Zoom MS-50G

**pingu** · 10-02-2020, 05:44 AM

still looking at cheap multifx

anyone got experience of these ?

i would be grateful for any feedback

thanks folks

**feet** · 10-02-2020, 08:08 AM

Have the cdr70 version. A little annoying to set up given the size and interface, but the sounds and possibilities are pretty good, depending on what you're after. You can get pretty deep into the parameters, which not everyone likes.

It's not the best unit for switching between patches quickly, but it's really nice to have a few presets ready to go. It would be kind of limited for live use since its an all/ nothing sort of thing. You can make it switch between either all and none of the effects, or pick one effect on the chain to make switchable: for example, you run delay, trem and reverb and you set only the delay to be switchable, or you turn all of them off and on.

Sound quality is decent, on par with something like tc electronic for the most part. not the best, but far from the worst. it's an incredible value and a great way to have a bunch of things you'd wouldn't want to pay full price for since you'd never really use them, out just try about a bunch of things for fun.

I like it a lot. Cleared a lot of space on my board. Really love it with acoustics, the graphic/ parametric eq plus reverb with low cut is just indispensable and really destroys feedback while helping out mediocre pickups.

**orri** · 10-02-2020, 09:47 AM

I have the G3n which as far as I know is the same effects/models etc. and sound quality in a different format. It might be worth considering spending the extra money just for the usablility.
It's a great unit, lot of usable effects and features.

I might though consider to also order a MS50 just because it is easier to throw it in the bag if I'm going somewhere and just want some eq and reverb, on batteries, just because it is lighter and doesn't need a power supply.

But the G3 and G5 are probably nicer to tinker with and experimenting at home.

**pingu** · 10-02-2020, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by orri;[URL="tel:1065219"

1065219[/URL]]I have the G3n which as far as I know is the same effects/models etc. and sound quality in a different format. It might be worth considering spending the extra money just for the usablility.
It's a great unit, lot of usable effects and features.

I might though consider to also order a MS50 just because it is easier to throw it in the bag if I'm going somewhere and just want some eq and reverb, on batteries, just because it is lighter and doesn't need a power supply.

But the G3 and G5 are probably nicer to tinker with and experimenting at home.

thanks both
do any of the amp models on you G3
do a clean sound that breaks up when you
dig in or turn up a bit on the guitar ?
”C2B”

yes i’m attracted to the MS50g because of the fact that it’s a very small pedal with 2 x AA batteries

i would be going into a clean amp/speaker
(or DI into a PA sometimes)

im using a Harley B american sound preamp at the moment which does do C2B
reasonably well .....

thanks all

**feet** · 10-02-2020, 11:14 AM

For what it's worth, I get about four to five hours from a set of rechargeable aa batteries, and it sounds great into my pa or amps. I bought it specifically for the battery feature, as it thought I'd be doing more busking/traveling with it. It's also a great "lazy man's pedalboard", if you just don't want to deal with anything while noodling at home.

**orri** · 10-02-2020, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by pingu

thanks both
do any of the amp models on you G3
do a clean sound that breaks up when you
dig in or turn up a bit on the guitar ?

Yes,
The amp models usually have "gain" and "volume" dials, that behave like the gain and master volume on the original amp (even if the original amp didn't have a master volume).
So most of the amp models have some gain setting where it sounds clean when you pick softly/medium and breaks up when you dig in (or use the volume knob to achieve it).
Same for the drive effects.

**Cunamara** · 10-03-2020, 12:45 AM

I have the slightly newer MS-100BT version of these petals. Output is hot enough that I was able to use it as a preamp/amp modeler/reverb directly into a powered speaker and get a very satisfactory sound from it. I could also run it direct to a PA if that was the situation available.

**pingu** · 10-04-2020, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by Cunamara;[URL="tel:1065484"

1065484[/URL]]I have the slightly newer MS-100BT version of these petals. Output is hot enough that I was able to use it as a preamp/amp modeler/reverb directly into a powered speaker and get a very satisfactory sound from it. I could also run it direct to a PA if that was the situation available.

thats great to know , thanks all

cant see any 100bt available for sale
i might go for a 50g i think.....

**pingu** · 10-04-2020, 03:16 PM

another question .....

if if the battery on the zoom runs out
can you bypass the pedal
and play on ?

(i’m definitely gonna be running on AA’s)

thanks mates

**ruger9** · 10-05-2020, 07:22 AM

I had one, I forget if it was the 50 or 100, it was the silver one.

I only used it for my acoustic- I used a little compression and some reverb. I thought the sounds in it were quite good, actually. I got rid of it because I have decided I'm not a fan of multi-fx units or anything menu-driven. I'd rather have (for example) my bigger Zoom AC-3 acoustic modeler unit ... yes it has a few effects on it, and a million tone-shaping options, but it's just knobs: no scrolling thru computer screens. I find it easier to use.

But I thought the little Zoom unit sounded very good actually.

**feet** · 10-05-2020, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by pingu;[URL="tel:1065922"

1065922[/URL]]another question .....

if if the battery on the zoom runs out
can you bypass the pedal
and play on ?

(i’m definitely gonna be running on AA’s)

thanks mates

I never tried it, but I remember part of the reason I switched to aa batteries full time is that it was funny about power supplies. Or maybe I was just unlucky with mine. I'd assume signal would pass through just fine with dead batteries, but that's just a guess at this time.

**Cunamara** · 10-07-2020, 09:28 PM

I used a One Spot with mine. Due to the fairly high processing demands, it eats AA batteries pretty quickly. And my recollection is that when the batteries died you had to take it out of the signal chain in order to get sound.

**pingu** · 10-07-2020, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Cunamara;[URL="tel:1066707"

1066707[/URL]]I used a One Spot with mine. Due to the fairly high processing demands, it eats AA batteries pretty quickly. And my recollection is that when the batteries died you had to take it out of the signal chain in order to get sound.

ok thanks Cuna , noted

(i read a review where someone
was powering it via the micro usb ....)

**uriah** · 05-21-2021, 06:49 AM

ever get one yet? I've got a pair of MS50G's (used about $50.00 each) that I origionally ignored and got for a tuner and to use for a reverb pedal. I figured that was worth 50 bucks. I end up using it all the time, the spare is a backup I'll probably never need. I also have the first issue G3 that I also use alot since I can go right into the board with the XLR out and use that at a lot of churches to where I don't need to drag my amps around.

Anyway, my 50 is used for EQ/feedback eliminator, reverb, tuner, tremolo/vibrato, compressor, some specialty effects like octave. You can make patches and scroll through them on the footswitch. I usually have 3 and just watch the screen to know where I'm headed.