For those that don ’ t already know , Henry Widjaja of GFI System hails from Jakarta , Indonesia , where he designs and builds totally uniqueboutique pedals that sport rackmount feature-sets in compact form-factors . His algorithms offer not only maximum flexibility , but characterful , original effects design — the Specular Reverb V2 I reviewed is among the lushest bloom boxes money can buy . When I heard about the feature set of the CabZeus for the first time , I found myself gassing hard for the utilitarian and toneful prospects on offer .
We have onboard stereo ins and outs , each with individually assignable speakers , cabs and room mic positions , builtin headphone input with volume control , selectable input pads for Swiss-Army-style source accommodation , MIDI , preset dial — the spec sheet alone could fill this review . This little beige-andbrown box is useful in so many musical scenarios , it is almost hard to imagine living without it once
experienced . With the comprehensive ( yet intuitive ) supporting CabsLab software , one can open a world of stereo rig schemes . Every type of speaker , cabinet and even other cab sims and fullrange speakers are cloned here , so whacking a drum machine or synth into an accompanying input won ’ t make them sound like they caught a cold . I ’ ll detail more sonic scenarios later , but for now , I ’ ll rip into what us pedal peeps are most likely to do right off the bat : putting CabZeus
GFI SYSTEMS
CABZEUS
REVIEW BY FLETCHER STEWART STREET PRICE $ 299.00
FLATTERING INFLECTIONS AND STEREO SCHEMES
For those that don ’ t already know , Henry Widjaja of GFI System hails from Jakarta , Indonesia , where he designs and builds totally uniqueboutique pedals that sport rackmount feature-sets in compact form-factors . His algorithms offer not only maximum flexibility , but characterful , original effects design — the Specular Reverb V2 I reviewed is among the lushest bloom boxes money can buy . When I heard about the feature set of the CabZeus for the first time , I found myself gassing hard for the utilitarian and toneful prospects on offer .
We have onboard stereo ins and outs , each with individually assignable speakers , cabs and room mic positions , builtin headphone input with volume control , selectable input pads for Swiss-Army-style source accommodation , MIDI , preset dial — the spec sheet alone could fill this review . This little beige-andbrown box is useful in so many musical scenarios , it is almost hard to imagine living without it once
experienced . With the comprehensive ( yet intuitive ) supporting CabsLab software , one can open a world of stereo rig schemes . Every type of speaker , cabinet and even other cab sims and fullrange speakers are cloned here , so whacking a drum machine or synth into an accompanying input won ’ t make them sound like they caught a cold . I ’ ll detail more sonic scenarios later , but for now , I ’ ll rip into what us pedal peeps are most likely to do right off the bat : putting CabZeus
50 GEAR REVIEW // GFI Systems Cabzeus