I’m SHOCKED with the Zoom G6!

[@chusssMusic]

Man your demos and reviews are of the best even though I don't agree with everything you say, but.. Great job. Greetings to you and thanks for all your efforts.

[@TaylorDanley]

I appreciate that!

[@leearmitage]

recently got one of these 1st impressions are good looking forward to dialling in some tones

[@celestialode]

Great video, would be really interesting seeing Zoom going head to head with Pod Go and Nux MG30

[@alexforget]

Zoom is not complicated, it's a better user interface but different that the others systems. It take 5min to understand then you are good.

[@Twobeers1]

I have had one for about 1 week now. You are absolutely correct. It is not intuitive. I tried the looper, when I went to play back, not nary a peep came out of the thing. I have about 3 more weeks to decide. I am leaning on sending it back to Amazon. I love clean tones with a bit of Phase or Chorus, haven't found any good ones yet. It seems like most of sounds are something to attacking with a chainsaw. Just sayin

[@ricardoferreira369]

Id like to see 2 comparissons, one with the Pod Go and one with the Zoom G5n. Cheers from Portugal!

[@lucjanszolanski]

Zoom G6 appearance makes now things more difficult. I'm aiming to buy my first modeller. My first choice was obviously Line 6 POD GO, but now with all the different options coming out (NUX MG30, Ampero, Zoom G6), I'm staring to have a headache :D Thanks for all the content Taylor! I learned about all of these modellers mostly by watching your channel! Cheers!

[@TaylorDanley]

Glad to help🙌

[@ricardoferreira369]

Between those, id go for the Pod Go!

[@lucjanszolanski]

@@ricardoferreira369 thanks! I'm leaning towards Pod Go too.

[@aptfx]

@@lucjanszolanski Both are good devices. Taylor made a cool short chugging battle using them. There is also a very comprehensive comparison by Leo Gibson - not with Metal chugs though 😅. My MG-30 pros compared to Pod Go 1) has significantly more flexible FX chain 2) better A/D/A conversion (32 bit, 48kHz vs. 24 bit 96kHz) ...it really has a very good dynamic range 3) Little bit better latency (2ms vs. 3ms... shouldn't make a difference, Ampero has 5ms) 4) has AUX in port 5) Simple drum machine (nice for practice) 6) Cabs with mic positions (Pod Go doesn't have mic positions) 7) is easily driven by battery pack 8) smaller & lighter => more portable 9) much cheaper 10) better/nicer UI (device and PC/Mac software) My MG-30 cons compared to Pod Go 1) less amps/fx 2) no balanced I/O (easily fixed using passive DI on stage) 3) Less foot switches (you can though use a MIDI extension) Tone&Feel wise... I'm spoiled in liking the MG-30 more... but: both are capable of good tones and don't disappoint. Both have very small latency around 2ms/3ms which is significantly less than e.g. Ampero with 5ms. 5ms are not much, but if you e.g. add a wireless system or a pedal like digitech drop 5ms more likely fall over to 10ms which starts to get uncomfortable. My personal opinion: The MG-30 currently is the top level device from NUX. The Pod Go was introduced as a low budget variant of its bigger siblings. So some of the restrictions of the Pod Go are somewhat arbitrary to not cannibalize the more expensive products. At the price point of the Pod Go I would think about saving a bit more and looking for a higher price range. At the price range of the MG-30... its a steal. It will be interesting how a higher class MG-30 successor might look like. I've no real info besides of some remarks or the obvious point that the MG-300 sits clearly on a GE-150 price point and the MG-30 on a GE-200 price point (both NUX being better then the Mooers). So there could be a "MG-3" which would compete on a GE-300 level but be significantly better than that? Certainly not complete in both lists - and the number of points difference should not be counted up for declaring a "winner". It depends on your needs. A feature you never will use will not be a pro and a con which you dont't care the same. E.g. if the amp/fx models in the MG-30 are enough to get anything done - then the fewer models are no problem. Also: better have a few good models than plenty of mediocre ones. There will be further updates for the MG-30 including some amps (like 5051) and fx models.

