EarthQuaker Devices Hoof, Operation Manual

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Welcome to your new Hoof
®
Fuzz Device! What to say about the Hoof that
hasn’t already been said? Our flagship fuzz pedal can be found on thousands
on pedaboards around the world and has rocked countless stages from stinky
suburban basements to Madison Square Garden. Twice.
The Hoof is loosely based on the classic green Russian fuzz circuit and features
a hybrid Germanium / Silicon design, pairing maximum tone with maximum
temperature stability not found in finicky and expensive vintage units. We
hand-match our NOS Germanium transistors to exacting specifications for
pedal-to-pedal consistency, taking the guesswork out of your fuzz purchase,
and guaranteeing that your Hoof delivers the same smooth, natural, and
harmonically rich sustain as all your friends’ Hoofs. All your friends have Hoof
fuzzes, right?
The Hoof has a wide gain range, providing everything from dirty and organic
amp-like overdrive, to monstrous fuzz madness. This, paired with the Shift
control allows you total tonal access, as the “Shift” knob works with the Tone
control to alter the overall frequency response of the Hoof.
Use the Shift to boost the highs for a glassy, cutting top-end; use it to cut
out some low-mid mud. Use it to add some thick stoner rock sludge. Use it
on bass; use it to combat the muff-style fuzz’s notorious “mid scoop.” Use it
however you’d like; just use it! The Hoof’s distinctive, fuzzy character is tight
and controlled without sacrificing any “guts,” so to speak, so even the gnarliest
fuzz tones will sit well in the mix.
The Hoof fuzz is all-analog, true bypass, and built one-at-a-time by real life
human beans with four fingers and a thumb waiting in line for the horsey rides
at the rustic frontierland amusement park of Akron, Ohio, USA. (The Official
Center of the Universe.)
Controls
Fuzz: Clockwise for heavy, counterclockwise for light.
Tone: Bass to the left, treble to the right
Level: Use this control to make the Hoof louder or quieter.
Shift: This adjusts the mid content, clockwise for scooped mids, counterclockwise
for boosted.
Power
This device takes a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative
center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-
wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra
noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy
chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well
and let through unwanted noise. DO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!
Current Draw: 15 mA
Input Impedance: 130 kΩ
Output Impedance: <10 kΩ
Switching
This device is true bypass and uses electronic relay-based switching. Audio
will not pass without power.
Warranty
This device has a limited lifetime warranty. If it breaks, we will fix it. Should you
encounter any issues, please visit www.earthquakerdevices.com/warranty .
<<< D eut sch e >>>
Hey ! G lüc kw unsc h z u Ih rem neuen H oof
®
-Fu zz! W as s oll m an ü ber d en H oof
sag en, w as n ich t sch on g esa gt w ord en i st? U nse r Fla ggs chi ff i n Sac hen F uzz -
Ped al is t a uf T aus enden vo n P eda lboa rds a uf d er ga nzen W elt zu find en u nd
hat s cho n unz ähl ige B ühn en g ero ckt – v on s tin ken den V ors tad tke lle rn b is z um
Mad iso n S quar e G arde n. Z weim al.
Der H oof b asi ert i n etw a auf d er F uzz -S cha ltu ng d es k las sis che n grü nen R uss en
und ver füg t über ei n Hyb rid -D esi gn aus G erm ani um /Si lic on- Tra nsis tor en,
das m axim alen K lang bei m axim aler T em per atu rst abilit ät bie tet , w as in d en
aus gef uch sten , te uren V int age -Ei nhei ten of t n icht der Fa ll is t. W ir p ass en u nser e
NOS -G erm ani um -Tra nsi stor en an die g ena uen Spe zifi kat ion en für P edal -zu -
Ped al-K ons ist enz an und sor gen daf ür, das s Ih r H oof das gle ich e ge sch mei dig e,
nat ürli che und har mon isc h-re ich e Su sta in l ief ert, wie die Hoo fs Ih rer F reunde . Ih re
Fre und e h aben doch alle ein H oof- Fuz z, o der ?
Der Hoo f v erfüg t ü ber einen brei ten Gai n-B ereic h, d er v om dre cki gen und
orga nis chen am p-a rtig en O ver driv e b is h in zu mon strö sem Fu zz- Wah nsi nn alle s
bed ien en kan n. Die s e rm ögl ich t z usa mm en mit dem “Sh ift”- Reg ler die tot ale
Ein flus sna hm e au f de n K lan g, d a de r “S hift ”-R egl er z usa mm en mit dem “To ne”-
Reg ler d en G esa mtfr equ enzga ng d es H oof s v eränd ert.
