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product_id: 1630276
title: "G5"
brand: "zoom"
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# 297 Custom Tone Storage 16dB Tube Overdrive Boost 4 LCD Displays for Intuitive Control G5

**Brand:** zoom
**Price:** € 412.63
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎸 Elevate your tone game — the G5 is your all-in-one sonic command center!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** G5 by zoom
- **How much does it cost?** € 412.63 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- zoom enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted zoom brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Massive Tone Library:** Create, store, and instantly recall up to 297 original patches across 99 banks—your sonic playground awaits.
- • **Pro-Level Tube Booster:** Warm up your sound with authentic 12AX7 tube-driven overdrive delivering up to 16dB of rich amp saturation.
- • **Stage-Ready Versatility:** Simultaneously run up to 9 effects with balanced XLR output and integrated drum machine for full live performance power.
- • **Seamless Studio Integration:** Built-in USB audio interface plus Edit&Share and Cubase LE software make recording and editing effortless.
- • **Multi-Dimensional 3D Z-Pedal:** Experience dynamic, hands-on control over multiple effect parameters simultaneously for unparalleled tone shaping.

## Overview

The Zoom G5 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator Pedal combines a 12AX7 tube booster, advanced 32-bit ZFX-IV processor, and a 3D Z-pedal for multi-dimensional control. It offers 297 customizable patches, 123 stompbox presets, 22 amp models, and a looper with 60 seconds of overdubbing. Featuring four large LCD displays, integrated drum machine, auto-chromatic tuner, and USB audio interface with included Cubase LE software, the G5 is designed for both stage and studio use, delivering professional-grade tone shaping and recording capabilities in a rugged aluminum chassis.

## Description

Zoom took the groundbreaking design of its G3 pedal and dialed it up a notch with the G5 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator Pedal. The G5 combines the ease of a stomp box pedal board and the power of a multi effects pedal and USB audio interface, along with an extra LCD display/footswitch interface, Tube Booster, 3D Z pedal and additional amp models and effects. While extremely easy to use, the G5 gives you the ultimate in control over your guitar tones in stage and studio settings.

Review: Zoom has done it again! - For $300 bills, you cannot get more high quality guitar effects than this. 32 bit floating point processor!!! Boss and most others are still at 16 bit last I checked. And you can hear it in the clarity of the sounds. They shimmer and sparkle and sound sweet and clean and open. The amps can get a little noisy, but that is true of any amp sim. Amps are just noisy and when you sample them, the noise comes with. Good news is there are two different noise gates. One is called ZNR and it is a proprietary Zoom noise gate. I have found it useful after the amps to kill the noise. Honestly, with the G5 I find myself more and more not using amp sims at all, and I am going direct into my studio board, no guitar amp at all! Try that with any other effect processor, better yet don't, I already have and it sounds like crap, always. My fave sound right now on the G5 is just a Comp, Tube Screamer and a little delay. Oh and I haven't even mentioned the reverbs. They are so lush and real you will not believe it. Arena Reverb is my fave. Bottom line is, the G5 sounds better than any amp, or effects processor, or combination I have ever owned. Another great feature is the included software editor, which loaded up with no problems. Recognizes the G5 as soon as I turn it on, and opens the editor so you don't have to bend down to the floor to edit patches. Just click on the the stomp boxes and edit them right on the screen in real time. Re-arrange the effects order, type, change parameters and save all in seconds. Makes it a snap to dial in just the sound you are looking for. Tube booster is a bit of a buzz-kill. Have not found much use for it. It has to warm up for a good 20-30 minutes before it sounds right and sometimes that's more than my jam time. But it can add some nice harmonics to the right patches. I admit I need to play with it a little more. Some have said it takes a few weeks for this tube to sound right so maybe I haven't given it enough break-in time to judge. (Update on this part, the tube has finally broke in and sounds great if you integrate it right and let it warm up but do not expect the tube booster to sound good out of the box. Mine took a good 30 days to break in). I am a long time Zoom fan and used the Zoom 9030 as the heart of my effects rig for 10 years and loved it. I recognize some of the signature sounds in better form here in the G5 due to the higher rez chip. Don't wonder if there is anything out there for this price that sounds this good and has as many different effects than the G5. I looked, there is not at this time. There is around 140 sounds including the amp models and they can add more via updates, and you can download and share sounds with other users on the website. Really cool features I think because someone else might give you a totally new programming idea and that expands your horizons. . You have to spend hundreds more to not have as many sounds with other brands. I have been using the Roland VG-88, 99 and now back to Zoom with the G5 and loving it. Only thing I miss from the VG stuff is the 12 string sounds. No big loss for what I have gained. The G5 allows me to really hear the sound of my guitar. Something I have not been totally happy with in the VG's, they always sound so colored, but not the G5. Also, this thing is built like a tank. Solid aluminum chassis. Even the pedal is metal so it feels really good under foot. Very responsive feel. Another thing I have not been happy with the the VG's is the Wah sounds leave a lot to be desired. Really great sounding wah's on the G5 and the pedal has left and right functions so you can have it set up to do 2 things a once. Pretty awesome. Anyway, stop reading this and go buy one already will ya...
Review: I really like this one - I am an older, experienced guitar player, have used many multieffects pedals. I really like this one, lots of options, very intuitive, you basically just turn the knobs like you would on a pedal. Lots of options and cool effects, and a fair amount are musically useful. It is not easy to change patches on the fly, might be a problem on stage if you use a lot of patches, but when I am on stage I like to keep things simple, better one flexible good-sounding patch that a bunch of patches. I wish it had an insert loop and an aux in. Still, it is my pedal of choice right now. A follow up after some use (10 months of use). I still like this pedal. For playing out, the patches are not easy to use, I'm using one basic set on the Zoom and supplementing with a couple of off-board overdrive pedals (OCD and Fulltone) to get a menu of over-driven sounds. I don't use the tube boost much, sounds kind of flabby in my set up (going into Mesa tube amp). One thing I don't like is it is easy to accidentally activate the looper by pressing the button too long, another reason I use the off-board pedals. I don't like the tuner function, you have to press two buttons simultaneously. The on-board overdrives sound pretty good, just hard to get to them on the fly; I think with enough tweaking, I could get a set up that would work with only this pedal; the options are endless. I agree with others that this pedal doesn't sound as good as a bunch of boutique pedals, but it also cost the same as one of them, while providing a boat-load of effects. I am also using this for home recording; it really shines there, adding the "Air" effect gives my guitar something (a kind of "live" sound?) I wasn't able to get previously. Also cool is the ability to change the order of effects easily. Only danger is you can spend a day tweaking the sound! I think I will wind up buying another so I can have one for the pedalboard and one in the studio.

