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Swiss Army Knife for Bass Players
If you are looking for a bass players multi tool in a single stomp box then this is it. This is the trimmed down version of the B3, but 4 effects at a time instead of the 3 you get with the B3. The amp and speaker sim models here are very nice and you'll find yourself spoilt for options and tones when recording direct. This is a well built little box, but watch out when inserting leads as the paint does chip rather easily, that being said, the intelligent layout and functionality of the control and general construction is of a quality belying it's price. A vast majority of the effects are all very usable, aside from the pitch shifting which is a little disappointing, this is where the Line 6 M5 excels. The compression models here are of the highest quality, especially the DBX160, brilliant for slap tones and calming down some of those peaks. I'm mainly using this pedal live to switch between different tones for fingers and pick playing, I also use the many possibilities to add a bit of grit to your tone, especially with the Bass Driver model. All these effects are easily switched in a live situation via the ingenious menu system which allows you to pick out the programs you require for a particular set. So many options and hours of fun and fiddling, make no mistake, this is a great bit of kit for the money and something I'm sure will stay in my gig bag for many years.
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Excellent sound and features but not built for heavy duty usage
This stomp for bass is excellent, probably unmatched for the price, in terms of features and audio processing quality. However, as has been my experience with a lot of Zoom products I've used, the construction, although pretty and well finished, is not very robust. This is perfectly ok if you intend to use this at home or in a controlled studio environment by a limited number of careful users, but I suspect the pedal will not last long in a life of stage performance with energetic players stomping on it.
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Multi Zoom box does it all
I was looking for an equalizer pedal to add more mids and lows on my MusicMan 5 strings bass and I saw this Zoom pedal which offers a lot of options. The logic of selecting effects and in the right order can be a little confusing at first, but when you get the hang of it, its not too difficult. The sounds very good, though not a 100% like the "real" sound of brand pedals, but close enough and for a very attractive price. I also like the build tuner. It is very solid build in metal case. I never like having many bass pedals between my bass and amp, and this pedal reduces the quantity to just this one.
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Excellent multi effects
This little pedal is amazing.
Just think about what you get, it only needs a few effects to be useful to be well worth it. And it includes a great tuner too......a tuner pedal on its own can be half the cost of this pedal.
I have found it easy to use and to navigate the menus.
I've found the effects that can be created 'digitally' are great. So the bass synth and envelope filters are great. The fuzz type effects are good too. The Octaver effect and overdrive are not so great in my view.
The case is metal and it's very solid. It's been on my pedal board for a while now and never let me down. I'm more than happy to use this for gigging.
Highly recommend this pedal.
Just think about what you get, it only needs a few effects to be useful to be well worth it. And it includes a great tuner too......a tuner pedal on its own can be half the cost of this pedal.
I have found it easy to use and to navigate the menus.
I've found the effects that can be created 'digitally' are great. So the bass synth and envelope filters are great. The fuzz type effects are good too. The Octaver effect and overdrive are not so great in my view.
The case is metal and it's very solid. It's been on my pedal board for a while now and never let me down. I'm more than happy to use this for gigging.
Highly recommend this pedal.
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Good enough for live/stage use, convenient form factor
So far have used this in a couple of rehearsals and one live gig. When playing at home alone, I always hear a little trebly digital distortion around the low E note (no effects engaged), even if I lower the input signal (this does not happen with B1on), but was never able to notice this at high volume levels when playing with others. So I think not good for recording, but for gigging completely fine. Very good when you consider the form factor and convenience.
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