Zoom G1J

The Zoom G1J is a multi-effects pedal made by Zoom as a signature unit with guitarist John 5. Zoom announced it as "the G1J John 5 signature effects pedal", a collaboration made "in recognition of his renowned vision and accomplishments"¹.

What it does

The G1J carries 80 patches in total. MusicRadar's report puts it plainly: "The G1J offers 40 patches emulating John 5's choice sounds and 40 open to the user's creativity"¹. In practice that splits the pedal in two: half of the memory arrives loaded with tones drawn from John 5's own choices, and the other half is blank space for building your own combinations of effects.

For a player, that layout means the pedal can be used two ways. Dialing through the artist patches gives a set of ready-made sounds tied to one guitarist's style, while the user patches turn the G1J into a conventional programmable multi-effects unit. It sits in Zoom's long line of compact guitar multi-effects, alongside models such as the Zoom G1on, Zoom G1X FOUR and Zoom G3X¹².

Power

The pedal operates on four AA batteries or on an AC power adapter, which Zoom includes in the box¹. Battery power makes it practical for practice away from an outlet, and the supplied adapter covers regular use on a board.

Support and software

Zoom maintains a support page for the G1J on its US site, which includes contact details for Zoom North America by telephone and links to "free editions of bundled software for Zoom products"³. The same support page is also published on Zoom's Canadian site⁴.

Videos

**Zoom John 5 pedal demo G1J**
paulscape72

**Zoom G1J John 5 Signature Pedal: A Look At The Manson Guitarist's Zoom Presets**
gearwire

**Zoom G1J John 5 Signature Series Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal**
Darwin Coronado

Questions

How is the Zoom G1J powered?

The G1J runs on four AA batteries or on the AC power adapter included with the pedal, according to MusicRadar's 2008 announcement. That makes it usable away from a wall socket, though an adapter is supplied in the box.

Who is the Zoom G1J made for?

It is a signature pedal made with guitarist John 5. Of its 80 patches, 40 emulate sounds chosen by John 5 and 40 are left open for the player to program, so it works both as a collection of ready-made artist tones and as a general multi-effects unit.

Sources (4)

Unleash "Dooms Day" with Zoom's G1J John 5 signature pedal, MusicRadar, 2008-05-08
| ZOOM, Zoom Corporation
| ZOOM, Zoom Corporation
| ZOOM, Zoom Corporation