Jmorrero D'Zound (Mini-Review)

[arkeetar]

love the slippers! 

mag iipon ulit ako hehe

[psychic_sushi]

Zendrive2 and Blackface Dzound

Oki doki, was up all night burning the midnight oil at jims place with ibanez man... (jim, i tried the "warat" on my rig, i dunno if my ears just folded, text tayo again to exchange notes on our "experiment")

Got to try the zen 2 next to the blackface dzound (which i shall refer to as the BD), and good lord, its bloody close. bloody bloody close.

This is my fave incarnation of the dzound. its bigger sounding, has more thump to it (after a careful tweak jim did to the bass frequency) and double the gain. it made ibanezman's strat sound nice and fat.

next to the zen 2, i can say the similarity is about 85% there. factors being that the zen 2 is a tube loaded device, and alot smoother. there is one minor tweak i am awaiting... jim, go for it!

i like the bd alot. damn gas...

[arkeetar]

i went to Sir Jim's place last night so he can check my whiteface dzound 

also a good reason to try his new BLACKFACE Dzound yebah! 

hep! hindi pa tapos kasi...
i tried it besides a real Zendrive2  (gas gas gas) 

zendrive is a zendrive!(it's also a clone, right? right!  )
blackface dzound sounds awesome! fat bottom, high just right!
it's a zendrive2 without a tube! if you are a fanatic, try it! 

papuputol ko daliri ko pag hindi kayo nakuntento 
(I'm not saying i have a superb credibility... pero ang sarap gamitin!  )

Bottomline...
Jmorrero's Blackface Dzound killed my Gas for a Zendrive


i also tried the Badrat! medyo nalito pa ko sa 2 kung ano talaga gusto ko kung pwede lang 2 agad hehe

makikita n'yo naman puro smile yung post ko hehe

[jmorrero]

Dzound Evolution 



March 20, 2008


March 31, 2008

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April 01, 2008



May 05, 2008



June 17, 2008



October 09, 2008



White Face Dzound - Transparent, lighter gain than blackface. Clean to crunch medium gain dumble tone

Video Clips

November 01, 2008


Blackface Dzound - Smoother, more gain. Lead dumble tone

March 30, 2009


Video Clips

[yeyeh]

good morning sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa mga gawa ni kuya jimmy..kakakuha ko lang ng dzound nya,meron din ako nung elb nya.so tingin ko isa nako sa pinakaswerteng guitarista at nawitness ko ang mga pedals nato.papasalamat naren ako kay kuya jimmy at nagkita kami ng landas.

gusto ko lang magshare ng experience sa dzound,bagamat hinde ako magaling sa mga terminolohiyo sa guitara,sana makadagdag ako at makatulong pa sa kung panu mang paraan..

tama ang sinabe nila.smooth gamitin,smooth ang tunog,very responsive sa right hand attack ang dzound,madaling gamitin..para sa mga techi!!mahirap din gamitin,kasi kada galaw mo ng knobs,may katumbas na tunog na ilalabas,so para to sa mga techi ren sa tunog..very transparent kapag cascade sa elb mud ko...ganda ng voicing,,labas na labas ang tone na guitara,hinde pa lunod in a way,ganda pa ng itsura simple lang,parang ninja.iba talga pedals na pinaghihirapan,pagkakita plang alam mo na..swak talga sa elb ko,at sa trip kong tunog na palabasin..yan ang dzound ni jimmyboy..pati elb gusto ko sanang gawan ng review,kaso hahaba na e.more power kuya jimmy,hanggang sa dulo!katabi moko!

[ibanezman]

yup mismo bro leonard, musta na diana rising? kailan gig nyo ulit? nagkakasabay paba kayo ng tugtugan ng hesus rodriguez at nono? (oo nga pala ngayon na kay yeng constantino si nono naggigitara),nuod pa ba kyo kanila pido sa off the grill?  malupet tong si leonard mag gitara, galing pa ng banda nyang diana rising,panuod minsan ha

good morning sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa mga gawa ni kuya jimmy..kakakuha ko lang ng dzound nya,meron din ako nung elb nya.so tingin ko isa nako sa pinakaswerteng guitarista at nawitness ko ang mga pedals nato.papasalamat naren ako kay kuya jimmy at nagkita kami ng landas.

gusto ko lang magshare ng experience sa dzound,bagamat hinde ako magaling sa mga terminolohiyo sa guitara,sana makadagdag ako at makatulong pa sa kung panu mang paraan..

tama ang sinabe nila.smooth gamitin,smooth ang tunog,very responsive sa right hand attack ang dzound,madaling gamitin..para sa mga techi!!mahirap din gamitin,kasi kada galaw mo ng knobs,may katumbas na tunog na ilalabas,so para to sa mga techi ren sa tunog..very transparent kapag cascade sa elb mud ko...ganda ng voicing,,labas na labas ang tone na guitara,hinde pa lunod in a way,ganda pa ng itsura simple lang,parang ninja.iba talga pedals na pinaghihirapan,pagkakita plang alam mo na..swak talga sa elb ko,at sa trip kong tunog na palabasin..yan ang dzound ni jimmyboy..pati elb gusto ko sanang gawan ng review,kaso hahaba na e.more power kuya jimmy,hanggang sa dulo!katabi moko!

