Electro Harmonix B9 Organ Machine Usato User manual

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B9

Organ Machine

Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix B9. The B9 transforms the
tone of a guitar and/or keyboard into that of a convincing full body electric organ.
The 9 presets were finely tuned to emulate some of the most popular and classic
electric organ tones. The B9 provides control over percussive attack level, modulation
speed, organ and dry volume. The tracking on the B9 can keep up with the quickest
musical passages.

WARNING: Your B9 comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI power supply
(same as used by Boss® & Ibanez®: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The B9 requires 100mA at 9VDC with
a center negative plug. Using the wrong adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage
your B9 and void the warranty.

GETTING STARTED

Connect the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack. Plug your instrument into
the INPUT jack; connect your amp to the ORGAN OUTPUT jack. Set the DRY knob to
minimum and all the other top row knobs to about mid position. Select the preset
named FAT & FULL and step on the footswitch to turn on the LED. Play your
instrument and adjust controls to your liking. MOD controls modulation speed and
CLICK controls percussive click level.

DRY VOLUME KNOB

Controls the volume of the untreated instrument level at the ORGAN OUTPUT jack.

ORGAN VOLUME KNOB

Controls the overall volume of the ORGAN preset.

MOD KNOB

MOD controls the speed of modulation. Modulation can be completely turned off
when MOD is set fully counterclockwise. The type of modulation is contingent on the
preset selected. The different types of modulation available are vibrato, tremolo and
chorus. See the preset descriptions for modulation type.

CLICK KNOB

CLICK controls percussive click level. It was designed to simulate the harmonic
percussion effect on classic B3 and C3 organs. The click will be added to the very first
note or chord played. The click will retrigger only when current notes have been
released and their amplitude falls below a threshold. For a few presets, CLICK
controls parameters unique to the preset. See the preset descriptions for details.

BYPASS FOOTSWITCH

Press the BYPASS Footswitch to toggle the B9 between buffered Bypass and Effect
mode. The status LED lights when in Effect mode.

DRY OUTPUT JACK

DRY outputs the signal present at the INPUT Jack through a buffer circuit. The dry
signal is outputted regardless if the B9 is in Effect or Bypass mode.

ORGAN OUTPUT JACK

ORGAN outputs the mix set by the DRY and ORGAN controls.

PRESET DESCRIPTIONS

1. Fat & Full- This sound adds an extra octave below and above to make your

guitar sound twice as big. Fills out any band in an instant!

Chorus.

2. Jazz- This preset has the cool, smooth jazz tone reminiscent of the late

great organist Jimmy Smith.

3. Gospel- This preset has the upper octave drawbars added to capture that

great soulful organ tone.

4. Classic Rock- This preset captures the classic rock sound of songs like

Procol Harum's “Whiter Shade of Pale.” Add a touch of distortion for a
classic dirty organ.

5. Bottom End- This preset has the lower draw bar sound. Perfect for adding

bottom to your guitar or playing B3 bass sounds. With the CLICK control up
you can lay down a bass line like the one on Sugarloaf’s “Green Eyed Lady.”

MOD Type: Chorus.

6. Octaves- This preset uses the fundamental tone plus one octave above.

This sound is great for songs like Led Zeppelin’s “Your Time is Going to
Come.”
higher harmonics.

7. Cathedral- Turn up the reverb and you are at the seat of a giant cathedral

organ! Psychedelic rock tones easily pour out.
adjusts the tremolo depth.

8. Continental- This is the classic combo organ sound similar to classic songs

“96 Tears,” “Woolly Bully” and “House of the Rising Sun.”

Vibrato

9. Bell Organ- If you crossed an electric piano with an organ this is it.

MOD Type: Chorus.

. CLICK controls vibrato depth.

Type: Tremolo

sound.

NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

• B9 has buffered bypass.

• Input impedance is 1MΩ.

• Output impedance for both output jacks is 500Ω.

• Current draw of the B9 is 100mA.

MOD Type: Chorus.

. CLICK adjusts the amount of bell or chime added to the

MOD Type: Chorus.

MOD Type: Chorus.

CLICK control adds not only key click, but

MOD Type: Tremolo

MOD Type:

. CLICK

MOD Type:

MOD

TIPS ON GETTING OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE FROM THE B9.

1. The B9 is best as the first pedal in an effects chain. Place modulation, delay and
reverb effects after the B9. The unit will not perform well if placed in the effects loop
of a guitar amp.

2. The unit performs best using the bridge pickup of a guitar. If a guitar’s pickup has
a weak output, performance can be improved by putting a clean boost or a
compressor in front of the B9. It is not advised to place a distortion or overdrive in
front of the B9. This will muddy up the input signal and cause the tracking to be
unstable. If overdrive or distortion is desired it’s best to place it after the B9.

3. Some guitar amplifiers have a uneven peaky frequency response that may cause
some sounds to be over accentuated. A compressor in front or after the B9 can help
smooth this out. This helps for a guitar player who’s playing is less than desirable in
the dynamics department.

4. The B9 was designed to be used with a guitar. The unit can be used with a bass
guitar BUT the range the bass player can play will be limited. The unit tracks best
above the C note, third fret on the A string. Below that performance is compromised.

5. The top range using a guitar in standard tuning is the 23rd fret. Above that the
organ sound will not be heard.

6. The B9 tracks great and will follow whatever you play, but sloppy guitar playing
will sound like a sloppy organ player. The B9 will bend notes just a regular guitar
does. Organs do not bend, so for a more authentic organ sound limit bending.