Origin Effects RD COMPACT HOT ROD, Owner'S Manual

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www.origineffects.com Origin Effects RD COMPACT HOT ROD
Example settings
THRASH PLEXI
The early years of Thrash Metal featured some
huge, Hot-Rodded tones from both sides of the
Atlantic. Cranking the GAIN , boosting the HIGHS
and PRES whilst cutting LOWS unleashes a
super-tight, super-bright Metal Plexi tone. Unruly
and aggressive yet controlled and articulate.
LIVERPOOL HOT ROD
Like an AC30 on steroids! We’ve voiced this set
-
ting after the well-respected Trainwreck
®
Liverpool
amps which pushed the British EL84 design to the
limit. These settings provide a glassy lead tone with
ultra-sensitive dynamics. Dialling the
BLEND back
to 2 o’clock mixes chime and grit with the natural
tone of your amp.
BROWN SOUND
A Modded Plexi with everything on 10! Dialling
back the MORE/PRES control mimics the reduced
negative feedback in this revered tone.
With a gentle transition into distortion and a softer
dynamic response, this classic tone could be mis
-
taken for a vintage Marshall
®
on a variac.
CALIFORNIA HOT ROD
Inspired by the lead tones of Santana’s mod
-
ded Fender
®
Princeton
®
, these settings deliver a
controlled, mid focused overdrive sound. In the
late 60s, Randall Smith was hot rodding Fender
®
Princeton
®
combos for more gain and sustain. This
venture later turned into MESA/Boogie
®
.