VOX STOMPLAB2G Modeling Guitar Multi-Effects Pedal

Bought my first Stomplab in 2013 and couple years of heavy use, a button broke. So many new multi effects, I bought 3 others over the years, and came back to Stomplab. Why? PLENTY OF REASONS, but first is SOUND. The others have a gritty "digital" grayness, hard to get clean high chiming frequencies, although I know that sampling at 44,000 time a second SHOULD model frequencies to our 20,000 Hz upper hearing limit, but it don't. PITCH SLIDE: A recent multi-Effect could only slide one note at a time, STOMPLAB SLIDES THE WHOLE POLYPHONIC CHORD, set to whatever frequency from octave below to octave above (plus a detune), controlled by the pedal. Or take DELAY: other effects remove the delay when you use the pedal to reduce the delay or reverb mix, very UNNATURAL. Stomplab keeps reverberating and echoing for a natural die down. THE COMPRESSOR REALLY WORKS!!! The other, at least one other, didn't. The number of effects, limited compared to other multi-effects, also LIBERATES you from endless trial and error. Visualize the sound you want, and you can get close (or better). AMPLIFIER EMULATION: A good amp model (depending on amp chosen) should respond to the guitar's volume changes (with cleaner to more distortion) and that happens with some of the Stomplab's emulations. I have not found that to be true in the others. Vox Stomplab also has some space-age ring modulator and noisy amp models that the others cannot get close to! Really strange fuzz-wah craziness, easily NOT harmonic and crazy noise, yet can still produce interesting music! I thoroughly examined all amp models for low noise and volume-responsiveness, and found about nine that I'm happy with. Very solid construction; no failure-prone exotic little plastic buttons that trashed one of the other multi-effects. OK, so the battery access by unscrewing the four feet on the under-panel REALLY sucks, so use batteries as the backup for power-cable failure. Ten User-programmable presets, and 90 factory presets (useful for instructional purposes) unfortunately no way to store the volume on presets, so be careful at high volume. FOUR EQ settings per voice, which I set trebly (sometimes for wah response) to control from the guitar. Why pay double for a confusing, gritty sounding *new* digital guitar effect with ugly boring drum sounds and a difficult looper (one other multi-effect linked the drum tempo to the looper BY MEASURE COUNT, and that was GREAT! Modification: I took the right knob off to avoid my wah-pedal foot bumping it and changing the output volume! The knob-stem works fine.

I've been playing guitar since I was 10 (I'm 54 now), and can play reasonably well. I've had a Fender Princeton Chorus Amp for over 20 years, and the dirt channel has been getting kind of flakey; so, another band member of mine suggested that I either invest in a new amp (minimally a $300+ investment or much more), or just use the clean channel and get some effects pedals. I did my research, and gleaned that there was nothing close to getting more bang for the buck than the VOX Stomplab 2G. I ordered it (via Amazon prime), it was here in 2 days, and I've been playing with it ever since. Love it. Only minor drawbacks: 1) Order the 9V power adapter when you buy it. It comes with batteries, but the instructions say they only last 7 hours, and you have to remove the backplate to install them. The adapter (sold separately) is only another $9. 2) the user manual doesn't list out what the 100 presets do. That's a personal experiment exercise of discovery. Of the 100 presets, there is more than enough variations to cover just about any patch combo you can imagine; you just have to find it, and write it down somewhere. Plus, you can use the presets as templates, edit them and then save them in 20 additional user defined locations. But over all, being able to just turn it on and dial up a style, and then scroll to a setting that gives you just about anything you can imagine (e.g. Clean or Distortion, Reverb, Chorus, Echo, Delay, Wah-Wah, Synth Sounds, Flanger, Tube-Amp modelling, and much more) it gets the job done. You also have a separate Expression Pedal, Gain and Master Volume controls, so infinite variations are there. It also features an on board Chromatic Tuner. If you're a pro, this "all-in-one" may not be for you. If you just like to play and like things simple and yet sounds really good for not a lot of money, you can't go wrong with this box. Good things sometimes do come in small packages.

This is an excellent guitar pedal for those that really like to deep dive into their tone. It has around 100 presets that I didn't find useful at all, however the pedal allows you to store 20 of your own presets and you can use one of the 100 programmed settings as a base to start from. Overdrive/Distortion - pedal contains several different amp modeling features that will adjust the tone and crunch. These were decent but really lacked the depth I like from a dedicated OD pedal. Expression Pedal - tiny but effective. I primarily used the pedal as a volume instead of compression, whammy, tremolo, etc. Reverb/Delay - I was actually really impressed by these mods. The delay doesn't go on for an extended length but I would rarely use it like that. Pros: able to store presets in advance. When on stage I could easily click into the next setting rather than hit two or three individual pedals. Volume pedal works great for swells. Cons: too many settings for my taste. Hard to get that exact time your looking for. Overdrive seemed to be lacking substance. Hard to match output volume between presets.

