Zoom G1X Four Multi Effect-Pedal

Having had this for several months, I can say it helps out in a lot of different ways. I use it both standalone and in combination after a pedalboard, where I will just load an amp and a cabinet in the unit and then stack it with analog pedal effects.
The built-in tuner is great and prevents the commotion of having a separate tuner pedal. The looper is not the best feature because it is short, but it is enough for me to record the rhythm/chords and check if the scale I'm using for the solo works.
When using it standalone, it would be nice if the amp and cabs do not count in the 5 available effects per preset, but for me 3 effects are usually plenty and not a major drawback.
Finally, the effects are still regularly updated when I plug it into the PC (be careful, only the active/loaded ones get updated) and there is a small community where you can find ready-made patches for this model to experiment with.
All in all, a lot of fun if you have the time to noodle with it.

I was looking for a pedal that could help me practice live with a loop pedal, and add several tones. I was looking for an octaver, a noise killer, overdrive, compressor and a tuner. It would cost me at least 250 to have something decent.

For the price this is pretty decent honestly.

Pros:
- Easy to use
- You can play with the numerous effects it has and switch between them, or use up to 5 pedals (as if it was your pedalboard)
- Sound is pretty decent. If you use amp, don't forget to turn off the micro, else it is bad
- Drums and rhytms are helpful and sync with the loop

Cons:
- The loop doesn't allow you to store your recordings
- In the 5 pedals options, the cabinet, amp and expression count to... So if you had them you will only have 2 more options. I think the expression should always work as volume at least.

Anyway it is worth the money.

Many effects, majority of them usable. Amp sims and distortions have a digital hiss but that's to be expected at the price point. A few of them can do the trick. In short - I've heard much worse for more money. Modulation, delay and reverb vary from very good to excellent. Only that is worth the purchase.

It's just right about OK to handle it and edit the effects, just forget doing it inconspicuously during live performace. Except if you only do the preset switching with your sound banks set beforhand for a specific PA / amp. Not too many places for pedals cabs and amps - only 5 (five) but it does the job if you have multiple patches per song.

Build quality is very nice for the price point. It's a very durable, thick and light plastic that looks like it's gonna last a long time. Footswitch height and shape are very confortable and pleasing to use, even more than BOSS-es.

Looper is short, but for practice it will have to do. 1 minute instead of 30 sec would be ideal.

Recommended buy for practicing, basic recording and casual reharseals, and basic effects (mod, rev, delay etc) for gigs.

Cheers!


Not related to the review:
I'd love to see Zoom make a dedicated multi track (say 2 with 1 minute each) looper like the boss RC 500, but more simpler, hardware like and in a lower price range (say 100 eur). I wouldn't mind the casing of the G1X Four for a design start. Maybe replace the volume control with two additional buttons or so.