Empress Effects Distortion User Manual

distortion

user manual

Introduction

From mild to crunch to lead, the
empress distortion does it all. This true
bypass pedal offers three flavors of
distortion while retaining a super tight
low end and naturally compressing like
a high gain amp.

The mild setting offers gentle break-up
that cleans up with your volume knob.
The crunch setting is tight, with good
bite. The lead setting offers high gain
with lots of sustain.

Gain control, two bands of EQ and
output control allow you to tweak the
sound to taste.

Enjoy!

- Steve Bragg

Sample Settings

This crunch setting is great for tight
sounding rhythmical playing. Enough
gain to have some edge, but cleans up
with lighter playing or by easing back on
the volume knob.

treble: controls the amount of
high frequency content in the
output signal. It is a gentle high
shelf lter starting around 3 kHz.
The 12 o’clock setting is 0 dB, no
boost or cut, and the extreme
boost and cut is about 10 dB.

bass: controls the amount of
low frequency content in the
output signal. It is a low shelf
lter starting around 150 Hz. The
12 o’clock setting is 0 dB, no
boost or cut, and the extreme
boost and cut is about 10 dB.

bypass: When the LED is shining,
the eect is applied to the signal.
When o, the eect is being
bypassed (true bypass).

Controls at a Glance

avor switch: select between 3
avors of distortion.

- mild: gentle break-up that cleans
up with your volume knob

- crunch: great for rhythm playing.
tight low end with strong bite

- lead: high gain with lots of
sustain

gain: controls the amount of
break-up. Turning clockwise will
increase the distortion eect as
well as adding sustain to your
signal

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power: 9V DC negative
tip 2.1mm jack. 35mA or greater

output: controls the output
volume. Unity gain depends on
the gain setting. This can also be
used as a boost if using the pedal
for soloing.

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Sample Settings (continued)

This is a nice high gain setting for lead
parts or for more aggressive music.

There’s a lot of bite and tight lows with

a good amount of sustain. This setting
also features a bit of a volume boost to
make your parts stand out.

Specifications

Input Impedance:

300kΩ

Output Impedance:

5kΩ

Freq. Response:

20Hz – 12kHz

Input Voltage:

9VDC

Required Current:
Power Connector:
Height:
Length:
Width:
Weight:

35 mA

2.1mm Barrel

2”

2.5”

4.5”

0.5 lbs

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Warranty

Serial # ____________

Empress Effects products come with a two year

warranty against failures resulting from

defective parts and/or faulty workmanship. The

warranty can be extended to 4 years for free by

registering online at:

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The warranty applies only to the original owner

of the product. While a product is under

warranty, Empress Effects will repair the product

free of charge. We reserve the right to cancel
the warranty should the product be tampered

with, modified, damaged through misuse, or

damaged through failure to follow the operating

instructions. Empress Effects liability is limited

only to repair and replacement of a defective

product. Please contact Empress Effects before

shipping a product to us.