The StompLab has been a part of my signal chain for 5 years. You can pick one up super-cheap, it's very light (about 1lb), and it can also be powered with AA batteries. Tweaking the tone is a little confusing at first, but I'm really happy with my custom settings. The stock tone models are absolute garbage though. Here are my settings that I gig with: Acoustic & Clean/More Bass Tones (U0) PDL - oF AMP/DRV - c3 - 5.2 - 9.0 (Pure Clean) LO - 10 - 8.6 HI - 4.6 - 6.9 CAB - CU - 10 MOD - oF DLY - A3 - 3.1 - 1.4 REV - HL - 2.3 - 4.8 NR - 0.0 GL - Ln - 7.0 Acoustic & Clean/Brighter (U1) PDL - To - 10 AMP/DRV - c3 - 10 - 6.2 LO - 3.9 - 3.4 HI - 5.8 - 5.6 CAB - CU - 10 MOD - oF DLY - A3 - 3.1 - 2.4 REV - rM - 10 - 5.3 NR - 0.0 GL - Ln - 7.0 Little Bit of Grit (U2) PDL - oF AMP/DRV - C1 - 6.7 - 5.3 (Fender Tweed) LO - 4.4 - 10 HI - 6.5 - 10 CAB - U2 MOD - oF DLY - E2 - 3.0 - 3.8 REV - rM - 7.8 - 5.6 NR - 9.4 GL - Ln - 7.0 Little More Grit (U3) PDL - oF AMP/DRV - o1 - 10 - 4.8 (Digitech Tone Driver) LO - 4.4 - 10 HI - 6.5 - 10 CAB - U2 MOD - oF DLY - E2 - 3.0 - 3.8 REV - rM - 7.8 - 5.6 NR - 9.4 GL - Ln - 7.0 Guv'nor Overdrive (U4) -- **My Lead Go-To** PDL - oF AMP/DRV - d1 - 6.7 - 5.3 (Marshall Guv'nor) LO - 7.4 - 10 HI - 6.5 - 10 CAB - U2 MOD - oF DLY - E2 - 3.0 - 3.8 REV - rM - 7.8 - 5.6 NR - 9.4 GL - Ln - 7.0 Tube Screamer (U7) PDL - oF AMP/DRV - o5 - 7.2 - 5.6 (Ibanez TS9) LO - 10 - 10 HI - 6.5 - 10 CAB - U2 MOD - oF DLY - E2 - 3.0 - 3.8 REV - rM - 7.8 - 5.6 NR - 9.4 GL - Ln - 7.0 To make a custom tone, select any of the 20 user settings (u1 - u10, or U1 - U10), then push the EDIT button. The preset name will begin blinking. Spin the preset dial counter-clockwise and start with PDL. If you want to cycle through the options, push the EFFECT TYPE buttons: --PDL cycles through pedal effects (wah, octaver, uni-vibe, etc) --AMP/DRV cycles through different amps and distortion/overdrive/fuzz --CAB cycles through cabinet types --MOD for different chorus/flanger/mod pedals --DLY goes through different delay types (analog/digital/echo) --REV goes through Room/Spring/Hall --The effect button doesn't do anything for LO, HI, NR, or GL. The 2 other dials determine the settings of what you've chosen. To remove a pedal or mods, for example -- hold the 2 EFFECT TYPE buttons together for about 2 seconds. Here's what the dials refer to for each setting: PDL - Value 1 & 2 dependent on the pedal type selected AMP/DRV - 1: Gain, 2: Level LO - 1: Bass, 2: Mid HI - 1: Treble, 2: Presence CAB - 1: Nothing (except Custom Cabinet (CU), 2: N/A MOD - Value 1 & 2 dependent on the mod type selected DLY - 1: Time, 2: Mix REV - 1: Time, 2: Mix NR - 1: Noise Reduction Level, 2: N/A GL - 1: Amp/Line Selection, 2: Master Volume

At first i thought this product was kind of awful, the presets really aren't that great and the ones that are, are too far apart. I also didn't know how to get the sound that I wanted in the user presets. I watched quite few product reviews on youtube and i thought it was an okay thing to buy. i purchased it because it costs about the same as 1 effect pedal and being that its a "Multi-Effect" pedal, it was a steal. after a few days of playing with it and READING THE MANUAL i can honestly say that I'm really glad to have purchased this product! by simply reading the manual (i don't read very much) i found how to achieve the tone that I wanted and have been able to mimic other effect pedal. it obviously doesn't have the original sound but it sounds pretty darn awesome! its aesthetically pleasing and really small.

