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Comparison of Zoom 504 with Zoom A2
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Miguel de Maria
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 Comparison of Zoom 504 with Zoom A2
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For JOn boyes:
The Zoom 504 vs. the Zoom A2
The A2 is the new and improved version of the 504, an effects pedal designed for acoustic guitarists.
Physical:
The 504 is a light, about the size of a paperback, gray and made of plastic. The A2 is about 50% larger, twice as heavy, and made of green metal. It is sturdy where the 504 is flimsy. It looks like it was built to be used for a long time, with a satisfying heft and solid, spring-loaded buttons.
Readout/Tuner:
Both use a red LED. This works wonderfully at night, but is very bad during the day. In sunlight, you can’t read anything, so that rules out any editing of parameters, EQ, etc. It also makes it impossible to tell if you are in the lead channel or the rhythm channel by sight. This is an unfortunate feature both units share.
Both pedals feature a tuner which is accessed by pressing both buttons at the same time. They work about the same.
Effects:
Both contain the major effects you would need, but the A2 just does more. For example, it contains a guitar modeling feature in case you wanted to make your guitar sound like a Martin or a steel guitar or a Dobro. This doesn’t seem to have much effect on nylon stringed guitars, and I don’t use it. It also has a mic simulation program, which creates the sound of either a condenser or dynamic mic, and gives you a choice of three different distances for the mic to be placed.
The A2 has an expanded EQ, which 3-band EQs for high as well as low end (for a total of 6). It also has a Flanger, a “Resonator” (which makes the guitar sound like a resonator guitar), delay, tape echo, reverse delay, detune (which detunes the sound and adds it back to the original signal), and a phaser. As you can see, the A2 has quite a few more features and effects.
Finally, it has a new parameter to choose which type of pickup you have, bright piezo, dark piezo, magnetic pickup with a bright sound, etc.
Power:
Both can be battery powered with 4 AA or an AC adaptor. The A2 comes with the adaptor, while the Zoom 504 does not.
Gain:
Both pedals come with a gain boost to apply globally.
Rhythm machine:
The A2 comes with a drum machine! It has 40 preset patterns for various styles of music, played through the same cord, and simultaneously with the guitar. If you are using the drum machine, the reverb effects are turned off. Like most preset patterns for drum machines, these are too busy, but some people might be able to use them. No bulerias.
Conclusion:
In sum, the A2 is the logical extension of the 504, given advances in technology and manufacturing. Because of its heavier build, it seems to be geared toward the more serious performer/pro. It has retained all the features and effects of the 504 and doubled them, giving more control over the sound and more options.
In my opinion, the A2 is a great upgrade, but not a revolutionary one. If you have a 504 and it is starting to deteriorate, then by all means upgrade to the A2, however for my purposes, the 504 worked quite well (until it was doused in sprinkler water), and the bells and whistles of the A2 are not compelling enough to replace it on its own merits.
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