The Zoom G3Xn is a multi-effects processor for guitar, made by Zoom. It puts a full rig of effects, amp and cabinet emulators, a looper and a built-in expression pedal in one floor unit, aimed at players who want many sounds from a single box. Zoom describes the G3n and G3Xn as units that "remove any barriers in your way"1.
The G3Xn is the expression-pedal version of the Zoom G3n: the built-in expression pedal is the feature Zoom lists as specific to the G3Xn12.
What it does
On firmware version 2.0, the G3Xn is pre-loaded with 127 DSP effects, which Zoom breaks down as 125 effects, one looper pedal and one rhythm pedal1. Alongside the effects it has an 80-second looper and what Zoom calls "faithful amp and cabinet emulators"1. You can store up to 150 of the available sounds as patches3.
Zoom ships the G3Xn with firmware version 2.0, which comes pre-loaded with 127 DSP effects: 125 effects, 1 looper pedal, and 1 rhythm pedal21. You can store up to 150 of them as patches3.
The G3Xn sits in Zoom's guitar multi-effects line as a trimmed-down version of the Zoom G5n, as MusicRadar's Michael Astley-Brown reported when Zoom unveiled the pair in October 20163. Both the G3n and G3Xn went on sale in November 2016, at £150 for the G3n and £165 for the G3Xn in the UK3.
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What is the Zoom G3Xn?
The G3Xn is a multi-effects processor for guitar made by Zoom. Firmware version 2.0 comes pre-loaded with 127 DSP effects, made up of 125 effects plus a looper pedal and a rhythm pedal, along with amp and cabinet emulators. It differs from the G3n mainly by adding a built-in expression pedal.
When was the Zoom G3Xn released?
Zoom released the G3Xn in November 2016. MusicRadar reported at launch that it was a trimmed-down version of the Zoom G5n, priced at £165 in the UK, with the G3n at £150.
How many effects does the Zoom G3Xn have?
Firmware version 2.0 is pre-loaded with 127 DSP effects: 125 effects, one looper pedal and one rhythm pedal. It also includes an 80-second looper and amp and cabinet emulators, and you can store up to 150 patches.
Sources (3)
- G3n / G3Xn Multi-Effects Processors, Zoom Corporation
- G3n / G3Xn Multi-Effects Processors, ZOOM
- Zoom unveils affordable G3n and G3Xn guitar multi-effects pedals, MusicRadar, 2016-10-18
