Guided Tour
The following steps guide you through the sonic palette of OFO
and show you
how to get at the range of tones that it has to offer.
1.
Set all of the OFO’s controls to the 3:00 position with all three LEDs turned
off. The SHAPE control should be set to #1. Make sure the volume knob on
your guitar is all the way up and that your amp is turned on and set to a
reasonable playing volume.
Overdrive
2.
Turn on the Overdrive, the blue LED should light up. Play softly at first,
gradually playing harder and harder. Notice how the Overdrive responds to
how hard you play. Even greater dynamics can be achieved using your
guitar’s volume knob. Depending on the strength and type of the pickups in
your guitar, the Overdrive LEVEL control should be set between 12:00 and
3:00 to give you a volume boost.
3.
Explore the range of each of the Overdrive controls. Most people prefer to
keep the TONE control nearly all the way up, as this will give you the most
natural sound. Notice how turning the GAIN all the way down and the
LEVEL all the way up gives you a clean boost sound.
4.
When you have explored the Overdrive’s controls, return them to the 3:00
position and turn off the Overdrive.
Fuzz
5.
Turn on the Fuzz circuit, the red LED should light up. Play softly at first,
gradually playing harder and harder. Notice how the FUZZ responds to how
you play. Depending on the strength and type of pickups in your guitar, the
Fuzz LEVEL control should be set between 12:00 and 3:00 to give you a
volume boost.
6.
With the LEVEL and GAIN still set to 3:00, cycle through the six different
filters available from the SHAPE switch. Notice how each of the six filter
shapes gives the fuzz a different voice.
7.
Explore the range of each of the Fuzz controls. Notice how turning the
GAIN all the way down and the LEVEL all the way up gives you a clean
boost sound.
8.
When you have explored the Fuzz controls, return them to the 3:00
position and turn off the Fuzz.
Octava
9.
Turn on the Octava circuit, the green LED should light up. Using the neck
pickup on your guitar, play some single note lines, gradually playing higher
and higher up the neck. Notice how the Octava responds to what you play.
