Overview:
THE NEW G1XON Guitar Effects with Expression Pedal
- Great guitarists know it's all about nuance. With its
built-in expression pedal, the Zoom G1Xon allows you to add subtlety and
refinement to your performance. Add in 100 great-sounding guitar effects and
amp models—with the ability to use up to 5 of them simultaneously—plus 68
built-in rhythm accompaniment patterns and an onboard chromatic tuner and
Looper, and take your guitar playing to a whole new level.
Amazing effects, amazing features, amazing sound
- The G1Xon offers 100 guitar effects, including a variety of
distortion, compression, modulation, delay, reverb and amp models, as well as a
number of special pedal-controlled effects.
- Up to 5 effects can be used simultaneously, chained together
any way you like. In addition, there are 68 built-in rhythm accompaniment
patterns, and you can connect headphones to the output jack (as well as
portable music players to the auxiliary input jack) for silent practice
sessions. There's an onboard chromatic tuner that supports all standard guitar
tunings, including open and drop tunings, and a Looper feature that allows you
to record up to 30 seconds of CD-quality audio. Loop length can be set either
manually or to a preset number of quarter notes (up to 64 beats), and you can
loop to any rhythm pattern, with automatic quantization that ensures seamless
start and end times. Programming is simple and straightforward, thanks to a
streamlined user interface and large backlit LCD screen. Advanced editing
features such as Swap, Auto Save and Pre Select make it easy to organize your
patches for live performance and allow you to scroll through patches silently
while keeping the current patch operational. In addition, the G1Xon's built-in
expression pedal enables you to control input level, output level, or any
selected effect parameter in real time.
Dozens of different ways to make you a guitar hero
The G1Xon allows you to choose from 100 different onboard
DSP effects, including 5 pedal-controlled effects. For ease of use, these are
organized into the following categories:
- Dynamics / Filter – Eleven different ways to shape and
control your sound with compressors, noise gates, filters, equalizers and wah
effects. Emulate the classic tone of the MXR Dynacomp, dbx 160, Moog Filter or
Z. Vex Seek-Wah, or create all-new effects using the automatic Slow Attack,
parametric equalizer or six-band graphic EQ. Or choose Zoom's unique Noise
Reduction (ZNR) algorithm, designed to remove noise during pauses while still
maintaining your guitar's natural tone.
- Overdrive / Distortion – Twelve of the best boosters,
overdrives, fuzzes and lead guitar sounds you've ever heard, including
simulations of the BOSS OD-1, MXR Distortion+, Marshall Guv'nor, Fuzz Face, Big
Muff and Pro Co Rat. Our ExtremeDS effect offers the most powerful gain of any distortion
effect in the world, and there's also a simulator that allows your electric
guitar to sound like an acoustic.
- Amp – Twenty-two of the most realistic models ever created,
including simulations of classic tube and solid-state amps from manufacturers
like Fender, Marshall, Vox, Hiwatt, Mesa Boogie, Orange, Bogner, Matchless and
Diezel. Our amp sounds are so lifelike, you'll swear on a stack of speaker
cabinets you're listening to the real thing.
- Modulation / Special effects – Round out your sound with
your choice of sixteen phasers and flangers, plus chorus, pitch shift, tremolo
and vibrato. Included are emulations of the
ADA Flanger, Boss CH-1 Super Chorus and TC Electronic Corona Chorus, as
well as the Zoom HPS, an intelligent harmonizer that plays along in key, and a
ring modulator that adds bell-like tones to your guitar. And when you're ready
to go after some truly off-the-wall sounds, try out the endlessly rhythmic
Slicer.
- Delay / Reverb – Fourteen delays and natural-sounding
reverbs, including rooms, halls, plates, springs, and tape delay simulators,
all designed to add depth and spaciousness to your sound, with delay times of
up to 4 seconds. You'll even find reverse delays, modulated reverbs and
particle reverbs here—everything you need to place your guitar in a realistic
space … or a totally unearthly one.
Features:
Effects Chaining - Complex multi-effects made easy.
- Question: When is a guitar effects pedal not just an effects
pedal?
- Answer: When it's a multi-effects pedal.
The G1Xon not only allows you to select and edit any of its
onboard effects, it enables you to use up to 5 of them simultaneously, chained
together in any order you like. This kind of power and flexibility means that
you can create rich, complex effects within the unit itself instead of having
to use multiple pedals.