[@lucjanszolanski]

@@aptfx thanks a lot for your input! I truly appreciate it! Deciding between these two units isn't easy that's for sure. MG30's affordability and price to performance ratio is a huge advantage. I'm a sucker for hundreds of effects. I intend to use the unit with my amp and cab and here's where Pod makes more sense because of the larger amount of buttons and ways you can hook it up up.

[@TaylorDanley]

Thanks for dropping by! See the FULL REVIEW OF THE G6 HERE! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWeQnHqBeLd7bLs

[@EasyHeat]

I honestly just noticed that old Peavey Viper Tube 60 behind you! LOL! How are those BTW? They seem to be had for a steal on Reverb currently.

[@將軍英雄MILITARYHERO]

How about G6 vs Boss GT-1000 Core?

[@scottwhitlow8468]

Would be great to see a sound comparison between this, the NUX, Ampero, etc to see which one would come out on top sound wise. 👍🏻

[@alfianbanjaransari4096]

Tbh this should go head to head with the Line 6 POD Go

[@ohainickify]

@@alfianbanjaransari4096 POD Go wins hands down every time just because of the poly pitch shifters that NOBODY else has, which makes it the go-to choice for anyone wanting drop tuning. Cant wait to get mine but damn its expensive. Thinking about pairing it with an Orange Crush 35RT to upgrade my current trash Spider V with the FBV3

[@foxmeisteruk]

@@ohainickify Pod Go doesn’t have poly pitch effects and, according to L6, never will.

[@UROTSUKIDOYI]

Heeeeeeey Mr Taylor man.... would you say this is a step up from something like the mooer ge200?

[@reneliebregt6319]

Nice that you found this Zoom more user friendly. But honestly I don't understand why people find a UI so important especially when the pedal is laying on the floor !! A good user-friendly editor is much more important and Zoom has Guitarlab that can be used for all their guitarpedals. 😃🎸

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻 Distortion sounds a million times tighter than the G1 four!

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah I thought it sounded great!

[@xyholland]

I think it is what's meant to be

[@AaronMorgan666]

Would like to see your ibanez and agile on the review! Your riffs tuned down and your favorite or popular American me riffs.

[@bradchervel5202]

Sounds absolutely sick. I'd love to hear how it does classic marshall and heavy tones.

[@ricksanchezito8972]

Does the expression pedal have a "whammy " feature? I'm on the toilet at work and don't have enough time to watch the video atm. Thanks

[@TaylorDanley]

Yes

[@ricksanchezito8972]

@@TaylorDanley thanks.

[@ricksanchezito8972]

@@TaylorDanley any chance of a video showing the whammy function? I can't find one anywhere

[@alexskibicki2262]

Awesome review, Taylor. 🤘🏻🎸this multi-effects processor is pretty cool sounding. It’s got some impressive distortion sounds as well as some crazy but fun effects. Also your Jackson guitar looks awesome too. I own a 7-string version of the same model.

[@TaylorDanley]

I love the soloist with the pointy headstock! 💪💪💪

[@ahriik]

Honestly not the biggest fan of the cab sims, always sounded a bit compressed and "boxey" to me. But the IR loading function is *definitely* the way to go with this thing. All the amps really shine when using some good IRs, and the included ones are great too.

[@rodreyes8436]

I feel like this is a cool product! Another cool video, thanks Taylor!

[@TaylorDanley]

I mean if the carbon fiber doesn’t sell you on it, I don’t know what will! 😂

[@rodreyes8436]

@@TaylorDanley you are so right!!! Haha!!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I had the original G5 and it was kind of a joke. Some of the effects and patches were just...unusable. Just filler to say "yeah, we've got over 100 reverbs" when only a few would be actually good enough to use. Then I went with the G5n which had that funky expression pedal that pivoted side to side as well as up and down. Much improved, but still not worthy. I went to the Digitech RP500 then the RP1000 that used the iPad... Then I ditched that and got the Line 6 M13 which was really good. Then the Boss ME80 then the GT100....then the Fender Mustang boards...then I finally went with the Helix and feel I scored a home run. Especially after all the crap I went through. My point is there's probably many who that had similar arcs and have that bad taste still in their mouths. But now I see all these new generation of boards from Headrush, the Ax Effects FM9 and of course the Fractal. It really is tempting. But it's taken almost a year of learning the Helix and it will take quite a bit to move me away from it.

