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| DigiTech GNX4 Guitar Multi Effects Pedalboard with USB and Drum Machine | 
 enlarge | Brand: DigiTech
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $799.95
Buy New: $280.95
You Save: $519.00 (65%)
Buy New/Used from $280.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2862
Color: gray
Media: Electronics
Special Features: Meet the GNX Series' top-of-the-line model. The GNX4 doesn't replace the award-winning GNX3. It just takes the GNX3's groundbreaking guitar workstation concept to the next level. A built-in MIDI drum machine that rivals standalone drum machines. The GNX4's MIDI drum machine sounds so realistic you'll look for the drum stick chips. It has a vast library of high quality kits and patterns or you can use your own MIDI files. Plus, it can even play back your favorite MP3s. Download lessons from guita
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 26.8 x 11.5 x 5.5
MPN: GNX4
Model: DOD GNX4
UPC: 691991200878
EAN: 0691991200878
ASIN: B0002GYYTK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | At the heart of the GNX4 is DigiTech's multi-modeling amp and cabinet modeling engine, where the sky is the limit on the number of amp and cabinet models that are available | | • | Combine your favorite amp tone with studio quality effects processing, including the Whammy | | • | Connect to both your onstage amp and the house mixer using both the XLR and 1/4 | | • | When you are ready to record, so is the GNX4 |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The GNX4 doesn?t replace the award-winning GNX3. It just takes the GNX3?s groundbreaking guitar workstation concept to the next level. A built-in MIDI drum machine that rivals standalone drum machines. The GNX4?s MIDI drum machine sounds so realistic you?ll look for the drum stick chips. It has a vast library of high quality kits and patterns or you can use your own MIDI files. Plus, it can even play back your favorite MP3s. Download lessons from guitar magazines or play along with your favorite tunes. 8-track digital recording on board. When you?re ready to record, so is the GNX4. To capture that magic riff , just press the record footswitch and save the moment onto the Compact Flash memory card for transfer later to computer. Professional recording software from Lexicon. Connect to your PC via the USB port and unleash the real power of the GNX4?s recording capabilities using the included Pro Tracks Plus recording software for your PC or Bias Deck 3.5 SE for your Mac. Stream four channels of 24-bit audio to the computer simultaneously while listening to two channels playback with zero latency. For the finishing touch, process your work through world-class Lexicon reverbs courtesy of the Pantheon reverb plugin. With 35 factory presets, 6 reverb types and a simple yet powerful user interface, Pantheon is a indispensable tool for your recording studio. Features 15 Guitar Amp Models 10 Bass Amp Models Distortion Stompbox Models Built-in 8-tr...
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| Customer Reviews:
GNX4 - a weapon of choice October 16, 2006
After long years of using another guitar effect and pedals, I finally decided for an upgrade and purchased Digitech's GNX4. Being a "slow buyer", who first wants to get the information and "test drive", I've spent some weeks to learn the spec and hear opinions of others. Well, I knew it was a powerful effect, but the actual possibilities and unbelievable flexibility keeps on surprising me to this very day.
GNX4 is a solid built multieffect, which can be used in the studio, rehearsal room or on stage. Sound presets are both factory and user created, allowing maximum of control over the sound. Grouping the banks in rows of five presets gives enough sounds to be quickly chosen by selecting the bank.
A new function for me is the built-in 8 track recorder allowing recording of played material. I don't need to sit at my computer anymore to get my stuff recorded and working out ideas or drilling the riffs and licks. GNX4 offers it all. Needless to say, the variety of sounds has also been extended in comparison to my older effects. I would even give it 6 or more stars. If you're a beginner, semi pro or just professional musician, I'm sure GNX4 can work for you.
 Very nice September 24, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like it.
I haven't tried the drum machine too much and don't have too much hope for it. And it's a little complicated to use. It would be cool if there were more connection with a computer, so that you could link up to a computer and create drum patterns or create new sounds or do custom tones by using some nice graphical software, rather than turning knobs and watching little LEDs.
