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The wait is finally over! Sweetwater is stocked up with the next generation of Ashdown’s James LoMenzo bass pedal: the Mega Drive. Based on the success of the Hyper Drive, the revamped Mega Drive ups the ante by delivering a startlingly wide variety of overdrive tones for the modern bassist. On the Mega Drive, you can access a bypass mix, a drive mix, and a drive level control. These will help you nail down the perfect blend of rich harmonic distortion and sparklingly clean bass tone. Ashdown also included a sweepable highpass filter and lowpass filter to focus on specific frequencies and achieve a focused and dynamic drive tone. Plus, with the input knob, it’s easy to attain the perfect balance of the incoming instrument throughout the signal chain. All in all, this is a mega-rad bass pedal for the modern bassist requiring a focused edge and detailed harmonic controls. After all, why should guitarists get all the best pedals?





A pedal that delivers the goods





After the Ashdown James LoMenzo Hyper Drive bass pedal was such a hit, Ashdown and James thought, “How can we make a great pedal even better?” So, Ashdown’s designer Dave Green hit the drawing board once again. What he designed was a pedal with all the driving harmonic righteousness of the Hyper Drive but with unique features that set it apart from other bass distortion pedals on the market. The Mega Drive’s highpass and lowpass frequency controls allow bassists to sculpt their sound like never before. Here you can widen or narrow the harmonic spectrum in the distortion circuit as you see fit. You also get to mix it along with your bass’s own pristine tone to achieve something totally killer and unique. Lastly, the Mega Drive’s true bypass switching means signal chain transparency whenever used with your other pedals. From rich, deep distortion to modern glass-cutting high-end drive, the Mega Drive is poised to blow your mind. As James said, “Now, take this Mega Drive and go out and make a big noise!”





Built to survive the apocalypse





Ashdown engineered the James LoMenzo Mega Drive to last a lifetime. After all, when you’re the bassist for Megadeth, you need a pedal that can strut its stuff to the max without breaking a sweat. And this isn’t just another signature pedal ? James himself uses this beast onstage to cultivate his own bass tone!





VU meter primes this pedal for any bass





A VU meter gives you visual feedback on how hard your bass hits the input of the LoMenzo Mega Drive. Players with multiple basses will appreciate how easy it is to “tune” the pedal for each instrument using the adjustable input knob. The sweet spot appears to be just shy of the red, so you can use this as a benchmark each time you change your signal chain. You won’t find this perk on other pedals!





Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive Bass Drive Pedal Features:


Based on the Hyper Drive, now revamped with unique features


Delivers a wide selection of bass tones


Bypass mix, drive mix, and drive level control for sculpting your tone


Blend rich harmonic distortion and sparklingly clean bass tone


Sweepable highpass and lowpass filters focus on specific frequencies


Input knob makes it easy to attain a balanced instrument input in the signal chain


True bypass switching means signal chain transparency when used with other pedals


VU meter gives you accurate real-time visualization of your signal


Built to last a lifetime