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Review by
a visitor on Feb 16, 2007
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I bought the Zoom5052 from a local shop. The owner is well connected in the music industry. He was a country star...dont ask me to remember the guys name he toured with. R and H in OHIO. So bite me if your doubting me.
I have heard alot of digital effects pedals. Rolands(BOSS), Korg, Yamaha...and the Japanese designers are spot on.
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I like the idea of massive storage with effects combinations, but what really blew me away was the simple to open battery case on the bottom. (I'm joking) The range of sound "Tweaks" is almost infinite. I am for real. This thing lets you mix most of the popular amp models. 32 or 33 I think. From tweaking the delay to ranging the curve of your sound, this pedal can do it. Plug in a pedal and stomp those highs and lows. |
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This pedal will store either 32 or 33 effects. I recommend the 505II for recording. You can store the effects, but they need to be next to each other in order to work. And unfortunatly the preferred default amp models are stored two to three pedal presses apart. To change the default sound you must click (with your finger) on either the top or bottom of the circle in the top right. this is a pain for programming over other sounds. I have found (after resetting the defaults on the amp models multiple times) that if you store your custom tones in the E3 to E6 range(the noise effects range), and leave the presets alone, this is one mean digitized machine. For what you can do with this pedal, it is worth it. Using it for live shows....anh....keep it simple and you'll give the other manufacturers a run for their money. |
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Put it this way, the only thing beating this digitally is.....nothing. I played on Yamaha's and Boss's...nothing sounds as good. Digitech who?? what? I having too much fun. Thank you Japanese audiophiles. |
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Ive owned my zoom 505II for five years now and it still hasent reached its peak potential. Every time I fool with all the options I make a new sound. Anyone who owns one can agree. Everyone else is either a patriotic *$#@ or an Boss fanboy. The japenese know their guitars. And when they made this pedal, they kept everone in mind. I use mine everyday (with a seperatly sold adapter from R@dio Shack). Its simple, shiny and sexellent! |
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A very sweet peice of equipment. You will have no need for any other (digital) effects pedals if you leave the defaults and put the custom sounds in the E sections. It grooves and cuts like a samarai sword,... ka-ching! |
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Review by
a visitor on Jul 11, 2005
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i bought this lil sucker for about a 100 bucks 3 months ago and im satisfied enough cause is the most u can get within an amateur cathegory guitar player
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features are quite handy if you take the tine to read the manual and have some taste on what you hear because the trick is on the sounds you design and not quite the ones it has by default, some of them are pretty similar but thank god u can overwrite them |
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basses are too loud, i dunno if it has sumthin to do with my axe or amp, or even the patch edition, like i said you have to have taste to edit patches to sound sweet |
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effects variety is wide, considering you can combine up to 9 effects on a single patch, but once again dont be abusive! only use what you want for whatever your purpose is! |
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well its not been such a long time since i got it, but from what i know and hear this lil fellow is strong and able to handle some abuse.
i think japanese stuff is designed that way. i myself own a zoom 504 acoustic too and bought it on a flea market that imports stuff from other countries so i guess it handled mistreatments of all kinds and it works perfectly. |
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this item is compact and cheap and it has a great permormance if you combine it with skill, good taste in editing and fairly good equipment such as new cables a working amp and a good featured guitar cause not all guitars sound the same. i use a less paul which has a lot o reverb due to the tremolo and body design, stratocasters are fairly different and have other sweet uniques! keep this in mind! |
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Review by
a visitor on Apr 19, 2005
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I bought this pedal for ?39 Uk (about $65-70 I guess) in London, at Rock Stop music. I wanted something to put my harmonica through to give me reverb or echo and get a good blues sound. I dont have the ?120 for a green bullet mic & ?300 for a tube amp!
