Zoar Dynamic Audio Grinder Video Manual | EarthQuaker Devices
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- Hello EarthQuakers! President and Product Designer Jamie Stillman is back with another video manual for the brand-new Zoar Dynamic Audio Grinder!
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.
intro 0:00-0:30
inspiration & overview 0:30-2:10
controls 2:10-2:22
gain control 2:22-3:28
weight control 3:28-4:37
3 band EQ 4:37-6:01
level control 6:01-6:12
9V vs 12V vs 18V 6:12-7:34
zoar on bass 7:34-9:17
outro 9:17-9:29
Shot by Chris Tran and Jeff France
Mixed by Jeff France
Edited by Chris Tran
Performer: Jamie Stillman
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Wish I had a weight gain control.
You do. It's called a healthy diet and exercise.
Same dude, same
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Being a continually challenging time for pedal creators, I always smile when I see a new EQD device bc the creativity is just so damn cool. Kudos to EQD for always being refreshing and never mundane. You can bet its damn hard to do that in today's pedal climate.
Thats very kind of you to say, thank you for your support!! ❤️🤘
I couldn't agree more! 😊
I’m hearing 70’s Judas Priest tones. My local shop just got this in. I need to go try it for myself. Well done sir!
Came for the pedal, stayed for the string butler.
Roar For Zoar 🦁
My mind had over complicated this pedal but this video made it very easy to understand and also made it easy to hear that it’s awesome. Cheers EQD.
Great to hear!
This is so rad! That bass section is bonkers.
I swear I heard the exact tone from Corrosion of Conformity’s Deliverance album @4:26-4:36!!!!! Awesome pedal!!!!
Looks like I’ll be putting this right between my Plumes and my Hizumitas. Really dig the bass sound of this one.
Rock on!!
My next EQD purchase for sure! In love with my recent Hizumitas fuzz purchase and I’m ready to get more!!!
Sounds amazing. Fuzz face with rolled down guitar volume is the best overdrive you can get.
Heck yeah!!
Absolutely.
Though it's very temperature sensitive and partial to camera batteries, the Zvex Fat Fuzz Factory is an amazingly flexible take on the Fuzz Face.Rolled back, the best clean tone you could want, and from there, Drive, Distortion,-all the way to gated, crushed, and completely blown out.
EQD's long discontinued Dirt Transmitter was the best Silicon FF variant that I've come across; and I'm generally not a fan of Silicon clipping.
The Hudson Broadcast is currently my favourite Germanium clipper.
Camera batteries?
Sounds fantastic used with bass! Wow 👌🏽 perfectamundo!!
Sounds gnarly! Love the graphics & finish.
EQD's Dave Neeson did the artwork!!
The multi voltages for operation really are the hidden nuggets of gold. The Zoar is truly a badass device!
Right!! Thanks so much!
Wasn´t expected, but this is one my favourite dirty-maker pedals released in a looong time 🖤
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YES. The video I've been waiting for. I'm in love with my Zoar and I keep finding new sounds in it every time I plug in. This drive will never leave my board.
Enjoy!
Greetings from SoCal, but fellow Ohioan around the New Philadelphia area.
Zoar Inn is haunted af. Top floor especially. There used to be a painting of a lady who owned the inn or had some connection to the inn. Her ghost haunts the upper floor. My friend's mom worked there in the late 70s, early 80s, and asked who the woman was in the painting. When told the lady was deceased my friend's mom said she was upstairs and just seen her. Awesome sounding pedal, time to add another EQD to the arsenal.
No surprise this is the best video I’ve seen demonstrating the Zoar. 🎉
Thanks! Safe to say Jamie knows Zoar better than anyone!!🤘
This pedal has been growing on me. At first i had a hard time liking it but as i started to understand the knobs more i realized how good it can sound. Its got this grunge sound almost rat like, like if the rat pedal had a fuzz knob- it sits really nice with my walrus slo. Havent tried it with my eqd swiss things boost yet or in 18v mode; but thats next!
I said I was done buying gain pedals for awhile but then this comes out
This thing is outstanding on Bass! so unbelievably versatile, and sounds great with every bass i throw at it. I even started using it almost like an edge of breakup preamp which i think may be where it excels the most. Thank you for making this incredible tool
Couldn't agree more! So glad you like it!
Sounds awesome! Mine just arrived yesterday!!
Woo!! Hope you enjoy it!
I love it! Lots of great sounds within!
Killer sounding pedal. I can’t wait to get it. It will sound great with the Ledges
As someone who owns both, it does, in fact, sound great with the ledges
Was really like "cool, but definitely not for me" until I heard the bass demoed. The 2 settings Jamie picked were fantastic and really make me want to throw in on top of a Fender-ish short scale bass. I'm really excited to try it now. Cheers!
Cool! Gotta give it a try!!
You guys create the best pedals, it’s unreal. I have a Hoof, Plumes, and Special Cranker right now. Zoar and Acapulco Gold will be here tomorrow. 🤘🤘 thank you for all you guys do!!
Rock on! Thanks so much for your support!
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Beyond impressed!! I really appreciate the hard work you guys put into this.
I have 53 effects pedals, I’m absolutely obsessed. The Zoar at its 18V takes them all so well without compromising headroom. It’s the perfect pedal for pedals, idk how else to describe it.
I was hoping we could get some low gain settings on the pedal as well. I was surprised to see that with the gain control at zero it delivered a sound I’d be happy with using. A pedal like this where you’re invited to actually use the possibilities of playing dynamically is something I really welcome in the world of pedal building. I’m glad to see it used like this. I’d be even happier when the pedal was more directed to those who use less gain over all. I’d order one immediately! ❤
Got the Blacked out Zoar and I am loving it. Stand alone it’s good, and pretty darn versatile. When I put The Dunes in front of it (your drive of choice) it really came alive. Into effects return or in front of a clean amp it’s excellent .. use it to push an already driven amp and it freekin shines with its EQ and weight knobs.
