On 2003-12-18, Pat Sommers gave this Zoom Guitar Effects a 4


Purchase: I baught this Zoom 1010 effects unit on Ebay for 50.00 dollars,I needed a unit cause I was tired of using stomp boxes
Pros: The unit is really good....i have heard people say things like the distortion patches are No Good..but i like mine..i use this with a Laney 50 watt head and a 4x12 Cab....If i wanted real distotion i would used my own,But in my opinion the Distortion patches a real good....You can't turn you amp up all the way and then put on you zoom 1010 and use distortion...it is too muddy...you have to use a clean channel on your amp no matter how much power your using and then the ZOOM 1010 sounds Great... I have also read people say you need to be carefull with it that the pedels pop of and What Not...well....I have not had that problem at all....but then again i don't Kick the thing around like it was one of those Metal made somp boxes from the 70's.
Cons: I just wish it ran on battery's also
Quality: The construction is like anything eles...Be good to it,and it will be good to you.... It is just as well made as the other lines on the market

Summary: Bottom line...i think this unit holds up to any other effect unit around...i own other ZOOM products and I think they Are GREAT!

On 2001-12-09, vivek rao gave this Zoom Guitar Effects a 4


Purchase: I bought my zoom 1010 from this guy who had absolutely no clue as to how to use it.I borrowed it for a day and figured the whole thing out......i bought it for a mere 120us$$(Indian Rs6000).......it's definitely worth the money:) I bought it coz i didnt have an effects pedal.
Pros: I acquired the 1010 about 6 months back and since then there has not been a dull moment with the guitar.....the kind of fine adjustments that can be made in the zoom 1010 coupled by the cost and fine look makes it a semipro's dream come true.It has all the basic effects like flange,chorus etc.....but the level of variation that can be made in each of the effects is phenomenal.It has 8 basic amp distortion's which can also be simulated....so an overall of 16 distortion's.It also includes in its list of effects a compressor, pedal wah input, delay, hall, room and an amazing equalizer with presence control. There are 30 presets and 12 user defined channels in the zoom 1010.the zoom 1010 is a must-have for someone looking for quality and diversity in music.
Cons: Probably, the only fault with the unit is relatively less compression in comparison to the zoom 505 and zoom 3030.....and ofcourse a lack of autowah......that effect kicksass.....apart from that,it's cool:)
Quality: The quality of sound from the zoom 1010 is far better than the zoom 505 and the cleanest of tones can be achieved.i've got some patches which come as close as possible to some of the stuff played by steve vai(except for the sustainence). The construction is no big deal.....it's the sound which matters......and the sound's great:)

Summary: The bottom line is that it is an amazing unit for the price you pay.........if youre looking for something affordable and kickass, this is the one:)

On 2001-12-02, Nick Singleton gave this Zoom Guitar Effects a 2


Purchase: I bought a used Zoom 1010 effect pedal for about $60. I mainly bought an effect pedal because I needed a good distortion, because the one on my amp had way too much feedback and it was just disgusting. Turned out that the effect pedal I bought didn't help.
Pros: Not too much. I used one distortion out of the 6 cheesy ones there are out of the 30 effects, which are all basically the same.
Cons: Mostly everything. Too little good effects. No good distortions. Too many annoying sounds on this unit.
Quality: The only good quality about this unit. It was perfect size. It never broke, and it always worked right! The only plus towards the Zoom 1010.

Summary: Save your money up for Zoom GFX-8 or Zoom GFX-707, which has a way more variety of sounds to choose from. Zoom has made better!

On 2001-06-27, Rob Mathis gave this Zoom Guitar Effects a 2


Purchase: I wanted a floor multi effects unit. I paid $100 Musician's Friend.
Pros: I was cheap and so were the effects.
Cons: It worked fine, but the effects were incredibly cheesy! I got what I paid for! Check how many bits effects are before you buy. If they don't say then you don't want it! Next time I'll buy 20 bit effects.
Quality: Not as strong as Boss pedals, but I didn't break it.

Summary: What can you expect for $100. I sold it used for $70. Save up for something better.