Seymour Duncan Palladium User Manual
-PALLADIUM-
GAIN STAGE
USER’S GUIDE
Congratulations, and thank you for your purchase of the Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage pedal.
The quest for a pedal that truly sounds and performs like a tube amp has been elusive at best. There is a wealth
of options out there, but most suer from that same flat, one-dimensional characteristic common in pedal
designs.
Palladium seeks to change all of that. It is the first pedal that actually captures the feel and responsiveness of a
high gain tube amp. By focusing beyond just the tonal characteristics of the pedal, we designed an innovative
architecture that captures the full-bodied depth and character previously unattainable in a stompbox.
You can use it with a power amp or a clean guitar amp to create your ultimate high gain signature sound, and
replicate your favorite high gain amp tones. Or use it in front of a distorted amp to tighten up the attack for
rhythms or to increase sustain and saturation for solos. However you choose to use Palladium, we hope you hear
and feel the impact of great tone, body and depth in your unique sound.
HOW IT WORKS
Bass – This control dials in the amount of low end, centered on 100Hz with +/-15dB boost or cut.
1
Mid Level – This control lets you dial in the perfect amount of midrange with +/-12dB boost or cut.
2
Mid Freq – Sets the center frequency of the midrange, from 255Hz to 1100Hz.
3
Treble – Dials in the amount of high end, with a 2.7kHz center frequency and +/-13dB of boost or cut.
4
Presence – This control lets you boost or cut 5.2kHz by up to
5
13dB.
6
Level – Sets the output signal level.
7
Gain – Adjusts the amount of distortion at high
frequencies.
Resonance – Adjusts the amount of distortion
8
at low frequencies. This adds a low-end thump,
as you would experience from a 4x12 cabinet.
9
Boost - Sets the amount of additional gain
provided by the Boost footswitch.
10
True Bypass Footswitch – Activates the pedal.
When the pedal is o, the circuit from your guitar’s
signal runs via a hardwired connection from the
input jack to the output jack for true
bypass operation.
11
Boost Footswitch – Engages the 805
Overdrive-inspired boost circuit.
12
Input Jack – Connect your guitar or other pedal cable here.
13
Output Jack – Run cable to amp input or to next eect pedal.
14
Power Jack – You can use any 9 volt - 18 volt regulated DC power
supply (negative polarity center terminal).
14
1 2
6
10
13
3 4
7
8
12
5
9
11
LET’S GET STARTED!
1. Plug in any regulated 9 volt - 18 volt DC power supply with a negative polarity center terminal.
2. Run good quality, unbalanced, shielded guitar cables from your guitar to the input jack and from the output
jack, or jacks, to your amp’s input, or to the next pedal on your pedalboard.
Dialing in your sound:
A) Typical distortion setup – Begin with the Bass, Treble, Mid Level, Mid Freq, Presence, Gain and Resonance
controls at 12 o’clock, and Level control set all the way counterclockwise. Engage footswitch to turn on
pedal (status LED will light up indicating pedal is active). Gradually bring Level control up until you reach
the same output level as your clean guitar signal. Experiment with the range of each control until you find
your personal sound, from ‘satisfying chunkiness’ to ‘all-out metal mayhem.’
B) Dialing in the midrange – Because Palladium’s mid control is semi-parametric, you have the ability to
fine-tune your tone far beyond what most pedals oer. To dial in your mids, start with the Mid Level control
all the way up, and then use the Mid Freq knob to sweep through the frequencies until you find either a
sweet frequency that you’d like to boost, or an unwanted frequency that you’d like to cut. Now adjust the
Mid Level control to put that frequency at just the right level.
C) Setting boost level – Set the Boost level at 12 o’clock. Engage Boost footswitch (LED will light up). Adjust
Boost until you find the sweet spot where your pickups and the Palladium’s distortion section work together
with the Boost to create your dream high gain tone.
Loading...