The AMT Bass ZEALOT BZ-300 is a bass preamp and effects unit from AMT Electronics, built around an amp-style feature set. In one unit it covers the stages that shape a bass rig's core tone: a preamp, a power amp section, and speaker simulation, with supporting dynamics and time effects. It belongs to AMT's bass line alongside pedals such as the AMT BC-1 and the AMT Bricks O-Bass, and sits in the broader family of preamp pedals and multi-effects pedals for bass players1.
What it does
The front end is an analog preamp with three modes: Clean, Low gain and High gain. That gives a player a clean foundation tone, a lightly driven option, and a harder-driven option, all within the same unit1.
After the preamp, the BZ-300 models a power amp section with nine types to choose from, so the character of the amp stage behind the preamp can be changed rather than fixed1.
Speaker simulation is handled by IR (impulse response) cab simulation. Each preset carries one IR, and that single IR applies to both the left and right channels of the stereo output12.
Around that core, the unit adds:
- Compressor, for evening out the bass's dynamic range1
- Noise Gate, set globally rather than per preset1
- Delay or Reverb, selectable per preset, so each preset carries one of the two time effects2
The Noise Gate is a global setting, so it applies across presets rather than being stored differently in each one1. The Delay and Reverb are alternatives within a preset: a preset carries one or the other, not both at once2.
Videos
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Sources (2)
- AMT Bass ZEALOT BZ-300 (brief overview), Media center of AMT Electronics
- AMT Bass ZEALOT BZ-300, AMT Electronics (media.amtelectronics.com)