[arkeetar]

good morning sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa mga gawa ni kuya jimmy..kakakuha ko lang ng dzound nya,meron din ako nung elb nya.so tingin ko isa nako sa pinakaswerteng guitarista at nawitness ko ang mga pedals nato.papasalamat naren ako kay kuya jimmy at nagkita kami ng landas.

gusto ko lang magshare ng experience sa dzound,bagamat hinde ako magaling sa mga terminolohiyo sa guitara,sana makadagdag ako at makatulong pa sa kung panu mang paraan..

tama ang sinabe nila.smooth gamitin,smooth ang tunog,very responsive sa right hand attack ang dzound,madaling gamitin..para sa mga techi!!mahirap din gamitin,kasi kada galaw mo ng knobs,may katumbas na tunog na ilalabas,so para to sa mga techi ren sa tunog..very transparent kapag cascade sa elb mud ko...ganda ng voicing,,labas na labas ang tone na guitara,hinde pa lunod in a way,ganda pa ng itsura simple lang,parang ninja.iba talga pedals na pinaghihirapan,pagkakita plang alam mo na..swak talga sa elb ko,at sa trip kong tunog na palabasin..yan ang dzound ni jimmyboy..pati elb gusto ko sanang gawan ng review,kaso hahaba na e.more power kuya jimmy,hanggang sa dulo!katabi moko!

hehe astig!

[jmorrero]

Blackface Dzound - Strat

[ginblue]

Blackface Dzound - Strat

ganda ng tunog sir, sana ganyan din strat ko

[arkeetar]

dalhin ko yung strat pagkuha ng blackface ko 

[jmorrero]

Paco almaden, blackface dzound - maru bar

[jmorrero]

Deltaslim's Dzound Test (whiteface dzound version2)

Dzound settings: Volume 10, Gain 12, Tone 1, Voice 1

[deltaslim]

Nice! Can't wait to get my hands on it. Thanks, Jim.

[jmorrero]

Dzound (whiteface dzound v2)




Demo
Dzound Tone Stack Test (WhiteFace Dzound v2)

[arkeetar]

cool! 

[jmorrero]

Whiteface Dzound v.2 VS Blackface Dzound

[deltaslim]

EDITED for additional details from using it w/ other gtrs and other situations:

vegetablejoe and I did a mini-shootout of the DZound (whiteface v2) compared against a Kramtone ZDC, and a real Zendrive. we used a Tokai Strat and a Squier Tele Custom w/ SD P-Rails (hb, sc, p90) through a ZT Lunchbox. pedal settings for test was around Vol 9 to 10 oclock, Gain 10 to 12 o clock, Tone 1 to 3 oclock, Voice 1 to 3 oclock. for my own tastes/ears, it seems unity is achieved at 3oclock Tone and Voice, though, especially when i use it with my Variax (maybe to tame the hi's).

in a nutshell, their sound differences are minimal, or at least hard to distinguish (or maybe I had ear fatigue or little practice) but it reminded me why I sold my original Zendrive.  IMO, it's just got its own sound - a thick, gooey middy sound with too much gain for my tastes. more than other pedals i've tried, it really imposes its own sound (esp. w/ a Variax) and you will really have to tweak it accdg to what gtr+amp you're using to make it work.  i think it's best application for me would be if i had to play slide on a  single coil guitar and a bright, solid state amp.

if i were just concerned whether it sounds close to a real Zendrive, i'd say it gets in that ballpark. i don't think i'd be able to distinguish betw them in a double blind test. that's just my opinion; i don't know about vjoe's.

[arkeetar]

minimal difference ng zdc and blackface?  

[jmorrero]

vegetablejoe and I did a mini-shootout of the DZound (blackface) compared against a Kramtone ZDC, and a real Zendrive. we used a Tokai Strat and a Squier Tele Custom w/ SD P-Rails (hb, sc, p90) through a ZT Lunchbox.

in a nutshell, their sound difference are minimal (or maybe I had ear fatigue or little practice) but it reminded me why I sold my original Zendrive.  IMO, it's just got its own sound - a thick, gooey middy sound with too much gain for my tastes. more than other pedals i've tried, it really imposes its own sound and you will really have to tweak it accdg to what gtr+amp you're using to make it work.  i think it's best application for me would be if i had to play slide on a  single coil guitar and a bright, solid state amp.

your pedal is not a blackface dzound bro , its a whiteface v.2.... blackface dzound yung may shan symbol.

Blackface Dzound is in zendrive 2 and zendrive se tone category



Zendrive 2 and Blackface Dzound (w/shan symbol) shootout

Zendrive SE / Tokai Les Paul

ito yung actual photo ng dzound mo bro...

Whiteface Dzound V.2






Dzound Version 1 is clearer and lesser gain than v.2 and blackface, blackface w/ shan symbol is gainer and fatter than v.2



Whiteface Version 1

[deltaslim]

your pedal is not a blackface dzound bro , its a whiteface v.2.... blackface dzound yung may shan symbol.

haha... my bad.  i told you it's confusing!  tnx bro. i edited my earlier post na.

tnx also for offering to tweak the pedal. what i really wanted is a whiteface v1 cuz that's what i first heard on the demos. wala pa atang v2 nung time na nagkainterest ako. in any case, sorry i wasn't more specific. basta gusto ko less gain and more transparent!

[deltaslim]

minimal difference ng zdc and blackface?  

uhmmm... you made that sound like a factual statement. it's just my own humble  opinion.

[Micof]

Hi Sir, i own a whiteface D'Zound care of Sir Biboy (guitbox). I'm very satisfied with the clarity and the tone of this pedal. Sulit talaga. 
Would just like to ask if this is a clone of a Lovepedal Kanji Eternity or a Zendrive? Yun lang naman. Thanks!

[blackwingchai]

sana may review na nung Antala, mukahang panalo.

[arkeetar]

uhmmm... you made that sound like a factual statement. it's just my own humble  opinion.

ayrt, i respect that sir