Copyright 2009
– Cause & Effect Pedals Co.
… the way of tone
Cause & Effect Pedals
Thank you for purchasing the FET Dream.
You may be wondering why the heck you’d need a user guide for a
distortion pedal with four knobs, three jacks, a foot switch and an LED. Well, the answer is,
you probably don’t. It’s
pretty straightforward. But at risk of offending you and in hopes that this guide will help you get the most out of your
pedal, here goes:
Audio Signal Flow
We’ve tried to illustrate the signal flow through the FET Dream pedal using direction arrows on the face of the pedal.
These aren’t just decoration, they indicate the effect elements that your signal encounters as it goes from the input
to the output. Please note: the controls on the FET Dream are designed to have useful characteristics over the full
range of operation… don’t be afraid to experiment and discover your own tone with this flexibility!
Input Jack
Signal input is via the ¼ jack on the right side of the pedal. The pedal is monophonic should be used with a standard
¼ inch mono instrument plug. Plugging into the input activates the pedal circuitry so regardless of whether or not the
LED is lit,
the pedal is using power if there’s a cable plugged in to the input. A stereo jack may interrupt the power
circuit and should not be used.
Girth Knob
The Girth control provides pre-distortion equalization of the guitar signal. It controls the bass and lower mid content
of your signal. It can be used to fatten up your sound for a nice rhythm crunch or reduce lows to keep a searing lead
tone from getting muddy. At low gain settings, the effect on the signal bass content is pretty obvious. However,
because the Girth equalization comes before the distortion element, as the drive is increased, the direct effect on
your tone becomes subtler and it serves more as a fatness control.
Drive Knob
The Drive control lets you vary the overall gain of the pedal (at full volume) from slightly over 1X to greater than
100X. At the lowest settings the pedal acts as a tube-like clean boost for normal guitar input levels. The higher
gains ensure you can get the desired level of clipping distortion from almost any guitar.
Lean Knob
The Lean control acts primarily on the upper treble range of the signal, post-distortion. You can use it to smooth out
your distortion tone, taming the highs, or go for a more aggressive, searing tone, by cranking it up. Far from being a
simple passive treble cut control, the Lean knob provides a subtle amount of dynamic emphasis that varies over its
adjustment range and contributes to the overall clarity and presence of the FET Dream.
Level Knob
The Level control is the last control in the chain and controls the output level of your signal when the pedal is active.
Even at the lowest drive settings, the FET Dream provides some signal gain so a certain amount of clean boost is
available by cranking up the Level.
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