Zoom G1X Four, G1 Four User Manual

Multi-Effects Processor

Quick Guide

You must read the Usage and Safety Precautions before use.

The Operation Manual can be downloaded from the ZOOM website (https://www.zoom.jp/docs/
g1four_g1xfour).
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Loading batteries

Open the battery compartment cover on the bottom of the product and insert 4

1.

AA batteries.

NOTE

By default, ECO mode setting is ON, so the power will automatically turn off
if no use occurs for 10 hours.
ECO mode can also be set to “OFF” on the SETTING screen. (

P.10)

Connecting

Minimize the vol-

1.

ume of the guitar

amp.

Connect a guitar to

2.

the INPUT jack.

Connect a guitar

3.

amp or headphones

to the OUTPUT

jack.

2

3

1、4

Raise the guitar

4.

amp volume.

Audio device, etc.

HINT

• If a dedicated AC adapter (ZOOM AD-16) is connected, it can run on AC
power.

• Power for operation can also be supplied through the USB port.

• By connecting an audio device, for example to the AUX IN jack, you can
play along with another sound source.

Using the Mac/Windows Guitar Lab application, you can manage patches
and edit and add effects.

AC adapter

Computer

(Mac/Windows)

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Selecting patches (MEMORY mode)

The is preloaded with 50 patches.

Select patches to use in MEMORY mode.

• Patches

These store effect ON/OFF states and parameter setting values. Effects are saved
and recalled in units of patches.

• Banks

These are groups of 10 patches.

The MEMORY mode screen opens when the

starts up.

Switching patches

• Press

This switches to the higher-numbered patch.

.

• Press .

This switches to the lower-numbered patch.

Switching banks

• Press

The LED for the selected bank lights.

– .

Adjusting the overall audio character and out­put level

In MEMORY mode, turn

– to ad-

just the overall audio character and output
level of the

.

Patch number Patch name

Patch

10 – 19

Low-fre-

quency

level

Patch

20 – 29

Middle-fre-

quency

level

Patch

30 – 39

Patch

40 – 49

High-fre-

quency

level

Patch

50 – 59

Overall

level

3

Turning effects ON/OFF (STOMP mode)

In STOMP mode, you can use the footswitches to turn ON/OFF each of the effects
used in the patch.

Activate STOMP mode.

1.

• Press

Select an effect.

2.

• Press

The selection moves to the right.

Turn the effect ON/OFF.

3.

• Press

This turns the selected effect ON/OFF.

.

.

Selected

.

1

23

ON OFF

HINT

You can also press the – that corresponds

to an effect to turn it ON/OFF.

4

1 2 3 4 5

Effect position and number

Editing effects (EDIT mode)

In EDIT mode, you can change the effects used in a patch and adjust their parameters.
Select a patch in MEMORY mode beforehand to edit it in EDIT mode.

Activate EDIT mode.

1.

• Press

Unit number

Select an effect to edit.

2.

• Press

Turn the effect ON/OFF.

3.

• Press the same

2 again.

Adjust the effect parameters.

4.

.

Effect name

Parameters

– .

OFF

1

4

2, 3

– as in step

ON

If an effect has 5 or more parameters, use to change the screen.

NOTE

When the AUTO SAVE function is ON, changes to effects will be automatical­ly saved. (

P.10)

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• Effect

Effects include all types of guitar effects and amp/cabinet simulation models.

• Category

Effects are grouped into categories by type. When selecting effects, you can
switch by category.

Selecting effects

• Press

This switches to the next effect.

• Press .

This switches to the previous effect.

HINT

See Guitar Lab for the explanations of each effect.

Selecting effect categories

• While pressing

After the category name appears, the effect will change to the rst effect in the category.

.

…

, press .

…

HINT

Select effects in the PEDAL category on the to use effects that can
be controlled by the expression pedal.

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Using the tuner

Use this to tune the connected guitar.

Activate the tuner.

1.

• Press

and at the same

time.

To close the tuner, press or

.

Tune the guitar.

2.

• Play the open string that you want to
tune and adjust its pitch.

2

1

Pitch detuning

The nearest note name/string number and
pitch detuning will be shown on the screen
and by the LEDs.

When the pitch is accurate, the LED at the
center of the meter will light green and the
LEDs to the left and right will light red.

Flat In tune Sharp

Setting the tuner

• Turn

and to set whether the guitar sound is

output while tuning (BYPASS/MUTE) and the standard
pitch.

• Press

to open the TUNER SETTING screen

where you can set the tuner type and drop tunings.

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Nearest note name/string number

Guitar sound

output

Standard

pitch

Using rhythms

You can play along with built-in rhythms.

Activate the rhythm function.

1.

• Press

To return to the previous mode, press

.

.

Start rhythm playback.

2.

• Press

.

1

To stop rhythm playback, press .

