E N G L I S H
Congratulations on your purchase of this unique preamp. The PEDALTONE was designed for those who need a
wide palet of tube sounds at the tip of their toes both for performing as for recording purposes. This is a
handcrafted unit, it's road-proof and built by people who care about guitar tone and quality.
Please take your time to read this manual carefully before you switch on the PEDALTONE and also please fill in
the warranty card and mail it. Thanks and lots of succes with your new PEDALTONE !
CAUTION:
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BEFORE PUTTING INTO OPERATION
READ THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY.
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NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
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REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.
WARNING:
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TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF ELECTRICAL
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER.
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TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR
SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE UNIT
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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TUBES ARE HOT. DO NOT TOUCH
DURING OPERATION.
PEDALTONE PANEL FUNCTIONS
[1] VOLUME:
Controls the volume level of the Clean
channel (CH1).
[2] BASS & TREBLE:
Classic passive tone controls
that regulate low and high frequencies of the Clean
channel (CH1).
[3] GAIN:
Controls the amount of distortion in the
Overdrive channel (CH2).
[4] VOLUME:
Controls the volume level of the
Overdrive channel (CH2).
[5] BASS, MID & TREBLE:
Classic post-distortion
passive tone controls that regulate low, mid and high
frequencies of the Overdrive channel (CH2).
[6] RHYTHM VOLUME:
If this control is activated with
the Solo/Rhythm switch (see
[12]
), it functions as a
master volume and can be used to preset a (lower)
Rhythm volume.
[7] DRIVE:
Controls the amount of distortion of the
0.5W tube power amp which is built-in in the
Pedaltone. (see also
[11]
Power Amp)
[8] VOLUME:
Controls the volume level of the internal
0.5W tube power amp.
[9] CH1 / CH2:
Selects between the Clean channel
(CH1) and the Overdrive channel (CH2). The red LED
indicates that the Overdrive channel is active.
[10]
CH2-BOOST:
If the Overdrive channel (CH2) is
active
[9]
, this switch selects between a Normal
distortion and a High-Gain distortion sound . The red
LED indicates that the High-Gain distortion mode is
active.
NOTE: If CH2 BOOST is on, squealing and/or
excessive hum and noise may occur, due to
microphonic guitar pick-ups and/or insufficient
screening of guitar circuitry.
CH1-ENHANCE:
If the Clean channel (CH1) is active
[9]
, this switch activates an
ENHANCER
on the Clean
sound, only if the mode switch
[17]
is in the upper
position. The red LED indicates that the
enhancer
is
active.
An ENHANCER is a filter that cuts the mids and boosts
the high-end. Sounds great for rhythm and open
chords.
[11] POWER AMP:
The Pedaltone is equipped with a
0.5 Watts all-tube power amp. This unique feature
enables you to add real tube-power-amp distortion to all
your sounds, clean as well as distorted! If CH1 is on,
you can create nice and musical saturation of clean
tones; if CH2 is on, you can fatten up all your crunchy
or high-gain distortion tones.
This switch places the tube-power-amp in the signal
path, the yellow LED indicates that the power amp is
active.
[12] SOLO/RHYTHM:
Determines if the Rhythm
Volume control
[6]
is activated (Rhythm) or bypassed
(Solo). If the Solo mode is active the signal is sent
straight into the output section, thus bypassing the
Rhythm Volume and creating a louder Solo sound. The
green LED indicates that the Solo mode is active.
[13] TO POWER AMP:
For connecting the Pedaltone
to an external seperate (19") power amp.
[
14] TO FX RETURN:
For connecting the Pedaltone to
the effects RETURN jack from the Effects Loop of an
external guitar amp head or combo. This guitar amp
will now serve as a power amplifier for the Pedaltone
(including speaker or speaker cabinet); the amp’s
preamp section will be disconnected.
[15] HEADPHONES OUTPUT:
Provided for the
connection of a set of headphones. Before reaching
this output jack, the signal is led through a filter that
simulates the sound picked up by a microphone in front
of a guitar speaker or speaker cabinet. This output
enables you to use the Pedaltone as a practice amp.
