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    Zenith Amplitude Controller

    Apr 06, 2021 3 minutes
    Words Trevor Curwen
    Photography
    Olly Curtis

    Hamstead knows a thing or two about creating tone and its new pedal, the Zenith Amplitude Controller, is all about getting the best tone out of your own equipment by offering EQ, boost and compression in one place. The signal path is all analogue, but three selectable routing options and some clever digital switching technology give you plenty of options for using the EQ and compression separately or combined.

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    The three EQ knobs each offer 15dB of cut or boost with some

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