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The unit is compact, and relativley easy to use. I'm not a big user of distortion so I tend to use the fender clean, rhythm, and blues settings. there is a good range of echo and reverb type effects. I can use the EQ to give the harp more bass. I haven't played around with the phaser & flanger stuff much, but it might prove useful when I do sit in for some funk-rock stuff and play horn type parts. Once you've read the manual it's fairly easy to use as long as you have an IQ of 90 or more. without the manual it would be a little more difficult to work out. (although not impossible) |
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I don't have a lot of experience with effects pedals! I'm a harmonica player! OK, this isn't going to be as good as a dedicated pedal like BOSS, digi-fx, marshall etc,- it stands to reason. This is a cheap digital FX box.
however it is cheap- a single pedal is going to cost much more than I paid for this (?80-100 for a delay) and for an amateur like me it does the job! |
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Sound quality seems OK. I use this through a mini marshall stack at home or a 40 W MOSFET clean amp. I imagine there's not so much trouble with extra noise using a mic into it as there is with all the wiring inside a guitar. I'll see what happens when I take it along for a gig. |
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I haven't used this live yet. I'll probably use the amp simulation and plug into the PA! I have altered some of the presets for better harmonica sounds, but I will keep the jet sound for use on some of the rock stuff! it sounds good with harp! seems fairly robustly constructed, although mainly plastic. |
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Quite simply I bought it because it was cheap, and would allow me to have a bit of fun altering my harp sound for gigs and jam nights. I'm happy with what I've got, and what paid for it, as it was at least ?10 cheaper than I'd seen elsewhere.
Summary: well, you get what you pay for. If you want a high end, high spec unit then you'll be disappointed. If you're a beginner, or cheap (like me!) and want a little fun for not too much money, then go ahead and get one! |
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Review by
BaSsLuVr on Mar 8, 2005
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Bought this sh*t from a local store for Rs.5500 ($110 or sumthing like that) in November 2004.
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Well it is just not worth it!!It has 6 patches..from which 4 patches have same type of sounds and 2 are flanger and somthing useless...well the only thing which works correctly is the tuner (which always streches the strings soooo much that if you play a chord or at 15th 16 th fred the strings breaks and its in not our hand that which type of tunning we want to do means that we can only do E B G D A E tunning)
P.S:and ya i almost forget its each and every distortion is very very very high(loud) |
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If you don't know how to play but just like to chill out then buy it cuzz its good for home use and having fun only....nd if you wanna play Metallica or Bon Jovi or Van Helen or Franz Ferdinand or you're in lead kinda stuff then plzzzz take DON'T BUY IT!!!!!!!! nd if you're really into zoom stuff then buy ZOOM 707(well its aleast way ahead better than this) |
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All of its sounds have noises in them somthing like(aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa)....and even after turning bass level to zero(in the amp.) it gives out heavy noise when the E and A strings are played |
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Well it suffered many difficulties like kicking, falling down from a 6 foot shelf etc. and still works like a new piece...its battery also work for about 2 or so....and specially it is DAMN easy 2 use(well but you WILL need the guide if you want to make your own patches or use the tuner and all) |
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PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ don't buy it!!!!i bet you will cry after buying it!!!IT"S JUST A WASTE OF MONEY and if really want a distortion buy a amp. with a distortion in it(marshall amp.) but don't buy this piece of Sh*t |
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Review by
a visitor on Mar 7, 2005
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Picked it up used at a pawn shop for $25. I wouldn't shell out more than $30 for it - check your local hock shops. Amateurs like me are going to have these, and once they are above my skill level (read: can play something other than A, E, G, C, and D) are probably going to want to move up to something nicer - so they'll hock the one they've got.