I bought this pedal to try and get a bunch of different effects in one device, so I wouldn't have to have a huge stock of different pedals for individual sounds. This pedal is great for a lot of reasons, but the reason I gave three stars will be listed below. PROS: - Very easy to use, battery lasts a long time, many different tones and effects to cycle through, not super large / heavy / bulky. It's a pretty straight-forward pedal. Put in the batteries, plug it in, and play. You get a lot of different options, not only for the effects, but you can also cycle through genre styles, ranging from pop to heavy metal. It's awesome to have a pedal that can do a little bit of everything. CONS: - The battery case for the pedal overheats very easily. I keep the room it's stored in thoroughly air-conditioned (and any room I've played it in has never been hot) yet the last time I went to change the battery, I came to discover it had exploded and leaked battery acid all over the case, and some into the internal hardware. While the pedal itself was okay and still works, that's very hazardous and shouldn't be an issue to begin with. If memory serves me right, I do think there is some warning about the potential of this happening - but one would only expect battery explosion to be an issue in super hot temperatures or places with a lot of pressure.

Not too little, not too big, not too hard and not too soft ..... just right. My Boss VG88 was the most impressive effects pedal I've ever owned but I didn't like the fact that it wasn't Live Performance friendly and only functioned fully with a MIDI equipped guitar. I traded in my BOSS ME70 for a ZOOM-GT5 because it had a longer Looper only to discover that the Looper can't be used in combination with patch changes making it virtually useless for anything but basic practice. Let's be honest and realize that the more features you put on a pedal, the longer it takes to learn to use it and the more complicated the process of using it, especially if you don't use it on a daily basis. And then there are the hundreds of patches that you have no use for, many of them almost identical. The main components of this VOX are Dial 1: with 10 banks of 10 Factory patches each plus 1 patch of 10 User patches. Dials 2 & 3 allow you to tweak the Gain & Level of the patch. An Expression pedal that "varies" the patch (i.e. Wah, Vol, Attack). And finally 2 STOMP buttons that allow you to Toggle up and down through the patches of the selected Bank. Most users will probably only use the 2 Stomp buttons to select through their 10 User patches once they're set them. It doesn't get much simpler than that. When placed in Program Mode, things get a bit more complicated because the switches take on "alternate" values and the documentation gets a little confusing but nowhere as confusing as the bigger multi-function pedals. But that's ONLY an issue when you're programming a new patch. The pedal is built along the lines of Boss pedals - all metal - made to use and abuse. It runs for several hours on four AA batteries which in combination with it's small size and built in tuner, makes it ideal to use with headphones as a travel practice amp. It has 1 input and 1 stereo output, so don't plan on using it in combination with an MP3 player or PC. For someone looking for an "easy to use" multi-function pedal, that doesn't break the bank nor challenge the mind, this is a winner. Ignore those who trash it because it doesn't suit their personal needs.

Ok i hate to have to give a two star on the 4 questions about the pedal, but the ease of use even with instructions is a bit tricky to figure out. I actually learned how to do this on my friends pedal and loved all the options that i had to get one. You can run it through an amplifier or for quiet time just pop on a good set of headphones (over the ear style works best) and play. There are 90 different presets. Nine music styles that then have 10 different sounds per style. Then there is a user channel thats where you can make your own sounds and there are 20 user slots. I will make a video tomorrow showing what i know on the pedal as far as creating your own sounds. Order was placed on the 2nd of July 2019 got it on the 5th of July. Everything is in great working order. Again i give this pedal and seller 10 stars if i could. But easy to use, it is not. Well not until you figure it out then its easier Edit. So uponusing this pedal more i noticed that if you use cheap headphones to play into alot of the effects are terrible. I bought a nice pair but for $200 thet made alot of the terrible effects good again

Buen sonido y facil de programar. Hay muchos videos tutoriales en la web

zoomのG１onを持っていますが、voxさすが音いいです。 YOUTUBEの動画だとちゃちい音がしてるかなと思いましたが、 音いいです。 プリセットだけで、十分楽しめます。 最初はペダル付きは買うつもりなかったのですが、 たかが１０００円違いなので、後で後悔するのも嫌だったので ペダル付きを購入しましたが、全然大きくないです。 ペダル付きでもミニサイズです。 安いし、音いいし、購入して良かったです。 ペダル付き、大きくないのでお勧めです。

The best product you can get at this price! Truly VOX have done a fabulous job by creating this machine... Effects are easy to navigate owing to the categories they are organised in! I received the product the day after i ordered it. Thank you amazon for the fast delivery! Also it is quite easy to edit the patches and save them into user memory! it's quite handy while gigging! There are around 100 presets in-built. And the expression pedal does it's job exceptionally well while using wah, flanger,chorus and so on! The overall size of this processor is somewhat small but don't get fooled by this as it houses a gigantic monster beneath it! I love the metal and hard rock category. The effects are authentic and keeps you glued to your guitar for hours! Go for it blindly! This is the best product if your budget is around 8k!

