Source Audio ZIO - Analog Front End + Boost

https://www.sourceaudio.net
The ZIO is Source Audio’s first all-analog offering and is armed with 4 preamps to help boost, buffer and shape your whole rig and in designed in collaboration with Christopher Venter of Shoe Pedals! The answer to what ZIO does can be found in its name: (Z) Impedance, (I) Input, and (O) Output. The distinct preamp circuits can give you anything from under unity gain to +20dB boost: JFET offers a very transparent, high headroom boost with no freq limiting, Low-Cut gets rid of the rumble and extreme frequencies that may make your cabs flub out or cause those neck pickups to get lost in the mix. Studio, is inspired by curve of the "Pultec Trick", is a versatile preamp which simultaneously cuts muddy low-mids, reduces rumble and increases presence. Finally, the famous E-Plex FET-based circuit adds its characteristic warmth and slight grit to any scenario, only with much more boost available than the original.
Any of these preamps/boosts will act as a buffer, reducing the capacitance of long cable runs. But sometimes, like in the case of the Echoplex which didn’t have a low enough output impedance to retain high end, a little rolling off of the high frequencies can be a nice touch. So, the Tone/Capacitance switch can virtually add up to 30ft of virtual cable length before any of the preamps, reducing the high end spike of buffers or perhaps creating new tones with your dirt pedals. There’s no wrong way to use ZIO. Source Audio even gives you a dedicated Tuner/Line Out and a silent tuning option when the Mute toggle is selected. For a complete list of specs and applications, check out SourceAudio.net

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Gear in Video
Amp: Fender Deluxe Reverb RI, Hamstead 1x12 cab
Bass Rig: Ibanez ‘81 Blazer, UAD Ampeg STV-VR
Guitar: Fender Ultra Jazzmaster (Black Bobbin upgrades), Suhr Classic S (Radioshop HSS Evolution pickups), Gibson Custom CME Les Paul
Other Pedals: Oneder Drive, Formula B Super Plexi, Jam Pedals Red Muck, EQD Plumes, ThorpyFX FLIR Buffer
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, UAD VST-VR, UA OX Amp Top Box, de Lisle Amp-Speaker Switcher 4x4 Pro Plus, Royer R-121 Mic
Drums: Stefan Pötzsch
Cables: Sinasoid, Evidence SIS & Revelation Guitar Cables
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