Z.cat pedals

bobulibobium · #1 09-01-2010, 05:25 PM

Ive been looking into buying some of these pedals, but searching did not provide any information on whether or not these pedals are actually good.

The ones ive been looking at most are the tremolo pedal, the qmod pedal and silicon fuzz pedal.

Heres the website: http://www.zcatpedals.com/?dir=hot

im hoping someone can tell me more about these pedals and how they handle on bass.

wdinc01 · #2 09-01-2010, 10:17 PM

I can't really speak for the pedals themselves, but I will say that there have been interest in these pedals here. The problem is that the guy isn't good at communicating. I wanted to buy a hold pedal off of him, but he stopped answering my emails. Of course, I have more money in my pocket now, but still.

CliftonBonney · #3 09-01-2010, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wdinc01

I can't really speak for the pedals themselves, but I will say that there have been interest in these pedals here. The problem is that the guy isn't good at communicating. I wanted to buy a hold pedal off of him, but he stopped answering my emails. Of course, I have more money in my pocket now, but still.

I had the exact same experience. I e-mailed him two or three times with no response. Apparently, the e-mails were going to a spam folder. See the link below. But, I was given two or three e-mail addresses, tried them all, and still nothing. I gave up, but others have had success contacting him and do enjoy the pedals. Good luck.

Z.cat

bobulibobium · #4 09-01-2010, 10:56 PM

yeh, i allready found that thread - it didnt actually have any information on the pedals other than that people wanted them.

does anyone actually own any of these pedals?

Eric! · #5 09-01-2010, 11:12 PM

I had the Hold-Chorus-Delay, it was super neat!

savinggrace · #6 09-02-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric!

I had the Hold-Chorus-Delay, it was super neat!

I have one, and it is STILL super neat!

Swift713 · #7 09-02-2010, 05:10 AM

I'm also interested in the qmod, I'd bet it's fine with a bass but it also seems like possibly a very straight forward and generic version of the effects it does. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing.
I didn't have any trouble getting a reply from him but my pedal budget is currently $0.

bobulibobium · #8 09-02-2010, 06:31 AM

anyone have any experience with the pedals i mentioned first?

bobulibobium · #9 09-02-2010, 06:31 PM

its just that im considering a purchase, but i dont exactly have much of a budget to purchase pedals with - im hoping to get something good for the money i have

wdinc01 · #10 09-02-2010, 08:06 PM

Well, you could explain what you're looking to get and I'm sure someone can list a few pedals that would serve your needs. Not saying to stop considering Z.cat, its just that there's probably a few more options with a better way of communicating with the company

CliftonBonney · #11 09-02-2010, 10:17 PM

Yea. Look at alternatives to the Z.Cat pedals. You mention interest in a silicon fuzz. Go check out www.bassfuzz.com. There are plenty of fuzz reviews there.

bobulibobium · #12 09-03-2010, 05:43 AM

haha, oh yeh, ive been a big fan grygrx for a long time

I've always loved that silicon B:Assmaster but they are rare to come by!

Its just that Z.cat has a good price, but i know little of their capabilities. i was hoping someone could tell me a bit about them in case i find em' for cheap second hand.

I was quite curious about that Q-mod too in getting more bang for my buck, especially if the settings are quite good. Otherwise i was really more leaning towards buying the tremolo cause its near the price range of an ehx pulsar, which gets nothing but praise here :P Just the Zcat has little to no reputation here, and i was just wondering if its worth the money.

bobulibobium · #13 09-03-2010, 06:43 AM

oh snap, silicon B:Assmaster in the classifieds! but still 140GBP is a bit out of my price range :P im Australian, and thats probably around 250 - 300 for me

bobulibobium · #14 09-03-2010, 11:24 PM

so no one has actually had any hands on with the pedals i mentioned?

Joe Gress · #15 09-03-2010, 11:32 PM

Can't say anything except I ♥ my Silicon B:assmaster.

shinobi · #16 09-04-2010, 03:31 AM

i bought a poly-octaver2 about 2 months ago. i didn't have any problems emailing vlad, replies were quick, transaction was completed swiftly. pedal arrived from latvia within a week, WAY faster than most USPS packages that are shipped overseas. the pedal itself was great, priced at a steal.

bobulibobium · #17 09-04-2010, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Gress

Can't say anything except I ♥ my Silicon B:assmaster.

*Look of extreme jealousy*

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Originally Posted by shinobi

i bought a poly-octaver2 about 2 months ago. i didn't have any problems emailing vlad, replies were quick, transaction was completed swiftly. pedal arrived from latvia within a week, WAY faster than most USPS packages that are shipped overseas. the pedal itself was great, priced at a steal.

How does it sound? Does it sound very robotic and digital like the Digitech Whammy or is it a much more organic sound?

I bought a bass big muff from a guy in latvia - it came the week i bought it, and I live in Australia!