The Zoom G5n 

So.... you watch a thousand videos of people playing their lead licks.... and many of them are really impressive. BUT when Jonathan plays, each lead line-to me at least- sounds like a melody, not just someone trying to get as many notes and techniques in as they can. He really is an incredibly "vocal" guitarist!

What’s amazing is how effortlessly you switch genres - subtle changes in timing. Really impressive

you have one of the smoothest, effortless playing styles ive seen.. wow

Soul is everything in music !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And you have that.

I was impressed with every note this guy played he has that country vibe with double stop approach, great sound from that zoom.

My vocab does not have enough words to appreciate your playing and musicality but there is something that touches my heart.

you play amazingly - i love just listening and watching such a nice diverse sound

One of my all time fav guitarist is you Jonathan.... Thanks for sharing with us as always

Just what I needed ! Thanks Jonathan! 👍🙂

Great review Jonathan. As usual your play through was flawless!

Excellent review, Jonathan! Thanks!

It doesn't matter what product you review. It's always you that shines.

Awesome chops, Bud. Excellent video.

i wish i could have those patches ;) great job as usual Jon, you can make sound awesome every device

Rested zfter your US trip and playing superbly as usual.

I gotta say, every time you start a video with "hey, it's Jonathan," I can't help but smile. You seem like such a good dude, haha. I queue up your videos as a kind of palate cleanser after work meetings. :) So basically, keep it up! I find your channel to be extremely pleasant.

Nice intro solo amigo!!! Good tone in all guitars and good expression and feeling, I enjoy it, thanks.

Nice fluid playing Jon! Love it!

That tone control is "money" . This unit is so easy to use and the sounds are so good... Very simple but powerful.

Wow you sound amazing

Good review! I've been using g5n for almost a year now

superb playing

Wonderful playing dude! Very tasteful and melodic

Such a good sounding lick!

Jon you have such a sweet touch. Thank you for the inspiration

I own the G3Xn and it is more than I need for like small gigs and recording. I think that the G5n is the best value for the money. You don't need a Boss-1000 to have a good tone everything is there in you, your soul and your playing style

thanks for the review. you sound great. your playing is really smooth. God bless

Jon, nice playing. Thank you.

Very melodic and authentic playing style and very good review! I really like it! Rock on!

Brother, what a sweet sound as always :)

Hi Johnathan, really enjoying your videos!

Buying Zoom G5n... feeling proud ❤️❤️

Beautiful songs!

Thanks for the review. I came across one in Amazon but wasn't quite sure but because of this video I've bought the smaller version G3Xn and was pleasantly surprised with the overall package and that price tag is ridiculously cheap !!! Thanks again Sir..

I came for the Zoom G5n... I'm staying and subscribing because of Jonathan... Love your playing!

Nice licks my friend. A pleasure to watch you play.

Fantastic phrasing Jonathan

you are the first guitar play I saw that doesn't use pinky! Incredible.

Solo option can be used with external pedal through control input.

I have a Zoom G1on, and no matter what else I try, I can’t find a modeler that actually sounds better. Your intro only confirmed that opinion, it sounded fantastic!

Awesome playing and great review! Zoom has been on my radar for years, but I love my DigiTech RP500 with it's large LED display and it's 5 foot-switches can be used as stompbox or preset mode. It's old tech compared to your Zoom, but it would be interesting to hear you play an RP with my 5 main patches.

Very nice playing sir.

Great job!👍

Good playing, Jonathan!

Great video 🙌🏻

Yes, music!

It sounds true and honest review from you thank you for your opinion Sir🙋‍♂️

I had the same impression you did with the original presets - once I started tweaking them I LOVED the tones I got. For instance, I love to put one delay in front of another with reverb for incredible ambient effects - to the extent where I sold all my other pedals. I have found if you tweak the effects you can make high gain or anything else sound good!

I juse LOVE your vids Jonathan! Love your chilled vids and soft spoken voice. Make me wanna play after watching. Thats HB tone was really sweet surprisingly. Thank You!

Sounds better than ampero. 😎

I use headrush pedalboard and Zoom G5n together and they sound so great, also you can just use your G5n as a pedal running to the Headrush and just load a IR to make it more better.

I have had one now for about a year and really enjoy it. Build quality is great, sounds are very good and the menu is very easy to use. I'm very happy with it.

I use a G3n for silent recording when my kids are in bed and it's fantastic, cheap, simple and usable... Couldn't ask for much more 😁

I was close. I passed off this one for the boss gt1. Hope you get that one to review. It’s not for everyone but I love it. Killer chops man.

I am proud owner of Zoom G5n, this unit is great

Love that tone. A bit country & modern rock.

Hi joanthan i just had this unit. Im looking fot a studio speaker for this. Pls recommend one

Wow, awesome playing; you are very good. Thanks from South Africa

I like the idea of the multi effects pedal. You sure did get some very good tones out of the Zoom set up. I wish they weren't so darned complicated, I'm a plug and play guy from way back.

Cool, Jonathan

Thx Jon :D

Lovely playing at the start Jonathan, and a very good review of the Zoom. God, I'm tempted to get one. And I really don't need it...

nice boss

Thanks for the review JK. Could you please consider reviewing the Nux Cerberus multi-effect unit?

