Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive vs Ashdown Pro-FX Two-Band Boost
The Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive and the Ashdown Pro-FX Two-Band Boost are both pedals sharing full, bright, transparent. The Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive leans harmonically rich and aggressive. The Ashdown Pro-FX Two-Band Boost leans dynamic.
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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.36% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
- bright
- transparent
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$34.99via Reverb
The Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive is a bass drive pedal designed with Megadeth bassist James LoMenzo, debuted at NAMM 2023 as an evolution of the Ashdown HyperDrive. It features sweepable highpass and lowpass filters for targeting specific frequency bands, a drive blend knob to mix clean and driven signals, adjustable input gain, and a VU meter for visual input monitoring. The circuit delivers a wide gain range from warm deep harmonic overdrive to bright cutting distortion, with full-spectrum frequency shaping rather than the HyperDrive mid-only approach. Suited for heavy rock and metal bass playing, it preserves low-end fundamental clarity while adding harmonic aggression on top. Used by James LoMenzo live with Megadeth as his primary bass drive.
The Ashdown Pro-FX Two-Band Boost is a compact bass boost pedal combining two distinct boost types in a single enclosure: a full-range boost and a treble boost, each with independent gain controls. This dual-boost configuration allows players to add overall volume lift with the full-range boost while simultaneously enhancing top-end articulation and presence with the treble boost. The pedal also introduces a touch of midrange when the treble boost is engaged, helping to cut through a band mix. Designed in the UK for bass players who need flexible clean boosting.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Metal
- Hard Rock
- alternative
- rock
- blues
- harmonically rich
- aggressive
- saturated
- dynamic