2

Rhythm patterns

No. Name

1 GUIDE 4/4 18 Emo 4/4 35 NewWave 4/4 52 Bossa2 4/4
2 8Beats1 4/4 19 TomTomBt 4/4 36 OneDrop 4/4 53 Samba1 4/4
3 8Beats2 4/4 20 Funk1 4/4 37 Steppers 4/4 54 Samba2 4/4
4 8Beats3 4/4 21 Funk2 4/4 38 Rockers 4/4 55 Breaks1 4/4
5 16Beats1 4/4 22 FunkRock 4/4 39 Ska 4/4 56 Breaks2 4/4
6 16Beats2 4/4 23 JazzFunk 4/4 40 2nd Line 4/4 57 Breaks3 4/4
7 16Beats3 4/4 24 R&B1 4/4 41 Country 4/4 58 12/8 Grv 12/8
8 Rock1 4/4 25 R&B2 4/4 42 Shufe1 4/4 59 Waltz 3/4

9 Rock2 4/4 26 70s Soul 4/4 43 Shufe2 4/4 60 JzWaltz1 3/4
10 Rock3 4/4 27 90s Soul 4/4 44 Blues1 4/4 61 JzWaltz2 3/4
11 ROCKABLY 4/4 28 Motown 4/4 45 Blues2 4/4 62 CtWaltz1 3/4
12 R'n'R 4/4 29 HipHop 4/4 46 Jazz1 4/4 63 CtWaltz2 3/4
13 HardRock 4/4 30 Disco 4/4 47 Jazz2 4/4 64 5/4 Grv 5/4
14 HeavyMtl 4/4 31 Pop 4/4 48 Fusion 4/4 65 Metro3 3/4
15 MtlCore 4/4 32 PopRock 4/4 49 Swing1 4/4 66 Metro4 4/4
16 Punk 4/4 33 IndiePop 4/4 50 Swing2 4/4 67 Metro5 5/4
17 FastPunk 4/4 34 EuroPop 4/4 51 Bossa1 4/4 68 Metro

Time

Sig.

No. Name

Time

Sig.

No. Name

Time

Sig.

No. Name

Time

Sig.

Setting the rhythm

Turn

– to change the rhythm set-

tings.

Rhythm

pattern

Pre-count

ON/OFF

Tempo Rhythm

volume

8

Using the looper

You can record your playing and create mono loop phrases that are up to 30 seconds
long.

Activate the looper.

1.

• Press

To return to the previous mode, press

Record a phrase.

2.

• Press

To stop recording, press .

.

.

.

1

To cancel, press

Play back the phrase.

3.

• Press

To stop playback, press .

Overdub the loop.

4.

• Press

To end overdubbing (and continue playback), press .

.

.

2, 3, 4

during loop playback.

HINT

To clear the loop, you can press and hold when loop playback is

stopped.

Setting the looper

• Turn

– to change looper set-

tings.

• Changing the recording time or tempo will
clear any loop that has been recorded.

Recording

time

Loop play-

back stop

mode

Tempo Looper

volume

9

Setting list

Press to open the SETTING screen.

Press

– to open the following settings, which correspond

1 2 3 4 5

to the icons.

1. CHAIN (reorder effects)

Effects in the current patch are shown in a list, and can be reordered by pressing – for

the starting location and destination.

2. PATCH (edit patch names and adjust volume)

Item Explanation

CHAR Change the character at the cursor position in the patch name.

Move the cursor position in the patch name.

SKIP Change the type of character at the cursor position in the patch name.

VALUE Adjust the patch volume.

3. SAVE (save and swap patches)

To save a patch by overwriting another patch, use , and – to select the

patch number. Then, press and at the same time.

To swap a patch, turn to select SWAP when conducting the procedure above.

4. SETUP (set operation functions)

Item Explanation

BPM Set the tempo used for the effects, rhythms and looper.

AUTO SAVE This function can automatically save effect parameter changes when they are made.

PRESELECT

BANK HOLD

When OFF, a save conrmation screen will open whenever you switch patches.

Use this function to select a non-adjacent patch and switch to it directly. Use

to select the patch, and press at the same time.

Limit to patches in the same bank when using and to switch patches.

and

5. PWR/LCD (make power and the display settings)

Item Explanation

BATTERY Set the type of battery used so the amount of remaining battery charge can be accurate-

ECO The power can automatically turn off if no use occurs for 10 hours.

BACKLIGHT Set how long the display backlight stays illuminated.

CONTRAST Adjust the display contrast.

ly shown.

HINT

See the Operation Manual for detailed information about each setting.

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Specications

Maximum number of
simultaneous effects

User patches 50

Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz

A/D conversion 24-bit 128 × oversampling

D/A conversion 24-bit 128 × oversampling

Signal processing 32-bit

Display 128 × 32 dot-matrix LCD

Inputs INPUT Standard mono phone jack

AUX IN Stereo mini jack

Output OUTPUT Standard stereo phone jack (combined line/headphone)

Input S/N 120 dB

Noise oor (residual noise) -97 dBu

Power AC adapter (9 V DC 500 mA, center negative) (ZOOM AD-16)

USB USB MIDI, USB Micro-B

External dimensions

Weight

Note: 0 dBu = 0.775 V

5

Rated input level: -20 dBu
Input impedance (line): 470 kΩ

Rated input level: -10 dBu
Input impedance (line): 1 kΩ

Maximum output level:
Line +2 dBu (10 kΩ or more output impedance)
Headphones 17 mW + 17 mW (32 Ω load)

4 AA batteries (about 18 hours continuous operation time when
using alkaline batteries with the LCD backlight off)

• Power can also be supplied through the USB port.

• When using a cable designed only for power, other USB func­tions cannot be used.

156 mm (D) × 130 mm (W) × 42 mm (H)

156 mm (D) × 216 mm (W) × 52 mm (H)

340 g (excluding batteries)

610 g (excluding batteries)

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