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1. gt 69 then WHY DID YOU BUY IT Because it s UP YOUR BUTT RIGHT Cartoons by Dave Lovelace Copyright David Lovelace 2005 all right reserved Thanx man text is copyright 2005 Metasonix All rights reserved It is a violation of federal law to reproduce reuse or duplicate this publication without the express written permission of Metasonix or its assigned representative Oh you want to FIX it You say you want a SCHEMATIC Oh that s PRICELESS Contact us at METASONIX PMB 109 881 11tth Street Lakeport CA 95453 707 263 5343 synth metasonix com We ll arrange for repair while refusing to give you a schematic The circuit of this bastard thing is so embarrassing we didn t write it down anyway2. 3 Obligations of Metasonix shall be limited to repair or replacement with same or similar unit at our option To obtain repairs under this warranty present the product and proof of purchase e g bill or invoice to the authorized Metasonix service center transportation charges prepaid When returning the product for repair please pack it very carefully preferably using the original packaging materials Please also include an explanatory note IMPORTANT To save yourself unnecessary cost and inconvenience please check carefully that you have fully read and followed the instructions in this instruction manual This warranty is in lieu of all other expressed warranties obligations or liabilities ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FORA PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTY Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations may not apply to you IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF THIS OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WHATSOEVER Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of special incidental or me consequential damages so the 7 above limitation may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also h
3. appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance SERVICING The user should NOT attempt to service the Butt Probe All servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel THIS MEANS YOU STINKY METASONIX LIMITED WARRANTY and standard legal disclaimer Thank you yeah right for purchasing this Metasonix product The following terms and conditions apply 1 Warranty period is for 90 days from date of purchase with proof of purchase submitted Warranty covers electrical failure of vacuum tubes and gas filled tubes except in cases explained in 3 below 2 Operating instructions must be followed This device was intended ONLY for use by AUDIO AND MUSIC PROFESSIONALS IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY ORDINARY CONSUMERS Product must not have been damaged as a result of defacement misuse abuse neglect accident destruction or alteration of the serial number improper electrical voltages or currents repair alteration or maintenance by any person or party other than our own service facility or an authorized service center use or installation of non Metasonix replacement parts in the product or the use of this product outside of the U S A or Canada or modification of the product in any way or incorporation of the product into any other products or damage to the product caused by accident fire floods lightning or acts of God or any use violative of instructions furnished by Metasonix
4. 100k ohms or more Now twang or punch keys or whatever on your instrument Press the bypass button if you don t hear a lot of distortion it s a bypass switch doooood Yeah now it sounds distorted and LOUD ok Set LEVEL for the desired nausea While playing rock FIST back and forth and note the change in timbre Don t worry it will get worse You ll hear the filter sweeping on top of your music Sounds like a busted wah doesn t it Such a nice beautiful scraggly tone Set FIST fully to the RIGHT clockwise and turn up REAM Note how SCREWED it sounds now Turn REAM back and forth and hear a real change in timbre Actually at some settings your beautiful music will disappear into sheets of squelching noises How sweet And quite different from the sounds made by our TX 1 Agonizer The worst coolest sound is obtained by setting LEVEL to a very low setting so you can just barely hear the signal thru the sheets of noise and oscillation the Butt Probe generates Dude Now you can suck down a pound of sticky green crap Or you can always try and do an ass head circle with a EN gt couple of your closest buds DOOD a A Es That s all we have to say about the To thing The rest of it is up to you clever T boy A smart musician could find a e 4 universe of tones in the Butt Probe te An idiot will just complain about the di A Og de ie hum or something If you don t like it gt v
5. UP YOUR BUTT dood TX 2 BUTT PROB al ver Bee copyright 2005 METASONEE His nares erved READ THIS DAMMIT CAUTION to reduce the risk of electrical shock do not remove the bottom cover HIGH VOLTAGE INSIDE No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING to reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose the Butt Probe to rain or moisture DO NOT STICK IT UP YOUR BUTT It won t fit DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operation instructions must be read before the Butt Probe is operated If you don t read and HEED them you are a MORON and you deserve to have your PENIS AMPUTATED RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the Butt Probe and in the operating instructions should be adhered to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating instructions should be followed WATER AND MOISTURE The Butt Probe should not be used near water e g near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement near a swimming pool etc ya stupid bastard Care should be taken so that liquids are not spilled onto or near the enclosure DO NOT STICK IT UP YOUR BUTT It won t fit Well at least it won t fit MOST people just don t do it anyway VENTILATION AND COOLING The Butt Probe normally operates warm to the touch It MUST be situated so that its location or position does