Ver wen den Sie die “Sh ift”- Reg ler , um die Höh en f ür e in g las ige s, s chn eid end es T op-
End zu ver stä rken ; o der ver wend en S ie ihn , u m T ief mitt en-M ats ch zu ver hind ern;
ver wen den Sie ihn , u m e tw as Mat sch für fet ten Sto ner -R ock hin zuz ufü gen ;
ver wend en S ie mit dem B ass ; v erw enden S ie ihn , u m d en b erüc htig ten “M id-
Sco op” des Muf f-S tyl e-F uzz zu bek äm pfe n; v erw end en Sie ihn , w ie Sie wol len ,
abe r tun S ie e s! D er u nve rw ech sel bar e Fuz z-C har akt er d es H oof s ist t igh t und
kon tro llie rt, o hne a uf d ünn z u sei n, s o das s sic h sog ar d ie g nad enl ose ste n Fuz z-
Sou nds g ut i m Mix d urc hse tze n.
Der Hoo f F uzz ist ein rei n a nal og, Tru e B ypa ss u nd w ird von ech ten men sch lic hen
Wes en m it v ier F ing ern u nd e ine m Dau men , die i n der S chl ang e für d ie
Pfe rde schl itte n im ru stik alen G ren zland- Ver gnüg ung spark von A kro n, O hio , U SA
ste hen , ein zel n gef erti gt. ( Das o ffiz iel le Z ent rum d es U nive rsu ms)
Reg ler
Fuzz : Im Uhr zei ger sin n fü r st ark e, g egen den Uhr zei ger sin n fü r leic hte Ver zer run g.
Ton e: Bas s lin ks, T reb le r ech ts
Lev el: Ver wend en S ie d iesen Reg ler, u m d en H oof lau ter oder leiser zu m ach en.
Shift: Reg elt d en M itten ant eil, i m U hrz eiger sin n w erden die Mitt en a bge sen kt,
gege n d en Uh rze ige rsi nn a nge hobe n.
Str om ver sorg ung
Die ses G erät s ollte m it einem S tand ard -9V -N etz tei l b etri eben w erden (2 ,1m m,
cen ter ne gativ e). Wir empf ehlen im mer fü r P eda le b est im mte , is olier te Net ztei le o der
eine S tro mver sor gun g m it meh rer en is olier ten A nsc hlü ssen . P eda le p rod uzier en
Stö rger äus che , w enn sie m it unr einem S tro m v erso rgt w erden . S cha ltn etz tei le,
Dais ych ain s u nd n icht auf P eda le a usg ele gte N etz tei le fi lter n v ersc hm utz ten S tro m
nich t z ufrie den ste llend u nd p rod uzier en u nge wol lte S tör ger äus che . NIC HT MIT
HÖHER EN V OLT ZA HLEN BET REI BEN !
Str om verb rau ch: 15 m A
Inp ut-I mpe danz : 130 k Ω
Outp ut-I mpe danz : <10 k Ω
Schal tung
Die ses G erät is t T rue B ypa ss und ver wend et ei ne ele ktro nis che , R ela is-b asi erte
Schal tung . O hne Stro m w ird k ein Aud iosi gnal weit erg ele itet .
Garan tie
Für d ies es G erä t wird e ine b egr enz te l ebe nsl ang e Gar ant ie g ew ähr t. W enn e s
kap utt geh t, w erden w ir e s rep arier en. S ollten Si e a uf P roblem e s toß en, r ufen Si e
bitt e zun äch st d ie S eite ww w.ea rth qua ker dev ices. com /w arr ant y auf.
<<< It alia no >>>
Gra zie per ave r s cel to Hoo f, il ped ale Ger man ium / S ilic on Hyb rid Fuz z d i
Earth Qua ker De vic es. Per ot ten ere il m ass im o a ppa gam ento da l tu o p eda le H oof ,
ti p reg hia mo d i leg ger e atte nta men te q ues to m anu ale .
