BANG FOR BUCK: Zoom G3xn vs BOSS GT-1 Guitar Multi Effects Processor Comparison 

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This video is really helpful. I'm looking forward to buy this. PLEASE upload a video showing the use of the Delay and the tap tempo in a live situation. It would be great to see see this

both sound very close to each other, but the one thing I love about the zoom is that majority of the customization is done on-screen. With the Boss, you have one tiny display with other non-illuminating switches around it, so if you're on stage and need some last minute tweaking, the Boss that might be a little difficult.

VERY HELPFUL AND DETAILED. Leaning more towards the G3XN for gig-ability

This was very helpful, thank you so much for your time and effort.

A request: Don’t stop making these kind comparison video, this is by far the very best. Thank you.

Thanks for this comparison video, it took a lot of work but the sound was excellent and you play great.

Easily one of the BEST gear reviewers out there. Your reviews are thorough, objective, and enjoyable. In addition, your playing is superb. Thanks for what you do!

Really good video and presentation. Great that you played similar riffs between effects so we could tell the difference in sound. Nice the way that the video was zoomed into the effects units and to your playing. Nice titling in between unit effect groups. Now if I could only tell which one sounded better to me - LoL :-D

Excellent, man. Thanks for the video! I'll pop by your store soon and check them out.

Definitely 2 different products, in how they sound i mean, for the same gear models. I was clicking between the same sound comparisons to get a better distinction. The Zoom sounds warmer, more natural it feels like, less processed. The Boss on the other hand, sounds more focused and the clean amp models were definitely brighter and perhaps "cleaner" sounding. Both good products, I guess it comes down to sound preference as well as how easy they may be to browse through, especially how quick they might be for those who may be using these to perform with... Thanks for demoing!

I was indecisive between both these units, so I bought both! I am in love with the Boss MDP effects Viz. Tera Echo and Overtone (overtone is polyphonic). The effects that are present in the Zoom reminds me of the old Korg AX-1G i have which is 22 years old btw. Zoom's amp SIMs are marvelous.

Thanks, really cool comparison!

Best demo/comparison on these 2 on RU-vid!! Both are great but I think Zoom sounds more authentic. Oh, and I love the Metallica Judas Kiss riff, great playing dude.

the comparison everybody waited.thanks bro

Sou do Brasil e estou muito satisfeito com seus resultados ! Agradeço muito por isso .

At last the comparison I've been waiting for, thanks soooo much for this video. Its zoom for me. It sounds and looks better.

Now that's the way to Demo and Compare. Nice going man.

Such great playing - thank you

Hi I've been searching for a new pedal and ran across your channel. After looking at a few videos from some other people I almost shut my phone off. I just wanna say you did a great job demonstrating these 2 petals. Most of the other demonstrations seemed like they were trying to show how much noise they could freaky make. Anyways I am glad I landed here you did an exceptional job demonstrating these two petals and really showing what a guitar can actually sound like. Again, great job!! Hope you know Jesus.. From the 62 year old carpenter ☝️

I bought the Zoom g3xn because of this video. It's even awesome in real life !! Thanks bro.,

I know this is old but I'm looking for a bedroom board and able to take it to my beach house vacation on batteries. Just plug guitar and headphones, AUX in to play to tunes. I went through all of these videos for the one that would suit my needs. These two were in my top-5. I chose the Boss because it's lightweight and know their pedals are quite stout. Also, you can download patches from Tone Central through the USB cable. None of these are perfect and I'll only use a few made patches for the music I play (Foo, Whitesnake, mostly 80's). You did a great job showing off the potential of these two units.

Thank you very much for this great video, you helped me making a decision which one to buy. Thank you again :)

Truth is, you can't go wrong with either one of these. It's all about learning how to use your tools. I do like the knobs on the Zoom, but I'm old. Been turning knobs my whole life. When I got the software pulled up on the big screen I can get the sounds from both units. Some people got different learning curves and gravitate the direction that's comfortable. Get the one that fits your workflow the best.

Sy dh bli zoom g3xn from music bliss sbb tgk video ni.. sound is great

I have the zoom. I like that you can turn things on and off with the 3 switches. Kind of like a fly rig. But I prefer the cabinets on, sounds less digital. And I turn on the mic's with headphones 😊 I was going to buy the boss but you made me change my mind, I'll stick with my Zoom!

