First off, I know most here have a lot of reverence for JM's "tone".  With that being said, I know there are a lot of other people who are into finding their own tone.  This pedal is not for JM-type tones, but it can be instrumental in finding your tone.  I've been on this board a long time, and I love JM's continuum tone (who doesn't), but I play LP's, teles, the occasional strat, and Dr. Z amps; not exactly a JM recipe.  So, if you aren't interested in non-JM tones, i'm probably not someone you want to listen to.

I'm a big Dr. Z fan.  I currently have a carmen ghia and an EZG50.  I just recently sold a stang ray and have had a KT45 in the past.  I will likely be picking up another amp (remedy, therapy, antidote, z-28..can't decide) in the very near future.  I would highly recommend checking out his amps; great price point, super reliable, and great tone machines (although not D-style).

Okay, back to this pedal.  This is a 2-channel drive pedal (red and green side) that has a full EQ at the front end of the pedal.  The doc partnered with EQD on this.  You can read more about it here > http://drzamps.com/product/z-drive/

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What this pedal does, better than any drive pedal i've used (and i've used A LOT), is it feels/sounds/responds the same way your amp would respond.  The active EQ is the absolute best feature I have found in a drive pedal.  To be honest, I love the tone knob on my ghia amp, but hate messing with tone knobs on drive pedals (and voice knobs, etc).  With this EQ, if i need more cut, I turn up the mids.  Oh dang, the treble is getting a bit harsh, or i want a darker tone, I knock back the treble.  

One complaint about this pedal is that you can't "stack" drives.  You don't need to.  There is plenty of gain on tap. Also, Dr. Z has said that oscillations became an issue when testing this feature so they did not include it.

This is maybe the longest post i've written about gear in a long time.  I highly recommend this pedal.  Ok, back to playing!







---So here goes: close your eyes, get out of your own way, and JAM.---