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The word "ZIO" is an acronym for Impedance (“Z” is the electrical symbol for impedance), Input (“I”), and Output (“O”). You can also use the ZIO in your amp's effects loop if you want to drive your power amp even harder, or to compensate for a level mismatch between two channels. Use it at the front of your chain of effects to shape the rest of your outgoing tone, after your drive pedals as an overall tone sweetener or clean volume boost, or at the the end of your pedalboard to drive a long cable run or as a restorative device to recreate the sound of your guitar going directly into the input of your amplifier. ZIO is a deceptively flexible unit that can serve many different purposes at various places in your signal path. ZIO is Source Audio’s first all-analog effects pedal and designed in collaboration with Christopher Venter, the owner and sole engineer at SHOE Pedals. The goal in creating the ZIO Analog Front End + Boost was simple yet ambitious: “Make Everything Sound Better!” ZIO is an all-analog preamp/boost pedal that includes a choice of four distinct preamp circuits, each with up to +20dB of additional output boost. Chances are you’ll use a number of these effects, and the MS-60B just might become a fixture in your rig. I mean, really, it’s $99! If you use just one effect and the tuner, or just the preamp and EQ, you’ll already be ahead of the game. The fun part: You get to mix and match a virtual guitar store's worth of gear. But after running through all 58 options, I’d definitely say that good sounds far outnumber the not-so-good ones. Tones that fell a bit short for me included BassDrive (a SansAmp simulation), Defret (a fretless bass simulation), and the SVT amp model. (I use a U5 a lot, and this is the most accurate replica I've heard.) DI5 is a convincing Avalon U5 simulation.
BK BUTLER TUBE DRIVER INTO OVERDRIVEN AMP FULL
The Ba Synth and Ba Chorus settings are full and robust. I loved Ba Pitch-a great-sounding pitch shifter specifically voiced for bass.
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And speaking of presets inspired by non-endorsers, the Red Hot setting delivers a fine big-pole pickup sound with lots of midrange. With a little tweaking, the obligatory Jaco setting becomes accurate.
BK BUTLER TUBE DRIVER INTO OVERDRIVEN AMP PATCH
Some standouts: The reggae patch is simply low-end heaven. Zoom did a great job of with the factory presets. Some of the amp simulations are very strong, particular the Aguilar and Acoustic models.īut the soul of this pedal lies in its effects. (I ran it in mono, though stereo is available.) The amount of modeled gear available is impressive, almost overwhelming. I auditioned the MS-60B with a vintage Fender P and a Warwick CCL amp. Oh-did I mention that this pedal streets for $99? There’s also a tuner (with optional muting mode), tap-tempo for some delay effects, and a USB port for loading additional patches and updates. You can cycle through four of your patches via footswitch. The pedal has 58 total patches, 30 of which have been preloaded as editable presets. You can edit effects to taste and store them individually, or in patches of up to four simultaneous effects. The MS-60B comes loaded with 58 amp, pedal, preamp, and studio effects, most modeled on products by industry-standard names such as Ampeg, Mu-tron, and Avalon Design. Some tones are lackluster and plastic-sounding.
BK BUTLER TUBE DRIVER INTO OVERDRIVEN AMP SOFTWARE
Software and tone updates are available via USB.