TAR+ ZIMcard

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The T+ ZIMcard is a tweaked version of the classic distortion circuitry used in Distortion +, Rat, and other distortion pedals.

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TAR+ Vintage Metal Distortion ZIMcard is a tweaked version of the classic distortion circuitry used in Distortion +, Rat, and other distortion pedals. It produces a nice 70s/80s style crunch with plenty of gain and output volume. Think Judas Priest, Scorpions, Maiden, Dio, Metallica. T+ digs deep into old school heavy metal sound.

T+ works well with BB by setting up BB as a post-distortion volume boost. T+ has plenty of gain on it's own, so ZIM's other channel can be used to boost leads. You can set it up with T+ in A, and BB in B. A alone will be your basic distortion tone and switch in B for a volume boost and a change in voicing. Or, try it with T+ in B and BB in A and swap order. Run A after B by going into B and patching the output of B into the input of A, and output of A to amp. This way, you can use B for your distortion tone with a voicing, and kick in A for a straight volume boost.

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Bought to try it, but I'm keeping it.

Bought the TAR+ ZIMcard with one of the last Zim Dual Drives (great system, BTW). It sounds great! The ZIMcard can be tweaked to sound like a RAT, but it has its own character. It's more versatile than I expected, it can quiet down using the guitar volume and pedal knobs and can get really intense maxing it out. And there are a lot of usable sounds in between. It's a nice addition to your pedal board needs.

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Reviewed by: (Verified Buyer) Jaime Holcombe from Plano, TX on 8/25/2022

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Fantastic! My first thought when i put this in my ZIM was instant Tony Iommi tone! To me it has that MXR distortion plus thing going on but much warmer, fat and musical.

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Reviewed by: Martin Geppert from Tennessee on 10/15/2020

Q: What is the 'BB AA B A' all about?

Asked by: Marcus - 5/17/2025

A: In the copy for the Tar+ ZIMcard, BB refers to the BB (buffered boost) ZIMCard. B and A refer to the two ZIM channels on a dual ZIM pedal. AA doesn't appear anywhere and means nothing.

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Answer provided by: Dave Fox (5/19/2025)

Q: What does trim pot adjust on the TAR fuzz card ?

Asked by: Dave - 8/19/2022

A: The trim pot is a tone control for going from bright to dark. All ZIMcards have one. I pre-set it where I think it sounds good, but feel free to adjust to your liking. In a Mini-ZIM it should be left alone and the Tone knob should be used instead. Using both will be too extreme.

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Answer provided by: Dave Fox (9/26/2022)