Guys, I am planning to get a Multi-Effect possibly before next month

So I am trying to get more reviews and feedback regarding these 2 pedals....

What do you guys think of the GT8 and AX3000G???
For Amp modelling, I know AX3000G has got very good 1...

I am not so well-versed in Multi-Effects..
I am into musics like Classic Rock, Heavy Metal, Sentimental, Alternative Rock, jRock etc.........

Would you guys tell me which u guys prefer and oso what kind of musics u guys playing
the reasons etc

Thanks in advance

This post has been edited by davidlow7: Mar 22 2007, 05:44 PM

imo
gt-8 has very good amp modelling as well

my vote goes to gt-8 as its newer and has more options than ax3000g
also effects from the gt-8 is really really good

im not saying ax3000g is bad though, its very good on its own.

GT-8 is hands down, better then the Korg in my view.

But instead of the GT-8, have you considered the Line6 POD XT Live?
Great modeling effects, great interface, great PC Connectivity AND upgradeable as well.

zoom G9, if your into high gain, modulation stuff...the amp models aren't bad either...

I did consider but it seems quite expensive too..

I haven't been able to try the Line6.. the price is more expensive than the GT-8 right?

I nto so sure

U guys got the price for Korg AX3000G and GT-8?
I got GT-8 for around RM1600

Korg I not sure of the price... they said is around RM1100 (less than that right?)

This post has been edited by davidlow7: Mar 21 2007, 08:50 PM

The POD XT should also be around the same ballpark....
Just call up CK music, ask the price, and they might be able to knock off RM100 off the sticker price.

They also have the new POD Floor and POD Floor Plus.......
almost the same amount of effects and amps, but without the PC connectivity and the upgradability.

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Mar 21 2007, 08:49 PM

korg is definitely cheaper

try ur luck for g9.2tt
the amp models shud sound warmer and transparent compared to the gt-8 since it has tubes
but i cant guarantee it

effects wise i remember it was pretty good too,

give a call / visit ck music
i remmeber they gave me a REALLY nice price for g9.2
1.4 i think
and that was quite awhile back

But actually I am not so much concern of Amp modelling..
of coz amp modelling will be great to me but i am more concern of the tone.. the sound...
especially Distortion tone... those are very important to me...


to me that comes first then only modelling

This post has been edited by davidlow7: Mar 21 2007, 08:51 PM

Ooooooooooh. Well, I didn't like the Zoom G9.2tt's distortion...... still sounded very digital. But don't forget, distortion is also part of amp modelling.......... we're not talking about distortion pedals..... we're talking about the distortion from the amps that they model.

u can give the G9.2tt a try...it has quite a number of distortion/OD pedals as well as amp models in it...can get from crunchy to straight forward dirty...the modulation effects are cool, u get lust chorus, nice delays and stuff like that...but no where near line6's modulation effects...

i'm using it now, and the only complain i have is the wah...it's too weak...and yes, it's a bit digital like what blacktrix say...but for me, i can do just fine with it..

This post has been edited by asura_86: Mar 21 2007, 08:55 PM

Yeah infact, Zoom's distortion is the main reason why I dun wan to go for it....

Go to CK music and try out the POD units..... alot on display and if asked nicely, they will be more then willing to let you test them.

I'm using a Line6 UX2 (A guitar input unit, for recording my guitar) and the effects and amp models are based on the POD units..... and they sound VERY good.

Will be forking out USD100 to get more amps and effects.

if tone is wat you're all about
then podxt/xt live is wat you're looking for
awesome amp models

btw your distortion tone will differ with each amp model
and given the quality and quantity of the models im sure you'll be able to find yours


ck music has always been more than happy to let u try their stuff
its my fav shop as the customer service is the best i've EVER experienced
it too bad that they don't carry much stuff that i want


This post has been edited by sean392: Mar 21 2007, 09:33 PM

So in comparions.. most of you think it could beat a GT8 ???? errr i mean based on u guys preferance.. all that.....

Look tempting.. so it won't sounds very digital?
coz Line6 stuffs to me always sound very digital.. like its amp.. Line6 Spider... sounds very digital to me....
juz to have a clearer picture..

The only way you're going to find out is if you go there and test it out for yourself.
Simple as that.

the spider serie sounds horrible to be honest

i tried a line6 flextone III and it sounded really good

just go try it out urself
u wud know the answer then =]

This post has been edited by sean392: Mar 21 2007, 09:40 PM

I'm using the AX3000g right now. personally, the amps modulation is okay but its lacking one thing! there is one knob for amp and stombox only, which means let say if you want to use distortion from an amp model with let say a fuzz pedal(one of my favourite settings in toneport for solos), you cant!. and you dont have much of high gain amp models to play around with(only the metal settings sounded good for me). I usually play using A LOT of distortions, thus AX3000g limits me from playing around with it. it is cheaper though(the main reason why i bought it!).

So for me, if you have the dough, go for the GT-8, but personally i would rather have pod xt live as i've been using the toneport and it sounded excellent!

as for how digital the sound is, I personally think that the ax3000g sounded quite good and 'warm'. i do have the cheaper zoom 505II which does sound digitally horrible. dont know about other multieffects as i dont have anybody near me who have a gt-8 or pod xt live.

(and again, this is my personal opinion, like what other people say, take your time to test the effects personally. one might suits you best thatn the other. let say if the factory patches is horrible try to play around with individual settings as you can get great sound from even the 'cheap ax3000g' if you play around long enough

This post has been edited by Snipe_EX`: Mar 21 2007, 10:23 PM

Yup. Using the Toneport from my UX2...... can get everything from a tight crunch, to some heavy bad @$$ distortion and everything in between.
The cleans are really good too.

the gearbox software is truly a killer! unfortunately, the default amount of effects is not that much, personally. but the generous amount of amp models and cabs gives me plenty of option to play around with.

both gt8 and line6 podxt live cost about the same which is rm16xx.

i duno how many times ive posted comparisons between the 2 already. go search the forums. to sum it up,

for amp modelling,
podxt live>gt8

for effects (both quantity, quality and parameter changes),
gt8>podxt live

so it depends on what kind of player you are. also, tweaking the gt8 to get the BEST tone out of it will take a super long time and also some experience with effects.