- Stompbox chains typically start with dynamics effects such
as compression, before routing the signal to wah, EQ, distortion and/or
overdrive effects. Modulation and spatial effects such as chorus, delay and
reverb are usually placed at the end of the chain.
- However, there are no hard and fast rules on how to chain
effects. Exciting new sounds can easily be discovered with a little
experimentation and some imaginative effect chaining. The G1Xon gives you the
ability to get creative with your effects chaining.
You can also easily edit chains you’ve previously created — and you'll find that simple changes in the order of effects can alter sounds dramatically. For example, an EQ set before an amp model can result in a radically different sound than having the EQ set after the amp model. That's because putting the EQ before the amp model serves not only to alter the tonal characteristic of the sound but to act as a signal booster as well. All this can be done internally with the G1Xon — much easier than physically changing the order of stompboxes.
Tuner - Stayin' in tune.
- Guitarists know the importance of playing in tune. But it's
not just about getting your instrument in tune; it's about keeping it in tune
all night. That's no problem if you're using a G1Xon, because its built-in
Tuner makes the task totally stress-free, even under the pressure of a live gig
and the heat of stage lighting.
- The G1Xon Tuner is instantly accessible at all times and
shows you whether the note you're playing is sharp, flat, or dead on. You can
opt to either bypass the currently selected effect (thus giving you a clean,
unaffected sound) when tuning, or to mute the signal altogether, allowing you
to tune in silence.
- The G1Xon Tuner is flexible, too: It can be set to a
reference of A=440, or any value between 435 and 445, and can be used chromatically
or in a variety of standard guitar tunings—even drop tunings of up to 3
semitones.
Rhythms - The perfect accompaniment.
- Rhythm training is an important part of every guitarist's
craft. The G1Xon Rhythm function makes it easy and fun to do. 68
realistic-sounding rhythms are at your fingertips: PCM samples of actual drums
playing real-life patterns in a variety of different genres—everything from
rock to jazz, and from Emo to Motown. Dozens of quarter-note, eighth-note and
sixteenth-note rhythms are provided, in 4/4, 6/8 (shuffle) and 3/4 (waltz
time); for the adventurous, there's even a 5/4 groove!
- The Rhythm function can also be used in conjunction with the
Looper function (see below), allowing you to craft complex guitar
orchestrations overlaying the pattern of your choice.
Looper - Build a complete performance.
- Got a great lick that you'd like to expand on, or a
distinctive chord progression that you think could serve as the foundation for
an exciting improvisation or an inspired solo? Explore your creativity to its
fullest with the G1Xon Looper, which allows you to layer up to 30 seconds of
performance (through the effect or effects of your choice) in high quality
16-bit 44.1kHz audio. Recording time can either be set manually or to a preset
number of quarter notes, up to 64 beats, and starting and stopping the Looper
(as well as readying it for an overdub or clearing its memory altogether) is as
easy as pressing a pedal—no hands required.
- The G1Xon Looper can also be used in conjunction with the
Rhythm function, allowing you to play along with the pattern of your choice.
Auto Save - Edits saved. All the time.
- Finally got that perfect effect crafted, but afraid you'll
lose it? It'll never happen when you use the G1Xon's handy Auto Save function.
When switched on, whatever you change will automatically be saved.
- Alternatively, if you'd prefer the insurance of a safety net
(so that you never accidentally overwrite a patch), simply leave Auto Save off.
The G1Xon will then politely ask you if you want to save your edits whenever
you move on to a different patch. Settings can be saved to the currently
selected memory area, or to any other area, allowing you to store your effect
wherever it's most convenient.
- The G1Xon makes naming patches a breeze, too—simply use the
parameter knob to dial in the characters you want. Patch names can be up to ten
characters long, and each patch can be assigned its own level as well, allowing
you to ensure consistent volume even when going from a gentle acoustic sound to
heavy metal overdrive.
Pre Select - Choose the effect you want before the audience hears it.
- Normally, you'll want to store your custom G1Xon patches
adjacent to one another so that stepping on its pedal will scroll through them
in the order needed. In that circumstance, you'll also want the sound to change
immediately, and this is the way the G1Xon normally operates.
- However, if you haven't stored your patches in adjacent
memory locations, or if you simply get the urge to experiment and change things
up in the middle of a performance, just turn on the G1Xon Pre Select function.
