playing for myself and wanted some good sound. The processor/pedal is great! The sounds are amazing and you can do a lot. The issue is... it's really complicated. Not being a professional musician or sound specialist, I struggled. A lot. It's just overkill for what I wanted and made it so difficult getting the sound I wanted to get to... it just wasn't worth it. Just understanding how the entire thing worked took a lot of time and all my brain power. In the end I mostly just circled through their pre-set sounds... and even that wasn't easy since it's not really what they intend for you to do with this thing. I swapped it out for a Boss GT-1 which is a bit less flexible but way easier to operate, and couldn't be happier. Pros - Super high quality. This thing is solid... the parts move/work really well. You won't be disappointed in the build. - Very flexible... there's almost nothing you cannot do with this thing if you have the time, know how, and put your mind to it. - Feels like it's for a much higher quality musician than I am Cons - Just too complicated for an amateur. While the price point was good... too good thinking about it... the result was a product that I just wasn't prepared to master.

I've wanted this for 15 years now I got it and it still is tossed really good tones very good module

For those who are comparing with the Boss GT-1 as I was, I chose this one because I preferred the sound quality of the G3xn better based on a few video reviews comparing the two and I liked the 3-screen design better, I think it makes the unit more readable when you're standing. This is a great product. My experience with multi-effect units these past few years has been limited to the Digitech RP-250 pedal (old hardware, discontinued) and the Guitar Rig VST (software solution). I've had frustrations with the balance of sound quality vs latency using ASIO drivers in the software so I wanted a dedicated multi-effect unit. It has great-sounding preset patches, but I feel they don't cover the full range of what this thing can do. It's pretty easy to create patches on the unit directly, I like the granularity of the knobs - but it's way more comfortable to plug it into your computer with a USB cable and use Guitar Lab to design your sounds. You have 7 slots to fill up with various effects (each takes either 1 or 2 slots) and a bucket of processing power that fills up by a percentage with every effect that you add - a particular reverb may take 1 slot and 15% processing power, while another type is 2 slots and 10%, etc...it's way easier to track processing power on your computer screen. A couple of notes: - The pedal has its own effects, you cannot just assign it to modulate an existing effect, you have to add a "Volume pedal", "Drive Pedal", "Reverb Pedal", etc...to your effect chain in order to use it. - The USB cable does not come with the unit, it's a micro-B type of connector. - The headphone jack is 1/4" (6.35mm, the big ones), you need to use an adapter if using 1/8" headphone plug (pretty standard historically, but I know newer devices have 1/8")

I have a G2.1u pedal, really like it, and wanted to get the next version. Certain things with G3n are great, like more effects, more slots to save effects, knobs to adjust parameters, display, etc. However, no battery power and no ability to act as audio interface are the real downsides, so I often end up using my old pedal.

I was looking to upgrade from an older guitar multi-effects processor which wouldn't let me chain effects in any order. (e.g., reverb before delay). This fit the bill perfectly. The product is made in China. It seems pretty solid and weighty. I don't gig so I can't ascertain how this would perform in such an atmosphere. It's certainly durable enough for a home studio. Aside from the initial learning of its functions, this is a very intuitive unit. It's split up into what is essentially three independently-controlled stompboxes. You can chain up to seven effects and amp/cab models together; some effects like the more-complex delay effect count as two. It's very easy to "slide" the virtual stompbox chain over to get to and control the effect you want using the switches at the very bottom. My only complaint is that the parameter knobs require lots of turning to change a parameter from, say, 1000 to 0. Note that you cannot use this unit as an audio interface which I already knew and didn't want anyway; I already have an audio interface and would rather not complicate things. You use the device's USB port to update its firmware and upload/download patches. I paired this up with Zoom's FP02M expression pedal. Note that you cannot calibrate a pedal like you can with the G3Xn's attached pedal but you can, of course, control what a parameter does for pedal-controlled effects. (e.g., volume at max pedal position, etc.) Highly recommended.

I bought this to replace a 20+ year old Korg multi-effects pedal and not drag my big board around. I wanted a Headrush unit (and still do). However, this is not a mediocre product or, an inferior product. I wanted amp modeling, effects, and ability to save a variety of sounds. This pedal does all this and more. With the expression pedal, something my big board does not have, I can get a wider array of sounds and control the volume. I can also incorporate this with my big board for virtually unlimited sounds. And, best of all, I don’t need an engineering degree to operate. There are plenty of how to videos on YouTube, and plenty of patches to download. The sounds are very very good. I can roll off the volume on my guitar and clean up the tone when driving one of the many amp models. You can also combine amp models. I’m impressed with the Matchless and Marshall models. You can use as a strict pedal board or setup a number of patches for the traditional clean, crunch, lead, setup. The Helix and the Headrush models are excellent units, but, I don’t think I’m going to push those units anywhere near to their limits. This pedal gives me everything I know I will likely use. Overall, it’s a very impressive unit not only for the price, but, its versatility.