I’ll pick one up soon. You make it all sound good. Hahaha

Always love your playing. Would love to have your presets. I jeep a Zoom GX1n around just so i have something to pmug headpho es into and noodle around with. I re ently purchased a used Boss ME 50 and was surprised at how good it is. Sure it has its negatives but not many. Maybe you can demo one day if you havent already. Have a nice day.

I was surprised at how good it sounded.

Way above my paygrade Jonathan. I'm a 62 year old beginner , and I'm lucky to make noise come out of a guitar that doesn't start a world war.

Great 💕

Wish Zoom would bring back the 4 way foot pedal.

Hi Johnathan Great guitarist and reviewer ! Just purchased a reconditioned with full warranty for$239. Is there a post of these patches? They sound wonderful. That is all I need are these 4 patches. Thanks

great video again I am torn between this unit and the Zoom g6can you ad drum patches created from a DAW

But a good review and video of the zoom G5n .. I recently got it and itals eally worth the price and u get the feeling you're playing live with good sounding amp Sims and stomp boxes .. overall a great processor for anyone ..

Great playing Jonathan.... I have the older model g5 great pedal with looper and decent drum machine patches need tweaking though

Hi Jon. Great demo as always. May I know how you recorded your tones? Whats your signal chain? Thanks a lot.

Hi Jonathan, I love your melodic style of playing, where every note has meaning. Being a composer, I can appreciate that. Although I'm a multi instrumentalist, I'm 'almost' an intermediate guitar player (more due to my slow left hand, not my musical brain.) The good thing about my compositional experience, is, I know where I want to go melodically. I have a pedal board with a Mooer, GE100, biyang fuzz box, Amoon pockverb, hotone rotovibe and a boss harmoniser, however, I would love to have a multi fx unit with lots of stomp buttons where I could have e. g. clean sound for rythm and various different fx for solo work. Is there anything you would suggest? thank you.

Just found u now .. and I guess u should even try to do a review on the new zoom g1x four which is essentially the G5n in a smaller package and priced at at around 100 USD ..

Hi there Jonathan, Could you please do a review on a Boss Gt-10 when you a your hands on one? I know its an old effect. And I am still here struggling to creat my own patches. Please!!!🙏

Have you tried the tc electronic Plethora X5? I think it is new. I would like to know your thoughts on it.

Could you please also make a review on Kemper stage and Axefx3 please 😊😊

Hello, can you tell me please, what is the acoustic tune playing in the intro around 0:28?

is the exp pedal dual function? Can you use it as a volume pedal in off possiotion and wah or any efx in on possition?

Hello Jonathan is there any chance you can share the Zoom patches you played with in this video? Happy New Year!

Hi .I for one love your style.would love to promote your New Zealand tour if you ever concider it.im easy to find.

Hi Jonathan, how do you compare the Zoom G3n/G5n to other modern FX like Mooer GE200 or Hotone Amperor? I meant in terms of sound as I think the new ones are better in features and control

Hello Johnathan, thank you for your cool advices. Which one sounds the best between this one and ampero to you ?

Noob question: I gotta focusrite 2i2 scarlet audio interface. Can I connect the G5n directly to the interface?

i owne a G5N for the Price is a KILLER offcourse it need to be improve will see when Zoom come out with the new version Helix is 5 time more expensive so it can be compared very nice the video , i like more the Marshalls amp and the Bogner than the fender good luck.

For the zoom g5n can the pedal chain in this processor be split before passing in the amp? Like if I have to make wider tones like using two amps one delayed after the other to create a wider tones... To create like a hard panned guitar / dual tracked guitars..... Can I do that in this processor?

How setting tone evh cathedral

Do you have any tips (aside from making sure that "mic" is set to "on"). I can't seem to get the tones I want out of it. I'm after a more "high gain" sound. I do like the cleans on it, but I think I am just not terribly picky when it comes to that sort of sound. Haha.

Hi Jonathan one very basic question if I may. Is it possible to hear the effects in the signal chain WHILE creating a preset. You know, demo as you create. None of the RU-vid videos seem to show this, hence asking. Thanks!

Have you used the TC Electronic Nova System?

I think in Jonathans hands even a wood stock plugged in crappies amp will sound fantastic.

Hi Jonathan, just discovered your channel, great review, thanks. Just wondering how you think the Zoom G5N compares to the Boss M80 and the Boss GT1, purely from a sound quality perspective. I have to buy these without demoing them so am checking on the net. Thanks!

6:50 , are you saying that in a live situation using a patch or preset, if you use the volume pedal, the delay and reverb will be effected, you won't just be changing the global volume of the patch? In what way do you meant the delay and reverb will be effected by using the volume pedal?

This seems like a nice unit, but I just picked up a G1X Four, and it literally does all of these sounds - for $100 If you can live with less screens, less clicky footswitches, and a mostly plastic housing, I say save your money and get that instead

Hello sir can you please help me out I play for a rock band and we are constantly moving it's a pain for me to take all the pedals everywhere I was looking for a multi FX which one would be best for rock the g5n the mooer ge200 or boss gt1?

I love your playing !. Can you tell me does the G5N work as a soundcard when using it as an interface or will I need to rely on my pc sound card to process everything ? . I have an old line 6 ux2 that works as a sound card and has near zero latency and I'm just wondering does this unit work the same ?

Maybe I missed it but for the life of me I can'r figure out how to bypass this pedal entirely. Is there a switch for total clean bypass if I'm using other stomp boxes?