Blue Brit - Overdrive
Tone
– The tone knob is used to shape the sound that is
produced by the Blue Brit. As the knob is turned to the left the
high and some of the mid frequencies will be suppressed in
the final sound.
To use less technical terms the sound will become warmer
and darker as you turn the knob to the right; conversely as the
knob is turned to the right the sound will become brighter and
more sparkly.
When the knob is all the way to the right all frequencies originally generated by the guitar
(plus any additional from the pedal) are present, if this is combined with high gain levels the
sound can become harsh. This isn’t a problem for some genres but if you wish to reduce
this harshness and maintain that smooth sound, simply turn the knob slightly to the left.
When playing with the tone knob it is important to note that it can affect the final output
volume of the pedal. If you find turning the knob to the left has reduced the overall volume,
just turn up the volume by turning the volume knob to the right.
Presence –
This is the most subtle control on the Blue Brit, but
is very important for honing in on the exact sound you are
after.
It is to be used in conjunction with the tone knob (in fact if the
tone knob is all the way to the left it actually has no affect at
all).
What it does is recover the high frequencies (or treble) that get
reduced when the tone knob is turned to the right. Put another
way, it puts the sparkle and brightness back into the sound
when you increase the tone knob.
If you are finding the sound to be a bit to “Rolled out” or “Muddy” increase the Presence by
turning the knob all the way to the right. If it is still too rolled out, try decreasing the tone
knob a little bit.
