Electro-Harmonix COCK-FIGHT Instructions
Cock Fight
Cocked Talking Wah with Fuzz
Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight, a dualfilter fuzz box. The Cock Fight contains two different expressive filters: a
traditional wah pedal filter (“CRY”), and a formant filter (“TALK”) used for vowel
sounds. The Cock Fight also has a fuzz section that can be added before or
after the filter section, or taken out of the circuit entirely. The BOTTOM and BIAS
controls allow additional tone shaping possibilities. Connect an expression pedal
or a control voltage to the EXPression input jack for even more sound control.
WARNING: Your Cock Fight comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200BI
power supply (same as used by Boss
requires 40mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong adapter or a plug
with the wrong polarity may damage your Cock Fight and void the warranty.
GETTING STARTED
Connect the output plug of the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack.
Plug your instrument in the INPUT jack; connect your amp to the OUTPUT jack.
Set VOL to about three o’clock, FREQ to max, BOTTOM to min, left switch to
CRY, and right switch to FUZZ OFF. Press the footswitch so that the LED light is
lit. With the effect turned on, you will hear a slight boost in volume as well as a
brighter sound. Adjust the FREQ knob to dial in the cocked wah sound to your
taste. Connect an optional expression pedal to vary the frequency of the filter
continuously as you would with a traditional wah pedal.
VOL Knob – Use this knob to adjust the master output volume.
FREQ Knob – Use to adjust the frequency of the filter selected by the CRY/TALK
toggle switch.
TONE Knob – Use to blend between a darker fuzz and brighter fuzz sound.
DRIVE Knob – Adjust to set the amount of fuzz.
BOTTOM Knob – BOTTOM is a low frequency boost control that is slightly
above unity gain when set fully clockwise. Set fully counterclockwise to remove
the BOTTOM circuit from the signal path. TIP: When used with a bass guitar or
other low frequency sources, the BOTTOM adjustment can help retain the
bottom end typically lost with most wah pedals.
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& Ibanez®: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Cock Fight
- CONTROLS -
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CRY/TALK Toggle Switch – The “up” position selects the CRY setting. CRY
simulates the type of filter found in a typical wah pedal circuit. The “down”
position selects the TALK setting. This setting—as its name implies—produces
throaty/vocal vowel sounds.
PRE/FUZZ OFF/POST Toggle Switch – The PRE position places the fuzz
before the filter. Use this position for a vintage Hendrix vibe. FUZZ OFF removes
the fuzz entirely out of the circuit. The POST position places the fuzz after the
filter and yields a more modern sound.
BIAS Knob – This knob controls the amount of bias voltage supplied to one of
the transistors in the fuzz circuit. Turn the BIAS knob fully clockwise to supply a
nominal voltage and create a “normal” fuzz sound. Turn the bias control down
(counterclockwise) to decrease the bias voltage to get the “dying battery” sound.
This type of sound is characterized by a decrease in sustain and by notes that
get choked off as you play with less force.
FOOTSWITCH & STATUS LED – The Footswitch toggles between effect and
buffered bypass. The status LED lights when in effect mode.
INPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio input for the Cock Fight.
OUTPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio output for the Cock Fight.
EXP Jack – The expression/CV input controls the frequency knob. The position
of the FREQ knob sets the maximum sweep range of the expression/CV input.
EXPression input jack accepts a TRS expression pedal connector or a Tip-Sleeve
0-5V control voltage input. The expression pedal should ideally use a 10k
potentiometer with linear taper. It must have the wiper connected to TIP and
toe-down connected to RING. Some manufacturers’ pedals do not conform to
this convention and require a special cable/adaptor to swap RING and TIP.
Suggested Expression Pedals: EHX Expression Pedal, M-Audio
2 & EP-3, Roland
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EV-5 or Boss® FV-500L.
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EX-P, Moog® EP-
- CHANGING THE BATTERY -
To change your 9-volt battery, you must remove the 4 screws on the bottom of
the Cock Fight. Once the screws are removed, take off the bottom plate and
change the battery. We recommend 9V alkaline batteries. Please do not
touch the circuit board while the bottom plate is off or you risk damaging a
component.
NOTES AND SPECIFICATION
The Cock Fight utilizes a high quality buffered bypass.
The input impedance is 2M.
The output impedance is 470.
The Cock Fight’s current draw is 35mA.
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