Description
The EarthQuaker Devices ZEQD-Pre is a fully analog preamp, DI, boost, and EQ pedal built in collaboration with Dr. Z Amplification. This one's ideal for players using modelers, DI setups, or compact stage rigs who want the feel and dynamic response of a real tube amp without hauling one around. Whether you're looking to warm up a sterile digital chain, dial in a backup rig, or bring studio-quality tone to a silent stage, the ZEQD-Pre offers a no-compromise analog solution.
At the heart of the ZEQD-Pre is an EF86 pentode tube, it's the same tube used in many Dr. Z amps, and it delivers hi-fi clarity, natural compression, and the kind of touch sensitivity you usually only get from a great amp. The passive 3-band EQ gives you intuitive control over your tone, while the built-in analog cab sim and headphone out make it just as useful off-stage as on. Flip over to Boost mode and you get an entirely different voicing; a full-frequency clean boost that bypasses the EQ section entirely. Between those two modes, it becomes a versatile tool for tone shaping, level control, or adding harmonic grit.
What makes this pedal really stand out is its commitment to simplicity and tone. No menus, screens, or software-just warm analog circuitry, true bypass switching, and solid build quality. It'll fit on just about any pedalboard, and it's ready to handle guitars, basses, keys, or anything else you want to run through it. It's the kind of box that makes you still wonder if magic is real.
Specifications:
- Switching: Mechanical true bypass
- Input Impedance: 10 M Ohms
- Output Impedance: Variable
- Headphone Out: TRS 1/4", 39 Ohms
- Direct Out: Balanced XLR, 100 Ohms
- Current Draw: 500mA
- Dimensions: 5.875" x 3.9375" x 2.75"
- Weight: 1.255 lbs.
Sku: ZEQD
