Gigging with the Zoom B1x4 

Thanks for the most instructional video I've seen on RU-vid. I first came across your channel for the "How to sound like.." videos and loved your style. I'm a newbie bass player and have been wading through the sea of pedal and DI reviews and was pleased to see this video on your channel. What I wasn't expecting was to learn how much you were able to achieve with just using your onboard tone control, picking/plucking and hand position on the bass and how this enabled you to cover a wide range of music genres so effortlessly. Inspirational. And a great insight into using the B1 Four. For someone like me just starting out, it looks like it the perfect tool and it means I don't need to spend almost as much on a higher end pedal as my bass cost

I just got this pedal today and it's almost completely replaced my board. It's an awesome rig, especially for just a bedroom bassist like me lol

Zoom owes you money, I chose to purchase this unit while watching this video.

Excellent walkthrough. I really appreciate the interweaving of live footage with your demonstration.

Excellent, thanks! I really appreciate all your video about Zoom B1 Four exploring all the famous sounds that we can get with this pedal

I recently bought the B1x4 and I was looking for patches and it led me to your video and I've got to say it's a great video! Thank you very much. You've got yourself a new subscriber! I can't wait for new videos on this particular Zoom.

That red P-Bass is looking sharp! Zoom gear is some unique stuff. They have some really fun to use boutique-like strange effects which no one else include in their processors . Good demo.

I honestly never thought of using the individual stompboxes in a patch this way. Best review!

Great video. Very helpful in showing the effects and how they sounded live. Thanks!!!

Awesome damn video, thanks for sharing clips of the live stuff and demonstrating the capabilities of this mighty pedal.

Great vid. Those 70s tones reminded me of my rock band days back in the 70s\80s, I played my 4001 into an Ampeg V4 head with 2 V4 cabinets, and 4 SVT cabs. That was 4 folded 15s and 32 10s. Those were the days...

Stumbled on this video (on the verge for the B1 Four), but I was surprised how informative and fun it turned out to be. Also, fantastic music choice.

Great video and so you’ve got a new sub! Loved the way you showed the live clips and described your playing and tone settings for each song. Loved your enthusiasm and attitude, the video was a real pleasure to watch! 😄

Nice job I'm a bass player myself and your modesty has been very presentable. It was your attitude that made me subscribe.

Best Zoom pedal walkthrough. Thanks!

Excellent presentation! Just awesome job

This review is everything i could ever ask for. You've sold me on it mate

Thanks. So far, I have not been disappointed by any of your pedals or amp recommendations.

I've got the Zoom B3 (slightly older model than this). I gig with it all the time and I've ditched my other pedals. At a gig all you need to do is set up your amp, plug in the pedal, plug your bass into your pedal and you're ready to go. The B3 only allows 3 pedals to run simultaneously but some of the presets have 2 sounds combined. What I really like is the built-in tuner, especially as if you press and hold the tuner is activated and the amp is muted, great for between sets as I usually check the tuning at the start of the set and then unmute and I'm ready to go.

Brilliant presentation of real world prep and gig, inspiring. Thoroughly enjoyed that thank you.

really appreciated this format u earned a sub buddy !! loved everything about this video

Dude. That was some fun looking gig!

This was a perfect demo video.

Nice to see someone else who runs a Zoom B1x4 into a Rumble 500! :) I found that the B1x4 comes preloaded with a lot of very usable patches right out of the box. I also have the Zoom B3 and Line6 Bass Pod. They were mostly preloaded with exaggerated sample patches to illustrate the capabilities - I had to design my own patches with both of the latter to get something usable on stage. Instead of using the up/down pedals in edit mode - I like to sandwich my base patch (compressor,amp,cabinet) between a copy with a Flanger and a copy with an overdrive (or whatever "special effects" I might need). This way, you can easily use the Flanger by selecting the adjacent patch. You could even use the expression pedal (with it linked to the drive control of the overdrive patch) and the you'd only need 2 patches.

You’ve inspired me to copy your gear 🤪. I already had a rumble 100 to go with my Fender Jazz Bass and that’s how I found your channel. After watching all of these videos about the zoom1x4, I had to try one for myself. It came two days ago and I used it in rehearsal last Friday. I’m going to be using it for a live gig for the first time this Friday. So far it’s really fun. Oh, I also bought a stand like yours. Thanks for the awesome videos. I’m subscribed and ready for more content!

