https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:12:27 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155348 Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:21:38 +0000
Boy, you're great! Thanks a lot! This is such a nice place on the net.

I tried your approach to the problem and: lo and behold! I was suddenly able to hear myself. (Also the others in the band were able to hear my mistakes...)
I especially love the trick of starting at 20 for master volume, now I'm suddenly in control when it comes to my own output.]]> Live Sound henery https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155348 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155150 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:55:12 +0000 Live Sound PVTele https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155150 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155125 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:15:25 +0000
Yeah, that is another trick, Master Volume. For live gigs I usually set Master Volume around 20. The default is 40, but it will go up to 50. I have my GFX-1 on a pedalboard with AC adapter, so it stays on all night. Then I set my amp volume according to this setting. When the other guitarist turns up as the night goes on (he always does), I simply bend down and raise Master Volume. Lots of times the stage is really crowded, and I cannot make it back to my amp. So I control overall volume this way.]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155125 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155089 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:49:27 +0000
Congrats on going for the GFX-1 - this little niggle aside, I still reckon it's among the best processors around, regardless of price. I'd be lost without mine!]]> Live Sound PVTele https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-155089 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-154672 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:05:59 +0000
Boy, I feel a little bad if you are disappointed with the GFX-1.

You are correct about the acoustic model though, the volume is very low compared to all the other amp and distortion models.

About the best you can do is turn both patch volume and gain up to 30 and save. Then, you could turn patch volume on other presets down until you get a nice mix. EQ setting can affect volume too. You seem to get the most volume around 25, which is the "flat" EQ setting. This neither boosts or cuts frequencies. You get the tone of your amp.

I have some songs where I have 2 or 3 presets set up just for a particular song. And this is how I have overcome this problem. I turn the acoustic model up, and the other models used in the song down until I get the proper balance.

I like the acoustic model, it sounds great, but you are correct, the volume is low compared to all the other models.]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-154672 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-14959 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:31:02 +0000
I've gone and got myself a Zoom Gfx-1, partly because of Wes Inmans glowing review an partly because I've had nice experiences of other Zoom multieffects. Anyway:
It works really well and I like it a lot apart from one thing. I can't seem to get a decent acoustic sound, or to be more precise, the sound is ok but the volume of the patch isn't. It's way to low and I can't understand how to make the setting work so that I don't have to manually raise the output when switching to an acoustic patch. Pretty akward when you need to change patches in the middle of a song... ( and especially if your playing straight into a mixer like me and dont even have an amp nearby)
Anybody out there (or is it in here? ) able to give a hand?

rgds
Henry]]> Live Sound henery https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/acoustic-sound-on-a-zoom-gfx-1/#post-14959