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USER GUIDE
The now legendary Wampler Pantheon provided a unique interpretation of the classic
“Blues Breaker” style stomp box, by capturing all the tonal nuance of the original, but with
added exibility and style. In doing so, it found its way onto thousands of pedalboards
across the world.
Enter the new Pantheon Deluxe – a dual overdrive pedal that takes this evolution several
steps further by offering a exible design with two completely independent Pantheon
circuits, one voiced as a classic blues breaker and one with a more modern boutique
sound. This palace of tone delivers a staggering 200 combinations of gain settings,
featuring dual Inputs and Outputs, and for the rst time ever, Wampler have added
MIDI channel switching to one of their gain pedals.
The Pantheon Deluxe lets you dial in two channels of organic creamy gain, gritty
overdrive, or heavy distortion while retaining Wampler’s famous ease of use and
exibility. Channel 1 delivers a classic Blues Breaker tone, Channel 2 is a recreation of
the original Pantheon, a similar circuit to the Blues Breaker but with a modern boutique feel.
Independent side mounted Voicing and Gain Level switches allow you to further shape your tone to
perfection.
Combining both channels will unleash a whole new world of crisp, harmonic distortion possibilities. You can easily swap the
stacking order, without changing cabling, via the front-mounted Order switch. Optional independent inputs and outputs
allow you to: split each channel in a loop switcher, insert a pedal or chain of pedals between each side, or run the pedal in
stereo to dual ampliers. With the addition of MIDI In and Out, you can now also switch the analog channels of each circuit
on and off with a MIDI switcher - saving you valuable hardware loops on your loop switcher (if it also operates your midi
controls).
Each Channel of the Pantheon Deluxe Dual Overdrive feature independent Gain, Level, Treble, and Bass controls to
enhance the shaping of your tone. The Baxandall-style active Bass control is neutral at noon but boasts an extremely
powerful sweep as you move through the range. A single global Presence control simultaneously alters each channel to add
just the right amount of top-end chime to suit different guitars and ampliers - perfect for when playing live or when in the
studio.
The native sound of this style of pedal has passed the test of time. We are sure that with the advanced connectivity, and vast
array of stacking options, you are going to love the exibility and sheer grunt of the Pantheon Deluxe Dual Overdrive.
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Connections: This pedal has 2 pairs of input and output jacks: if you are using
only one set connect to the jacks marked with solid triangles; if you are using both
sets, the outline triangles indicate the separate output for Channel 1 and input for
Channel 2. This allows you to connect both channels independently (e.g to a loop
switcher), insert a pedal between the channels, or run in stereo.
Power Draw: 55mA, 9-18V Center Negative DC supply only, do not exceed 18V DC
Volume: Controls the total
output volume of each channel.
Order: Change the
channel stacking
order with this
switch if you are
using only one input
and output cable.
Presence: Global presence control to add sparkle and
top end to both channels, start off with this turned all the
way counter-clockwise and adjust to suit. The presence
and treble controls are controlling different frequencies, so
multiple tones can be found by cranking presence up and
treble down, and vice versa.
Gain: Turning this control
clockwise will increase the
amount of gain applied to the
signal path of each channel.
Gain Level (Side switches L
and R): Set the switch
• top for maximum gain
• middle for medium gain
• bottom for lower gain
Bass: Adjust the amount of
low-end frequencies, turning
clockwise will increase the
levels, counter clockwise to
decrease.
Channel 1: Classic / vintage
“Blues Breaker” voicing
Channel 2: Original Pantheon
(Modern “Boutique” style)
voicing
NOTE: We recommend disconnecting the internal 9V battery if this pedal is used with a power supply.
If the power supplied is insufcient LEDS may icker when a foot switch is pressed to indicate this.
Voicing (Side switches L and
R): Set the switch
• top for hard clipping (crunchy)
• middle for blended clipping
• bottom for soft clipping
(smooth)
Treble: Adjust the amount of
high-end frequencies, turning
clockwise will increase the
levels, counter clockwise to
decrease.
