Seymour Duncan SFX-10 User Manual

For Tone That Sets You Apart

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Congratulations
SFX-10 Déjà Vu Tap Delay w/BBD™

on your purchase of the

Seymour Duncan

. You can start using your
Tap Delay w/BBD right away and you’ll be able to immediately revel
in the lush, spacious repeats that this pedal is capable of. You might
want to first read through these instructions in their entirety to gain
valuable information that will enhance your enjoyment of your Déjà Vu
Tap Delay w/BBD.

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General Information

Your SFX-10 is a delay like no other delay. Actually, that’s not entirely
true, because if you want the kind of delays that you know and love
from your favorite vintage analog units to the latest pristine digital repli­cations, this pedal can do it. But if, you also want inspiring and new tex­tures, the SFX-10 can do that too. In short, the Déjà Vu begins with the
soul of the most musical analog bucket brigade delay units of the past,
and takes you places both digital and analog delay pedals have never
gone before. Your Seymour Duncan stompbox is designed for years of
solid performance. From the 16 AWG steel chassis to the studio-grade
circuit design, this Tap Delay w/BBD is nothing but quality, through and
through.

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FRONT PANEL

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Explanation of Controls

Front Panel (See page 2)

1. Mix (dry-wet) – This control sets how loud the delays will be in rela-

tion to the original signal. Counter-clockwise produces dry only while
clockwise produces only delays. Remember, the dry signal is always
analog.

2. D/A Blend (digital-analog) – This amazing control unlocks the great­est potential of the Déjà Vu. This is where the bucket brigade chip can be
engaged. Counter-clockwise, the digital delays are crystal clear, perfect
“better than CD” sound quality repeats. Clockwise, the tone is pure ana­log bucket brigade, complete with all of its flaws.

3. Feedback – Decides how many repeats before the sound fades away.
Counter-clockwise, there will only be one repeat. Clockwise, the repeats
approach infinity and eventually runaway into mutated sounds of their
own. Beware!

4. Modulation – This knob affects the analog bucket brigade chip only.
This single knob morphs smoothly through multiple modulation set­tings, beginning with slow, wide, and subtle, and ending with a jittery
warble perfect for slap back delays.

5. Ratio/Delay Time – This knob carries two functions. When in “Delay
Time” mode, this knob simply adjusts the rate of the delay effect from
3 ms counter clockwise, to 2600 ms clockwise. Longer delay times are
available when using the Tap Tempo footswitch (see below). Also, this
knob allows access to the Déjà Vu’s loop mode. When the knob is fully
clockwise, the Déjà Vu enters Loop Mode. The LED behavior will invert,
from flashing the delay time to a constant beam that dips to show the
delay time. In this mode you simply press and hold the Tap Tempo foot­switch like a “record button” while you’re playing, and once you release
the footswitch the recording stops and immediately begins an infinite
loop, which you can now play over.

When in “Ratio” Mode, this control takes you through five tempo sub­divisions: 1:1, “dotted 8th note” (or 1.33:1), 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1. Or another
way to look at it is quarter notes, dotted eighth notes, eighth notes,
triplets, and sixteenth notes. This is not a continuous control, but corre­sponds to the five distinct sections marked on the outer band.

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Explanation of Controls

6. Tempo LED – This light pulses in time with the delay effect for easy

delay time setting. When in Ratio mode, the light will pulse on the 1:1.
As you advance through the different subdivision ratios, the LED will
stay the same. In Delay Time mode, the light tracks the tempo directly,
whether input by the knob or the Tap Tempo footswitch.

7. Tap Tempo Footswitch – This switch lets you match the delay rate to
any song or groove on the fly by simply tapping along in time. Whether
you’re in Ratio or Delay Time mode, you can override the setting by tap­ping in a new tempo at any time. If you’re in Ratio Mode, entering your
tempo on the Tap Tempo footswitch will default to the rhythmic subdivi­sion of the Ratio knob. For example, when set to dotted 8th notes, you
can tap in your tempo on the “ones” and the delays will occur as dotted
eight notes. (Don’t worry if this sounds confusing—it’s actually really
intuitive and fun when you’re plugged in.) *See the full extent of the
power and functionality of the Tap Tempo footswitch below.

8. Ratio/Delay Time Switch – This switch governs how the Rate/Delay
Time knob operates (see Ratio/Delay Time Knob description above).

9. Bypass Footswitch – Shutting the pedal off removes the circuit
from your guitar’s signal chain. The Déjà Vu allows you two choices for
bypass. True Bypass removes the pedal completely from the signal.
Trailing Repeats mode keeps the pedal running, but shuts off the send
to the delays. This way, when you end a solo or passage in a song that
has delays, you can shut the pedal off, and the delays will continue on,
as they usually would on a studio recording.

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BACK PANEL

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Back Panel

1. Input Jack – Plug in your guitar signal here or if compatible, the send

from your amp’s effects loop.

2. Power Jack – This is where you can connect a 9-volt DC adapter
(center negative) if you opt not to run the Déjà Vu on a 9-volt
battery. See notes on battery life on page 14.

3. Wet Out/Insert – This jack serves multiple purposes. It can be used
as a “wet only” output, shutting the wet signal off to the outputs, to
create separate wet and dry signals. With an insert cable, however, it’s
a wet loop. This means you can send only your delays through any
other effect or signal processor imaginable, and return to the feedback
loop. Imagine delays with phaser or tremolo on them, or customized
EQ settings, Wah pedal, the possibilities are endless! Insert a volume
pedal and it becomes your delay level expression pedal, controlling the
amount of delay.

4. FB Insert – Also an insert jack, this pedal interrupts the feedback
send. Insert a volume pedal for expression control over the amount of
repeats, or insert compressors/expanders/gates to achieve customized
delay trails.

5. Right Output Jack – Provides the right output signal, which contains
a phase inverted wet sound, like our favorite old analog stereo chorus,
flange, and delay units. Run a cable from this jack to the second input of
a stereo effects return, stereo power amp, or a second amplifier.

6. Left (mono) Output Jack – In addition to being the left output in a
stereo setup, use this jack for mono operation. When set to True Bypass,
this is where the True Bypass occurs. Run a cable from this jack to the
input of a guitar amp or if compatible, the return jack of your amp’s
effects loop.

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