Very appreciated. The layout, order, and fxs you used sounded very appropriate for when and where you used them. Navigating the zoom's can be more involved than desired. B3n owner here, not as experienced as you, so, this really opened my eyes/ears to what the practical application of these multi effects pedals/processors can do. That play list was such a trip down memory lane... new sub liking this content!

Good video purchased the B1X Four recently great down... thanx!

Very cool seeing the Zoom demo’d buddy txs huge for putting this up for us. I have the B3 and own Fender P and J.. B3 is great but almost too much bling for straight rock covers I play. Cheers man

EXCELLENT video, I learned a lot, thanks!

thanks for this demo/review

Great work

Seriously informative video, thanks!

Squier classic vibes is a really awesome bass... love it Great sound a great quality

Great video great gig

Very useful video! Thanks

Like how you showed your tobe then with live show. Great.

Hey thanks for this video m8! Very informative on real world application of this pedal. Chive on brother.

Zoom fan here. Used to gig my B1-Four in a similar way, as 5 separate effects. A little clunky if I wanted to turn an effect on and off during a song, but really, what mattered most was how it sounded, which was fine.

Anyone who doesn't know Brass In Pocket and Don't Get Me Wrong needs to turn in their music application card Awesome video btw I may invest in one of these

Great video... Thank you.

Subs!!!! This is the kind of review we want. Tyvm

Nice info. I rolled my pone knob at a drag show too.

Not sure if your still reading comments after 2 yrs. just bought this B1four zoom, for the life of me I can"t seem to figure this out, so hopefully this will help . Thank you sir!

More on the zoom please!! )

I gotta break down and buy one of those!

If you tap both pedals, it brings up a handy and intuitive tuner.

Love your videos. I would love to see an indepth video of how you prepare for a new gig with new songs. How you prepare your notes, practice, and such. Do u use an iPad at the gigs or any specific apps or is it all just a great memory and knowledge of theory. Keep it up love it

I've not seen a video like this on a piece of equipment I'm looking to buy. Thank you.

Imagine being in anyway mad at this excellent video

I am getting the new Zoom B6 it is a couple hundred more, but it is well worth it!

Cream, hail yeah! I have a "phobia" of people forgetting about them, LOL! "Fresh Cream" has a hell of a sound, especially. I'm guessing whatever studio that was recorded in must have been MADE of tubes, it sounds like it, lol

I went from denying zoom as an option (I play in a band that has different styles of songs but song sound stays mostly the same or can be dialed in via tone/volume) to a considering getting one to see if it actually helps out. :) thank you a lot for this.

Great video. I've owned that multifx for a while and it replaced a lot of pedals on my board so it made me money from selling them! And it's Brass IN Pocket, not and. As in you have money in your pocket.

dude u should make more videos with what you can get with zoom b1 four

I’d get it for the looper alone. The looper pays for itself whereas all the effects etc…in it, are a few bonus

I appreciate this video - there's lots out there about the quality of the effects, but few people talk about practically using this device during a show. I'm considering getting one - couldn't you also use it in the patch mode and cycle forward/back through patches? This seems like it would be easier than having to cycle to a specific effect and turning it on/off.

BAD means best and decent 👍🏻 support! Nice video

Nice video. I have one thought - why not create a separate patches? Each dedicated to a certain song, then place them in order of the song list and then during the gig you would only have to press one stomp button (next patch) between songs. Wouldn't that be easier and more convenient for live gig?

my kind of band! Im a 70s / 80s guy

Great video mate. I’ve just ordered a B1 four. I hope you do more video on the zoom unit. One question tho, why didn’t you have the comp at the front of the signal chain?

i like this reminder to hit like button at the tail end :) I will click like on all videos moving forward :)

Used to have this pedal. Unfortunately it just recently died on me. Refused to take in USB power or even battery power, and thus I had to replace it. Happened right before a gig as well.

Now I want to go to a 70's themed drag show 🤷 but still on the fence about the pedal

B1 Four is something but B3n is superior and I do not exactly know why. I gigged with B1 Four on a professional stage, going directly to PA. Then, I bought B3n, and set it up with the same settings as in my B1 Four (only compressor and amp sim without cabin). The sound guy did not know I changed my processor. He just wanted me to tweak the master a bit. (B1 Four was 80%, and I had to decrease B3n to 50%. At the end of the gig, he said "your tone was really good today, went very good with the drum kick".

zoom has killer drive effects for some time now . its not 1993 anymore . we own a g10n a g3 and a b10n and a b2 they are all excellent . have never tried the b1x4 but i am guessing its very similar to the b1on

How are you switching to the flange pedal in the patch while in the middle of Life In The Fast Lane? EDIT: Never mind... you explain it at the end!

