Zoom A2.1u: We Model An Acoustic Modeler For You

[doctorgone]

It doesn't sound like a dobro unless you're playing slide

[strabbs1]

Very under impressed, it's very bossy isntnit

[viranchi27]

CAN YOU CHANGE TEMPO OF DRUM?

[dcalstring]

hey i bought a zoom g2.1u it's colour IS different but it looks exactly d same. But can i get all those pitches you showed on this model on my g2.1u.? I love acoustic sound. Hope u'l help me out

[vekou]

@dcalstring not all of them, g2 and a2 have different set of effects included.

[kotnikd3]

tastes like peppermint? im buying it!

[UnitedEffect]

Pretty crappy sounds all around. Thin sounding acoustics, over drenched reverbs, auto wahs...(why?) and I hate the taste of peppermint!

[guitarslinger75]

why would you ever want to simulate a piece of shite adamis ovation????? oh i know now its for when your playing a gig and someone in the audience says hey can you make your nice guitar sound like a piece of shite

[shane98250]

hey, i was wondering are there any boost pedals for an acoustic guitar? im just looking for a volume boost but i can seem to find a good one. and i dont really need all the effects with this one.

any opinions would be greatly appriciated thanks!

[tarabade]

Good campfire-stomping shoes

[pakolerma]

is distortion or any sort of overdrive possible with this zoom on acoustic? and if yes how? pls

[lovrokadi1]

does it really taste like pepermint??

[DToneQuest]

lol, thanks you helped me steer clear of this pedal

[sauros7300]

Seem that the whole piece is not enough heavy. When handle the pedal. All the box moving not only the pedal so less precision with the pedal I presume

[sauros7300]

Say to the guy to buy new pair of Sneakers. They are dirty

[VGaMa10]

can I set an overdrive effect with this???

[micllave]

not really that impressive.

[florinserban2010]

man.. you talk too much and play too little !! 

[penagox]

que bueno seria que colocaras subtitulos en español

pues no entiendo nada de lo que hablas.

:) 

[SONGSTICKS]

i'm hearing lots of white noise in this recording, is that the pedal or your setup?

[FireFaXM]

can you use these effects in combination with the effects on your amp?

[WilliamsBallMusic]

are you wearing rubber boots?

[0713mas]

@violinsuri Yes, it works pretty well on my electric violin! Infact I made some custom patches designated for my violin.

[LuraInWV]

How does the drum machine module work on this particular model?

[XXXM3T4LL1C4XXX]

@Mortayz yes .. and you have a b2.1u for bass :D

[theWIERD21]

@XXXM3T4LL1C4XXX do you need a nice acoustic tone, or acoustic pick ups?

[scumimpaler]

nice shoes...

[randommiker]

yeah this unit actually is very good at modeling and getting you guitars natural sound to punch through a P.A. This guy is making it clear, he does not know how to use the unit. Surprised Zoom has not deleted this post.

[mkenziea]

"rrrrrrround-backed ovations"

[eternalrhythmflow]

I like it! Well done. But where'd you get those shoes!? Sweet!

[Botdra]

5:34 made me laugh.

"Let's move on to the... C-SECTION."

xD

[db35m]

@Botdra ?....i dont get it ...why is that funny?

[Botdra]

@db35m C-section is when the baby isn't properly coming out of the mother, and... well you can look it up. It's basically an emergency method of getting the baby out if when giving birth it's not in the right position in the womb, among other things.

[db35m]

@Botdra I know what a C-Section is ... my daughter is C section Born....i asked ...why u think that was Funny...in regards to the bank on the Zoom Board

[Botdra]

@db35m Because it was like an accidental pun, just thought it was funny.

[DJRockboy]

Worst opening theme music ever.

[Tatkovladko]

Roses are red, violets are blue... (I was ROFL)

I'm surprised he didn't say: "There's also a USB jack-ass"

[theschneiderman23]

sira ulo ka anong lasang peppremint yan?haha

[TheSAJ11]

junk

[NotRly1337]

I'm gona kick this guy's ass for rhyming.