6. age to sweep it Or try driving it with a strong audio signal instead You sick monkey The SCREW knob controls how much sweep the filter undergoes If you insert a plug into the CV input it shuts off the internal LFO and you can sweep the filter manually using the SCREW knob It goes down as you turn the knob clockwise maxes out at the center of rotation then goes up again until the other side is reached Why Because it s UP YOUR BUTT OOOH The Butt Probe has a SECRET FUNCTION The audio output is STEREO dooooood The main output is on the TIP connection and you can get ANOTHER output it comes from the second tube on the RING connection You have to use a STEREO plug and a STEREO amp to get this fun effect It s HORRIBLE stereo too NOTE The Butt Probe outputs are divided down so they are more compatible with solid state devices than our previous Agonizer But it might still damage some cheap ass audio devices Because it s UP YOUR BUTT Also do us a favor DON T WHINE AT US THAT IT HUMS WE DON T CARE TO HEAR ABOUT HOW DISTURBING THE HUM IS TO YOUR HOLINESS IT HUMS BECAUSE IT HAS LOADS OF GAIN THAT S WHAT PEOPLE KEEP ASKING FOR MORE GAIN And because you re trying to use it with a high gain guitar am which IS NOT RECOMMENDED Use the Butt Probe into a line level mixer or am lease Plug it into a guitar amp input AT YOUR OWN RISK Because of the construction techniques require
7. ave other rights which vary from state to state METASONIX shall not be held liable for any incidental consequential or direct damages or expenses associated with the use or misuse of the Butt Probe The audio output of the Butt Probe is capable of damaging some types of solid state audio equipment such use is entirely at the risk of the user METASONIX does not guarantee that any of its products are designed for any particular use or purpose The entire risk of suitability and performance of this product lies with the user Products manufactured and or sold by METASONIX are not authorized for use as critical components in devices used in life support and other systems whose failure or performance could result in compromised safety or danger to life or property Don t perform surgery with a Butt Probe It has no healing magic Did we mention the DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES inside the Butt Probe DO NOT OPEN THE BUTT PROBE unless you re a service technician NOTE All sales are FINAL especially custom designs Only a Metasonix authorized dealer is permitted to return products to Metasonix for a refund or exchange WHAT IT DOES UP YOUR BUTT The Butt Probe is basically three very WRONG vacuum tubes and a bad filter plus a fairly complex power supply There is nothing else in the box You won t get anything more as there s no ROOM left for MIDI crap or digital SHIT Eat me The first tube is a 4BN6 It was used as an FM detector
8. d the Butt Probe cannot be kicked around like a fuzzbox You WILL BREAK A TUBE if you kick it around assface DON T KICK IT AROUND The Butt Probe is for the DISCIPLINED intelligent non risk averse musician It is NOT SUITABLE for butt boys who ape Trent Reznor while hiding in their closets Trent HATES YOU assboy And so do we HOW TO USE IT First you must attach the AC adapter to the jack on the rear You CANNOT use just any other adapter The Butt Probe needs 10v to 12v AC power ONLY DC will damage it suckboy Hit the POWER button You should see a small lamp inside the Butt Probe s window illuminating the tubes from behind Sort of how your mother likes to administer your daily coffee enema deep and hot Plug your vile noisemaker into the AUDIO IN Set the LEVEL and SCREW knobs to midpoint Set FIST and REAM fully to the left down Plug the AUDIO OUT into an amp NOTE if you plug into the input of a GUITAR amp the hum will be overwhelming Don t claim you weren t warned shithead We d recommend plugging the Butt Probe s output into the LINE level input of a mixer Or use the RETURN jack if your guitar amp has one It has a STEREO output Just reminding you again Use a stereo jack to get the two separate outputs Since guitar amps are rarely stereo you need to plug this into a stereo PA or mixer to hear the effect And no you CANNOT plug headphones into the Butt Probe s output They need a HIGH impedance load
9. for cheap table radios and TV sets It is a very strange device You do not understand it Just let it be known it is a BAD THING We use it as a preamp a BAD preamp The LEVEL knob controls input volume The FIST knob controls the screen grid of the tube affecting its gain and distortion Then the signal goes thru ANOTHER 4BN6 The REAM knob affects its screen grid It s the same identical circuit as the first tube But it ADDS its awful distortion to what the first tube added Why Because it s UP YOUR BUTT Finally we have a THIRD 4BN6 tube This time its screen voltage is fixed But we have a crude bandpass filter in feedback around this tube So it tends to oscillate at certain frequencies so it is unstable One is not supposed to do this Yet we like what this awfulness does to drum machines and even to complete tracks CURSE you monkeyboy All this talk about I told you DON T buy that Butt thing ansa We ve got a nice prison cell id Hp 9 I did not approve this message for slimy little artist pervert is gettin me deaths Ring wlt cause a He I 3 MOIST where you re going a big stretched GOATSE anus is a PLUS Aaaaggggg That filter is always being swept back and forth by a built in LFO That means LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR d00d Think of it as being like a vibrating buttplug for music The filter is always being swept unless you plug a jack into the CV INPUT in which case you can use an external control volt
10. not interfere with convective cooling The Butt Probe MUST NOT be used on a bed sofa rug or similar surface which may prevent proper cooling It is NOT a toy If the Butt Probe is mounted in a rack or other built in installation space must be left around it to allow convection from the case HEAT The Butt Probe MUST be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other devices including power amps that produce heat POWER SOURCE The Butt Probe should be connected to a power supply ONLY of the type described in the operating manual or as marked on the Butt Probe DO NOT APPLY DC POWER TO THE BUTT PROBE YOU MORON POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Don t burn your house down apeboy CLEANING The Butt Probe should only be cleaned with a soft cloth moistened with water Unplug the power supply before attempting to clean NON USE PERIODS The power supply of the Butt Probe should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time DAMAGE OR TUBE REPLACEMENT REQUIRING SERVICE The Butt Probe should be serviced by qualified service personnel when The power supply or plug has been damaged The Butt Probe has been dropped physically damaged or subjected to force Liquid has been spilled onto the Butt Probe or it has been exposed to rain The Butt Probe does not
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