This is a special requested review. this is a comparison review on a digitech bp355, a zoom b2.1u, and a korg "toneworks" ax3000b.
Digitech bp355
This is a great sounding multi-effects processor. this multi-effects processor has smooth sound quality. the amp and cab models are fairly accurate, but pretty smooth sounding compared to the zoom b2.1u and the korg ax3000b. the distortion channels are pretty cool sounding. I like the fact that the distortion channels are smooth and heavy and that's how I like my distortion effects. there are plenty of multi-effects that can give me smooth and heavy distortion effects and the digitech bp355 happens to be on of them. other than that, modulation effects has plenty of lush, the reverbs and delays sounded pretty cool, the fretless and wah effects sounded real nice, the synth effect is interesting(even though the digitech bp355 is limited on synth effects), and the whammy effects sounded pretty cool. I'm not quite sure if it's comparable to the digitech bass whammy, but I think it's pretty decent sounding. honestly, I dig this multi-effects processor. it's keeper for me.
Zoom b2.1u
Another great sounding multi-effects processor. it may not have large variety of effects, amp and cab models like the digitech bp355 and the korg ax3000b, but it does have many effects, amp and cab models to choose from when it comes to programming sounds. the amp and cab models sounds a little more authentic compared to the digitech bp355 and korg ax3000b. I personally dig the hartke and the fender bassman models. the distortion channels sounded pretty cool. I dig the mxr m-80 and the boss odb-3 models. the modulation effects sounded real nice. it does have plenty of lush just like the digitech bp355, but not as lushful as the korg ax3000b. also it has decent reverb and delay effects. this synth effects sounded awesome. unlike the digitech bp355, the zoom b2.1u has 3 synth effects to choose from. you can choose square wave, saw tooth, or the pulse modulation synth(excellent for playing 80s tunes). wah effects is pretty decent, but not as good as the digitech bp355. the fretless effect is pretty decent too. all in all, it's portable and versatile. rather if you're an amateur or an advanced bass player, the zoom b2.1u a great multi-effects processor to own.
Korg "toneworks" ax3000b
This multi-effects processor is totally awesome. even though this processor is now discontinued, the sound quality on this mulit-effects processor is phenomenal. like the digitech bp355, it has a large variety of effects, amp and cab models. what makes this multi-effects processor sound phenomenal is the effects. the distortion channels sounded pretty cool. the modulation effects sounded very smooth and colorful. the bi-chorus on the korg ax3000b is definitely the most lushful sounding chorus effect I ever heard out a multi-effects processor. the reverb effects sounds more deeper than the zoom b2.1u. the delay effects are pretty decent, but some delay effects are a little different compared to the digitech bp355. and in additions of having distortion channels, modulation efffects, reverbs and delays, this multi-effects processor has pre-effects like a compressor, a limiter, and exciter, and a synth effect. the one beauty part of the synth effect is that you can combine the synth effect with a distortion channel to add more character to the synth sound. the amp and cab models are pretty decent. they are as comparable to the amp and cab models on the line 6 processors, but the korg ax3000b has nicer sound quality. other than that, you can create a lot of useful sounds on this multi-effects processor. if you come across this multi-effects processor on ebay or craig's list and you're curious about it, purchase one. it's totally worth checking out.
this concludes my comparison review on the digitech bp355, the zoom b2.1u, and korg ax3000b. I will be posting sound samples of amp and cab models and effects from those processors to give you guys an idea on how they sound. also I'll post on the verdict on which of these multi-effects processor has the best amp and cab models, the best effects, and which one of these multi-effects processors has the most decent sound quality.
Digitech bp355
This is a great sounding multi-effects processor. this multi-effects processor has smooth sound quality. the amp and cab models are fairly accurate, but pretty smooth sounding compared to the zoom b2.1u and the korg ax3000b. the distortion channels are pretty cool sounding. I like the fact that the distortion channels are smooth and heavy and that's how I like my distortion effects. there are plenty of multi-effects that can give me smooth and heavy distortion effects and the digitech bp355 happens to be on of them. other than that, modulation effects has plenty of lush, the reverbs and delays sounded pretty cool, the fretless and wah effects sounded real nice, the synth effect is interesting(even though the digitech bp355 is limited on synth effects), and the whammy effects sounded pretty cool. I'm not quite sure if it's comparable to the digitech bass whammy, but I think it's pretty decent sounding. honestly, I dig this multi-effects processor. it's keeper for me.
Zoom b2.1u
Another great sounding multi-effects processor. it may not have large variety of effects, amp and cab models like the digitech bp355 and the korg ax3000b, but it does have many effects, amp and cab models to choose from when it comes to programming sounds. the amp and cab models sounds a little more authentic compared to the digitech bp355 and korg ax3000b. I personally dig the hartke and the fender bassman models. the distortion channels sounded pretty cool. I dig the mxr m-80 and the boss odb-3 models. the modulation effects sounded real nice. it does have plenty of lush just like the digitech bp355, but not as lushful as the korg ax3000b. also it has decent reverb and delay effects. this synth effects sounded awesome. unlike the digitech bp355, the zoom b2.1u has 3 synth effects to choose from. you can choose square wave, saw tooth, or the pulse modulation synth(excellent for playing 80s tunes). wah effects is pretty decent, but not as good as the digitech bp355. the fretless effect is pretty decent too. all in all, it's portable and versatile. rather if you're an amateur or an advanced bass player, the zoom b2.1u a great multi-effects processor to own.
Korg "toneworks" ax3000b
This multi-effects processor is totally awesome. even though this processor is now discontinued, the sound quality on this mulit-effects processor is phenomenal. like the digitech bp355, it has a large variety of effects, amp and cab models. what makes this multi-effects processor sound phenomenal is the effects. the distortion channels sounded pretty cool. the modulation effects sounded very smooth and colorful. the bi-chorus on the korg ax3000b is definitely the most lushful sounding chorus effect I ever heard out a multi-effects processor. the reverb effects sounds more deeper than the zoom b2.1u. the delay effects are pretty decent, but some delay effects are a little different compared to the digitech bp355. and in additions of having distortion channels, modulation efffects, reverbs and delays, this multi-effects processor has pre-effects like a compressor, a limiter, and exciter, and a synth effect. the one beauty part of the synth effect is that you can combine the synth effect with a distortion channel to add more character to the synth sound. the amp and cab models are pretty decent. they are as comparable to the amp and cab models on the line 6 processors, but the korg ax3000b has nicer sound quality. other than that, you can create a lot of useful sounds on this multi-effects processor. if you come across this multi-effects processor on ebay or craig's list and you're curious about it, purchase one. it's totally worth checking out.
this concludes my comparison review on the digitech bp355, the zoom b2.1u, and korg ax3000b. I will be posting sound samples of amp and cab models and effects from those processors to give you guys an idea on how they sound. also I'll post on the verdict on which of these multi-effects processor has the best amp and cab models, the best effects, and which one of these multi-effects processors has the most decent sound quality.