Most pedals have an input on the left. It's just the way things are. Nothing too strange.

Never used the compressor during the gig? I just ordered one of these for gigging and I enjoyed your vid.

Had my B1X for week. Did not realise I was reading the screen backwards. And I considered sending it back because I can't really nail down the drive.

I also have a Fender Rumble 500 v3. Do you run the Zoom B1 Four X in front of the amp or in the effects loop? Interesting that you put the modulation before the compressor. I would have put the compressor first in the signal chain. Something else to try

Please, does any of you know how I can plug to the mixer? With a box? Directly though double XLR or how?

Thanks AMP. I needed this to make up my mind on the Zoom. Would this be of any use plonking around on my Strat? (And who's the lady playing next to you at the gig?)

Great video. I had a Zoom B3 years ago and used it for rehearsals, but never used it live. Mainly because, at the time, I always used an amp on stage. My band plays Brass in Pocket and it's on my list of lesson videos to do. Great song and a lot of fun to play.

Do you by any chance remember the settings of the ampeg svt emulator? Amazing tone!

Of topic but do you use flatwounds? By the way excellent video. Great stuff. Just bought the zoom pedal.

soo, the far left effect is the last effect and the right is the first in the effect chain? i dont understand

hey i just bought this thanks to your review .amazing video thanks! just wondering what guitar lab software did you use as i can only get the old one and the links on zoom website for version 7.0 not working thanks

Great vid. I just ordered. Quick question since I have a Rumble 500 as well (combo). Do you plug the Zoom into the input Jack or go into the back of the amp Jack?

I really like the Zoom setup! Thanks for the free download! Got my Zoom last week, lots of fun! I'm curious how you set your Rumble 500, was the EQ pretty flat? I have a Rumble 40 and I've fiddled with the knobs quite bit after switching from the headset to the Rumble.

great video, hey can i really use the cab sim as a cab sim (lol) straight into a mixer in a live situation?

Did anyone else get terrible ground hum with this pedal? I even got the noise while using the regular mains input and it's the reason I sold it.

Really appreciate your content!! I got myself a zoom b1x4 as well and I would like to know how do you EQ the zoom with the bass amp

I have a few questions. 1. I was wondering how should I connect my MultiFx Unit to the Bass amp. Via the effects loop or directly to the Amp Input. 2. My Boss GT1B has a dual output. How do we utilize the dual output when using an amp like the TC Combo450?

Hey! I can see he uses tabs on the tablet on stage (heartbreaker)! Which app is that and how does it works that it scrolls up at the right time? Thx for answer!

Many Thanks for the Vid. You have given me hope as i have been struggling with trying to and incorporate my Zoom live. Question - you say you use a Fender Rumble 500, do you plug Zoom direct into the guitar input or do you put it via the effects send/return?

very good, thanks for the review. What app do you use on your tablet to view the music?

Hey I am wanting to use this pedal with my friends just to mess around and maybe use in gigs. I was wondering if I can use my foot to control the pedal so I don’t have to reach down to the floor to turn something off or on midway through the song. Any help would be amazing

Thanks for your video I have a question it's possible to Switch on the footswitch to clean sound or Dirty overdrive ?

Isn't there a pitch shift in the processor for the song where you had to play it in a different key?

Considering @ZoomCorporation just released G24 and G2x4, what do you think if they are going to release even B24 and B2x4? I think it would be great to finally have the headphones out and especially... the metal pedals and the solid case that increases the live proposal. But if the range of price would be the same of the G2s, probably it would not be a best buy as the B1 and B1x4 were

Does it make static sound when not playing??

Sunshine of your love in a 70s gig?

does it record the drum loop too?

What would be needed to gig with this via FOH (ampless)? Just this and a DI box?

Do you use in ear monitors live?

May I ask something quite stupid 😅, how do you power your zoom during the live? Thank youuu

Wheres the rc boost on zoom b1x four? Can’t find it

Thinking of getting one myself. Should I buy a case with it? Or does it come with the purchase.

70's themed drag show 🤯🤣?

Quick question, can you make the b1x4 as audio interface? like, can I record directly to my computer or phone using the b1x4?