Zoom Multi Stomp MS-60B

Jeg købte denne som alternativ til mit relativt simple, men alligevel omstændige board bestående af Tuner, Boss Ns2, B7k, Boss OC-5, T-rex Bass Juice og strømforsyning, for at få en lettere løsning til øvere i situationer hvor jeg skal afsted med det offentlige.

Nu har jeg rodet med den i et par dage og må sige at den langt overgår mine forventninger. Jeg faldt over en tråd på nettet der beskrev hvordan man med en række af dens effekter kan emulere en B7k og må sige at jeg ikke kan høre forskel. Fed varm CMOS-agtig distortion.
Jeg jublede også da jeg så at noise gaten kan indstilles til at lytte på inputtet og gate ved outputtet, nøjagtigt som en Ns2 eller en Zuul.
Der findes et gratis tilgængeligt program som Zoom ikke selv har lavet, det hedder "Tonelib Zoom" og det giver mulighed for at slutte den til en computer og tweake alt med musen, det må jeg sige er uundværligt, det er alt for besværligt at rode med knapperne på selve pedalen hvis man vil fordybe sig, men med dette program er det ikke noget problem. Der er også et online forum hvor man deler sine settings med hinanden, awesome!
Min eneste anke er at man hurtigt løber tør for pladser i kæden. Pedalen kan have max 4 "effekter" ad gangen, dvs inkl. Amp sims, noise gate osv..
Det jeg har sat op nu virker perfekt som substitut for mit board men jeg ville da ønske at der også var plads til en amp sim til sidst så man i en snæver vending ku gå direkte i pulten.
Hukommelse nok til 5 eller 6 havde været godt.
Manualen nævner ikke rigtigt at man kan scrolle imellem effekterne og styre den highlightede effekt med foot switchen, det fandt jeg først ud af efter noget tid og det var lidt af en game changer, så lige en heads up på den herfra :)
Jeg købte samtidigt en Zoom B1 - Four for at sammenligne, men den satte jeg ikke engang til før den røg retur. den virkede alt for plastik-agtig og nem at ødelægge i forhold til Ms'erens metalhus og ordentlige Jack inputs.

kudos to the Zoom team for putting together the essentials for bass tone in such a compact yet hardy piece of equipment. I was very skeptical at first even after reading all the positive reviews and within a week a of using it i'm hardcore fan.
Given the compact nature requires some time to figure out all the functions and full potential and once that's figured out its smooth sailing. Got some really amazing preset tones and lots of space for new ones. Quality of tones and amp simulations are very much close to actual pedals and the differences between tones are clearly audible. Special mention about the envelope filters which are spot on. For me all i need to add some color to my bass tone is here and I really dont think i will be buying any other equipment. Battery lasted for a bit longer than a full gig but no worries. Only warning is to first go through the settings and disable auto saving edits to prevent any accidental changes which may happen on the preset tones.

What a great little pedal, easily the best all in one pedal for the money.
I got this pedal as a first pedal as I didn?t really know what sort of pedals I wanted to spend money on so I decided to go for a cheap multi effect then workout what sound I wanted and liked and then spend some money on some dedicated effect pedals.
This has defiantly sufficed. It has so many different effects and amps you can really play around and have fun. And having the built in tuner is a real plus.
It?s worth saying that because it?s a multi effect pedal it doesn?t sound as good as a dedicated pedal or amp, but for the money you really can?t complain. I wouldn?t use it in a recording studio, but for little live gigs it would be fine.
Another thing to note is that the output from the pedal is line level not instrument level so just be careful where you?re plugging it in to.
The pedal controls take a bit of getting used to, but once you get the hang of them then you can quickly navigate the menus and get the sounds you want.
So who would this pedal be good for?
For a first pedal you can?t do better, it has such a great range of sounds for you to play with. Also if you need a big array of sounds but don?t have the room/don?t want to carry around a pedal board this would be a great option.
If you?re really into your sounds and want the best possible sounds you can get then this probably won?t cut it.