Hermida Audio Zendrive

[JamesHommersen]

This was recommended to me by a friend. I was wondering before I bought one if anyone here has used one. If so, how bass friendly are they. I'd like to know +/- qualities. Thanks!

 

[Mark Olson]

I tried the Zendrive that my brother (guitarist) had. It sounds okay, but I really think there's better options out there for bass that will leave your low end a little more intact. Lots and lots of options.

 

[bongomania]

It's one of many boutique guitar OD's that try to emulate the sound of a "Dumble" brand tube amp, and part of that sound is the lows being cut. So it's not just the lows being lost "accidentally" as with some other guitar pedals, but in fact an intentional cut. That said, I have one of this type that I modded for bass successfully--so if you feel like throwing some money around and fooling with the innards of the pedal, then a Dumble-esque OD can be cool on bass.

 

[Claymore]

It's one of many boutique guitar OD's that try to emulate the sound of a "Dumble" brand tube amp, and part of that sound is the lows being cut. So it's not just the lows being lost "accidentally" as with some other guitar pedals, but in fact an intentional cut. That said, I have one of this type that I modded for bass successfully--so if you feel like throwing some money around and fooling with the innards of the pedal, then a Dumble-esque OD can be cool on bass.

I realize this thread is absolutely ancient but do you remember if you just changed the input capacitor? I built a Zen Drive and I was thinking of just putting a switch on the front end for 2 different caps, guitar/bass. Would that work?

 

[bongomania]

If I recall correctly, the input cap was the only thing I needed to change to allow more low end into the circuit, but I also changed the cap of the tone knob in order to put its resonant peak down into bass range, which helped a lot with the whole thing sounding more bassy.