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An expertly tuned 3-band EQ and pre- and post-drive switching options make this dirt-plus-boost box a potent board buddy.

Recorded using an Eastwood Sidejack Baritone DLX with Curtis Novak Jazzmaster Widerange pickups going into a Jaguar HC50 miked with a Royer R-121 feeding an Apogee Duet going into GarageBand with no EQ-ing, compression, or effects.
Clip 1: Bridge pickup with effect bypassed first, then with both drive and boost circuits engaged and the following Glacial Zenith settings: EQ toggle set to pre-drive, high at max, mid at 3 oā€™clock, low at 1 oā€™clock, boost at max (and set to pre-drive), and volume and drive at max, with the shape toggle set to the right (for less clipping and a more crystalline sound).
Clip 2: Neck pickup with Glacial Zenith bypassed first (but MXR Reverb on), then with Glacial Zenith drive engaged and EQ toggle set to pre-drive, high at 9 oā€™clock, mid at noon, low at 1:30, volume at max, drive at minimum, and shape toggle set to the left (for a more clipped sound), then with boost also engaged at max and set to pre-drive.
Clip 3: Bridge and neck pickups with Glacial Zenith bypassed first (but MXR Reverb on), then with both drive and boost circuits engaged and the following Glacial Zenith settings: EQ toggle set to post-drive, high at 10 oā€™clock, mid at minimum, low at 1 oā€™clock, boost at 1 oā€™clock (and set to post-drive), volume at max, and drive at 10 oā€™clock, with the shape toggle set to the left (for a more clipped sound).
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Pros:
Fantastic array of tones for guitar, baritone, or bassā€”from warm and gushy to sparkling to bristling, singing high gain.

Cons:
Knobs easily bumped to unintended positions when adjusting crowded control panel.

Street:
$189

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A dual-stage overdrive with a 3-band EQ.

Rochester, NY (September 12, 2018) -- Adventure Audio unveils a new approach to overdrive pedal stacking, gain staging, and gain stacking. The Glacial Zenith II provides guitar, bass, and electric keyboard players the ability to shape their tone they way they hear it in their head.

At its most basic, the GZII is a Drive, a 3-band EQ, and a boost, all in a box together. What really takes it to the peak is the ability to put them in effectively whatever order you want.

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