Seymour Duncan SFX-06 User Manual

For Tone That Sets You Apart

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SFX-06 Paranormal™ Bass EQ Direct Box

using your
more depth and control to your bass tone than ever before. However,
you might want to read through these instructions in their entirety
first to gain valuable information that will enhance your enjoyment
of your Paranormal Bass EQ Direct Box.

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Paranormal Bass Direct Box

Seymour Duncan

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General Information

The Paranormal Bass EQ Direct Box is not your ordinary direct box.
Like all DIs, it sports a balanced line out XLR jack (with ground lift) so
you can feed a front-of-house mixing board or a recording console
with no loss of signal. But that’s where the similarities end, because
the Paranormal Bass Direct Box also features three bands of active EQ
that have been specifically optimized for bass. This allows you to dial in
your tone in any room, sculpting your lows, mids, and highs quickly and
easily. It’s the perfect solution for bassists who want the flexibility of an
active system but don’t want to modify their instrument.

The SFX-06 also features our proprietary Slap Contour switch, which
applies an additional preset EQ curve to whatever settings you’ve chosen
with the 3-band EQ. This produces a tone that’s perfect for slap playing
but also works great as an alternate sound for fingerstyle or pick playing.
This switchable function makes the Paranormal Bass Direct Box even
more flexible onstage and in the studio.

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FRONT PANEL

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Explanation of Controls

Front Panel (See page 1)

1. Bass – This control provides 12dB of cut or boost to the low frequen-

cies (centered at 30Hz). In the 12:00 (detented) position, this control is
bypassed. Rotating the Bass knob clockwise increases low end—great
for adding warmth and body to a thin-sounding instrument. Turning
the Bass knob counterclockwise reduces low end, which can be just the
thing if you find yourself playing a boomy room or if your bass is taking
up too much space in a mix.

2. Midrange – The Midrange knob is centered at 650Hz and provides
12dB of cut or boost to the midrange frequencies. Cutting the mids
(by rotating the Midrange knob counterclockwise) is useful will tame the
midrange “honk” that some basses suffer from. Boosting the mids can
help a hollow-sounding bass to stand out in the mix better.

3. Treble – With a center frequency of 5.2kHz, the Treble control shapes
the uppermost part of your bass tone. Boost this control to add bite and
clarity to your sound. Cut the Treble for darker, thumpier tones.

4. True-Bypass Footswitch – Hitting this switch removes the circuit from
your bass’ signal chain, allowing your signal pass through without
affecting your tone.

5. Slap Contour Footswitch – This switch engages the Slap Contour—a
great-sounding preset tone that is used in conjunction with the 3-band
EQ. It adds 6dB of boost at 80Hz and 6dB of cut at 650Hz for a sound
that has a fuller bottom and more present highs. Originally designed for
slap-style funk playing, this tone sounds amazing for any type of music
or technique.

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