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« on: August 22, 2012, 04:21:40 PM »

Hey Guys,

Was wondering if any of you were using a ZD with your C-tone.  I had one years ago that I used with my Fender RI 59 Bassman and while I liked it, I don't think I appreciated it fully for what it was.  Also, I think I wanted something with a bit more gain. 

Anyway, I know that Mayer has used them with this 2Rocks and Dumbles, so I thought I'd give it another whirl.  Also, found a local guy here in NorCal who would do a clone for $130, so that cool! 

Thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2012, 07:31:34 PM »

I use one... a clone. I took my BB of the board for this one. Together with RC I don't need anything else really.
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2012, 09:07:46 PM »

Hey Guys,

Was wondering if any of you were using a ZD with your C-tone.  I had one years ago that I used with my Fender RI 59 Bassman and while I liked it, I don't think I appreciated it fully for what it was.  Also, I think I wanted something with a bit more gain. 

Anyway, I know that Mayer has used them with this 2Rocks and Dumbles, so I thought I'd give it another whirl.  Also, found a local guy here in NorCal who would do a clone for $130, so that cool! 

Thoughts?
I have one in my GCX... It is a ZD1, and it is a good stomp OD.  Would I buy it again? Ahhhh.... probably.  It is a great lead OD pedal.  It doesn't do subtle that well, for that I'd do the OCD again in a minute.....
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2012, 06:14:38 AM »

I have a zen2 which I use. While the pedal is great, I'm in two minds if I should take it off my board. Agree that it doesn't clean up as well as an OCD which I also have
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2012, 08:13:48 PM »

I sometimes use a Zen Drive which is a great pedal.  It sounds good with the OTS but I have found that the Zen can be tricky to dial in.  Some people get very frustrated with it. 

The OCD sounds very good and it's a bit easier to zero in on.  It's a no brainer recommendation for anyone who is looking for high quality overdrive. 

If you are looking at a drive or boost pedal from a builder you feel good about and you like their sound clips, chances are it will do just fine in front of the OTS.
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« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2012, 04:40:18 AM »

I use mine to give another channel on my ots. Set for low gain it fills a gap left from clean to the od channel on the amp and then the pab. So I go

ch1 - clean
zen - edgy rythms
ch2 - leads (or more dirty rythms)
ch2 pab - hangin it all out.

it gives me the same ots (dumble flavour) at a lower gain setting than ch2.
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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2012, 10:42:01 PM »

I have a BM50. I like the internal OD set to a modest amount of grit, but not Santana-type OD

When the BM50 is set to ultraclean I sometimes use a Zendrive 2 with it, works very well for slightly more driven tones
For just a little grit, a Klone
for feel but more grit, a Honeybee clone, backing off the vol with this is very Mayer I think

I could ditch the rest and stick with these 3, but they are all doing something different, so choosing would be hard.
All excellent for playing JMayer-range of sounds on a strat


I tried a Zendrive v1.0. very nice, but the v2 is nicer
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