The TC Electronic G-Major showcases the company’s commitment to high-quality guitar processors. Building on the legacy of the G-Force, the G•Major offers advanced technology at an affordable price. Capable of running seven effects and a tuner simultaneously, it provides real-time control over numerous parameters via MIDI or pedal input. Preset changes are fast and seamless, with true delay spillover support.
Designed specifically for effects, the TC Electronic G-Major is an ideal companion for your preamp. Effects are arranged in blocks, with each block offering multiple options. For example, the Delay block includes Stereo Delay, PingPong Delay, Tap Delay, and Dynamic Delay, with over 25 algorithms available to explore instantly.
- Multi Effects TC Electronic award-winning technology found its way into the TC Electronic G-Major. So have extensive control and ease of use: Single click: toggles the current effect on/off. Double click: accesses the edit page. This is maximum control in no time!
- Noise Gate A Noise Gate is generally used to attenuate the signal when you don’t play the guitar. This way you can avoid hearing all the hiss, hum and other noise your system might generate.
- Compressor A Compressor is used to reduce the dynamic content of a signal. There are situations where a compressor should not be applied on the guitar and there are definitely situations where it is the key to letting the guitar stand out and appear rock solid.
- Chorus Classic and Advanced Chorus. The Advanced Chorus algorithm holds a few extra parameters compared to the Classic Chorus. You have the option of turning the Golden Ratio on/off, controlling the Chorus Delay and also applying a Phase Reverse function for extra widening of the Chorus effect.
- Classic and Advanced Flange A Flange is a short Delay modulated via an LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator). “Feedback” in relation to Flange sets the resonance level of the effect. Select the Classic Flange or the Advanced Flange which features the Golden Ratio facility inherited from the classic TC 2290 Dynamic Delay processor.
- Resonance Filter The Resonance filters are basically a Hi and Lo Cut filter that can be swept up and down the frequency range. When the Resonance (Q-factor) parameter is increased, the filters peak and the cutoff frequency gets very narrow and very steep.
- Vibrato A Vibrato effect modulates the incoming pitch. As opposed to a Chorus effect no direct signal is combined with this pitch modulation.
- Tremolo A Tremolo is basically a change of level controlled by an LFO. The TC Electronic G-Major holds variations from soft, smooth to hard and aggressive Tremolos.
- Panner The panner simply pans the signal from one channel to the other.
- Vintage and Smooth Phaser Two effective good phaser types. The Vintage Phaser will give you the phasing effect similar to the one found in old stomp boxes. The Smooth Phaser is excellent for a less dominant effect. The Vintage Phaser and Smooth Phaser utilize respectively four and twelve All-pass filters. These filters create a comb-looking characteristic. When the filtered sound is mixed with the direct sound, the “phasing sound” occurs.
- Reverb As far as Hall, Plate and Room algorithms, each Reverb consists of Early Reflections and a Dif-fuse Field. In any Reverb simulation the Early Reflections define the shape and size of the room. The Diffuse Field represents “the Reverb Tail”. The Spring algorithm is designed to reproduce the sound of the old spring Reverbs, as used in vintage guitar amps.
- Detune The source signal is split, and a specified amount of the signal is detuned to your specifications. The Detune block in the Pitch block holds two voices. A Delay for each voice could be applied as a slapback effect.
- Whammy The Whammy effect gives you the opportunity to control the pitch of an added voice with an external MIDI Expression pedal.
- Pitch Shifter With the TC Electronic G-Major Pitch Shifter you are able to add 2 voices, each with a fixed pitch within +/- one octave from the Input note. The processing of the TC Electronic G-Major is at a speed where you will never notice any “searching” for the notes as with many older octaver units and octaver stomp boxes.
- Delay The TC Electronic G-Major holds a number of Delay modes that will cover not only your basic needs, but also Delay effects thought of as unachievable unless hooked up with extremely high-end audio equipment. Actually, that is exactly what the TC Electronic G-Major guitar processor features!
See the featured delays below. - PingPong With the PingPong Delay line you are able to pan the repeats from left to right.
- Dynamic Delay The Dynamic Delay is a function that allows the Delay Output level to be actively altered by the dynamics of the Input level. A function that can be used to leave the source material clear and undisturbed while played and delicately accompanied by the Delay between phrases.
- Dual Delay The Dual Delay algorithm allows you to have two Delay lines running at the same time. In other terms you have two separate Delay “units” in parallel, each with its own set of parameters.
- Channel Switching Changing your sound from a crisp clean dry rhythm sound to a overdriven lead sound, will most likely involve channel switching on your Preamp or Combo in addition to changing your effects preset. Generally this implies the investment of a separate switching system. Not with the G•Major! With the built-in Relay Switching on the TC Electronic G-Major you are able to switch between up to 3 channels on your Preamp or Combo.
- Modifiers The G•Major holds four modifiers. A Modifier is a virtual handle, that can be remote controlled via MIDI Cc´s or the Ext. Control jack. A Modifier can be connected to several effects parameters simultaneously. Additionally a unique transmission may be set up between the Modifier and each of the connected effects parameters.
- Tuner The TC Electronic G-Major Chromatic tuner ranges from 420 Hz to 460 Hz. Mute the Outputs of your TC Electronic G-Major when tuning your guitar. You can setup either a MIDI pedal, a momentary switch or an Expression pedal to control the mute function.
- Routing TC Electronic G-Major holds three different effects Routings that can be changed with the preset or fixed to your favourite selection. The Serial Routing connects all seven effects blocks in straight line, equal to a regular guitar stomp box setup.
Semi Parallel still connects the first five effects blocks in a serial manner, while the Reverb and Delay block are now connected in parallel. The Parallel Routing still allows serial-based effects like the Noise Gate, Compressor and Tremolo to be connected in serial, and additionally connects the Pitch, Chorus, Delay and Reverb in a parallel setup. - G-Minor G-Minor is a multipurpose MIDI triple footswitch that sends and receives MIDI information. It allows for specific remote control of the TC Electronic G-Major but can also control any MIDI device. G-Minor gives immediate access to the most fundamental functions of the TC Electronic G-Major, such as Program changes, Tap tempo, Tuning the guitar on-the-fly but also more specifically real-time effects selection. Additionally, the G-Minor MIDI In is capable of merging any MIDI data from a second G-Minor into the MIDI Out stream, allowing daisy chaining of several units.
