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Do any of you own one of these? Are they any good. I found one for $250 at musicians friend and I am looking at buying one for my Birthday. Is there batter ones for the price? Thanks
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I used on once, and I really like it. Its hard at first, learning how to create custom sounds, but once you have your sounds made, it can be invaluable. Some people prefer stompboxes, but multi-fx can be very useful. It seemed pretty well-constructed too. For the price, theres not a whole better except maybe a used PODxt. The GNX2 is also very well built and easy too use; better IMO than lots of other ones. Most importantly, play it before you buy, and see what suits your purposes best.
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Pod 2.0 is cheaper and will own this thing blindfolded with its arm tied behind its back. POD XT is even better, but above your $250 price range.
If you want both a live FX setup AND the worlds best direct recording guitar box, there is nothing besides POD out there...
Dont mess with digitech/zoom, thats like saying 'hey guys, is crate a good amp?'.
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I have one. I can't say if there are better ones for the price or not, but the 250 is a "closeout" pricing, they were recently 299. There is a new version coming out any day; from what I read, the new one isn't a huge change, it appears to be a couple extra user-interface type changes, and not a new effects/modelig engine.
I really can't speak for the amp modeling end of it as I haven't really messed with that enough to judge it - from what little I have done, I would say its comparable to other modeling units out there like J Station, POD, etc. There's a lot of players who rave about its modeling...
I have used the distortion pedal modeling a bit, and it seems ok to me, there is loss of dynamics and some tone-suckage...pretty much like actual distortion pedals I have used in the past
I use it for effects, tuner, and eq tweaks, driving a tube amp and it works great for me. I think the effects are quite good, at least the ones I use. Its configured for live use, you can toggle on/off the individual effects (stompbox, delay, effect) within each patch. Its in a steel case, the pedal is fairly stout, so it should hold up well. For $250 its a very powerful unit, I would certainly give it the thumbs up. Like any modeler/digital effects unit, the factory presets are extremely exaggerated, over distorted, and overly compressed - don't use them, take the time to build your own.
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I am having trouble creating a good sound with my GNX2. I just recently purchased the GNX2 so don't blame it on the unit.
I am thinking maybe I need a better amplifier??? I have a small Peavey Audition 110. I just use it to play at home. I play on a Gibson Les Paul or an Ovation and both don't give me the sound I am looking for. I like a sweet gentle sound not too twangy. Any suggestions?
Can anyone give suggestions on making my own presets?
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Of course PodXT is better. It's newer.

If you want the best of the GNX, get GNX4. I use it, I got it for 600, and is guaranteed to last you a very long time. To me, it's just all-around useful to use, and you can store as many as 160 effects (80 factory, 80 custom, and 80 more if you buy a CF card for it). GNX2 is probably good, but but GNX4 is a killer. If you learn how to use it, what can't you do?
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Originally Posted by shareen I am having trouble creating a good sound with my GNX2. I just recently purchased the GNX2 so don't blame it on the unit.
I am thinking maybe I need a better amplifier??? I have a small Peavey Audition 110. I just use it to play at home. I play on a Gibson Les Paul or an Ovation and both don't give me the sound I am looking for. I like a sweet gentle sound not too twangy. Any suggestions?
Can anyone give suggestions on making my own presets?
umm just play around with it... i havnet used the gnx2 only the rp2k but i think they're designed somewhat similar. make sure you're using either a low gain amp model or have the gain turned way down. when i was running my acoustic through the rp2k i'd usually use the "direct" amp model. sometimes use compression, quite a bit of reverb and at times "detune" or chorus as stuff would call for. one thing though is even the higher gain amp models can do good things given you dial back the level of distortion enough and boost the volume. also cab simulation might do something. but mostly just spend time with it using maybe even a pair of headphones so you can get the clearest picture of how it's sounding to start with without any amp coloration.