[@AdamManley7]

I tell you man I went from a pod go to a Fractal FM3 and fractals modeling is a world of difference to helix, all the KZbin demos do so much editing and EQ matching that you don’t get the real sound that you’ll get from stock stuff

[@angularsquare8757]

It's got awesome ambient patches too. After some tweaks, I got some great lead tones. They were very dry, but it's easy to add delay/ reverb

[@denverrandy7143]

Omg!!!Sounds Amazing

[@TaylorDanley]

🙌

[@dr.0995]

I have zoom g3nx and made good metal tones.. Dont know if this one is much better?

[@dr.0995]

@@mapuiaace333 and double the price

[@rhitosparsha]

Well it has a touchscreen, and most importantly, the ability to load IRs. Also I believe it can fit more blocks in the signal chain than the G3Xn. If you're happy with the G3Xn though, it might not be worth upgrading.

[@knowitall1694]

30 years after I bought my first Zoom, the effects still sound the same LOL. What has changed are the modeling tones. They didn't exist 30 years ago. Unfortunately, I can't tell the quality of the amp sound if you play djent only.

[@Fernando.Sanabria]

I didn't hear any djent in this video ...

[@knowitall1694]

@@Fernando.Sanabria Online dictionaries state: "Djent is a subgenre of heavy metal characterized by low guitar tunings, string muting, and heavy syncopation. Djent also describes the guitar sound used in this style of metal" and "Generally, djent guitarists will leave the six strings tuned to standard (EADGBE), then down tune the lowest string on the guitar to the key that matches the particular song" like at: 4:45? But hey, perhaps my hearing-aid is broken.

[@IamtheFerryMan]

@@knowitall1694 Username checks out 🧐

[@seba8194]

@@knowitall1694 it's not djent lol

[@將軍英雄MILITARYHERO]

How about G6 vs Boss GT-1000 Core?

[@cliftongardner4367]

I wouldn’t mind trying some of the zoom stuff if their devices didn’t look like unused props from the “Back to the Future” set. The modeling has to be better than the Boss GT-1, though. I use mine as an acoustic guitar preamp and for effects, but that thing’s modeling is hot garbage. Maybe I’ll give the Zoom stuff a go one day.

[@TaylorDanley]

🤣

[@user-wi1776]

I wouldn't mind one of these just to throw in the fx loop of my amp. No reason to spend a ton of money on a modeler when you're just gonna use it for the fx.

[@parashmonikalita1667]

Can we use it with buttons without touchscreen

[@andrewgocken517]

ZOOM is underrated.

[@zelek1325]

I miss the days when Taylor was high on AMPERO💔

[@ManuSDP]

For real, I bought mine thanks to his videos about it

[@barryprosser1370]

I'm sure it will be back... just give it time :)

[@zelek1325]

@@ManuSDP hehe... Me too mahnn 🤘🏻

[@TaylorDanley]

The ampero is still cool, there’s just so much stuff out there and so many requests for new things or things that don’t have much content. I’ll get around to making another Ampero vid though. Hopefully they have the ampero 2 coming soon 👀

[@djbneozen]

How much better is this compared to the G5n?

[@bjornoldskoolfitness]

Great video as always dude. What would be your top 3 budget floor modellers right now? As always, I sold mine (POD X3 LVE) a while back and now need one again. Never sell your old gear folks!

[@toddmerriott6901]

Why can’t the noise reduction be automatic zoom?! Sucks I can’t have my volume pedal because i need a noise suppressor. I’m out of space

[@johnscarratt8914]

Hi Taylor great vids. I am an old bass player just getting back into guitar at 70!. I have the Zoom 6 and its great. How would the best we to connect it . I was using my focusrite audio interface and taking the lines from the G6 into the Focusrite and then into some studio monitors. Works ok but a lot of noise of a bad sort. Any help. I dont have a guitar amp. Cheers

[@pebberbrown]

Does it do any clean Jazz sounds?

[@4142Wilb]

It says IRs can be uploaded to it - how????

[@TheMetaldudeX]

Yes. I did ask for this. No regrets because there’s a lack of videos on this thing.

[@TaylorDanley]

🙌🤘🤘

[@fFrage01]

so this milti effects is for metal only?

