Zoom MS-60B Bass Stompbox

Bring bass back to the forefront with this amazing new multi-effects pedal from Zoom housing over 50 expertly designed bass guitar effects.

A Single Pedal, Limitless Possibilities

To instrumentalists, effects pedals allow for a great deal of creative freedom and personal expression. The only issue is that as our interest in pedals grows, so do our pedal boards. What the MS-60B does so superbly is offer every effect to meet a gigging bassists needs, only from a single device to keep your pedal board footprint small.

Dynamic effects, modulation, overdrives and even amp models are all accessible from the MS-60B. A big challange for zoom in creating this pedal was keeping the interface as simple as possible so that anybody can use it. The MS-60B allows the user to easilly choose desired effects to work in unison by browsing through an intuitive digital stompbox library. As if by magic, the pedals controls automatically calibrate to whichever effect is selected and every single parameter of each effect can be munipulated to the users exact specifications.

Available Effects Categories

Dynamics / Filter

Shape and control your low end with these 19 different compressors, limiters, equalizers, filters, exciters, and frequency splitters, plus Zoom's Noise Reduction (ZNR) algorithm, designed to remove noise during pauses while still maintaining your instrument's natural tone. Other options here include a bass frequency-specific AutoWah and "talking" modulator, as well as emulations of the MXR DynaComp, Aphex Punch Factory, dbx 160A, BBE Sonic Maximizer, Q-Tron Envelope Filter, Moog MF-101, and Z. Vex Seek-Wah.

Overdrive / Distortion

The MS-60B's 11 boosters, overdrives, and direct inject / preamp models include simulations of the BOSS ODB-3, DS-1, and Metal Zone, as well as the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff, SansAmp Bass Driver DI, MXR Bass D.I.+, Xotic Bass BB Preamp, and Avalon Design U5.

Amp

The 6 amp models provided here include emulations of classic tube amplifiers like the Ampeg SVT and Fender Bassman, as well as the contemporary sounds of the Hartke HA3500, acoustic 360, Aguilar DB750, and Italian Markbass Little Mark III, each with its own distinct cabinet modeling that can be used to further alter the tonal quality. What's more, you can pair any amp model to any cabinet model for unusual, and often striking effects.

Modulation / Special Effects

 You'll find 14 different modulation and special effects here, all specially crafted for bass. These include phasing, flanging, chorusing, tremolo, detuning, and pitch shifting, as well as a sub-octave generator and an intelligent bass synthesizer that plays along in key—even a DeFret effect that changes the tone of a fretted bass into that of a fretless. 

Delay / Reverb

The MS-60B's cutting-edge DSP microchip performs 32-bit floating-point calculations, giving it the ability to create sophisticated studio-quality effects such as the 8 rich, dense reverbs, and realistic spatial simulations found here. These allow you to place your bass in natural-sounding spaces such as rooms and halls or to add delays of up to 4 seconds. Also included is slap-back echo and a reverb plate emulation, as well as reverse, modulated, and self-oscillating delays.