[zigzaghookie]

Will this unit sound good with a piezo pickup installed into an electric guitar?

[svanurmg1978]

@zigzaghookie I would like to know to ?

[Piipzuke]

Can It emulate a guitar as it is in Nancy Sinatra "Bang Bang"?

[cicalone70]

@DavidRourke15 I don't know.. i always used with battery ,and one day appears a blinking red point and don't went away ... (turn on) and NOTHING.!! PUFFFFF!!

[brdevilzyan]

make a review for g2,1u too and also for g2.1nu

[sasapaljenkas]

Nice review!

I was wondering - is it available with peppermint taste only, or it's available in eucalyptus taste too?

:-D

[cicalone70]

This zoom is very usefull, economic, but very very very DELICATE .. i bought 1 years ago and now is broken . I have G2 too .. and now i use it only with batteries

[mikeetheridgerose]

Ok, if you have a crappy sounding Acoustic guitar. Buy this and it will do wonders. If you have a Martin, Taylor, Gibson or any other solid wood natural sounding guitar, why would you buy this. Its like when a those buy a 2k guitar and plug it into a Roland amp. Defeats the purpose of the natural tone you are buying the guitar for.

[BluesRoadHK]

@mikeetheridgerose I'm 100% agreed with you~

[syncopater999]

@mikeetheridgerose

Unless of course you plug it into a Roland Cube monitor and then you get a very pure sound worthy of the guitar.

[randommiker]

@syncopater999 Bro unless you speak of Piano's, Roland is falling behind when it comes to acoustic and electric amps. Plugging into a Cude defeats the purpose of buying th guitar for its natural sound. Technology has mastered getting your guitars natural tone projected though a P.A with out feedback. Fishman Aura got there first. Boss tried to make a acoustic pedal but they failed all because of Roland and COSM. The Boss unit is a disgrace.

[embed68k]

would it be worth while to mic a pair of samson c02's add a woody sc (seymour duncan) pickup(ppl say bass is it's strong point so it would go into a DI box and become the low end on the mixer) and somehow mix all that down to mono. or just stick with the pickup and skip any kind of miking?

[DarkEyedJunko]

Do you need to use a preamp with this or just plug it right into the PA?

I'm thinking of getting the BBE Acoustimax to use with the Zoom A2.

[dragonzith]

@DarkEyedJunko you can use both, ofcouser it will sound 100 times better if you have it plug in to an amp ( if you know how to get the best sound out of it). Direct connection to a PA will get a more clear tone.

[AlanSturgess]

There's a really good demo of this unit if you search for 'Zoom A2 & A2.1u Acoustic Fx Processors - Nevada Music UK'. They don't identify the patches being used, but the saemples are superb.

[starovindavid]

Really, I have on hand this pedal Zoom A2.1u (made in China), but also I have Zoom 504II (made in Japan for acustic) and comparing the quality of sounds on a concert using good amplifiers, so Zoom 504II made in Japan is much better than A2.1u.

Today almost all pedals are being manufactured in China, and I prefer 1000 times to use the old pedal made in Japan or USA.

Regards

[AlanSturgess]

I have a Zoom505 II which is good, but not as easy to use - although it does fit very neatly into my guitar case. I also have a stack of original Electro Harmonix boxes which, by today's standards, are a bit too noisy (the reissues are good), and I use them a lot for my own solo playing at home.

One old vinyl LPI have that I never hear menton of is the demo recording of many EH boxes in a set of instrumentals - must check one day to see if it's a collectable.

[starovindavid]

Really, I have on hand this pedal Zoom A2.1u (made in China), but also I have Zoom 504II (made in Japan for acustic) and comparing the quality of sounds on a concert using good amplifiers, so Zoom 504II made in Japan is much better than A2.1u.

Today almost all pedals are being manufactured in China, and I prefer 1000 times to use the old pedal made in Japan or USA.

Regards

[holdbernadette]

my version is G2.1u and it doesn't have USB.. :-/

[kenobi909]

Sounds like only 7 or 8 are usable due to the friggin noise! Yikes!!!!!

