[Harp-L] Re: BRAND NEW CONCEPT IN EFFECTS PROCESSORS--Zoom MS-100BT MultiStomp Effects Pedal with Bluetooth | Sweetwater.com

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I looked this thing over before I asked for a Zoom G3 for Christmas (about which you can learn more at hunterharp.com).  It's an interesting device.  The main reason I avoided it is that the physical structure of the device is a little cramped for a multi-FX box.  For example, there's a physical limit of one edit window at a time; on the G3 you've got three, and you have a dedicated on/off switch for every effect that's visible.  Only one window means more button pushes and back-and-forth to set up a new patch using the device itself.  If you're going to do a lot of editing on the MS-100BT, you need to get close to Zoom's Edit&Share software, which happens to be a very good tool for editing the Zoom device settings if you're comfortable working with a computer.   

So far as the sound goes, the MS-100BT is running the same FX on the same chip as the G3/G5, so it should sound pretty good; the G3 does.  I've checked out two of the Fender amp models in the G3, and they seem workable, with more inherent distortion than the corresponding RP amp models.  The FX vary in quality, but there are some very nice things in there. The delays are very nice; the reverbs are generally not as good as the ones in the Digitech RPs.  The pitch shifter is a little lower-quality than the one in the RPs, but you can stack multiple pitch shifters in a row, which is pretty interesting.  In fact, the most exciting thing about the G3 is that you can put 6 FX (including an amp model) in any order you like. You've got more FX on a Digitech RP, but you can't change the order of the FX, or double up on a particular effect.  So the Zooms have some sound design possibilities that aren't available on the RP.

I'll pass on more info on the new Zooms as I work through the amp models and FX.  I think in general that these boxes are potentially interesting alternatives to the Digitech RPs, but they're going to take just as much work to configure for harp.

Regards and happy New Year, Richard Hunter

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From: Randy Singer 

Sent: Jan 7, 2013 4:18 PM

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Subject: BRAND NEW CONCEPT IN EFFECTS PROCESSORS--Zoom MS-100BT MultiStomp Effects Pedal with Bluetooth | Sweetwater.com



just bought this.....will post a review.....amazing idea...it connects via bluetooth to your smart device so you can download and review settings.http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MS100BT




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