First of all - good playing. Nice comparison! Thanks! Both FXes are good to play, some sounds are better on zoom some on Boss. Mostly I prefer zoom but not always. They both are very handy and inspirational tools but what can we gain if we can't play. Playing technique and good ear is the key to sound well. have a great day! stay in tune!

nice review man, i still can't decide what to get from those two. but i'm leaning towards positive grid's jamup. can you make a comparison/demo for that?

Nice comparison!

You get great tones from the gt1 my cleans all sound very tinny! Any suggestions or could you share a few patches? Am on the verge of getting rid of it at this stage! Great demo

Great Video, thank you!

The Boss got more Crunch and warm Sound while Zoom got the more kick on its Distortion side. Nice Comparison but still I go for The Boss GT1 where you can expand and add more 2 Control pedals and its user Friendly. \m/

Thank you for this, as I ended up buying the Boss GT1 because of your review along with a dual F7 Boss foot switch to expand the functionality. Really a great review and the sound is fantastic. Regards, Tom D.

Great Review Simple and straight

To my ears, I go for Zoom

Hi. Is this good for recording an album ? Is the sound pure and deep enough for a high quality result, recorded ? Thx.

I bought a GT-1, and here is my observation. There is a compressed mid-range that makes it sound less like a real amp. That said if you dig in deep and try different OD's on different amp models you can get convincing tones. Most of the presets have too much gain and that's when it starts to sound not realistic. The editor is a life saver because menu diving is a pain. You need to start with a clean patch, everything off and build it up slowly, little adjustments to the gain and EQ make a huge difference. The strengths are in the clean tones and leads, power chords for straight up rock are a bit of a disappointment but you can get some usable ones. Here's a tip for recording. Turn off the speaker cab and use IR speakers, you'll have a better way to sculpt your tone!

Excellent video!

Man, I need a comparison between the zoom g3x and the g5n!

I'm just running into this channel. I know zoom for video production but I'm shocked and impressed by the tone in this pedal. I don't think any other brand has achieved this and here comes Zoom lol. Not even Amplitube with their gimmicky plugins got that realistic tone. Reminds me of how Red Cameras came in and destroyed all competition for a few years.

Amazing video thank you so much

I have a boss gt1 and can’t really speak for the zoom but if you are going to be playing live I would definitely recommend the boss gt1 it’s very simple to use and easily controlled without using your hands and sounds very good. I used it with a clean tone on my extremely cheap amp(ibanez 25r 42watt combo) before I got a better amp, and it made it sound great! Also great for running strait into a PA

Both effect is really nice!

I like the Zoom pedal better because it sounds mostly more direct and not so much processed than the Boss. I expect that in a band context the Zoom will do better where when you play alone at home the Boss might produce a more HiFi like result. And btw. this is a great comparison - thank you guys for all the effort to produce such high quality videos.

Excellent demo vid and great playing!!!!

I use Zoom MS series for my modulation, delay & reverb effects. The MS series is a totally new beast for modulation and I usually run it in the FX Loop. For my Amp & cab sound, it's my old ADA Preamp or my new awesome toy the Mooer Pre Amp live. For this video both can't make it, I prefer Digitech for the same budget.

My zoom g3xn processor feel some heat on left side of this processor top of power button...is it normal? Please help me if you know anything about this

Can any of these guitar processors layer sounds ?? Which of these can layer sounds ???

los dos pedales son fabulosos pero me inclino por el Boss gt1. tu video esta brutal felicidades lo haces espectacular

I have an older Zoom G3 and the Boss GT1. The Zoom sounds somehow more vintage while the Boss more Hifi. The Boss can do very clean sounds and the effects are superior to the Zoom while I like the MESA from the Zoom more. The Boss has too much treble you cannot remove. The Soldano on the Boss is my favourite.

i want to use turntable or dj mixer with digitech 250 plz help no sound what else do i need to use this or samplepad4 drum with it .

Ok most people says boss is shit but what about Boss gt 8 ? Opeth used to record their albums with it . And im still using it with my orange tube amp with only 1 cable method and sound pretty good . What's your opinions about Boss Gt 8

So in zoom you can switch an effect on/off using your foot while in the boss you need to use your hand?

I have zoom G3X, in my experience for 3 years using it is, zoom sound is very sharp and so much presence and if we dont careful it might hurt the audience ears. In some of the amp sim, you can't get rid the sharp sound even you turn the treble off. And the middle of the equalizer are not to defined, so i have to use extra equlizer to pump it up. So for beginner i think maybe zoom are quite hard to deal with, i have seen a few guitarist that use it live on stage, they all have the same problem, the sounds are to thin and lacks of the fullness that can cut the other instrument frequencies. Well its just my experience and opinion, i sell it a few days ago and maybe i will buy gt 1 or rp 360xp for my effect pedal. Pardon for the bad english. Cheers.

