Electro-Harmonix Bass Blogger Instruction Manual

BASS BLOGGER

Fuzz and Distortion

Congratulations on your purchase of the Bass Blogger! The Bass Blogger presents a
powerful and selectable Fuzz or Overdrive that were specifically tailored for your
Bass. Please review this manual to learn the unique potential of this instrument.

Distortion has long been used by bass players throughout the world to give them the
extra edge in tonality to fit their personal music style. The Bass blogger is the
ultimate in the specific design of fuzz/distortion for bass.

-CONTROLS-

Drive Knob – In both Drive and Fuzz modes, turning the drive knob up (clockwise)

will increase the amount of distortion or fuzz.

Tone Knob – The tone knob rotates from left to right. As the knob is rotated this
filter changes the tone from dark to bright through a linear frequency range. This
tone knob was designed to react with certain frequencies that are geared for bass
and made to apply to both the fuzz and drive designs.

Volume Knob (0-11) – In the Fuzz mode, this is a master volume control after the
gain stages. In the Drive mode, the volume is inactive and remains at unity gain for
optimal performance.

Fuzz/Drive Switch – Selects either the Fuzz or Drive mode.

Footswitch and Status LED – The footswitch toggles between effect mode and

True Bypass. When the status LED is lit, the effect is active. When the LED is off, the
Bass Blogger is in True Bypass mode.

-JACKS-

Input Jack - Musical instrument input jack. The input impedance presented at this

jack is 1 M.

Effect Output Jack – Your distorted bass will come out of this jack. You can
connect to another external musical effect or directly to an amplifier.

Direct Output Jack - Connects directly to the input jack to allow access to your
original bass signal. You can connect directly to an amplifier or different effect chain
through this jack. This output is not buffered.

9V Power Jack – The Bass Blogger runs off of a 9V battery or a 9VDC AC Adapter
capable of delivering at least 25mA to the 9V power jack. The battery may be left in
or taken out when using an AC Adapter.

-POWER-

Power from the internal 9-volt battery is activated by plugging into the INPUT jack.
The input cable should be removed when the unit is not in use to avoid running down
the battery. If a battery eliminator is used, the Bass Blogger will be powered up as
long as the wall-wart is plugged into the wall.

The barrel connector on the front of the Bass Blogger is for a 9-volt battery eliminator
or AC Adapter capable of delivering at least 25mA of current. The optional 9V power
supply from Electro-Harmonix is 9.6DC-200BI (same as used by Boss™ & Ibanez™)

9.6 Volts DC/200mA. The inner ring of the 9-volt battery eliminator must be negative,
the outer ring positive. The unit’s battery may be left in or taken out when the
eliminator is in use. The actual current draw of the Bass Blogger is 10mA. The

Bass Blogger now works fine in daisy chained power configurations. Early
versions of the Bass Blogger did not work with daisy-chained power but
the pedal has since been updated to accommodate the daisy-chain
configuration.

To change the 9-volt battery, you must remove the 4 screws on the bottom of the
Bass Blogger. Once the screws are removed, you can take off the bottom plate and
change the battery. Please do not touch the circuit board while the bottom plate is off
or you risk damaging a component.

- WARRANTY INFORMATION -

Please register online at http://www.ehx.com/product-registration or complete and
return the enclosed warranty card within 10 days of purchase. Electro-Harmonix will
repair or replace, at its discretion, a product that fails to operate due to defects in
materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of purchase. This
applies only to original purchasers who have bought their product from an authorized
Electro-Harmonix retailer. Repaired or replaced units will then be warranted for the
unexpired portion of the original warranty term. If you should need to return your
unit for service within the warranty period, please include a brief description of the
problem as well as your name, address, telephone number, copy of your receipt, and
a check or money order.

Ship to:
Electro-Harmonix
C/O New Sensor Corporation
55-01 2nd Street
Long Island City, NY, 11101
Attn: Service Department

Please make checks/money orders payable to New Sensor Corporation.

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