I cant bethored to continue typing :P my backs hurting, but....
this is a very good effects unit, i wouldnt buy this effects pedal again if it was stolen, but thats just the way i am, i wouldnt buy it again from superstition, or i would wait a while.
my favourite aspect of this effects unit is the recording function, the worst i would say is the pedal is quite sensitive and its hard to get the precise (as in extremely precise) sound you want.
but overall i would recommend this to anyone
Model Year: 2004
Where Obtained: ActiveMusician
Uses both batteries and AC power adaptors,
its complete and portabl, also there recording function comes in useful
It has a clean sound, and very responsive when i use my Axl, it has over 60 premade effects and another 60 for you to edit.
I have read the other reviews for this and they say it's hard to program, this is far from the truth, its easy and quick, the drum machine is turned on at the touch of a switch and you can change the beat, tempo, and type of drum set by twisting the knobs.
Its very durable, solid construction, but if you use batteries the battery cover falls off at the slightest bump, ZOOM is very well known for their quality effects and home recording equipment, less known is that they are made by the same company that make Hartke Bass Amps.
this is a reliable effects unit and providing your using the power supply, i would use it on stage.
This effects pedal rock that is all i have to say if u r looking to buy a pedal look no further
Model Year: 2004
Price: $315.00 AUST (new)
Where Obtained: underground music Melbourne, VIC, AUST
I has a built in drum machine, 6 second sampler which can be looped and played over and over again, it has 60 preset and 60 user effects. every effect can be edited to your exact specifications.
I use this effects pedal wit a monterey MAB-4 bass and an ashton 20 watt or a trace elliot 30 wat bass amp. i play mainly slap and tapping stuff and it workd very well with these styles. this is the only effects pedal i hav used but i am very pleased with its overall performance. it has a noise gate on it so it stops any unwanted buzzing. alot of the effects are bass amp modellin which i hardly use but there is a few awsome effects in there
It is very easy to use and navigate ur way round. i havent even read all the manual and i no how to do everything. i was used to it in a day of playing.
It is very durable i use it in a garage during band practise and nothing bad has happened to it. it is made of plastic which is a downside but it is very good plastic and hasnt cracked or shown signs of wear yet
Absolutely one of my favourite bass console. A very
good detailed algorithms on the DSP for modding the
best bass amps of the history and what a good
modulation thing...(i love the Tremolo and Chorus
Ensemble with a little bit of controlled delay). The
expression pedal rock the house expecially when you put
the Driven Wah in the zone (absolutely metal).
After all this thing rock and you should buy it if you
wanna make great performance even using the Sampler
function with SmartMedia and the Drum Machine for
making faster jam session.
Price: $164.50 Euro (new)
Where Obtained: Musical shop
There are a lot of knob that permit to control the
sound in any single nuance. AC-power 9V @ 300mA but
also use 4 alkaline battery power with an awesome 11
hour lifetime on stage. Stereo equipped and good DSP on
it. I like this....
I use this weapon with my Hartke 5-string bass guitar
and it still rock the sound of my favourite artists
like John Myung, Joey DeMaio, Steve Harris, etc. I
connect directly thru the mixer on practice with my
band and in stereo with my amp when i gig. I use my
ODB-3 overdrive unit before this and it make a little
bit noisy on determinate condition but always good for
any style of music but i prefer the METAL.
It's full programmable and you could store your own
creations on patches and banks (60 read-write patches
and 60 read-only patches). This is better than Digitech
BP-series
It's in plastic but resist to the pressure of 95 Kg.
(my weight...)
I was attracted to the Zoom by the built-in drum machine combined with a multi-effects unit. Now this is just a collection of drum patterns and is not programmable. A truly dedicated drum machine would do a much better job. But for my purposes this one works just fine. There are enough drum patterns to fit most situations, and includes "intro" and "ending" patterns as well. These can be synched with a given patch, so that if you do some planning, you can use the foot pedal to toggle between patches with intro, regular, and ending patterns for interesting playback.
There are also metronome patterns with emphasis on the "one" to provide 3/4, 4/4, and 5/4 patterns for practice.
Practice with this pedal sparks my creativity. Somehow there is something about hearing my tone with a growl and a funky beat behind it that makes practicing much more productive than with just my plain P-bass and a metronome.
Probably a dedicated effects pedal for a given sound will have a better sound quality to it. But the ones on this pedal certainly aren't bad, and for the price certainly gives one a good introduction into the different ways tone can be altered.
Between all the tone manipulation modules, the drum machine, chromatic tuner, and sampling features, this frankly is one heckuva deal for the money. It would be nice if the effects patches could be selected from a keypad instead of having to cycle through the list one by one, or bank by bank, to get the desired patch, but for the money I'm not complaining.
I would DEFINITELY replace it if it were to sprout legs and walk away.
Model Year: 2003
Price: $149.00 (new)
Where Obtained: www.activemusician.com
This multi-effects unit has two foot pedals for selecting an effects patch, and an expression pedal for controlling volume or other expression elements depending on the effect. There are also three parameter knobs as well as a drive knob to select a particular effect.
The 708II can run on batteries or use an AC adaptor, which is extra.
In addition to the bass input, there is an aux input for CD or other line in that can be used for sampling or just playing the CD through your amp. This is great for play-along CDs such as Jam Trax as all the sound goes through your amp.
The Sampling feature is one that is great for practice. You can record a bass line up to 6 seconds long and then loop it to practice playing over it. If you purchase SmartMedia cards (extra) for memory then you get up to 4 minutes of sampling time.
Not only can you sample a bass line, you can record that fast lick from your favorite player from the CD input and play it back at 1/2 or 1/4 speed to hear the details.
I use this with my Samick P-Bass and my Peavey Basic 112. It enhances my tone capabiltiies in my fairly limited basic system. For instance, the compression available in the "funk" patch let me pull off some nice pops in a funk chart in my jazz band class, whereas without it the sound is just too loud going through the Peavey by itself.
Otherwise, my bandmates in my rock/blues jam band like the "Overdrive" setting on the "Drive" knob as it gives a little more punch to the sound.
Some of the stored patches and effects sound better than others; however, all of the parameters on the modules that contribute to the sound can be edited and stored. Tweaking all the different parameters is a very good ear training exercise to learn how sounds can be manipulated.
There is a lot to work with here but you really, really need to use the manual to get the best use of the machine. An impatient beginner might just twirl the "Drive" knob around and think he/she is having a lot of fun with different sounds, but that's just the beginning. The stored patches (combining different modules for different effects) can be tweaked individually as well as "swapped" or "stored" in the order best suited for your performance.
As a practice tool the 708II is just great, and a person can get a lot out of it just by messing around. To get the best use out of it in a performance situation, though, you will really need to do some planning to arrange or copy the patches in an order that will be useful during the performance.
It is made of very tough sturdy plastic. It certainly does not look or feel cheap! It is hefty enough to suggest durability. In any case, I like to take care of electronic devices so I keep it in the box to take it to gigs and am careful not to drop it or spill anything on it. I can't speak it's durability for players who might be rougher on their gear.
Its a very good multi effects console for its price its very cheap, all of this pedal is very good, just the sound quality in some effects is awful.
Price: $150.00 (new)
Where Obtained: backstage music hardware
Has lots of features like: sampler, tuner, drum machine, expression pedal, 69 effects etc...
The effects are very good, it has some good effects but the others just sound he same as the others, you can edit the effects as you want but this wont help you much.
Its not very easy to use but in time it becomes more easy.
This pedal seems durable.
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