The Ashdown VU Load Variable Drive Pedal is designed for bassists looking to shape harmonically rich distortion without losing their core tone making it ideal for players in rock metal and heavier styles. Developed in close collaboration with James LoMenzo of Megadeth this pedal builds on the popular Hyperdrive with a reworked circuit that adds tonal focus control and aggression. The Drive Mix and Bypass Mix knobs let you blend your dry signal and distorted tone for a full-bodied sound. You can then target the exact frequency range of the distortion using the High Pass and Low Pass filter controls giving you powerful control over where the drive sits in your mix. The onboard input level control helps match the pedal to passive or active basses ensuring smooth integration into any signal chain. With rugged construction and true bypass switching this 9V pedal is built to perform both live and in the studio.
Ashdown Lomenzo Mega Drive Bass Guitar Pedal
This is a New Ashdown Lomenzo Mega Drive Bass Guitar Pedal from Ashdown, listed in Specialist Effects Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.
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Brand
Ashdown
In the current JustPedals catalogue, Ashdown is represented by Distortion Pedals, Preamp & DI Pedals and Wah & Filter Pedals. Current listings include Studio One Compressor, Type 23 Dynamic and Valve Pre-DI. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping, plus modelling, direct rigs and multi-effects. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.
Category
Specialist Effects Pedals
Specialist effects alter the signal in ways that do not sit cleanly inside one established family. They may use granular processing, frequency shifting, resonators, freeze or sustain, bit reduction, ring modulation, feedback networks or combinations of several techniques. The relevant distinction is the underlying process, its tracking or latency, and how completely the dry signal can be blended or replaced.
Tags
Bass
Voiced or equipped to retain low-frequency fundamentals and the higher headroom of a bass signal. Clean blends, crossovers and bass-specific filter ranges can preserve weight and articulation while the effected portion adds harmonics, movement or ambience.
True Bypass
Connects input directly to output through mechanical or relay switching when the effect is off, removing the active circuit from the audio path. It avoids buffer colour but leaves cable capacitance and switching design to influence high-frequency loss and possible switching noise.
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