Zoom announces MS-70CDR+ MultiStomp with 149 effects

March 14, 2024 · 4 sources

Zoom announced the MS-70CDR+ MultiStomp on March 14, 2024, the third addition to its "plus" MultiStomp series after the MS-50G+ and MS-200D+¹. It is the follow-up to the original MS-70CDR².

The pedal carries 149 effects at launch, covering chorus, delay and reverb². Guitar World breaks the count down as 43 chorus and modulation effects (including phase, flange, tremolo, vibrato, detuning and pitch shifting), 29 delays, 33 reverbs and 44 dynamic and filter options³. MusicRadar puts 58 of the effects in stereo, with delay times up to 4 seconds². Up to six effects can run at once, saved in 100 patch slots, with 80 factory presets³². The original MS-70CDR had 86 effects and 50 memory spaces⁴³.

Controls include four knobs in place of the original's three, now labeled, and four cross button switches around the footswitch for scrolling effects and patches⁴³. A color LCD screen changes color by effect category; filters and auto-wahs appear in orange, chorus and delays in green or blue⁴. Zoom's own description of the update, as quoted by Guitar World:

The pedal has stereo inputs and outputs that accept passive and active guitars and line-level devices, plus an onboard tuner⁴¹. It runs on two AA batteries (up to seven hours), a 9-volt supply or USB-C, and MIDI patch changes are possible over USB⁴³². Zoom is preparing a Handy Guitar Lab app for iOS for building patches; MusicRadar reports no Android plans at present².

Guitar World gives a US price of $149³. Availability is given as the second quarter of 2024, with Guitar.com and MusicRadar naming May⁴¹².