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This is a fairly cool little item, but as I said, not worth a lot more than what I paid for it. A handful of nifty effects, and a handful of totally useless effects. Distorts tend to be top-heavy, so if you grrove on a bass sound, you'll want to give this one a miss. Fairly noisy unit on distort patches, so make sure to keep the gain down on your guitar. Digital effects sound predictably digital, but the jet flanges sound actually pretty solid. The built in "Surf" patch is pretty sweet, if you like the Ventures (or Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"), and the step effect, if tuned right, can sound pretty choice. |
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Again, if you're a rank noob (read: me), you'll be fine with this one. If you have skill at some level, save up (switch to PBR and store-brand smokes for a few weeks) and go buy something from Line 6. It's playable; I especially like the tuner function (I know, I know, every pedal worth more than 50 cents has a tuner, but I'm easily impressed), and the patch call system for setting up instant changes between non-congruous patches. Setting up new patches is a bloody nightmare - so I don't do it. The 36 presets are fairly usable. |
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Sonically, this unit needs a little help. Playing through an ancient Sunn 6-channel head, the distorts are all a wee noisy - but that could also be my crappy patch cables. Flanges are fairly smooth, but if you're paying real close attention and haven't had more than 4-5 beers, you can hear the digitization. The lighter distorts are all a little Tron-esque, but if you crank it up loud enough, nobody hears can hear it. |
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Pretty solid little box, but watch the input/output jacks - they're not going to take a lot of sidereal abuse - make sure you're not knocking your plugs sideways when you're jacked in. The pedals are super sensitive, so if you're like me and move your feet a lot on stage, make sure to kick back a couple of feet until you're ready to re-patch, or you'll suddenly kick out of a crunchy distort into a pedal wah. You can toss it in a gig bag and not worry about fatal destruction, but (then again) I only shelled out a quarter C for it. |
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I'm happy with the unit now, and I basically chose it because I could score it for $25. If my gang ever decides to move on, and we acquire some skills from somewhere, I'll probably want to take my own advice and graduate up to a Line 6 product of some kind. But for a two-acoustic-and-a-Strat cover combo, it's a fine little unit for adding a little funk. |
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Review by
hvymtl on Sep 11, 2004
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Actually, I didn't buy it. It was a gift from an old girlfriend.
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I've used it for the past few years and it's alright. It's great if you're jacking around at home but for gigs and shows, you're better off using a pedalboard. It's got a lot of memory space and you can add all kinds of effects to one patch, but you can't mix stuff like ring mod and flanger effects. Reverb and echo. Etc. Etc. Controls are pretty basic but I think it would be easier to use if you had the pedal attachment that goes with it. That way you could manually use the Wah-Wah effect.
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You're better off making your own pedalboard, unless your a studio musician or a weekend warrior it's alright |
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Like I said before....use it for home use only...nothing serious. |
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I've had mine for aobut four or five years and it's survived a lot of abuse. That's suprising considering it's nothing but plastic. I've only had to put it in the shop once and that was because the input hole wires started coming unglued from the rest of the machine |
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I'd like to sell this to some sucky beginner and build my own board. If anybody has any ideas on a good board setup for a Metal/Emo/Hard Rock guitar...email me your suggestions....beanbag_02@yahoo.com |
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Review by
a visitor on Sep 3, 2004
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I bought this crap in a local music store, and paid over 100euro($'s are nearly the same)
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It's a multi effect pedal, so there is a overdrive, distortion, and even a fuzz, and many crazy sounds, like a wah wah, a talk box imitation(alice in chains - man in the box) a chorus and of course a flanger...
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Do you wanna play effects like a big muff or a distortion or a small clone chorus?
NO WAY with this crap! Don't buy this when you think that this effects are important for you, because you can only reach the real sound with the real big muff or boss distortion...
Because The Signals are diffrent, the multi is like a computer, so it can reach a similar sound
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well, what can i say? It's a plastic box, dude!
the zoom don't hold out much, but when you don't drop it from the kitchen table?..
the sound quality is quite good, but single pedals are better
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It's very fiddlyand so complicated, there are footswitchers, one for up and one for down
so it's the best way to ruin a live gig, when you wanna switch to a solo (f.e. A3) and you switch one more and you have an acoustic effect..., yes that sucks,
it's improper for live gigs
don't by it for live gigs, and this too switchers are drivin you crazy!!!
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Its a multi-effect and i think multis suck, coz the signals are very diffrent to a one effect pedal, wanna have a big muff on a multi? no way! a boss distorion? no way!! This is a fuckin computer, multis suck.
For Live Gigs its the worst pedal and I don't like to switch up and down all the tim?...
The most annoyin thing is that this pedal is so fuckin complicated, i hate it!
if I had known what crap this pedal would be, I'd neva bought it.,o but u learn from experiences, this was a bad experience.
Don't buy it, it's real crap it's not your money's worth, when you wanna buy a multi pedal, then the BOSS ME 50, trust me ; ) |
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Review by
a visitor on Jul 10, 2004
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I got my zoom 505 II around 3 months back. havent put it off ever since! i got it for about Rs. 3500 (Indian Currency) thts abt.. 80$ (i guess).. i however din get the adapter along wit it.. which is a draw back.. as for now, im running it on the battries.. which lasts pretty long..