That said, the thing ROCKS! I use it all the time now. The sound is more than passable, and the ability to toggle through a nearly limitiless selection of effects is really, really cool. I have 5 or 10 favorite pre-sets and just switch over to "blues" or "jazz" or "rock" or whatever I"m in the mood for.
The recording ability is really a winner. You can easily dump the track to the same compact flash card i use in my camera. Then playback and record at the same time. You can even easily pull tracks off a computer onto compact flash and play them while reacording new tracks. Makes mixing really easy -- just record the tracks, pull out the flash card, slide into the computer and import into your favorite mixer sofware.
All-in-all, well worth the $$
workstation power! May 30, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
GNX4 builds upon the guitar workstation concept of GNX3, with the same underlying Genetex modeling technology but vast improvements in the user interface. Also, many additional features may just render useless much of your other equipment because GNX4 has it all on there.
Main improvements over GNX3:
- Global patch level control (making it easier to overdrive the amp models using master volume without clipping)
- More assignable controllers (interface slightly different and takes getting used to, but learning curve is small as with all DigiTech products)
- MIDI drum machine (no longer limited to 4/4)
- CompactFlash memory card (making GNX4 no less than a virtual 8-track digital recorder)
- MP3 player (allowing to conserve space on the memory card)
- Additional and/or improved I/O section and including phantom power for mic input as well as speaker compensation
- USB connectivity allows for numerous PC-based applications
Many multi-effects processors on the market today (see Line6 PODxT Live, Boss GT series, Vox Valvetronix, etc) pack more "models" "effects" and "features" into their mix. The DigiTech approach is rather different: the effects that are provided can be controlled any way the user desires.
So for example: although there are only 5 "official" delay types included with the GNX4, the actual possibilities are virtually unlimited as to how many delay models you can come up with. There are many parameters allowing you to tweak the delay pretty much any way you wish.
Of course, there is only so much tweakability you can pack into a single workstation under $500. So, DigiTech provides two LFO controls that allow real-time "parameter editing" to occur automatically at a set rate. Further control is provided by allowing user to adjust LFO speed in real time. The combination of expressive controls and adjustable parameters make the GNX4 a very powerful, flexible piece of equipment.
The GeNetEx amp-warping features, again, provides infinite tweakability with only a handful of starting options. By taking two of the 16 amp models, setting each up with its own EQ gain etc, then warping them together to a desired ratio makes it possible to create a perfect amp for your application - no need to rely on the built-in "historic" and "legendary" models. Same can be done with speaker cabinet models, whose perceived size can be adjusted by changing the resonant frequency. The interface for GNX4 is vastly improved over GNX3, making the amp- and cab-warping very easy.
Of course the GNX4 is not all-powerful (yet - maybe GNX5 will be?). There are certain things it won't allow you to do, most notably:
- you cannot run two different amp models out of the L/R stereo channels.
- volume level triggering is only available on certain pre-defined effects (there's a triggered phaser, flanger, etc) - compare to BOSS GT-8 that lets you use input level as yet another expressive control.
- S/PDIF output has been taken out.
- Order of effects in the chain cannot be changed, so compression always comes before noise gate, etc.
- The display is similar to a 4-function calculator, which can be limiting sometimes.
That said, GNX4 is one powerful machine. If you've never had a multi-fx before, definitely give this a try - it'll blow your mind! Plus, DigiTech offers great customer support and provides user forums for discussion, so you'll never have to be stuck trying to figure out how to use something.
Very well engineered and capable October 18, 2004
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
With the upgraded (over the GNX3) drum machine in it, this unit has become very strong. After retiring my electric guitars for the past 10 years, I decided to lay down some tracks. I looked at the state of the art and this unit is what I settled on. I'm very happy with the effect quality, drum voices, and recording capabilities. I can plug in my guitar and microphone and get to work. I mic my classical guitars through this unit with good results. With the talkbox, whammy pedal, and wah effects, I don't need any stompboxs strewn about. I haven't read the manuals, but learning how to modify effect parameters, record to the compact-flash, and get the unit up and running with the accompanying software was a cinch. It has been troublefree. Although it's an excellent value, I realize that it's a bit much for the up-and-coming young musician. If you're serious about your craft, this is a good peice of equipment to have.
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