[@iwilrage]

I have not seen any devices like this that were intuitive....thats why there is so many tips hacks shortcuts how to and how to unlock videos

[@TaylorDanley]

Really? I find most of them intuitive. Just add the thing you want, dial it in and jam! Zoom is the only one that requires 2 or 3 extra steps to get going from scratch.

[@cazareza]

without XLR out? that's worthy?

[@JoolsGuitar]

Cool stuff. I've been using a Digitech Rp1000 which I love but I know it is pretty outdated so I guess I should begin to consider a replacement. This one looks promising

[@krailanuar]

Wow Zoom G6 Sound Really Nice Bro... Love It... Chug VS Line 6 POD Go

[@portuguesebeer5069]

Do you prefer that or the Pod Go? Can you do a video with the 2? Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹

[@AaronMorgan666]

Idk if it's intentional, but I love the Glenn (spector sound studios) and finn (punk rock mba) inspired thumbnails lately!

[@devilslide01]

Did you say what you had this plugged into? Was it direct?

[@TaylorDanley]

Direct

[@colindias4820]

hey cool video ... ,, would love to see in a detailed video ..about the scenes ... and how u would implement it for a song ... in a live situation ... and what you think abut the DSP usage . .. any cool patches of John mayer .. AC DC ,, Queen .. if you can .. the Edge Cheers man

[@Twanaboneless1999]

Can you compare it to pod go and which one is better

[@xyholland]

Again very good modeling and bad footswitch functionality

[@JesusPartida]

How does this compare with the Line 6 POD Go?

[@theguitarsurgeon6213]

just watched Dave Simpsons review of the pedal board, I agree with his opinion nothing amazing in the way of it sounds, very generic, but the deal breaker is its plastic, and will not take much to break it especially the foot vol pedal. it seems that zoom made it look good and upto date with a touch screen lcd display, but cut costs with the overall body. not for mr thanks, thank you.

[@mesinbubut]

Can you share the patch from the Zoom G1 Four review ? It's awesome

[@AndrewStonerock]

impulse responses. that stock cab is lacking.

[@RapttorX]

2:46 how about at least reading the specs if not the manual ? :)

[@DarrenWaters75]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lawrenceestabillo1754]

Totally agree, I have never read any of the manuals of all the multi-effects I used.

[@anthonykenny1320]

Without manual Fractaks are unusable

[@gerrykavanagh]

djenty but can it do anything else?

[@agustinbernal2760]

Will there be a Zoom B6?

[@anthonykenny1320]

Where do you put the gate before or after drive

[@toddmerriott6901]

Didn’t realize about turning the mic on

[@ILLRICARDO]

The zoom g1four was my first multi FX. All I did was KZbin the presets i wanted, and used guitar lab to create and load the presets to the pedal.

[@adamp3272]

I remember getting a awesome roots bloody roots tone out of the zoom 505

[@alfianbanjaransari4096]

You're an old guy!

[@adamp3272]

@@alfianbanjaransari4096 Lol, I guess it depends who you ask. But yeah the zoom 505 is an ancient piece of equipment.

[@alfianbanjaransari4096]

@@adamp3272 i borrowed a Zoom 707 from a friend just to learn how to "dial in"some sounds. All I remembered was the chorus was somehow always on. This was 20+ yrs ago 😅😅

[@adamp3272]

@@alfianbanjaransari4096 🤣🤣😀

[@esposoman]

Back in the day I played a lot of gigs using a Zoom 506 for bass. I still keep it at home just for the "nostalgia thing".

[@Troy1g]

I Would like to see more info about the looper and Drums, I want to use the looper live with Drums, please check this out and offer any suggestions. Nice playing!

[@jamdalf4343]

Zoom G1 Four has Drums and Looper too.

[@vondoom2876]

He's got the box.

[@DarrenWaters75]

Nobody tell Josh Scott... 🤫

[@cmd_f5]

Sounds great! I agree about the UI on zoom stuff. I don't like touch screens for one thing. For another, the older G1x and G7 and g9 were laid out a little better IMO. And that mic setting thing is just odd. That said it can load 3rd party IR's. Wish my G1x Four could do that. Overall the modeling here is solid though. Cheers 🎸🍻

[@jorgea.9988]

How does this compare in price against the Line 6 Pod Go?

