Aclam Guitars Vox UL 730 User Manual  & Safety Instructions Download Page 4

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THE MOST ACCURATE REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL  

UL 730 PREAMP:

Sometimes you can’t trust the internet or an old 

schematic! We’ve found major discrepancies between 

the published schematic and the real thing, such as 

component types and values, so we can assure this is the 

closest you can get to the rarest Vox amp! 

Following the preamp there’s a custom FET based circuit 

emulating the saturation produced by the UL 730 EL84’s 

tube power amp section. 

DISORDER! FUNCTION: 

Extra saturation function via a footswitch with an 

independent volume control. Hit it when you want the 

crowd to lose control! 

CIRCUIT TAILORED FOR BOTH GUITAR AND

BASS INSTRUMENTS:

Although based on the UL 730 preamp, the UL 400 series 

(designed for bass) shared almost the same circuitry. 

When doing tests using different instruments and amps 

we noticed the Dr. Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd. Edition 

sounded flawless with bass too! 

By tuning the FET circuit a bit, we managed to make the Dr. 

Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd. Edition suitable for both 

guitar and bass. No low-end drops resulting in a prefect 

preamp and distortion tool to plug directly to the desk or 

into an amp. 

CUSTOM GRAPHICS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO JOY 

DIVISION’S DEBUT ALBUM:

To please Joy Division and New Order fans we’ve adapted 

Peter Saville’s artwork idea to this limited edition.

HIGH END COMPONENTS: 

We made an extra effort to put the finest and closest 

components to the original amp on the Dr. Robert 

Unknown Pleasures Ltd. Edition Carbon comp resistors, 

Nichicon Fine Gold and Wima caps, Alpha pots makes the 

Dr. Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd. Edition a reliable pedal 

with a superb tone. 

TRUE BYPASS RELAY SWITCHING: 

We’ve designed an intelligent true bypass relay switching 

system which constantly monitors voltage supply (both 

battery or DC jack input) and switches itself to true bypass 

when it detects a drastic drop in voltage. This way you’ll 

never get any signal interruption even if your power supply 

or battery fails. It also tells you when the battery is close 

to completely draining by making both the Disorder! and 

Bypass LED’s (depending on your current setting) blink. So, 

you have at least 2-3 hours to replace the battery before 

the pedal goes into self-bypass. 

SAME 3 BAND EQUALIZER VIA INTERNAL TREBLE 

AND BASS TRIM CONTROLS:

The "Mids" control is a unique feature to shape the 

particular sound of the Dr. Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd. 

Edition pedal. But we didn’t want to let you down in terms 

of tone shaping so the Bass and Treble controls found on 

the original VOX UL 730 are on the inside of the pedal! 

SMART TRACK

®

 FASTENING SYSTEM: 

All our pedals use a custom enclosure designed to match 

perfectly our Smart Track

®

 pedalboards. Using the side 

thumb screws, you’ll be able to lock safely the stompbox 

into one of our pedalboards. It also was designed with the 

other pedalboard options in the market in mind. 

(see page 22).

Summary of Contents for Vox UL 730

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DR ROBERT UNKNOWN PLEASURES LTD EDITION ...

Page 2: ... Up on a Pedalboard Trouble Shooting Security Instructions Warranty Terms 4 6 9 10 12 13 18 20 26 29 30 31 Index www aclamguitars com C Consell de Cent 201 local 08011 Barcelona Spain Llevinac S L CIF B64412406 Thank you for purchasing the Dr Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd Edition The most accurate replica of the legendary Vox UL 730 amplifier ...

Page 3: ...eat examples of the unique tone he attained with his Gibson and Shergold guitars through the UL Seems like it was a happy accident since that amp was not very popular in the late 70s and he probably bought it for very little money He really liked it though since he used it for both live performances and studio sessions from the band s early days until today where you can still see him using it liv...

Page 4: ...ENTS We made an extra effort to put the finest and closest components to the original amp on the Dr Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd Edition Carbon comp resistors Nichicon Fine Gold and Wima caps Alpha pots makes the Dr Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd Edition a reliable pedal with a superb tone TRUE BYPASS RELAY SWITCHING We ve designed an intelligent true bypass relay switching system which constantly m...

