22 ZOOM G1u
Effect Types and Parame ters
23
ZOOM G1u
Effect Types and Parame ters
C
Z CLEAN
W
Z WILD
Zoom original flat clean sound. High-gainsoundwithfurtherboostinthe
overdrive.
M
ZMP1
B
ZBOTTOM
Original sound that combines characteristics
oftheADAMP1andMarshallJCM800.
High-gainsoundwithpronouncedlowand
mid range.
D
Z DREAM
S
Z SCREAM
High-gainsoundforleadguitarbasedonthe
LeadchanneloftheMesaBoogieRoadKing
Series II.
Original high-gain sound with good balance
from the low to high range.
N
Z NEOS
LD
LEAD
Crunch sound modeled on a modified Vox
AC30. Smooth, bright distortion sound.
ED
EXTREME DS
A
ACO.SIM(AcousticSimulator)
Highgainsoundwiththemostpowerfulgain
of any distortion effect in the world.
This effect makes an electric guitar sound
like an acoustic guitar.

GAIN (Prm)

Sets the DRIVE module parameters. The parameter action differs, depending on
whether a distortion effect type (Fd – Ed) or Aco.Sim (Ac) is selected.
When distortion effect type (Fd – Ed) is selected
0 30
GAIN
Adjuststhegain(distortionintensity).
When Ac is selected
0 10
TOP
Adjuststhecharacteristicstringtoneofacousticguitar.
* Manufacturer names and product names mentioned in this listing are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners. The names are used only to illustrate sonic characteristics after which the effects are modeled and do
not indicate any affiliation with ZOOM CORPORATION.

nEQ module (equalizer)

EQ LO (Prm) EQ MID (Prm) EQ HI (Prm)

Adjusts the LO
band of the EQ
module.
Adjusts the MID
band of the EQ
module.
Adjusts the HI
band of the EQ
module.
8 18
Lo
8 18
Mid
8 18
Hi
Adjuststhelowrange
(160Hz)boost/cut.
Adjuststhemidrange
(800Hz)boost/cut.
Adjuststhehighrange
(3.2kHz)boost/cut.

nZNR/AMP (ZNR/Amp Simulator) module

ZNR/AMP (Type&Prm)

This module combines ZOOM's proprietary ZNR (removes noise during play pauses
without affecting sound quality) with an amp simulator (recreates the sound of various
speaker cabinets). Type and parameters are adjusted at the same time.
0 9
ZNR(ZOOMNoiseReduction)
Thisisthenoisereductionfunctiononly.Highersettingsresultinastrongereffect.Setthevalueashighas
possible without causing the sound to be cut off unnaturally.
V1 V 9
Pedal Vox
ThiseffectsimulatesavintageVoxwahpedalathalf-open.Highersettingsshifttheemphasizedfrequency
upwards.
1 9
Pedal Cry
ThiseffectsimulatesavintageJenCrybabypedalathalf-open.Highersettingsshifttheemphasized
frequency upwards.
O1 O 9
Octave
Thiseffectaddsaone-octavelowercomponenttotheoriginalsound.Highersettingsresultinhighereffect
mix ratio.

nDRIVE module (distortion effects)

DRIVE (Type)

Selects the effect type for the DRIVE module.
FD
FDCOMBO
V
VXCOMBO
SoundofaFenderTwinReverb('65model)
favored by guitarists of many music styles.
Sound modeled on the Class A drive combo
amp Vox AC30.
BL
USBLUES
BG
BGCRUNCH
CrunchsoundofaFenderTweedBassman. CrunchsoundoftheMesaBoogieMkIII
combo amp.
HW
HW STACK
MC
MS CRUNCH
Soundofthelegendaryall-tubeHiwatt
Custom100fromBritain.
CrunchsoundoftheMarshall1959thathas
become legendary.
MD
MS DRIVE
PV
PV DRIVE
HighgainsoundoftheMarshallstackamp
JCM2000.
HighgainsoundofaPeavey5150developed
in cooperation with a world-famous hard
rock guitarist.
DD
DZ DRIVE
BD
BGDRIVE
Highgainsoundbasedonthechannel3ofthe
hand-madeGermanguitarampDiezelHerbert
with three separately controllable channels.
HighgainsoundoftheMesaBoogieDual
Rectifierredchannel(vintagemode).
OD
OVER DRIVE
TS
T SCREAM
SoundoftheBossOD-1thatfirstcreatedthe
"overdrive" concept.
SimulationoftheoftencopiedIbanezTS808
used by many guitarists as a booster.
GU
GOVERNOR
DP
DIST+
SoundoftheGuv'nordistortioneffectfrom
Marshall.
SimulationofMXRdistortion+thatmade
distortion popular worldwide.
DS
Dist1
SQ
SQUEAK
SoundoftheBossdistortionDS-1,along-
time favorite.
SimulationoftheProCoRatfamousforits
edgy distortion sound.
FS
FUZZ SMILE
GM
GREATMUFF
Sound of the Fuzz Face that made rock
history with its zany look and smashing
sound.
SimulationoftheElectro-HarmonixBig
Muff preferred by famous artists for its fat,
sweet fuzz sound.
MW
METAL WORLD
HB
HOTBOX
SoundoftheBossMetalZonewithlong
sustain and dynamic lower midrange.
Simulation of the compact Matchless
HotBoxpreampwithbuilt-intubes.