## Features

- Tube Booster (12AX7 tube) for up to 16dB of amp overdrive, ZFX-IV effects processor
- 3D Z-pedal for multi-dimensional parameter control, Create and store up to 297 (99 banks x 3 patches) original tones, Looper function with 60 seconds of phrase recording and overdubbing
- Four large LCD displays with intuitive amp and stomp box interface, Integrated drum machine and auto-chromatic tuner, USB audio interface for DAW recording
- 123 stomp box presets and 22 amp models, Balanced XLR output and selectable modes for DI use, Simultaneous use of up to nine effects
- Powered via AC adaptor (included), Includes Edit&Share and Steinberg Cubase LE recording software

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B007WVGC3E |
| Best Sellers Rank | #51,605 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #43 in Guitar Volume & Expression Effects #14,240 in Guitar & Bass Accessories |
| Color Name | Black, Silver |
| Connector Type | USB |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (80) |
| Date First Available | June 12, 2007 |
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 6.1 pounds |
| Item model number | G5 |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 5.25 x 23.5 x 9.25 inches |
| Signal Format | Analog |
| Standing screen display size | 1.5 |
| Voltage | 9 Volts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Zoom
- **Color:** Black, Silver
- **Item Weight:** 6.1 Pounds
- **Style:** Multi Effects,Looper,Overdrive,Simulator
- **Voltage:** 9 Volts

## Images

![G5 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21Jy4HGHmzL.jpg)
![G5 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51MAm8gw5ML.jpg)
![G5 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/612Q2B6EeNL.jpg)
![G5 - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HYuGPiB7L.jpg)
![G5 - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PGNhVGKIL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Zoom has done it again!
*by G***G on July 19, 2014*

