Zvex Effects '59 Sound (Hand-Painted)

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The ’59 Sound is based on the legendary 1959 Tweed Fender Bassman. The ’59 Sound captures the essence of that magical amplifier. Use the ’59 Sound™ with any amp set warm and somewhat clean, and you’ll get a taste of the rich naturally transparent and dynamic distortion tones that make the ’59 Bassman® one of the most sought after vintage amps ever built. The ’59 Sound loves to stack with other distortions, compressors, overdrives and fuzz pedals.

 

Controls:

Boost:
Sets the boost level, which is engaged with the left stomp switch. [Start around 11:00 o’clock]. The Drive and Boost controls are based on my original Super Hard On™ gain control, so they may crackle when turned. This is perfectly normal.

Volume:
Adjust for distortron engine volume level. [Start around 9:00 o’clock].

Tone:
Adjust for treble content. [Start around 12:00 o’clock].

Drive:
Sets the amount of distortion. [Start around 1:00 o’clock].

 

The ’59 Sound™ also contains an extremely high-head room, unity-to-50X gain booster with 1 megohm input impedance and low hiss. It is very similar to the SHO boost circuit with refinements to make it sound more like a standard amp input and less glassy. The boost channel can be used alone or in conjunction with the distortion channel. The boost channel follows the distortion channel so that the distortion is able to hit your amp harder (at a higher volume) when both switches are engaged, for boosting solos and what-not.

Model:	ZVHP59S
Manufacturer:	Zvex