[GuitarScratchRemover]

A good review, but how about more of a demo of the modeled sounds you talked about in the C-Bank? Sounds like that is the main reason we would want one.

[AlanSturgess]

I agree - it would have been REALLY useful to hear a good set of examples from bank C. Even so, the movie shows that this unit has real promise.

[hayat1811]

I am so getting this :DD sounds pretty good.

[geomon69]

it tastes like peppermint ^^ i gotta buy one

[strabbs1]

sounds crap

[garydupuis]

When I heard the simulation of the nylon string, my jaw hit the floor! Wow, what a cool pedal!

[evsynator]

good demo ... even says how it tastes . thanks for showing ... no messing and straightforward .

[cicerojohnny71]

Nice boots!! Did you go hunting before the demonstration?

[AliveInOakville]

ZOOMS ARE "NOISY" TO SAY THE LEAST...

[drumtarist]

i wonder how it sounds with an electric guitar....

[colscols]

thanks for the review bud.

[digitalboytn]

Hey Dude...You need to throw those old shoes out and get some new ones ! They are a health hazard and look like crap in the video...After all - it's all in the perception and the presentation :)

[mindscript]

i like his shoes!

just like mine.. :)

[szymondworski]

I agree! :)

[ClocksV2]

wwowow this is a amazing

i love this pedal

but this pedal have delay and chorus effect?

[monlegaspi]

Thanks Gearwire for posting your review! it's quite better than other reviews :)

anyway, i just purchased this box and i hope it'll be great. i'm using fishman chorus ryt now but when i saw this one, i'm having nightmares dying to have this :)

i will receive it in two weeks. thanks!

[logandrummer23]

do i need the .1 who uses a wah with acoustic anyways?!?

[trunkgmx]

great demo, thx dude ! :-)

[palmbaypiratejc]

Oh my gosh! Please leave out the "poem" next time. Geez.

[turiguiliano]

how does this sound when used on a dual humbucker electric guitar? let's say an LP. please post comments. thanks.

[squeakD]

I have the Zoom A2..., pretty much the same as this one minus the pedal and a few hardware differences. It sounds great too. The Ovation presets are useless to me because my acoustic is OVATION :)

[kingofskateop]

so u have 2 ovation now :D

[squeakD]

Yeah.., the real one's better though :)

[samuraifugitivo]

i ordered it yesterday. The dubro simulation would be useless to me because i dont like dubros anyway

[juanjoseolmos]

for my acoustic guitar the zoom or the boss me20???

zorry my english i speck spanish

[platinumdynamite]

Well this is made especially for acoustic guitars, I don't think the me20 is. I might be wrong though.

[samuraifugitivo]

ive heard that te boss is a shit. this zoom is not THAT AMAZING all pedals pretend to be, but its ok for the price

[JannickJulian1994]

this is the nbest effect i have ever seen and played.

[matthiasrocks08]

guys can you do a review on the g2.1u zoom please that would be appreciated. t.y

[UFOIST]

I just love the reverse delay FX on this unit played through a separate 'Jimi Hendrix Experience' wah box. Awesome sound dimensions.

[airwin23quelnan]

hey..how much is dat effects?

[canadianmaple09]

Between $180-200 on eBay new.

[LtWilliams56]

tastes like peppermint! awesome

[michaelhall73]

This unit is really nice unit. GearWire says that the output is mono. That is not true. The output is a TRS otput which means it outputs in stereo. Try using the unit with headphones. It really helps to get the full sound of the processor. I have used this unit in a studio. It really does sound great once you use the output correctly. Also, it helps to use a guitar with a pickup only. When you use a guitar with an on-board EQ preamp, it screws with the very reasons of using this processor.

[Vernhicular]

Cool lil' unit, but the guitar model sounds are sub-par. Nylon didn't sound like nylon, the 12 sound is waay too washed with verb and doesn't sound like a 12 string at all. The effects are cool though...

[xiz90]

Owen pwns!