Page 5: ...known Pleasures Ltd Edition pedal 1 x Anti sliding rubber pad 1 x Velcro pad 1 x Carrying bag DR ROBERT REF AP0020 8 DIMENSIONS 13 6 x 8 7 x 5 5cm 5 4 x 3 4 x 2 2 with knobs WEIGHT 410g 0 90 lbs BYPASS True Bypass POWER REQUIREMENTS 9V DC Center Negative 100mA minimum or a 9V battery CURRENT DRAW 40mA Specs Material included ...

Page 6: ...generic SMPS type adapter which can induce high pitched noise to the audio CAUTION If used improperly batteries may explode or leak and cause damage or injury The use of an incorrect type of battery can void the safeguard mechanisms of the device for example in the case of some lithium battery types Batteries must never be recharged heated taken apart or thrown into fire or water Do not expose the...

Page 7: ...12 13 Operating Diagram GUITAR AMP INPUT OUTPUT INPUT Controls INPUT JACK POWER JACK OUTPUT JACK 1 2 3 1 3 2 DISORDER VOL MIDS GAIN VOL DISORDER BYPASS ...

Page 8: ...nt types of guitars and pickups will affect the clean range of the Gain knob MIDS This is the most critical knob to tailor your sound Unlike most equalizer circuits which get placed after or before the volume control Vox separated the Mids control from the rest of the tone stack in the UL 730 In this preamp the signal gets amplified first followed by the Mids control before the volume pot After th...

Page 9: ...turation will always be determined by the Gain and Mids knob settings meaning that the heavier your main setting is the grittier this section will build up from Paired with the extra gain circuit there s an independent volume control labelled Disorder Vol to allow you a better control of this section Easy and simple DISORDER SWITCH Activates the Disorder Section It also lights up the LED above it ...

Page 10: ...ent of the signal before reaching the FET section Setting this knob will have an effect over the overall gain DISORDER GAIN TRIM We have included a Gain trim for the Disorder section This will allow you to lower the saturation and make it a little bit less aggressive At high gain settings it s less effective but a lower gain it will make the Disorder sound a bit gentler Try it and experiment Facto...

Page 11: ...knobs at 9 o clock and adjust them to match unity gain of the unit bypassed This way you can make sure you re not overloading the amp s preamp and all the saturation comes from the Dr Robert Unknown Pleasures Ltd Edition These examples were fine tuned with different guitars mentioned on each diagram and a Doctor Z Maz 18 amp DISORDER VOL MIDS GAIN VOL DISORDER BYPASS DISORDER VOL MIDS GAIN VOL DIS...

Page 12: ...ISORDER ON DISORDER OFF Bypass ON Bypass OFF JOY DIVISION SHADOW PLAY SOLO JOY DIVISION SHADOW PLAY RYTHM DR ROBERT Epiphone Casino PAPERBACK WRITER LEAD GUITAR Epiphone Casino Gretsch 7120 DISORDER VOL MIDS GAIN VOL DISORDER BYPASS DISORDER VOL MIDS GAIN VOL DISORDER BYPASS Gibson SG Gibson SG ...

Page 13: ...24 25 TAXMAN TAXMAN SOLO Fender Stratocaster Fender Stratocaster DISORDER VOL MIDS GAIN VOL DISORDER BYPASS DISORDER VOL MIDS GAIN VOL DISORDER BYPASS DISORDER ON DISORDER OFF Bypass ON Bypass OFF ...

Page 14: ...re reducing the space occupied by each pedal That translates into more pedal density for the same space and who doesn t want that We strongly recommend you to take a look at our line of pedalboards which are the best complement to our pedals Add the anti sliding rubber pad at the bottom of your pedal specially shaped for this unit Surface must be clean and dry before applying adhesive pad 1 HOW TO...

Page 15: ...nnected the input and output jacks correctly PEDAL DOES NOT WORK WITH THE POWER SUPPLY Take a look at your power supply output voltage and polarity Make sure it s 9V DC negative tip with a minimum output of 100 mA PEDAL WON T ENGAGE WITH BOTH THE POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY Check there s a plug inserted into the Input Jack PEDAL SOUNDS DISTORTED AT REALLY LOW SETTINGS If you re running on batteries r...

Page 16: ...return the product to the store where it was purchased within one month from discovering the fault and report the nature of the problem the time and the circumstances under which it occurred If the product was purchased through our website the purchaser must refer to www aclamguitars com and complete a RMA Return to Manufacturer Authorization form before returning the unit We strongly recommend lo...

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