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Post by bubs42 on Dec 28, 2021 12:08:28 GMT -7
I have a Lovepedal Vanilla Zendrive that I love. I just need a second on to go on my big board, but in no way i'm I going to pay 3 to 4 times what I paid for the first one. Does anyone use a Zendrive Clone that does the Zendrive thing well? The Vanilla Zen is a more open brighter Zendrive.
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Dec 29, 2021 3:07:18 GMT -7
The Lovepedal Zendrive is not the original. Hermedia was the original. I paid quite a bit of money awhile ago for the original. Worth every penny! I picked one of the Lovepedal Zendrives for about a quarter of what I paid for the original. I’m not aware of the price jump in the newer versions. Maybe you could pick up a used one? As always YMMV.
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Dec 29, 2021 3:34:54 GMT -7
Yikes! I had no idea of that kind of price jump. My original Zendrive almost tripled! Good luck on your search.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Dec 29, 2021 6:30:37 GMT -7
I've got a gold Zendrive, and it says Hermida Audio USA at the bottom. What's the difference between them? When I bought it I thought it was from Lovepedal...
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Post by bubs42 on Dec 29, 2021 6:36:35 GMT -7
I've got a gold Lovepedal Zendrive, what's the difference between them? Lovepedal Standard Color: Old School Build handwired Standard Color: PCB White: More Open/Brighter Black Magic: Germanium Diodes, darker, woolier Red: More Gain "hotrodded" Gold: Zendrive 2, lower gain/medium gain structure.
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Post by bubs42 on Dec 29, 2021 6:37:55 GMT -7
The Lovepedal Zendrive is not the original. Hermedia was the original. I paid quite a bit of money awhile ago for the original. Worth every penny! I picked one of the Lovepedal Zendrives for about a quarter of what I paid for the original. I’m not aware of the price jump in the newer versions. Maybe you could pick up a used one? As always YMMV. I'm very aware of the history, which is why I won't pay $300 for a lovepedal build. So i'm looking for alternatives. If anyone has a Z28 you should hear a Zendrive in front of it. The Z28 on the edge of breakup is a glorious sound then when you layer a Zen on top of its not a dramatic tone shift they sound like they are made for each other.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Dec 29, 2021 6:40:17 GMT -7
So yours is the White one? I also notice that the older ones have the LED in the bottom of the logo, and the Zendrive 2 Gold has it in the top of the logo.
Just checked out prices at Reverb...$290 to $350 used. Wow.
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Dec 29, 2021 8:41:53 GMT -7
I've got a gold Lovepedal Zendrive, what's the difference between them? Lovepedal Standard Color: Old School Build handwired Standard Color: PCB White: More Open/Brighter Black Magic: Germanium Diodes, darker, woolier Red: More Gain "hotrodded" Gold: Zendrive 2, lower gain/medium gain structure. Thanks for posting this color chart. I have the “new” red one. Sounds pretty close to the original to me.
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Post by bubs42 on Dec 29, 2021 16:01:31 GMT -7
So yours is the White one? I also notice that the older ones have the LED in the bottom of the logo, and the Zendrive 2 Gold has it in the top of the logo.
Just checked out prices at Reverb...$290 to $350 used. Wow.
Yes mine is a Lovepedal Build. I think I paid like $120 New Shipped.
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Post by bubs42 on Dec 29, 2021 16:03:13 GMT -7
Lovepedal Standard Color: Old School Build handwired Standard Color: PCB White: More Open/Brighter Black Magic: Germanium Diodes, darker, woolier Red: More Gain "hotrodded" Gold: Zendrive 2, lower gain/medium gain structure. Thanks for posting this color chart. I have the “new” red one. Sounds pretty close to the original to me. All the above are "lovepedal" offerings. They are all just variants so they should be close to the originals.
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Dec 30, 2021 4:11:33 GMT -7
So yours is the White one? I also notice that the older ones have the LED in the bottom of the logo, and the Zendrive 2 Gold has it in the top of the logo.
Just checked out prices at Reverb...$290 to $350 used. Wow.
Yes mine is a Lovepedal Build. I think I paid like $120 New Shipped. I paid $80 used for my Lovepedal version.
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Post by bubs42 on Dec 30, 2021 10:26:45 GMT -7
Yes mine is a Lovepedal Build. I think I paid like $120 New Shipped. $80 used for my Lovepedal version. Shot you a PM.
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Post by bubs42 on Jan 25, 2022 16:09:16 GMT -7
Thankfully a friend had something he needed that I had and he had a Zendrive so he cut me a deal. I now have my spare and it didn't cost me an arm or a leg.
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Jan 25, 2022 17:58:05 GMT -7
Thankfully a friend had something he needed that I had and he had a Zendrive so he cut me a deal. I now have my spare and it didn't cost me an arm or a leg. Great news!
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