Tuesday, June 1, 2021

OVERDRIVE- TC ELECTRONIC Zeus ...a Klon that is not a Klon?

 TC ELECTRONIC ZEUS OD 
$60.00 USD
This is the second pedal after their Rat like Magus pedal that comes in the new style casing that is about 3/4 the size of a Boss pedal. It is their take on a Klon but they have added a germanium clipping diode that when pushed fatten and warms of the sound and gives you a very rich OD sound. Dimed it borders on a near high gain distortion.
The layout is simple with a volume, gain and tone. A switch labeled fat brings in a mid boost.
CONCLUSION
It is an impressive medium gain OD with kind of a 70's like
tube combo amp dimed sound. It has a fat rich warm sound. Like a Klon it mixes clean with the dirt as you turn it up to give you clarity and definition. It sounds nothing like a Klon but TC has managed to create a very nice original OD.

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4 comments:

  1. UnadanJune 2, 2021 at 11:31 PM

    I thought the first 2000 units of the Zeus were supposed to have some special magical diodes? Any info on that or just marketing?

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  2. Paul L. Ewing / LENARD Re-InventionsJune 3, 2021 at 7:26 AM

    The magical diodes are 1N34A germanium diodes. They are readily available and are 34 cents each. lol

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    1. UnadanJune 3, 2021 at 11:13 AM

      So do you think this pedal is worth buying if I already have a Golden Horse and Archer Ikon?

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  3. Paul L. Ewing / LENARD Re-InventionsJune 4, 2021 at 6:54 AM

    It is a very good medium gain pedal. It is more in the category of pedals like the The Boss OD-1 type of OD's or the Boss Blues Breaker. It is not in the Klon or Tube Screamer category. If this is what you want/need than I feel it is a safe buy. I like it but I have several medium gain Marshall type pedals that take care of the job it covers.

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