Costruzione robusta ed ottima qualita’ percepita. Processore potente con 100 programmi preimpostati non modificabili, con suoni di notevole qualita’ che vanno a coprire tutti i generi possibili, in piu’ 20 effetti memorizzabili (user) con una notevole quantita’ di parametri e valori da inserire a piacimento in grado di soddisfare i piu’ esigenti. Ai fini pratici conviene memorizzare nei primi 4 o 5 programmi “user” i propri suoni preferiti e piu’ utilizzati in modo da selezionarli rapidamente con i pulsanti up e down. Un valore aggiunto e’ il pedale, che gestisce volume, Wah ed altre espressioni. Il manuale di uso al primo impatto sembra poco chiaro (no italiano) e stranamente le pagine con le scelte di tutti gli effetti e i parametri (da inserire come ho detto nei programmi liberi “user”) sono poste alla fine, dopo i manuali in inglese, francese, spagnolo e tedesco, cioe’ a pagina 63; Forse qualcuno non se ne e’ accorto e questo rende il manuale di difficile comprensione. Con un po’ di pazienza e conoscenza media di una delle lingue del manuale, in un paio di ore ci si impadronisce dello strumento con grande soddisfazione. Forse un po’ piu’ grande e quindi con un dispay piu’ esteso sarebbe stato piu’ gradito, ma credo si sia pensato alla portabilita’. Per quanto mi riguarda mi ha solo disturbato il fatto che per cambiare le batterie, bisogna svitare i quattro piedini e rimuovere l’ intero pannello inferiore, invece del consueto vano con sportello. Chi vuole usare un alimentatore non si prendera’ questo disturbo. Il prezzo e’ davvero basso e il valore notevole. Presa confidenza, lo amerete piu’ di quanto possiate immaginare. Imballo perfetto e spedizione fulminea come ci si aspetta da Amazon.

This is a robust little multi-effects unit with an expression pedal that can be assigned to various parameters. For me it’s usually the wah. Vox were the originators of the wah pedal in the 60s and their iteration in this mini pedal is full of character and is tweakable to give the range and tones you want. The default setting is fine. But obviously it’s more than a wah pedal. There are also 36 amp models covering classic, modern and boutique amps. I’ve not had the experience of playing through all of these amp heads and combos in real life so can’t attest to the accuracy of these models, but I’m surprised and impressed how “amp-like” these models are to play. They respond to picking dynamics and guitar volume/tone adjustments just like a real tube amp will – play softer and you get a cleaner sound, play harder and you get a gradually increasing gain with more harmonic complexity. Vox have done this better than the various ZOOM and Behringer units I’ve been using for years – it really is a massive improvement on what I’ve been used to. It’s important to set the global output from this box to match what you’re feeding it into but this is relatively easily adjusted with a dial and a few button presses – i.e. if your output is a direct line to headphones or a recording console, or if it’s to a particular type of amp (basically Fender or Marshall type combos or a bigger stack) and the output tonality is adjusted accordingly. There’s one cool retro chickenhead knob to target a genre of music (blues, jazz, metal, rock, ballad etc) with 10 preset combinations in each bank. You can move around these presets with the two sturdy foot switches and there are two more chickenhead knobs to adjust parameters of each patch. As well as the amp models there are also many modulation settings replicating various choruses, pitch-shifters, delays, reverbs etc. But this is a small unit and some sacrifices have to be made – storing your own combinations and parameters into the 20 available user spaces takes some working out given the 2-digit LED display. It’s not as informative and intuitive as the ZOOM G5 unit for example. Another compromise it took me a while to work out is that you can’t have an overdrive/distortion/fuzz effect going into a chosen amp model as they’re all in the same bank. So you can’t choose a Big Muff into a1959 Fender Bassman 4x12 for example. But the Big Muff on its own sounds fine and isn’t a problem. But overall I’m impressed. Great amp models as long as you adjust the global output settings to what you’re playing into; very responsive and musical; sturdy build; small size; great effects; 20 user-defined preset patches. Great quality for a good price