MIDI: Connect a 3.5mm TRS
MIDI cable via an adapter (if
connecting from one of our
other midi pedals you can use
3.5mm TRS to 3.5mm TRS) - In
at the bottom Triangle, Out at
the Top. See MIDI Section on
next page for more information.
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MIDI
The Pantheon Deluxe can receive CC messages to turn on/off the drive channels and cycle through
presets, and can receive PC messages to load saved presets (limited to the on/off state of the drive
channels). Note: all channel numbers are specied in the range of 1 – 16, and all controller numbers,
controller values, and program numbers are specied in the range 0 – 127.
MIDI Connections
Connect your midi switcher / another pedal by plugging into the MIDI In port using either the included
3.5mm to MIDI 5-pin DIN adapter to connect a standard MIDI cable, or if connecting from another pedal
that uses 3.5mm TRS audio connectors, use a standard TRS 3.5mm audio cable. To connect a pedal to
this one further down the chain, connect to the MIDI Out port
MIDI Channel
By default the pedal is in omni channel mode and will receive commands on any channel. To set the MIDI
Channel the device will receive commands on:
1. Power off the device, press and hold the Left Footswitch (Channel 2 switch), and power the device on.
2. After power up, releases the switch. Both LEDs will blink.
3. Send a MIDI CC message CC32 with value set to the desired MIDI channel: val=0 is Channel 1, up to
val=15 is Channel 16, val=16 is omni. The LEDs will blink in success.
NOTE: This CC message may be sent on any channel.
MIDI CC messages
The Pantheon Deluxe’s two channels can be turned on and off via MIDI control change messages.
Additionally, the preset number may be incremented or decremented by a specied value.
CC Function CC no. Value (0-127) Description
Channel 1 on/off State 0 0=off, 1-127=on Sets the on/off state of Channel 1 (Ch1)
Channel 2 on/off State 1 0=off, 1-127=on Sets the on/off state of Channel 2 (Ch2)
Ch1 off, Ch2 off 2 any value Sets Ch1 off and Ch2 off when this command is received
Ch1 on, Ch2 off 3 any value Sets Ch1 on and Ch2 off when this command is received
Ch1 off, Ch2 on 4 any value Sets Ch1 off and Ch2 on when this command is received
Ch1 on, Ch2 on 5 any value Sets Ch1 on and Ch2 on when this command is received
Preset Increment 16 0-127 Increments the preset number by <value>
Preset Decrement 17 0-127 Decrements the preset number by <value>
MIDI Channel Assign 32 0-16 0-15 = channel 1-16, 16 = omni mode
MIDI PC messages
The Pantheon Deluxe can be congured to store and recall each channel’s on/off state via MIDI program
changes. To save channel on/off preset:
1. Turn on/off the desired channel(s)
2. Press and hold the Channel 1 footswitch for 2 seconds. Both LEDs will blink slowly to indicate the
Pantheon Deluxe is ready to save the preset
3. Send the desired MIDI program change message (0 to 127). The LEDs will blink quickly in succession
to indicate a successful save.
To load a channel on/off preset:
1. Send a PC message to the Pantheon Deluxe.
Factory Reset
Hold down both footswitches during power up to perform a factory reset. This will:
1. Set the default MIDI channel to omni mode.
2. Set all presets to default (ch1 and ch2 off).
Brian’s suggested settings for you to try out:
Classic Treble BoostClassic Treble Boost
Brian’s Blues Stack - Bluesy Drive CH2, Brian’s Blues Stack - Bluesy Drive CH2,
Distortion CH1, stack for leadDistortion CH1, stack for lead
Distortion Stack - CH1 Classic Distortion, Distortion Stack - CH1 Classic Distortion,
Transparent BoostTransparent Boost
Engage CH2 for a solo boostEngage CH2 for a solo boost
PC Function PC Number Description
Load a preset 0-127 Loads preset of matching PC number
Save a preset 0-127
When in preset-write mode, sending a PC number will save the current
settings to that preset number
Modern MetalModern Metal
Classic RockClassic Rock
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