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Within the modern guitar community, the Zuul® has long been the industry standard for noise gate technology.
Within the modern guitar community, the Zuul® has long been the industry standard for noise gate technology. Here at Fortin, we are never, ever, going to rest on our laurels and are extremely proud to bring you the pinnacle of gating functionality for electric guitar – Zuul®+; the ultimate tool for signal control and gating.
The Zuul®+ takes everything that made the original Zuul® legendary and adds multiple new, essential, features. The first thing we wanted to do was expand the ‘Key In’ functionality (that makes the gate active after OD/Boost pedals, reacting to the pure guitar signal), Zuul®+ now boasts a ‘Key Thru’ (complete with ground lift switch), that eliminates the need to split the signal externally. We have also added all new Hold and Release controls that give you everything you need to ensure you have pristine gating response in your rig.
Hold – Controls the amount of time which keeps the gate open during brief pauses in the signal (from lightning fast to long).
Release – Controls the length of time the gate takes to change from open to fully closed after the hold time is over – the “fade out” duration (between lightning fast and long).
The dual color LED that tells you exactly what is happening inside Zuul®+ - when the LED is green, the gate is open. When red, the gate is closed.
The ‘Key In’ features a buffered input that can take all you can throw at it; it just doesn’t matter if that’s guitar level signal or any other source. With this, the Zuul®+ seamlessly allows you to go from clean to high gain without changing the Gate Threshold knob. This hugely powerful feature lets you control the gate with any different signal that flows through the In/Out top jacks of the Zuul®+.
You can use the Zuul®+ in front of your amplifier (or in a series effects loop) in 2,3 or 4 cable methods.
Finished off with a durable black gloss metal flake powder coat with raised white cream gloss screening, and is, of course, proudly built in North America.
Technical Details:
Built in U.S.A.;
Highest grade materials selected for superior sound, response and reliability;
Industry Standard 3DPT true bypass mechanical stomp;
2CM, 3CM, or 4CM applications;
Key In /Key Thru so no need for an external splitter;
Ground lift switch for KEY IN/KEY THRU to eliminate ground loops in 3CM or 4CM applications;
9-12VDC center-pin negative (fully regulated) external adapter/power supply only (not included);
Power draw: 40mA (9v);
Pedal Dimensions (W/D/H): 4.4” x 2.38” x 1.06” (112mm x 60mm x27 mm) excluding knobs and switches
Shipping Weight: 360g;
Includes Fortin’s limited 1-year warranty;
Ships globally – all published prices are USD
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It would be nice to have a comprehensive manual online and in box. After writing you once you give me a link to a long video. Many problems with that. I don't want to go through the whole video to see every video. I should be able to have a diagram of the hook up scenarios. An explanation of why to use one scheme over another would be helpful. In the video it says to pause and screenshot it. Did this and you get the pause screen in the screenshot as well.
The problem I'm having is getting it dialed in to shut without a "squeak" noise. If i adjust from this point either it cuts out too fast or it "studders" as it barely opens the gate at all. Would there be an advantage in the other ways of placement ?
I'm running my dynamics pedalboard into key in, key thru to my drives and back to the in, and then out to my mods. There's more in there but that's a simple explanation. If you'd like and it would help i could send you a pic of my pedalboard.
Thank you
Bret Watters
Hi guys
I recieved my order. Everything perfect!
I wanted to know what is the best way to connect the zuul + using the 4 method cable. My pedalboard has a politunes tunner, the zuul + and an overdrive. I dont know how to connect the cables and wich would be the correct order.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Ps. I already watched the youtube video but the explanatiom is with delay pedals and other effects.
Hey Diego! Thank you for purchasing a Zuul+! We recommend that you plug your guitar into the tuner, then from the tuner into the Key input of the Zuul+. Then place the overdrive pedal within the loop of the Zuul+ (the jacks on the top) and then from the Key Out to the rest of your signal chain / amp!
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I have an unusual setup -
I use a clean amp, my drive is an origin effects revival drive hotrod (sounds incredible but definitely noisy). I have my drive as an insert in the eventide h90 (h90 routing is sick af) so I was not sure if the zuul+ would be right for my use-case. I set it up using the key input/output and it works absolutely perfectly, it took minimal tweaking to get the settings right for my sound and after the initial setup I basically forgot the zuul+ exists which is actually a huge compliment. I’ve heard reviewers talk about how it colors the tone but I don’t really hear a difference in my tone when the zuul+ is on or off. Great pedal, thanks!
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