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BENADO EFFECTS

Thank  you  for  purchasing  the  BENADO  EFFECTS  pedalboard.  Owning  this  unit  will  give  you 
the ability to free yourself from clutter, weight and many other frustrations we guitar players have 
suffered for years without losing the quality of sound and build. 

On this pedalboard there are five basic effects that most guitar players use, and the effects are 
all analog.   How cool is that?   Oh, not to mention it's already 

buffered on the input level

, so 

you can look at it as six pedals in your board.  Every pedal was carefully designed to be the best 
and achieve a complete purity of the sound without diminishing your tone one little bit. 

A brief description of the effects is as follows:  Compressor (can act as a clean boost if needed), 
Distortion gives you that vintage warm great raw tube amp sound, Overdrive with wide range of 
options, Analog Delay and Spring Style Reverb. 

Below I'm including my favorite settings, which I'm using almost exclusively:

Compressor:

 all knobs set to 12:00 o'clock. (level knob changes from time to time to set 

volume right). This setting I'm using as my boost.   

Distortion:   

treble  all  the  way  up,  mids  3/4  way  up,  bass  10-12  o'clock,  volume  10 

o'clock, gain 1:00 o'clock.  

OD: 

tone  1:00  o'clock,  bass  11:00  o'clock,  switch  set  to  cream,  volume  10:00-11:00 

o'clock, gain 8:00-9:00 o'clock.   

Delay: 

delay all the way up, tone all the way down, repeats  9:00-10:00 o'clock, level set 

to bring the overall sound to match my reverb so I get an echo type of sound.  

Reverb: 

tone 12:00 o'clock, level 10:00-11:00 o'clock, depth 12:00 o'clock.

  

Do not use an adaptor with a higher output voltage than the specified 9V

   DC center pin negative. An adapter with an AC voltage output should
   never be used with the unit as it will permanently damage the unit.
   I recommend using the 

Visual Sound 1 Spot 9V DC Power Supply.

Warranty

Warranty  is  in  effect  for  2  years  from  day  of  purchase.  Repairs  during  this  time 
will  be  free  of  charge  due  to  manufacturing  defect  and  not  caused  by  the  end 
user. Upon receiving the unit, warranty repairs will be granted pending inspection 
of the unit. (There is a 7 day, no questions asked return policy, beginning on the 
date you receive your pedalboard. The cost of shipping will be at your expense, 
and  any  damages  caused  by  end  user  will  be  deducted  from  the  refund.    Units 
purchased from a dealer do not qualify for this 7-day no questions asked policy.  
If you purchased your pedalboard from a dealer contact them for store warranty 
policies).  Any  unauthorized  modifications  to  the  pedalboard  will  void  your 
warranty. Any  damage  caused  by  using  the  incorrect  adapters  mentioned  above 
will void your warranty.

You must register your board to validate the warranty on the website.

Summary of Contents for PB1

Page 1: ...o cream volume 10 00 11 00 o clock gain 8 00 9 00 o clock Delay delay all the way up tone all the way down repeats 9 00 10 00 o clock level set to bring the overall sound to match my reverb so I get an echo type of sound Reverb tone 12 00 o clock level 10 00 11 00 o clock depth 12 00 o clock Do not use an adaptor with a higher output voltage than the specified 9V DC center pin negative An adapter ...

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Page 3: ...than full compression if desired Note that the Level knob should be adjusted accordingly The Mesh knob see controls 4 lets you mix the dry signal with the compressed signal For full dry signal turn Mesh knob all the way down for full compressed signal turn Mesh all the way up The Distortion on my PB 1 was influenced by my love for the sound of the SLO100 and Soldano Supercharger This Distortion wi...

Page 4: ...p on the dirt The Delay is always a tough one a specially when you want it to sound analog We are all familiar with TC 2290 which is widely regarded as the holy grail of delays If you re lucky you have one At this point TC is not making them anymore How cool would it be to have a floor pedal that sounds very close to the holy grail in an analog flavor The PB 1 delay does this My favorite way to us...

Page 5: ...se settings should give you a nice warm concert hall or Twin Reverb like sound The Loop is an idea I had for a long time whilst trying to simplify the set up I had at home with my rig At home my equipment is set up to play live in a studio similar configuration that lets you run your guitar dry and add effects in parallel When I was designing that pedalboard I wanted to have that option but in a s...

Page 6: ...Distortion and Overdrive This is how you do it Your guitar goes to the PB 1 s input see controls 1 Send the PB 1 s Output 1 or 2 see controls 32 33 into the input of your desired stomp box or extra effect If it s only one effect send the stomp s output to the In Receive of the PB 1 see controls 35 Plug the PB 1 s Out Send see controls 34 into your amp If you have more than one effect then the last...

Page 7: ...ool sound especially if you keep the amp that s receiving the Delay and Spring Reverb at a lower volume than the other one I am sure that there are further unexplored and cool ways to use the PB 1 s Loop that have evaded me while writing this manual The examples I ve mentioned here are pretty much the most useful As more options become apparent I will post them on the site Here are some illustrati...

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Page 9: ...Enjoy your new PB 1 pedalboard A lot of love and passion was put into this unit and I hope you ll enjoy it as much as I do Sage Benado www benadoeffects com sage benadoeffects com ...

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