I need some help. I’m wanting a multi effects for practice and light gigging. I like the b2four and the b6, but I’m not sure which one to get. I think the smaller size and price is an advantage of the b2four but I wonder about ease of use between the two. I’ve also considered the line6 pod express bass but I think I want more functionality. Thanks for any insight.
I don’t know anything about the B6, but the B2four is also a DAI, if that’s useful at all.
I don’t know what “ease of use” you’re looking for - making patches? Switching patches on the fly? Customizing configuration? At any rate, I’ve never used the B6, so I wouldn’t be able to compare them, but others will probably be able to chime in…
The B6 also can be used as a DAI, as far as I can see, they both should have the same functionality in this regard, 2 inputs and 2 outputs (dry and wet, I assume).
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Hi there,
I think the B2Four would be more than enough to get started. Both pedals have an audio interface, a balanced output (DI box-style) to go directly into a PA, a looper, a tuner, etc.
What could be a question for you is the way you use the pedal. The B2Four has the four-way buttons at the top left which is a bit cramped with your foot. However, you have three patches on the foot-switches and that would be more than enough for a small gig. So, depending on your budget, both work.
What I found interesting for larger gigs is that the B2 has an A/B switch to change basses. You can get a cable with a switch instead (example). Way cheaper and quick changes, too.
By the way, I’m playing the B1XFour, which is good enough for my fun-to-play gigs, but not a DI. I have to bring a DI box to loop through to a PA. A DI Box is not an audio interface, so I had to buy that separately.
If you want to see how it’s used, here’s two long videos on that.
Cheers,
Antonio
Zoom B2Four
Zoom B6
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Since when Acquiring Gears is about having “Enough” 
Yeah the B2Four is pretty awesome.
I have the Boss GT-1B, great effects but the UI is incredibly dated there’s no words for it.
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I’ve got the GX-10 and love it. My next project is to build a 1 row travel board (the GX, a reverb pedal, and a DI). Other than missing a DI on the unit itself, it’s an awesome all in one board. Effects are great, amp / cabs sound awesome and the UI is much better than the older Boss multi effects. If you can live with a seperate DI box and basically one foot switch for effectss, I’d highly suggest.
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I have the GR-55 that I bought as a package with my Willcox bass hoping that I would be MIDI-ing up sounds and play them like I see on “YouTube” but man It’s not for me, 
The synth sound and a couple of bass related sounds are really good but you can get that for pedals 10 times cheaper. and who wants to hear a Sax sound played from a bass,
An alternative is a Hotone Ampero. I started with Zoom B1four, but the Ampero is streets ahead in terms of functionality, versatility and ease of use.
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I used the B1 Four for a few years, then jumped to the B6, then eventually landing on the B2- Four, which I consider a smaller sized B6.
I found the B6 to be great and all with the color touch screen, etc., but in real world applications, I found it just taking up too much real estate on some smaller stages, bulky to transport to-and-from practices, etc. I am 100% happy and content with my B2-Four.
The B2 Four still works as a throw-n-go in my gig bag and the tones are as solid as the B6 to my ears. Nearly all the same effects, etc.
As far as navigation, the B2 is pretty easy to navigate - yes, there will be new learning curve as it does navigate differently than the B1 Four and B6, but it is not difficult to get a handle on it than any other Zoom offering. Of course, YT always has useful videos on these sorts of things. If there is only one downside, it’s that there is currently no Windows support for the Zoom software to create & edit patches on a laptop. If you are a Windows user, all patch creation/editing/deleting will need to be done on the unit itself for now.