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well the features it offers is gr8.. its got all the stuff a budding guitarist needs from the clean acoustic for that Creed intro to the metal lead for the fastest kirk hammet's..
one can choose from about a ton of effects, like reverb, flange, echo, blah blah! goes on n on.. |
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once u no what kinda distortion u r into, its a cake walk to get it on the zoom.. its no problem at all (atleast for me!).. u can use upto 9 effects at a time, and generate the required style o distortion in no time.. |
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the quality i found was oki doki.. however it gives me a bit trebly sorta distortion on my amps.. dunno y..
one problem is that u dont have a full fledged equaliser on it, the on thats; provided is not meant for a pro effect.. so if u r thinkin of recording ur rifs, u better record them with no equalizer settings and then modify them on the monitors or whateva.. |
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One thing i noticed intially was that, its damn sturdy, i mean, its pretty good on the jerks, as i am a bit rough on the handle.. i kinda dropped it from about 4feet high..!! and it ain't got a scratch!! :D
one lil glitch is that at times its a bit confusing to choose the patches as both the effect module and the patch names are kinda same.. especially when on stage and the device had been used by some one else.. (which always happens to me as i share it wit a coupl'a my friends..) |
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finally, if u r a beginner and need a good distortion for the upcoming shows at ur college, and want somethin at an unbeatable price.. ZOOM 505II is what u shoud get.. in my opinion its got everything u'll ever need.. untill u get professional.. atleast! |
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Review by
ledzep08 on Jul 7, 2004
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Alrighty, I bought the Zoom 505II at Sam Ash on sale for $75 bucks. It's retail price is around $100. I bought it about a month ago and it is great. Has just about EVERYTHING you could want and need in a peddle.
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First of all, this is a pretty small stompbox, fits great into gig bag pockets and what-not. It has over 12 types of distortion, including Acoustic, Overdrive, Metal, Lead, etc... 36 different patchs that are ALL completely tweakable and come pre-set with patches 'Van's Driver' for an Eddie Van Halen sound and 'Zep Stack' to give you an old fashioned tube amp sound like Zeppelin. The only set-back to this is it doesn't come with an expression peddle attached, but if you do happen to have an expression peddle, you can plug it into the back. It also serves as an amp simulator for when your on the road or midnight practicing and a chromatic tuner, great for gigs. |
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I've had plenty of peddles and it sounds just like if not better than them. Example, the BOSS Chorus, this peddle has six different types of choruses, each also prigrammable to the sound you want. You can have up to six different effects going at once and it still sounds very good. |
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The quality is great because you can adjust how much you want of EVERYTHING, and for such a cheap price, its perfect. |
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The durability on this baby is exceptional. Easily change sounds by pre-setting them before your show. Very reliable peddle... |
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I'm gonna be using this peddle for a LONG time. I don't think I would replace it. Those of you who need an expression peddle, you can get a 505II with one built in for about $30 more. Very good peddle, I recomend it to all of you. |
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Review by
SAw on Nov 9, 2003
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I bought This Zoom 505II Multi-Effects pedal at Pro Sound in Colorado. It was on sale for $100.00 I am unaware of its MSRP.
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This Effects Pedal form Zoom, Includes around 36 pre-programmed effects. Along with that there are TONS of options. You can change the effects in every aspect. You can even create your own custom effects. The options include different types of distortion. From acoustic to blues to Metal distortion levels. You can tweak the Gain, The Phaser, and the Contour, etc. You can also add mods to each effect. Flangers, Tremolos, Cries, Ring Mods,Steps, and so on. Another neat feature is the ablitiy to mess with delay times. And what the Resonance is (if its echoes, sound like your playing in a hall or a small room).
A Bonus feature includes a built-in Tuner (very useful) since you dont have to buy a sepearate tuner. |
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This Zoom pedal has great results. If you want a good, cheap multi-effects pedal, I suggest looking into this one. In all aspects a great product. |
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The sound quality is top notch and cuts down on noise and other crap. I am unaware how it performs w/ others, I just know its nice. |
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This item is quite durable. It is tough and is stable. The one issue is battery life. It takes 4 AA batteries. While they dont run out rapidly. It does seem that their life is sometimes short. Especially when you use the pedal all many hours per day. |
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I chose this mainly because it was cheap and I have been very satistfied with it. While Zoom makes better effects pedals, this one is good enough for me. I highly reccomend it. |
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