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Tefi
Vintage
Lab is
pleased to
welcome
you to
our famil
y. W
e hope
you
enjoy
using our
new dual
overdriv
e Macc
heroni Bros.
Feel
free to
get
in touc
h for
any
suggestions
or clarifications
as to
how
you might
best
use the effect. Pla
y music and enjoy using our products!
Macheroni Bros - A dual overdrive
Maccheroni
Bros is
a dual
overdriv
e consisting
of two
distinct circu
-
its, designed
to create
a wide
variety of
modern
versatile
new soun
-
ds. The
two channels
are called
Fred
and Mik
e, both
Italo-American
brickla
yers
with ver
y dif
ferent
personalities. F
red is
lanky and
pla-
cid, the
‘good’ brother
. This
channel
is based
on the
proprietary
PCN
circuit finel
y calibrated
to this
role. It
gives
a cream
y sound
and dy
-
namic ov
erdrive
with sw
eet midrang
e sustain
that fa
vors
a Leg
ato
techniq
ue. Mik
e, stout
and shor
t-tempered,
the ‘indomitable’
brother,
produces the
rock
sound obtainable
from a
tube am
p pulled
at full
throttle. This
channel
provides good
sustain and
presence with
clear
attack
of ev
ery
note pla
yed.
Its circuit
is based
on a
J-Fet
stadium,
combined with
other circuits
designed to
obtain the
best ov
erall sonic
perfor
mance.
Tefi
Vintage
Lab created
this dual
overdriv
e for
musicians that
need
a wide
variety of
modern
overdriv
e sounds.
You
can adjust
Fred
for
delicate distor
tions and
Mike
for
the more
aggressiv
e kind,
but their
roles can also be switched f
or maximum versatility
.
MACCHERONI BROS Operating Manual
www.tefivintagelab.it
Dimensions
“Mike” section max gain
“Fred” section max gain
Signal switching
Power connection/ground
Battery type
Output impedance
Power supply/
Power consumption
9Vdc/approx. 225mW
(I-max: 26mA @9Vcc)
Chassis
Weight
Input impedance
127x95x52 mm
+66 dB
+50 dB
True bypass
Negative tip/negative ground
+9V (6LF22)
470 Ohm
die-cast aluminum
385gr (without battery)
700 kOhm
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS