Zoom B2 vs. B3 - how do they compare, sound-wise?

[fourstringbliss]

I know that the B3 is a much more advanced version of the B2, but does it sound better? If so, in what way does it sound better?

 

[oldcatfish]

Yes, it sounds better. You have a lot more control over the individual effects, you can place them in any order, and you can stack effects of the same type. The B2 can use more effects at a time though. Whether it's worth it to you is another question. For me, the B2 does what I need, although I have been tempted to "upgrade" to the B3.

 

[Crystalman85]

I've had a zoom b2.1u and later upgraded to the zoom b3. sound-wise, they both sounded good, but the zoom b3 surpasses what the zoom b2.1u has to offer. I have sound samples of the zoom b2.1u and the zoom b3 on my soundclick website. here's the link.

Zoom b2.1u
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/def...nt=music&songcount=200&offset=0&currentPage=6

Zoom b3
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1062386&content=music

These links from my soundclick website should be able to help you out on how they compare.

 

[gjbassist]

I have had a Zoom B2, B2.1u and now a B3. IMO the B3 is the clear winner. To me many of the effects sound so close to the individual pedals they are emulating. The easy of use and ability to edit on the computer are icing on the cake.

 

[Lbarber80]

Just got the b3, sound's great. I have odb3, vt bass, bdi121, the b2.1u also so will be comparing em all! Thanks for sharing your sounds, some great one's there. Particularly like the 'tube growl' patch, sound's mint! What did you use for that if you don't mind me asking ??