For $300 bills, you cannot get more high quality guitar effects than this. 32 bit floating point processor!!! Boss and most others are still at 16 bit last I checked. And you can hear it in the clarity of the sounds. They shimmer and sparkle and sound sweet and clean and open. The amps can get a little noisy, but that is true of any amp sim. Amps are just noisy and when you sample them, the noise comes with. Good news is there are two different noise gates. One is called ZNR and it is a proprietary Zoom noise gate. I have found it useful after the amps to kill the noise. Honestly, with the G5 I find myself more and more not using amp sims at all, and I am going direct into my studio board, no guitar amp at all! Try that with any other effect processor, better yet don't, I already have and it sounds like crap, always. My fave sound right now on the G5 is just a Comp, Tube Screamer and a little delay. Oh and I haven't even mentioned the reverbs. They are so lush and real you will not believe it. Arena Reverb is my fave. Bottom line is, the G5 sounds better than any amp, or effects processor, or combination I have ever owned. Another great feature is the included software editor, which loaded up with no problems. Recognizes the G5 as soon as I turn it on, and opens the editor so you don't have to bend down to the floor to edit patches. Just click on the the stomp boxes and edit them right on the screen in real time. Re-arrange the effects order, type, change parameters and save all in seconds. Makes it a snap to dial in just the sound you are looking for. Tube booster is a bit of a buzz-kill. Have not found much use for it. It has to warm up for a good 20-30 minutes before it sounds right and sometimes that's more than my jam time. But it can add some nice harmonics to the right patches. I admit I need to play with it a little more. Some have said it takes a few weeks for this tube to sound right so maybe I haven't given it enough break-in time to judge. (Update on this part, the tube has finally broke in and sounds great if you integrate it right and let it warm up but do not expect the tube booster to sound good out of the box. Mine took a good 30 days to break in). I am a long time Zoom fan and used the Zoom 9030 as the heart of my effects rig for 10 years and loved it. I recognize some of the signature sounds in better form here in the G5 due to the higher rez chip. Don't wonder if there is anything out there for this price that sounds this good and has as many different effects than the G5. I looked, there is not at this time. There is around 140 sounds including the amp models and they can add more via updates, and you can download and share sounds with other users on the website. Really cool features I think because someone else might give you a totally new programming idea and that expands your horizons. . You have to spend hundreds more to not have as many sounds with other brands. I have been using the Roland VG-88, 99 and now back to Zoom with the G5 and loving it. Only thing I miss from the VG stuff is the 12 string sounds. No big loss for what I have gained. The G5 allows me to really hear the sound of my guitar. Something I have not been totally happy with in the VG's, they always sound so colored, but not the G5. Also, this thing is built like a tank. Solid aluminum chassis. Even the pedal is metal so it feels really good under foot. Very responsive feel. Another thing I have not been happy with the the VG's is the Wah sounds leave a lot to be desired. Really great sounding wah's on the G5 and the pedal has left and right functions so you can have it set up to do 2 things a once. Pretty awesome. Anyway, stop reading this and go buy one already will ya...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I really like this one
*by E***D on February 14, 2015*

I am an older, experienced guitar player, have used many multieffects pedals. I really like this one, lots of options, very intuitive, you basically just turn the knobs like you would on a pedal. Lots of options and cool effects, and a fair amount are musically useful. It is not easy to change patches on the fly, might be a problem on stage if you use a lot of patches, but when I am on stage I like to keep things simple, better one flexible good-sounding patch that a bunch of patches. I wish it had an insert loop and an aux in. Still, it is my pedal of choice right now. A follow up after some use (10 months of use). I still like this pedal. For playing out, the patches are not easy to use, I'm using one basic set on the Zoom and supplementing with a couple of off-board overdrive pedals (OCD and Fulltone) to get a menu of over-driven sounds. I don't use the tube boost much, sounds kind of flabby in my set up (going into Mesa tube amp). One thing I don't like is it is easy to accidentally activate the looper by pressing the button too long, another reason I use the off-board pedals. I don't like the tuner function, you have to press two buttons simultaneously. The on-board overdrives sound pretty good, just hard to get to them on the fly; I think with enough tweaking, I could get a set up that would work with only this pedal; the options are endless. I agree with others that this pedal doesn't sound as good as a bunch of boutique pedals, but it also cost the same as one of them, while providing a boat-load of effects. I am also using this for home recording; it really shines there, adding the "Air" effect gives my guitar something (a kind of "live" sound?) I wasn't able to get previously. Also cool is the ability to change the order of effects easily. Only danger is you can spend a day tweaking the sound! I think I will wind up buying another so I can have one for the pedalboard and one in the studio.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very worth it
*by C***A on August 20, 2015*

I bought the zoom G5 about two years ago and decided to write a review after I had used it fully. Basically, I love the pedalboard. It has more effects than any person could ever need, and is very easy to use. As far as quality of sound goes, the individual effects on the pedal won't be as good sounding as say the matching individual 200 dollar boss pedal (for example a reverb effect on the G5 versus a 200 dollar boss reverb pedal), but the difference is barely noticeable, and when you are playing it should make no difference. The G5 also more than makes up for this slight difference by the 200 different effects you get for one price. The only bad things about this pedal I found were that most of the distortion effects were not that good sounding. Granted, they could be helped with a little EQ and noise cancellation, but the distortion (especially heavier ones) are flat sounding and the high mids are way too loud. It would be best to rely on the G5 only for a distortion boost, not the sole source of distortion. The same could be said for the amp simulators, which are ok when used lightly, but could sound bad when you try to crank up the gain too much. The patches on the pedal are way too numerous to try all, and it is most likely that you will never actually use any of them. But the quality of each patch is ok, and could be made better with tweaking EQ and such. I had a run in with customer service because of a manufacturer defect, and got the pedal replaced without paying anything (was under warranty), so I was very satisfied. All in all, this is a great pedal, and I hope to be able to use it for the rest of my life. I don't know that any other pedal exists that is this easy to use, and contains as many features as this one does.

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