Radial Engineering Ltd.
Radial Engineering Ltd.
Radial Engineering Ltd.
Regency
™
Regency
™
Regency
™
OVERVIEW
Thank you for purchasing the Regency Pre-Drive pedal. This is without a
doubt one of the most exciting pedals to hit the market in years. No, it is not
exciting for what it does; it is actually exciting for what it doesn’t do. And that
is, jumble up your tone when you are already rocking with your amp.
This may sound a little weird at first, but once you get plugged in, all of this will
make plenty of sense. Now, before you start pulling off Hendrix and Clapton
solos, please take a minute to read the manual. It is short and concise and
will give you quick pointers on how to use the features. If, after you have
read it you find yourself asking for more, please visit the FAQ page on our
web site as this is where we post questions from other users and updates.
If you are still not satisfied, feel free to send us an email at info@radialeng.
com and we will do our best to reply in short order.
Now get ready to rock and roll like a king!
MAkING CONNECTIONS
Before you make any connections, it is good practice to turn your guitar amp
down or off. This will avoid plug-in or turn-on transients that could damage or
shorten the life of your speaker. There is no power switch on the Regency,
as soon as you connect a 9V supply, it will spring to life. The Regency does
not come with a power supply as most players will power it from a multi-pedal
power brick. Be careful to use a standard Boss
®
style adaptor and check to
make sure the polarity is correct (center-pin negative).
To start, set all of the dials to 12 o’clock and the low-mid selector to the left
position. Make sure you are properly powered by depressing one of the two
footswitches. The LED will illuminate to let you know power is on. You can
secure the power cable to the Regency to prevent accidental disconnection by
unscrewing the cable lock using a hex key, passing the power cable through
the cavity and then retightening.
THE EFFECTS LOOP
To add even more excitement to the
performance, a built-in effects-loop
allows a series of pedals such as
a delay or chorus to be added to
the signal chain when the BOOST
footswitch is engaged. This speeds
the transition from rhythm to lead
when soloing. The effects loop
is a straight through loop that
employs standard ¼” guitar cable
connections.
THE PRE-DRIVE
Turn the Regency LEVEL down to 9 o’clock. Next, turn on your amp and turn up
the volume. Depress the Pre-Drive footswitch. Start by testing the level to get
a sense of the volume range that is available. You are now set to play with the
tone and drive settings. Turning the tone control clockwise will increase the high
end content. Keep in mind that all of these interact, so adding drive will increase
the output volume.
THE LOW-MID
Depending on your guitar, your amp and style of play, you will want to adjust the
low-mid to suit. There are three settings that basically change the bottom end
structure. This is then re-addressed using the tone control. Try each of the three
settings while rotating the tone control. At this point it is all about finding the type
of setting that best suits your playing.
THE BOOSTER
Set the Boost level to 7 o’clock. Turn off the Pre-Drive. Depress the BOOST
footswitch and listen as you increase the gain. This section can be used to push
your amp harder or to scream out solos. When you activate the boost, you can
also insert the effects loop so that it automatically turns on or off following the boost.
You can also use the effects loop in other creative ways:
1) Connecting a tuner
You can connect a tuner to the effects SEND jack and when the boost is
engaged, it will shut off the signal going to the amp for quiet on-stage tuning
2) Connecting an amp
You can also connect a second guitar amp using the effects send; however
as this output is not isolated, you may experience a ground loop. To minimize
the noise, make sure both amps are connected to the same electrical circuit
using a power bar. Make sure both amps have a proper U-ground attached
for safety.
3) Connecting a second guitar
You can connect a second guitar to the Regency by using the effects RETURN
jack. This will bypass the DRIVE circuit and feed directly into the power
BOOST when activated.
INPUT
DRIVE
TONE
LEVEL
F/X LOOP
SND RTN
MIN
MAX
OFF
PRE-DRIVE
LOW-MID
TRUE BYPASS SWITCHING
POWER BOOSTER
GAIN
OUTPUT
TRUE BYPASS SWITCHING
Class "A"
