Zoom G5 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator

Full Description

The G5 offers four large LCD displays and corresponding footswitches that form a graphical interface, allowing you to utilize up to nine stompbox and amp effects simultaneously. The interface has also been simplified with three control knobs for each display. This intuitive design makes creating, saving and rearranging the effect chain of your own sounds a breeze and provides easy navigation in live and studio settings.

The G5?s Tube Booster (12AX7 tube) allows you to add sudden power and intensity to your performance, particularly when soloing. While its Boost control can add up to 16dB of amp overdrive, the Tone knob lets you control the EQ of your sounds with the added volume. The Tube Booster also offers extra power when recording directly to a line input.

The expression pedal featured on the G5 supports 3D action by sensing not only vertical, but also horizontal and side to side movement. This Z-pedal lets you build highly complex sound control patterns by allowing you to assign up to three parameters of pedal movement (left, right and up/down). In addition, there are 20 effects specifically designed for use with the Z-pedal. Get creative in ways never imagined before, and explore a whole new realm of pedal performance.

The G5's Looper capabilities include 60 seconds of phrase recording and overdubbing. The 'sound-on-sound' function allows you to layer guitar sounds as many times as you want in real time and use looped sounds as simple backing tracks. You can even create a 'full band' feel with the built-in drum machine and DSP effects for a live solo.

Every guitar player needs a drummer, and with the G5 you can choose from over 40 different rhythm patterns, including 4, 8 and 16-beat, shuffle and many others. The tap key also makes it easy to set tempo and start a one-man jam session anytime.

The Zoom G5 is also equipped with a balanced XLR output for DI use, an accurate real-time tuner function, super-low noise design and a super-fast patch change speed.

Features/Specifications

Features

• Simultaneous use of up to nine effects
• Real tube booster for amp overdrive
• Four large LCD displays with intuitive amp and stompbox interface
• 3D Z-pedal for multi-dimensional parameter control
• Over 120 versatile effects including 20 amp models
• Looper function with 60-second phrase recording/overdubbing
• Integrated drum machine and auto-chromatic tuner
• Balanced XLR output for DI use
• USB audio interface for DAW recording
• Edit and Share software available through free download
• Includes Steinberg Cubase LE recording software

Specifications

• Effect Types: 145
• Simultaneous Effects: 9
• Patch Memory: 3 patches x 99 banks
• Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz
• A/D Conversion: 24bit, 128times over-sampling
• D/A Conversion: 24bit, 128times over-sampling
• Signal Processsing: 32bit floating point and 32bit fixed point
• Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz +1dB -3dB (10k ohm load)
• Display: LCD x 4
• Input: 1/4'' phone jack
• Rated input level: -20dBm
• Input impedance: 1M ohm
• Active/Passive: (Switch selectable)
• Output: L / R 1/4'' phone jack x 2
• Maximum output level: +5dBm (Output load impedance 10kohm or higher)
• Phones: 1/4'' stereo phone jack
• Maximum output level: 20mW + 20mW (into 32 ohm load)
• Balanced Output: XLR jack
• Output impedance: 100ohm(HOT-GND?COLD-GND), 200?(HOT-COLD)
• Pre/Post: (Switch selectable)
• Gnd Lift:(Switch selectable)
• Control Input: For FP02 / FS01
• USB Audio Interface: 16bit / 44.1kHz
• Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X v10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7
• Power: DC9V / Center negative / 500mA (AC adapter: ZOOM AD-16)
• Dimensions: 190(D) x 470(W) x 90(H) mm
• Weight :3.1kg
• Options: FP02 expression pedal, FS01 foot switch