This allows you to scroll through patches silently, with the current sound
remaining unchanged as you do so.
Power functions - More power to you.
- The G1Xon runs on just 4 AA batteries—either alkaline or
rechargeable NiMH. Alternatively, it can be powered from an optional Zoom AD-16
AC adapter or via USB.
- When running on batteries, the G1Xon powers up automatically
when a jack is inserted into its input connector, and a unique
"eco" function can be used to
automatically power the unit off if unused for 10 hours.
- Battery life (when using alkaline batteries) is more than 20
hours, even during continuous use, and a handy "battery remaining"
display shows you how much power is remaining. To extend battery life further
still, you can opt to have the backlit LCD display turn off automatically after
15 or 30 seconds after the pedal was last used.
The G1Xon expression pedal
- The G1Xon's built-in expression pedal allows you to alter
any selected parameter in real time. You can use it for gain drive or volume
(affecting either input or output level), to add wah or filtering, to affect
delay time or modulation speed, or a variety of other parameters. In addition,
the pedal range can be independently adjusted for each patch—you can even set
the minimum value higher than the maximum value for reverse pedaling effects.
- There's also a simple calibration procedure which allows you
to customize pedal sensitivity. Whether you're a feather-light player or a real
lead-foot, the G1Xon can adapt to your particular pedaling style.
Features at a glance
- 100 effects, including distortion, compression, modulation,
delay and reverb, plus 5 pedal-controlled effects
- Up to 5 effects can be used simultaneously, chained together
in any order
- 100 memory locations (10 banks of 10) for the storage of
user-created patches
- Built-in expression pedal for control over input level,
output level, or any selected effect parameter
- Swap function makes patch organization a breeze
- Auto Save function for automatic saving of all patch
parameters
- Pre Select function allows silent patch selection while
keeping the current patch operational
- Onboard chromatic tuner supports all standard guitar
tunings, including open and drop tunings
- Looper feature for the recording of up to 30 seconds / 64
beats of CD-quality audio with seamless start and end times
- 68 built-in rhythm patterns which can be used in conjunction
with the Looper
- Input jack accepts standard mono guitar cable (both active
and passive instruments supported)
- Auxiliary input jack for connection of personal music
players
- Output jack for connection to amp or headphones
- Backlit LCD with contrast control for easy viewing in
low-light environments
- Lightweight and small enough to fit in your gig bag
- Easily integrated into any existing pedal board
- Runs on 4 AA batteries, with alkaline battery life of 20
hours
- USB port for firmware updates
- Optional AC adapter
What's in the Box?
- Operation manual
- AA size (LR6) battery x 4
Optional accessories:
Front Panel Features:
Rear Panel Features:
Home Screen Display Features:
Specifications:
- Number of effects: .....................100
- Number of simultaneous effects:...................5
- Number of patches: ......................100 (10 banks of 10)
- Sampling frequency: ....................44.1 kHz
- A/D conversion:.......................... 24-bit, 128× oversampling
- D/A conversion: ......................24-bit, 128× oversampling
- Signal processing:................... 32−bit, floating point & fixed point
- Frequency characteristics: ...........20Hz – 20 kHz +1 dB, -6 dB (into 10 kΩ load)
- Display: ............................ Backlit dot matrix LCD
- Input: ................................Standard mono ¼" phone jack
- Rated input level: ............... -20 dBm*
- Input impedance (line): ..............470 kΩ
- AUX IN: ..............................Mini stereo (⅛") phone jack
- Rated input level:..................... -10 dBm*
- Input impedance (line): ...............1kΩ
- Output: ............................Standard stereo (¼") phone jack
- Maximum line output level: .................... +2 dBm (output impedance load of 10 kΩ or more)
- Maximum headphones output level:...............17 mW + 17 mW (into 32Ω load)
- S/N (input conversion noise):....................119dB
- Noise floor (residual noise): ....................-97 dBm*
- Battery type:........................................... AA size (LR6) battery x 4
- Continuous battery operation time: .....................20 hours when using 4 AA alkaline batteries
- AC adapter (optional): ...........................DC 9V center-negative, 500 mA (Zoom AD-16)
- USB: ..................................Firmware update
- External dimensions: ....................154.8mm(D) x 237.0mm(W) x 50.0mm (H)
- Weight: ..............................640g (without batteries) * Note: 0 dBm = 0.775 Vrms