[@TaylorDanley]

Cheaper than pod go

[@doctoribanez]

I still have one of the first zoom pedals from back in the day. I just bought a pod go but will probably just get a tube amp next. I find myself fiddling with the buttons instead of just playing guitar lol

[@elcookiemonsteru]

I always liked Zoom heavy FX, but i never understood those weird ones...who the fuck EVER use them?!??! :D

[@labyzoune5751]

Is dual amp possible ?

[@RockCoversMusic]

Nice pedal!!

[@Tchoopiper]

Como sempre a zoom não deixa de ter um som abafado!

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I guess you can say this Zoom effects processor is… … pretty fly like a G6

[@zakklee2556]

Touch screen on a floor board . 😆 and no app 😕

[@pjrodz]

Pod go vs Nux mg30 vs Zoom G6 please! 🙂

[@audioengineer86]

I'd like to hear the Bogner model(s) especially the Uberschall if it's on there

[@krailanuar]

T.D Please Next Chugg VS All Latest Modeler

[@sugameltpastriescoffee7186]

thats a cool Jackson guitar

[@merweo348]

Is it really difficult to make all modellers creators sit on a table, tell them look I want you guys to make an FX with all amps and cabs simulations available today 99 PER CENT REALISTIC SOUND MATCH and after passing dozen of sound quality tests .. release it for maybe 800$ bar? Without tweking parameters and shit?

[@SilentNightBodomNight]

No

[@SilentNightBodomNight]

No

[@mariorojas3724]

Clean tones please🙏😳😣😥

[@atom31b]

You said it sounds good but the look on your face said otherwise. It still sounds like a Zoom.

[@TaylorDanley]

It did? I really liked what I was getting out of it! 🤷‍♂️🙈

[@atom31b]

@@TaylorDanley haha I've watched several of your videos now and I guess that's just the face you make when you're listening to it.

[@BA99253]

Shootout against NUX mg 30 and pod go!

[@BigMetalDaddy1301]

Uff... The zoom sounds not that great compared to other modellers you have tested. (listening on cali lp6s)

[@morbidmanmusic]

Most molders sounds sketchy. Especially in the treble, those Cali's are just basic monitors. Good for cheap.

[@samratbando]

Really cool multi-fx. Sounds decent with touch screen and all but it looks ugly, man,

[@brianosborne9393]

This does sound great! Not your grandpa's Zoom processor that's fa-sho!

[@deepdance111]

So much edit! video..and ...only hard preset :(

[@SetFire2TheNightSky]

_"It's not intuitive..."_ ... That's a poor excuse for not reading the manual. *_That's what a manual is for_* - so you can learn to use the product - and once you read the manual, it's as simple as 1-2-3. I don't get the reluctance to just read it so as to learn how to use something and then, complaining that it's "not intuitive". Makes no sense whatsoever.

[@donaldray2763]

Your play "percussoin" on your guitar, so I have no idea what the zoom really sounds like. Enough of the crunchy death crap

[@DoubleAAmazin]

distortion sounds horrible lol

[@aliengrey6052]

This is not as good as the ampero.

[@l3ertuz362]

Zoom has ugly design

[@coppermeloman9143]

... 👍 !!

[@Anthony-nf6ki]

Sounds like plastic..

[@marceli155]

mann you think you play music ?????

[@DarrenWaters75]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zakkcovers18]

👌

[@rodrody533]

Still old Boss GT8 is better than this...

[@wallsofjericho6616]

awful tone

[@cristi.trohin]

I own a Zoom G3n and a Mooer GE200, and I've kinda given up on the Zoom. In the bedroom, the G3n sounded amazing, but in a mix, the GE 200 takes the cake, plus it has an IR loader built in. I think the G3n's weak point was the low end. If I dialed in too much, I couldn't hear anything else, but when I tried to take some low end out, it ended up sounding too thin. I think the bass control on the G3n amp sims, was too wide, as in, they also took away a lot of the low mids. Maybe they changed something with this new generation. If you want to hear the GE200 EVH 5150 amp sim in a mix, check out my song: soundcloud.com/cristian-trohin/stain