Overloading input on Zoom B2.1u?

[Sean Baumann]

Well I've always seemed to struggle with my Zoom B2.1u for some reason. Playing it through varous amps, with my hot output basses, I seem to have issues with some distortion in the signal. It seems ok with my lower output basses (which I think are too low). But, for example, on my Sadowsky, with the volume up to around 8 out of 10, the sound is like I am clipping the pedal or something.

Is the only solution to turn down my bass and turn up the zoom output?

[niftydog]

No, it's not the only solution, but it's probably the simplest. I just learnt that the B2.1u is 'rated' for -20dBm input signals and the input impedance is 1 Megohm. This means that the max signal voltage is approximately 3V. That's disappointingly easy to obtain even with a passive bass - albeit only during transients.

[Swift713]

Hmm, I've had no problem with my Tony Levin through the B2. Then again, it isn't much louder than my P and I almost never boost the bass, not often the mids, and never the treble.