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TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive Pedal Demo

Overdrive Boost Pedal with Drive, Volume, Treble, and Fat Switch
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Get the Boost and Maintain Your Dynamic Range

When you push the overdrive envelope, you don't just want that screech and howl. You also want to retain the warmth and range of your tone. With the Zeus Drive overdrive pedal, you can growl while staying grounded in warm tone with an outstanding dynamic response. The Zeus features an all-analog circuit and a stepped-up internal voltage that work in tandem to not only boost your output, but also keep that sonic variety of your tone intact. When you want to boost your low end, a Fat mod switch makes it easy. Easily blend distortion with your clean signal via a dual concentric Gain control for truly amp-like tones. The Zeus also features a Treble control that lets you elevate your highs without watering down your bass response. Guitarists here at Sweetwater have put the Zeus Drive through the paces and are amazed at the results — just wait until you hear this pedal for yourself!

TC Electronic Zeus Drive Overdrive Pedal Features:

  • Overdrive pedal gives you a boost without losing dynamic range
  • All-analog circuit and stepped-up internal voltage work in tandem to boost your output and keep the sonic variety of your tone intact
  • Fat mod switch boosts your low end
  • Blend distortion with your clean signal via a dual concentric gain control for truly amp-like tones
  • Treble control lets you elevate your highs without watering down your bass response
  • Compact footprint fits on any pedalboard

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Overdrive, Boost
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • True Bypass: Yes, Switchable to Buffered
  • EQ: Treble Control, FAT Switch
  • Controls: Drive, Volume
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Height: 2.2"
  • Width: 2.2"
  • Depth: 3.9"
  • Weight: 0.64 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 000-EBW00-00010

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Rated 4.5/5

Gritty, vintage vibe

Heard about this pedal a while ago, stoked to finally received it today and was quite surprised by how small it was. It's about as tall as a mini enclosure but about 1/3 wider, and quite well built, with 4 foam feet on the back and a tough enclosure. This is a clone of a 'legendary' overdrive pedal, the Klon circuit from builder Bill Finnegan used by many notable artists.

With an added fat switch (Bass\low mid boost) internal true/buffered switch, and concentric drive knob. When I opened the pedal to put it in bypass mode I could see the build quality was excellent. When I plugged it in, I noticed a subtle thickening of some mids just from the level control which was quite pleasant, and engaging the fat switch complemented this. This pedal apparently runs internally at 18v and you can feel the voltage from the drive knob, even set quite low it pushes your amp very well. Some reviews said it's tone range is narrow and I don't think that's true. The germanium clipping diodes engage at about 12' clock and can get quite heavy, into some fuzz territory, below 12 o'clock it seems just gain is increased, its nice to blend between these two for tonal palette and this is part of the original design.

I tried it before my purple mojo as a boost as many people use them as boosts, but with my rig, I feel it has its own character and ran it in front of another boost and it sounds great, especially with the treble rolled back a bit. Plan to use it for recording as well. Definitely has a grittier, 70's feel in terms of the quality of the overdrive, which makes sense since germanium historically has been around for quite a while. It helps to push your amp into its own overdrive with a sort of gritty booster versatility.

A great addition to any collection.
Rated 5/5

Better than expected

I got this as part of a bundle with the Bugera PS1 and really wasn't expecting much from it. I tossed it in front of a Supro Delta King with an MXR Carbon Copy behind it and got some amazing tones. So glad I went for it.
Rated 5/5

Simply The Best!!

My Number 1 Pedal I'm Thrilled With If You Can't Afford A Great Or Good Amp You Can Make Any Guitar Have Rock Star Tube Tone With The Screaming Licks And Thunderous Riffs!!
Music background: 24 years experience playing guitar Nonprofit Music Program Teacher And Writing My First Of 10 Original Albums Always Give Back To Music Through Illness It Saved My Life Music Is The Heartbeat The Breath Of The World In A Story Told Or Story Played Creativ
Rated 5/5

My new favorite pedal!

I have been playing guitar off and on for over 40 years and have owned many different OD and distortion pedals. I have to say this has quickly become my favorite one ever! Does a really nice job of adding warmth and grit without making the tone muddy. It can go from very subtle to nice and crunchy. If I want a really heavy rock tone, I use it with the TC Mojomojo OD. They play really well together! If you are looking for a simple yet great sounding OD pedal, this is it!
Music background: semi-professional
Rated 5/5

Zeus od

I have an Orange Micro Dark head I'm running with the Hughes and Kettner 10/30 speaker,
so I believe the Zeus od will work great as a clean boost since its transparent and will dwindle from no Od right up the scale. Not many ods will do that. I'm going to run the Micro Dark slightly dirty and the Zeus pedal as well, and think this would really sound good. By the way the Zeus has the soft click I like and is gold in color... not yellow as I first thought. A klon clone so to speak at a great price!
Music background: Older rocker
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