Sounds pretty good ! My next fuzztorsion pedal! 🔥🔥
Rock on!
Great demo, Jamie. Many thanks for (1) three band EQ and (2) the option for 18V - hawt - and (3) that bass demo, which alone was enough to sell me on the pedal, and (4) running such a freakin' cool company.
Glad it was helpful!
@@EarthQuakerDevices So, my Zoar arrived a couple of days ago - I got one of the Blacked Out specials - and it's even better than I'd hoped. It's just astonishingly flexible - a huge range of sounds, from chimney sparkle to Rat snarl to fat flubby fuzz. And it sounds different (but great) on everything from single coils to humbuckers to bass to baritone to drum machine to some crazy home-built instruments.
I bought it expecting basically a Tone Job plus some mid-level gain - a handy utility to stack with other stuff. But this pedal is a true instrument all on its own. Gotta go write up some reviews now. Thanks for being cool!
I think jamie is going through an sg phase. Im here for it
Great demo! Thank you 🙏. I have one inbound
Fantastic! Enjoy your Zoar!!
Sounds absolutely killer.
Purchased this pedal. It’s very nice. Gritty, grinding dirt. Love it!
I own a backup of this pedal too. This is one of the best dirt pedals I’ve ever played. Truly outstanding.
EQD always surprising, this sounds amazing!
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Super cool. Really need to try this out with a bass.
You should!
I think this is the best bass dirt yet from EQD, I’m loving it! Approaching a week with it and I’m impressed as hell. It came unannounced and swiftly kicked the pedal I was using off my board, which was twice the price and about 3 times less useful, lookin’ at you TONE knob!
Earthquaker Devices is pretty much the only pedal company that consistently gets me hyped every release. Meat and Potatoes to Inter-dimensional space bending magic boxes.
Wow, thats so kind 🥹 So glad to hear you're loving your Zoar!!
Great video!
Thanks for watching!!
This thing sounds so cool. I have to get one.
Do it!
So “The Ledges” is a nod to Nelson’s Ledges quarry/biker haven.😎🎸👌🏾
Really cool that the blue hammertone is the default enclosure
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Oh this is new?
Seems to be versatile, even for bass and all that at a reasonable price, maybe i'll get one!
Sounds great
Thanks!!
It makes me feel old school Magic Card
Bought this in eastern eu smiling, my 4th eqd pedal ..
Palisades + Zoar + Life Pedal + IR/power amp sim = ampless rig all day. Fairly certain this is gonna be my mid gain tone for the foreseeable future 🤘
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I purchased a Zoar the second I heard the first demo. It's such an unusaul sounding pedal that I couldn't get it out of my head. Its now my main drive, and it sits somewhere between Led Zeppelin and Down (for me).
I cannot recommend getting one enough. I run mine at 18v with a compressor in front. Sounds killer. It may take some time to get it dialed in to your liking, but well worth it. I'm buying a backup soon!
Bass demo yeaaaaaahhhhhh!!!
Of course!! Zoar rips on bass
sounds great ill put one on my wish list 18 volts wakes this pedal up.
What a beautiful nerd. ❤
I'm thinking I'm going to need to pick this one up. I'm a bass player and I loved your Alcapulco Gold as its a meaty fuzz especially on bass but I've been finding I need something a little less aggressive at times and this sounds like i might be the one
It sounds like Zoar is the one!🤘
i love my Afterneath, it sits after delay and before reverb stages in my loop
Cool I just got mine yesterday
Have fun!!😎
This will be my 7th EQD pedal😅
“How many more cool EQD pedals are you going to make?”
Jamie: Yes
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Do I really need another distortion unit? Yes!
Let the Utopian Dissenter Music Begin!
Love EQD
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Sounds rad! What’s that first song Jamie plays on bass?
If it's great on bass it's probably great on synths ! Color me interested (as always hahaha)
かっこいい！！宮腰さんのpostで知りました！
We have come from Zoar!
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love the bass tone, thanks! with the new Blumes, how do they compare?
Blumes does the low distorted bass tone really well! The Zoar can stay pretty clean or get pushed hard into overdrive but still has great low end. They actually work really nicely together!
I need more info about that guitar (pickups, headstock posts) please Mr Stillman.
Not sure on the pickups, but the headstock addition is called the String Butler. Mine works quite well. -5 points on aesthetics, but +10 points on tuning stability.
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So can you make one with a sidepass in at somewhere between 150-220hz(depending on the slope, resonance filter on it.... hopefully a 2db boost- not at 200 though, that's mud on bass)and a mix control to blend in the clean signal! Oh and something with an SSL's 9000J bass, API's mids, and Neve 1081's highs, and a good La3a optical multiband compressor in a stomp! La3a's are magic on bass! MAKE A BASS VIDEO TOO! WTH...
hello.. has the team already made a harmonic percolator ????
Could this be the PDF2’s alternative?
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so is this like a bd2 kind of “distortion”?
This sounds amazing. I have a Palisades though, so I'm not sure this would be a meaningful purchase. At least for now...
I'm sending this to all my friends who "don't like fuzz"
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Rad
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KID STUFF
First! Oh yes
so basically WEIGHT is a resonance knob you see in metal amp and pedals
Nothing a prince a tone can’t do
Prince of Tone doesn't have a 3 band EQ
Not bad bite but the tuna ain't workin