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Z-TONE Buffer Boost guitar pedal, dark chassis with dual footswitches, top-mounted gain and boost knobs, center display screen, front-facing view

IK Multimedia

Z-TONE Buffer Boost

SKU: IKMT_IP-ZTONE-BB

AUD RRP $289.95 Inc GST*

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Preamp/DI pedal with advanced tone shaping

Guitar & bass pedalboards are all about exploring new tones & textures, creating a wide range of sound for your instrument. Z-TONE® Buffer Boost takes your live rig to a new level, letting you shape the sound of your instrument with the input circuits from our award-winning AXE I/O interface. Change the tone & feel of your guitar or bass, buffer your tone to survive even the biggest pedalboard, kick in the boost and supercharge all your existing gear with a powerful new front-end.

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Key Features

  • Active/Passive pickup selector
  • PURE channel for transparent sound
  • JFET channel adds warmth & harmonics
  • Z-TONE variable impedance control creates a wide range of tones
  • Buffers signal for longer pedalboards & cable runs
  • Boost circuit adds volume & drive
  • Alternate outs for mixers & PAs (XLR output)
  • Ground lift switch eliminates buzz & hum
  • Designed and made in Italy

The ideal front-end

Z-TONE Buffer Boost offers a high-quality instrument preamp with exceptionally low noise and wide frequency response, and multiple circuit topologies to adapt to any type of guitar, pick-up and style.

Take your live guitar/bass rig to a new level:

Improve your guitar track forever

In the studio, Z-TONE Buffer Boost also lets you record like thepros.Connect the balanced out to your audio interface and mic up your amp – now you can simultaneously recordboth your amp tone as well as a second DI guitar track. Now you can process and fine-tune at will with the included AmpliTube 5 SE – all without recording endless takes. The perfect buffer for your audio interface at home: The ideal choice for direct recording or amp/DI in a pro studio:

Kick it up a notch

Use Z-TONE Buffer Boost to supercharge your sound. The included Boost circuit offers adjustable gain to increase volume & drive, hitting your amp or pedals harder.

Always sound your best

Long cable runs, low-impedance stomps and complex routing can degrade your guitar’s signal, causing muffled, bassy or lifeless tone. To ensure your signal always stays crystal-clear, Z-TONE Buffer Boost offers a transparent output buffer so you always sound your best. And Z-TONE Buffer Boost offers a true bypass circuit, so it’s completely transparent when not in use.

More ways to connect

In addition to the “Link” amp & pedal output, Z-TONE Buffer Boost offers a balanced XLR output to connect to mixers & PAs. Skip the amp and perform direct, or mix clean and processed signals to create even more tonal options.

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