Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion vs DSM & Humboldt Electronics Sub-Atomic X-Over Cmos Bass Preamp
The Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion and the DSM & Humboldt Electronics Sub-Atomic X-Over Cmos Bass Preamp are both pedals sharing aggressive, transparent, full. The Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion leans mid-forward and saturated. The DSM & Humboldt Electronics Sub-Atomic X-Over Cmos Bass Preamp leans harmonically rich. Current prices: $117.26 vs $259.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.37% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- aggressive
- transparent
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$117.26via Reverb
$259via Reverb
The Ashdown James LoMenzo signature bass distortion, part of Ashdown's LoMenzo drive line, is built for bass players who want aggressive overdrive without losing their low end. It applies distortion to a selectable midrange band while leaving the deep bass and high treble largely untouched, and a blend control mixes the distorted signal back with the clean dry bass so the tone stays full and punchy. Voiced from a mild grind to full saturated distortion, it suits hard rock and metal bass tones in the style of James LoMenzo of Megadeth and White Lion. Running into a clean bass amp, it adds growling mid presence that helps bass cut through a dense band mix.
The DSM and Humboldt Electronics Sub-Atomic X-Over CMOS Bass Preamp is a dedicated bass crossover preamp pedal using CMOS circuitry to split the bass signal into high and low frequency bands, processing them independently for separate drive and tone shaping. The crossover design allows overdrive to be applied to the high-frequency content while the low-frequency fundamental remains clean, preserving bass definition and punch while adding harmonic distortion character to the upper frequencies. Made by DSM and Humboldt Electronics for professional bass applications.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Electronic
- Experimental
- mid-forward
- saturated
- harmonically rich