Il p eda le Hoo f si bas a va gam ent e su l ci rcu ito fuz z in stil e M uff del cla ssi co Gre en
Rus sia n, e pre sen ta un des ign ibr ido Ger man io / S ilic one che abb ina il m egl io
del la tim bric a al la m assim a s tab ilit à in te rmin i d i te mpe ratu ra – c arat ter ist ica no n
pre sen te n elle p iù c ost ose u nità v int age .
Pro ced iam o a bbi nan do i nos tri t ran sis tor NO S a l g erm ani o a spe cifi che stri nge nti
per m ant ene re la coe ren za da ped ale a ped ale , g ara nte ndo ch e il tuo pe dal e H oof
pos sa r est itu ire u n sus tai n om oge neo , nat ura le e r icc o di a rm oni che .
Hoo f p oss ied e u na g am ma d i g uad agn o m olto am pia , c apa ce d i fo rnire ogn i ti po
di s ono rità com pre sa tra gli effe tti ove rdr ive spo rch i e org ani ci t ipo uni tà am p,
alle tib ric he fuz z p iù im pon ent i. Que sto , u nita men te all’u so del con tro llo Shi ft,
per met te un con tro llo ton ale tot ale , in qua nto la man opo la Shi ft o per a in sie me al
con tro llo T one p er a lte rar e la r isp ost a in f req uen za d el p eda le H oof .
Il con tro llo Shi ft può ess ere im pie gat o p er int ens ific are le alte fre que nze ed
otte nere u na par te alta tr aspar ent e e a ffila ta; p er tag liar e la so nor ità indi stin ta
e co nfu sa del le par te med io- bas sa, per con fer ire un car atte re roc k di mag gio r
spe sso re e in ten sità , p er con figu rar e H oof ad ess ere util izz ato con il bas so,
opp ure p er c ont ras tar e il n oto f eno men o “m id s coo p” d egl i effe tti f uzz .
Il c ara tte re f uzz y c he d ist ing ue i l p eda le H oof è p rec iso e c ont rol lat o, p er c ui a nch e
le tim bric he fuz z p iù in ten se in te rmin i d i g uadagn o s apran no inse rirsi al m egl io
nel m ix.
Cont rolli
Fuzz : Effe tto più pes ant e ru ota ndo in s ens o o rar io, più leg ger o in sen so a ntio rar io.
Ton e: Bas si in s ens o ant ior ario , alti i n sen so o rar io.
Lev el: Con tro lla i l liv ello d i usc ita .
Shift: Reg ola il c ont enu to d elle fre que nze med ie. In s ens o o rar io p er l e c las sic he
fre que nze med ie s cav ate , in sen so a ntio rar io p er f req uen ze m edi e d alla son orità
mod ern a.
Alim ent azi one
I no stri ped ali fan no uso di a lim ent ato ri D C st and ard a 9 vol t, d ota ti d i co nne tto re
bar rel da 2.1m m co n p olo neg ativ o a l ce ntro . R acc om and iam o se mpr e l’u so di
alim ent ator i s pecifi ci pe r ped ali, con tra sfor mat ore isol ato di tip o d a p are te, op pur e
alim ent ato ri c on u scit e m ultip le i sola te. I p edal i g ene ran o ru mor e e xtra nel cas o in
cui l’a lim ent azi one pre sen ti u n’o sci lla zio ne r esi dua o si a p oco pul ita . G li a lim ent ato ri
di t ipo sw itc hin g, q uel li p er il c olle gam ent o a cat ena opp ure gli alim ent ato ri n on
spec ific i p er ped ali, non fi ltran o l ’al imen taz ion e n on pulit a e la sci ano pass are
rumor i in des ide rati. NO N OPE RA RE M AI C ON T ENS IO NI P IÙ E LEV ATE !
Assor bim ent o d i c orre nte : 15 m A
Imp ede nza d’in gre sso : 13 0 kΩ
Imp ede nza d’us cita : <1 0 kΩ
Sw itch ing
Que sto d isp osi tiv o dis pon e di u na s tru ttu ra T rue b ypa ss e u tiliz za u na
com mut azi one e let tro nic a bas ata s u rel è. I n ass enz a di a lim ent azi one , il s egn ale
aud io n on p ass erà .
Garan zia
Que sto dis pos itiv o p rev ede una gar anz ia lim ita ta a v ita . In cas o d i ro ttu ra,
ci occ upe rem o d ella rip ara zio ne. In cas o d i p rob lem i, vis ita re il sito
ww w.ea rth qua ker dev ices. com /w arr ant y .
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