I'm switching to electric guitar from acoustic guitar and Im a little bit confused about which one should I buy. kindly recommend me... Zoom Or Boss?

Commented on wrong video, this is the one in question. Which one of these would you buy?

Congratulations for this complete comparison video!

I've been using zoom products for many years now... So far i love it... After my g1xon damaged recently, i was going to change to the GT1... However now i'm convinced that the G3xn is my next multi effect... Thanks for the upload...

There's a clear difference in gain, the Boss is not as loud and therefore when the video switches to the Boss it sounds weaker and not as full. Should have recorded them at the same level. Great playing by the way!

I'll be honest here. They are both really good units, but in my opinion the zoom has a warmer time on clean and overdrive and sounds more dynamic, while the boss still has some warmth and but it sounds a bit more aggressive and the distortion on the boss sound like metallica. But it's all what you like and what your after

i more like sounds which produced by zoom more real and powerfull. that's why 2 days ago i decided to choose Zoom G3XN on the store

Why mono output sound reference? For any particular reason?

What was the last word u said??? actually I have a gt1....pls temme something more about the master setting in details...

Which one should I buy to use with an electric violin

Iam not looking processor for studio or recording purpose just need one of these for awesome tone which one should I get

I'm looking for something that I can just pick out, plug in some headphones or into my laptop to record ideas and just jam in my living room as I don't play in a band anymore and don't have the space or need for loads of gear in my small flat. I play a lot of thrash and downtuned metal but experiment in clean tunings a la Sylosis, Soulfly so what do people recommend. I think people with more refined ears are hearing more differences than I'm picking up on but also want to know about size, build quality, ease of use etc. Cheers!

Zoom G5n Or Boss GT-1 in 2022!? Help a brother decide between the two if you own either. Thanks 🤘🏻

I think some patches sounded better on the Zoom while others sounded better on the Boss. It's rare in this kind of comparison where one completely wipes the floor with the other (in my opinion), even in examples where one unit is newer/more expensive. For some reason the flanger/phaser effects sounded like they were at different points in the signal chain between the Boss and the Zoom (not saying that's the case, but that's how it sounded to me). I generally preferred the way those particular effects sounded on the Boss. I also preferred the octave fuzz on the Boss. If I were to generalise (because it wasn't in every example) I'd say Zoom has the better amp models and Boss has better effects. I'd personally like to see Boss, Digitech, Vox and Fender (when I was shopping for a multi-effects unit a few years ago it was Zoom, Boss, Vox, Digitech, Fender and Line 6 competing) update their modeling. COSM and the modeling used by Digitech and Vox are ancient in terms of digital processing and it seems like Fender have discontinued the Mustang Floor. While Zoom have updated their amp modeling, I was surprised they didn't incorporate the ability to load IRs. First company to come out with an affordable multi-effects unit that has a decent amount of reasonably good quality amp models and effects as well as the ability to load IRs would likely dominate that part of the market. My first multi-effects pedal was the Zoom 707ii which I bought on impulse after trying it in the shop (with no comparison to anything else). My second was the G2.1u which I got for next to nothing from a friend. My third pedal I actually researched. I ended up going with the Zoom G5 (even though at that stage I was beginning to want to try a brand other than Zoom) on the basis that it fulfilled my needs in terms of budget and features (also, of the units in my budget, it had the least amount of complaints about bad sounding amp models from users at the time). I bought the Atomic Amplifire 12 a little while back. Admittedly I've not used it all that much due to the lack of built in looper (which is incredibly important to me for practise). Also, despite sounding great, its amp and effects selection is relatively limited. I was under the impression that it would receive updates that introduce new amps and effects (like a lot of other multi-effect pedals), but in the time I've had it I think it has received one update that changed functionality/fixed bugs but didn't contain any new amps/effects. For the sake of convenience I'm still primarily using my G5. Kind of torn at the moment. Part of me wants to upgrade and go with something like the Helix, AX8 or Headrush. The other part of me wants to go with a more modular approach and get some decent drive pedals, an analogue or valve preamp, dedicated delay, reverb, modulation and a decent cab simulator for silent practice/home recording. I can then use the drive and effects pedals through my amp (and/or possible future amp/s) when I can be bothered to use my friends practise shed (can't really use my amp at home, so for now it's headphones for me).

which is good between the two?

