Article number 2901010

IK Z-TONE Buffer Boost

Preamp/DI pedal with advanced tone shaping

Guitar & bass pedalboards are all about exploring new tones & textures, creating a wide range of sound for your instrument. Z-TONE® Buffer Boost takes your live rig to a new level, letting you shape the sound of your instrument with the input circuits from our award-winning AXE I/O interface. Change the tone & feel of your guitar or bass, buffer your tone to survive even the biggest pedalboard, kick in the boost and supercharge all your existing gear with a powerful new front-end.

Z-TONE Buffer Boost offers a high-quality instrument preamp with exceptionally low noise and wide frequency response, and multiple circuit topologies to adapt to any type of guitar, pick-up and style.

Key Features

  • Active/Passive pickup selector
  • PURE channel for transparent sound
  • JFET channel adds warmth & harmonics 
  • Z-TONE variable impedance control creates a wide range of tones
  • Buffers signal for longer pedalboards & cable runs
  • Boost circuit adds volume & drive
  • Alternate outs for mixers & PAs
  • Ground lift switch eliminates buzz & hum
  • Designed and made in Italy