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Zoom Review: 505 II

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History:

Purchase: I bought this off of some website for $68 a couple of weeks ago. With the wall adapter and shipping and handling, it came to about $102.

What I Like About This Zoom 505 II: This unit is awsome. It looks nice, and plays great. When I got it I thought the acoustic setting would be lame, but actually sounded very nice. It has a very nice range of effects, suiting just about all types of play. After about 15 minutes of a learning curve, you can operate with ease. Customizing effects is very easy, and rather fun to do. It was affordable, even though it cost more than my amp and guitar together (I got my guitar for like $10 :-) ) The best money I've spent in a long time.

What I Do NOT Like About The Zoom 505 II: The pedals are plastic, but I can live with that. I wish there was a longer cord on the AC adapter. I can't seem to turn it off without unplugging it, but then again I'm not the brightest kid. Otherwise, perfect.

Zoom 505 II Quality Rating: Like I said, the pedals are plastic, but the rest is sturdy.

Review Summary: If you're looking for lots of effects, with out spending a lot, start shopping for one of these.

Rating of this Zoom product: 5

This Zoom 505 II Guitar Effects Review Submitted By: that fat purple thing from the McDonalds commercials

Review Date: 2003-02-15

Review Usefulness Rating: 4.66667 out of 5. 3 reader(s) voted.

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