In issue 279 we looked at the G9.2tt, the big cheese of Zoom’s latest range which retails for £329 – so here’s the opposite end of the scale. Akin to previous Zoom successes such as the 505, the G1 uses a two-switch layout and simplifi ed patch editing to give easy access to a surprisingly sophisticated range of features. Light and small enough to fi t in a coat pocket, the G1 is ideally sized for taking along to an impromptu jam. It runs on four AA batteries or a nine-volt DC adaptor (not supplied) and has an input, an output and a jack for an optional expression pedal/footswitch. The output is stereo and doubles as a headphone jack, but you can use it in mono with a standard guitar lead.

 

Author   Adrian Clark   Issue   Guitarist 09/2006   number of pages   1