What should I keep in amp noob. Tribal, bass nd middle all zero or?

Confused between boss gt1 and digitech rp360xp......can anyone help??

nice playing

beautiful ibanez........😍😘

Let me add a few notes. The Zoom features a longer looper than the Boss (80 vs 32 secs) but Boss loops will survive patch changes so you can lay down a clean rhythm line, change to a distortion patch for a lead and the looped clean line will keep going. The Zoom USB is only for downloading firmware and patches. Zoom doesn't supply a patch editor either, just a patch arranger. Boss USB does firmware, audio and supports Boss' patch editor. Finally, the Boss will take an add-on assignable footswitch (3 switches) or expression pedal. I've been researching these two pedals and am leaning towards the Boss since it seems like it would be better for a live gig. I could be wrong. But then the Digitech RP360 XP has come down $30 in price so hmmmm.

Zoom for me...great playing also !

I suggest a PRS MT15 or Peavey 6505MH lunch box head or even a Blackstar HT5 or 20 head or combo for those on a budget w a wah and tubescreamer into the input and modulation effects of your choice through the effects loop and save up for an eventide if you crave harmony leads in your power trio Morello did the whammy and anyone else using it is Toms mini me. Nothing beats analog tube tones w real tube swell in your hands.

I think you've shown it makes no difference what pedal you use when you're an awesome player.

I have been looking at these 2 units and I just can't decide. I will not be using the amp sims. I will only be using them for the overdrives and chorus so which one should i get?

I have the gt 1 and the g1x4. I believe the G1X4 uses the same sound engine as the G3Xn however the main thing that makes the GT 1 sound better than the G1X4 is the fact that you aren't limited to 5 blocks in the chain including the amp, cab, and noise reduction. I can barely make a functioning patch on the G1X4. In fact I can barely work the expression pedal into a patch. Also the interface is a royal pain in the ass. The best sounding pedal I own so far is the Mooer ge150 though but it has its limitations like not being able to move fx in the chain and no fx loop in. Also the interface is way to simple. I have to dig into the software to turn fx on and off.

My middle display has become fuzzy on my g3x, i'm pissed! And i did the lastest update about a year ago and the unit sounds like $hit!! Time to throw it into the ocean. There's a boss gt1 at my local pawnshop maybe i'll give a try.

seems pretty cool

Do they have to stack boost like the boss me25

Aduhai,just look at the beauty of the Ibanez.

which one has the better latency?

Very well done, but unfortunately people always play the same generic chords. No soulful blues playing present throughout any of the Fender Twin demos... :(

Personally prefer the d. Rectifier sound on Boss, and matchless sound on Zoom. I only listen to these 2 for comaprison sake. (The cleanest and the dirtiest sound

Woow that sound @17:40 with the vibrato/rotary efect is really DopE bRo # Finally i found a review where the G3Xn has a decent sound coz all the other reviews on YT r just so bad i was starting to think that Zoom were downgrading their quality like hell ...N since i have been a user of their product since 2009 with the G9 2.tt which is unbeatable IMO thanks to the killa preamp section (which is by itself worth the price) which features transistor n dual tube circuitry which is a BIG + // A very good job m@n BTW i love your ibanez guitar i have a S5470 with full mahogamy body ...just insane !!!

Sorry for silly question.. Is that any reason you add ehx 44 magnum power amp to zoom g3xn? does it sounds better?

Zoom appears to have a bit more depth to the tone.

Based on the comments, it's 50-50 on sound. Subjective indeed. Now which is more user-friendly?

I have the zoom, for its price it has some real gems, the amp simulators are really good and make it worth the price alone - if only there were more patches :(((

Hey nice guitar man

thanks

Cual es mejor estoy por comprar una de las dos por favor 🙏🏽 dígame

Which is best

I have both, and the Boss GT-1 is way better built, more compact, but the tones are damn near the same in my opinion

If there close I would go Boss. An INFINITELY larger support community with tons of free patches, much more video tutorials and has been proven to be a reliable and gig friendly pedal.

zoom for metal, boss for rock

2 awesome products. I prefer the Boss. Cheers from Portugal 🤘🍺🇵🇹

watch the demo of Robert marcelo playing with the boss gt1 through a pa. alex hutchings demos it tom quayle demos it. not sure about zooms vids.....