Zoar
The EarthQuaker Devices Zoar is a versatile, medium-high gain discrete distortion pedal, delivering a touch-sensitive, amp-like experience. It offers a wide range of tones, from the sparkle and tightness of an overdrive to low-medium gain fuzz, catering to various playing styles and tunings. The Zoar features a highly interactive 3-band EQ and unique "Weight" control for shaping the distortion's character, offering precise control over the sound from clean boost to heavy saturation. Running at higher voltages (up to 18v) further enhances the dynamic range and frequency response, providing a tube amp-like experience.
What EarthQuaker Devices say about the Zoar
Zoar is a medium-high gain discrete distortion (using only transistors; no opamps or diodes in here!) that has that touch sensitive amp-like quality to it that everyone craves. It has been finely tuned to create a highly tweakable hi-fi and modern sounding distortion, but with the ghosts of old school circuitry to deliver a grind that is both instantly familiar and delightfully unique. Want that defined sparkle and tightness of an overdrive? This has it. Want that low-medium gain fuzz that’s perfect for drop tuned guitars and basses? This has it. Want to be able to dial in and control every nuance of your tone from jangly on-the-verge of break up to blowing the walls out heavy saturation? Then this is the pedal for you.
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