Zoom announces MS-60B+ bass multi-effect pedal with 75 effects

April 19, 2024 · 3 sources

Zoom announced the MS-60B+ MultiStomp for bass, the fourth pedal in the new generation of its MultiStomp series, according to gearnews¹. The report, published April 19, 2024, said the pedal was then available¹.

The MS-60B+ holds 75 effects spanning octaves, filters, modulations, synths and drives, per Zoom². Zoom lists 11 preamps, made up of 8 of what it calls the world's most popular preamps plus 3 Zoom originals, and 11 classic amps and cabinets reproduced with its Multi-layer IR technology². Players can mix and match up to 6 effects, amp models and preamps². Zoom also cites 85 presets based on famous songs from the 60's to today². Gearnews reported that patches can be saved to 100 user memories¹.

The pedal has a color LCD whose backlight changes color to distinguish each category of effects while scrolling, four encoder knobs for adjusting amp models and effects, and Cross Key switches for moving between effects and patches by foot². Zoom says the split output lets a player send a signal with amps and IRs to a PA while simultaneously sending a signal without them to a bass amp². USB MIDI allows remote patch changes². The onboard chromatic tuner supports standard bass tunings including drop tunings². Zoom attributes higher fidelity to new high-fidelity analog circuits with a flat phase response². The Handy Guitar Lab for MS-60B+ app for iOS/iPadOS offers a growing library of patches and effects².

Gearnews reported a US price of $142.00¹. Zoom's page for the pedal does not list a price².

The MS-60B+ follows the original MS-60B, which Zoom lists with 58 DSP effects and bass amp and cabinet models, 6 amp models, up to 4 simultaneous effects and 50 patch memories³. Gearnews noted the new model has 11 preamps instead of the earlier pedal's 6¹.