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1. 56 Overdrive Based on the DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 Similar to the MXR Micro Amp the DOD Overdrive Preamp is designed to slam the input of a tube guitar amp as well as add distortion This increase of input level causes the amp to distort in such a way that guarantees a visit from your mom who obviously does not share your enthusiasm for distortion For several guitarists including Yngwie Malmsteen the Overdrive Preamp became an integral part of their signature sound Once again the original had only gain and level controls so your DM4 has knobs to spare Fear not You may now approach the EQ When used tastefully you ll bring a tear to your momma s one good eye Or you can go for the extremes and start looking for a new place to sleep We ll trust you on this one e Guawudoya asodind ojos 34 driv A z FACIAL FUZZ BUZZ SAW JUMBO FUZZ COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION e LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE e LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ BOOST COMP oma PIF TIES mMmodcier PROGRAMMABIE OveroRivE amp k DisroRToN JET TREBLE rate DMAIL ldi eels JET BASS Fek SUB DRIVE MID comp VOLUMEcsare Set Bass Mid and Treble to 12 o clock for the classic sound 57 Classic Distortion Based on the ProCo Rat Born and bred in the late 70s the Rat was the beginning of a new
2. DMA Tota COIA a 52 DISTORTION MODELER DETAILS The following pages introduce the 16 models of the Distortion Modeler As the pages describe these models were created as the result of our in depth studies of a dream collection of classic effect stomp boxes The models of your Distortion Modeler are designed to capture the sonic spirit of these classics and bring it to you with the powerful new advantages of programmability and versatility We ve provided you with a sample setting for each model plus the history on each unit we studied and its place in guitar tone history Using the Optional Noise Gate While developing the models for your Distortion Modeler we thought wouldn t it be cool and oh so 21st century to add a noise gate to tame any annoying single coil hum and or unwanted non fuzz noise So we did and we ve given you the option of turning the noise gate on or off for each of the four preset memories Follow these steps to set the gate for each preset LE edad DING 1 It s important you start from bypass mode all lights must be OFF Now choose one of the four preset stomp switches and press and hold it to turn the preset on and enter the noise gate select mode AVZIIQVPOM UO 2 While still holding down the preset switch turn the Volume knob to set the status of the noise gate on the preset Above 12 o clock is On below 12 o clock is Off 3 The LED of the currently selected pres
3. FACIAL FUZZ oma PFT TET meer PROGRAMMABLE OveroRivE amp k DISTORTION BUZZ SAW e JUMBO FUZZ COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ BOOST COMP DRIVE BASS osx MID come TREBLE VOLUMEcare TUBEDRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ Set Bass Mid Treble to 12 o clock for the classic sound 61 Facial Fuzz Based on the Arbiter Fuzz Face Sometime in late 1966 this infamous circular stompbox hit the London music scene Designed and built by Arbiter Music the Fuzz Face would soon begin its famous association with guitar legend Jimi Hendrix 2a os dup 10 papraoud st aew srq J Bi Ej a B 5 a Fa 5 2 E E a g 3 A Q Like all stompboxes from the early era the Fuzz Face E 9 would see many design changes as well as re issues Our ie J model is based on the germanium powered treasure pictured F here An original very early gray with black screening Ee Arbiter Fuzz Face at ry This legend is now yours thanks to the DM4 s faithful Hel FY recreation of its fuzz and glory Crank up the drive and ae you ll be seeing Purple Haze right before your eyes I Q AE Q ciara FIN rU ener PROGRAMMAL OVERDRIVE amp DisTORTION COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE dt e LINE 6 DISTORTION e SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZ
4. sodmd ajos Iq Joy papracad st eun sry J 009 Aue JUIWSIOpU 10 U parpms sem yeya x DMA Joti Teese u AL FUZZ ioti oma LIIITE LA PROGRAMMABLE OveroRvE amp i DISTORTION COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ jer SUR JET BOOST COMP DRIVE BASS prosx MID comp TREBLErre WOLUME scare MID in the 12 o clock position has no effect 60 below 12 o clock is cut above is boost Buzz Saw Based on the Maestro Fuzz Tone Take a deep breath and repeat I can t get no duh duh duh Satisfaction If you have an ear that works you ve definitely heard this one Legend has it that the sound of this pedal was inspired by a broken and buzzing mixer channel heard in Nashville in 1961 Not long after that a circuit was designed to re create the fuzzy sound effect and a new era was born Notable Fuzz Tone users include The Door s Robbie Krieger Yes s Steve Howe and of course Keith Richards No collection of classic trash tone would be complete without the relentless buzzing of the Maestro Fuzz Tone And thanks to your DM4 Satisfaction is guaranteed Jdu 20u s20p pue uauidopasp Japow punos s 9 aur urmp ud sypidads y SutAjUapt zo asodand ajos Iq Joy papraoad st eun sry J jadooo Aue 22 Re ge Be Be BE DMA ote al eae
5. clock position has no effect Below 12 o clock is cut above is boost 55 DMA Uta eee Screamer Based on the Ibanez TS 808 Tube Screamer From Stevie Ray Vaughan to Michael Landau the simple Tube Screamer is the overdrive heard round the world This medium gain pedal was introduced in the early 80s and in many blues circles you re not allowed to solo without one Over the years Ibanez issued several variations of the venerable Tube Screamer but none have reached the fabled status of the TS 808 Of course we obsessed over which of our vintage 808s to model and in the end we think you ll agree that this green jewel makes a precious addition to the DM4 True to the original the MID knob on the DM4 acts like the Tube Screamer s tone knob In addition you can shape your tone using the Bass and Treble controls Or leave these in the 12 o clock position and they ll have no effect DMAR Todi Lawl elses FACIAL FUZZ JUMBO FUZZ oma PIF TIES modeler PROGRAMMABLE Overorive amp k DisroRtioN BUZZ SAW COLOR DRIVE HEAVY DISTORTION CLASSIC DISTORTION OVERDRIVE FUZZ PI JET FUZZ LINE 6 DRIVE e LINE 6 DISTORTION JET TREBLE rate SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ BOOST COMP DRIVE BASS s MID come VOLUMEeare Set Bass and Treble to 12 o clock for the classic sound MID funtions like the original 808 tone control __
6. Drive Inspired by the Colorsound Tone Bender We started with this premise What if we could go back to the 60 s and be a part of the fuzz revolution what would we design What would it sound like What would we call it What s up with all of these questions s9 aur Sump ont qppow punos A Q Being the obsessive bunch of guitar players that we 9 are we had way too much fun with this model We started 9 with one of our favorite pedals the Colorsound Tone el Bender Then we changed the single tone control into S three super tone controls Okay we re obsessive and control P freaks too The resulting model gives you deliciously rich Hy and juicy fuzz along with the flexibility to voice and personalize the tone just for you 5 A L F A gt FACIAL FUZZ PROGRAMMABLE OVERDRIVE amp e DISTORTION BUZZSAW e JUMBO FUZZ COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ BOOST COMP DRIVE BASS osk MID come TREBLE WVOLUMEzare 66 Line 6 Distortion Completely over the top What can we say We were left on our own for just a little too long and this is the fine mess we got ourselves into Sure it s massive Yes it s over the top Okay it s a lotta crazy So when are you gonna make a hit record with this effect so we can use you as our musical examp
7. O DRIVE BASSAI MID TREBLE VOLUMEcar MID adjusts the amount of compression Set Bass and Treble to 12 o clock 54 for the classic sound Tube Drive based on the Chandler Tube Driver Designed by keyboardist Brent Butler the first Tube Driver was born to add grind and girth to his Farfisa Brent was also the father of one of the rarest overdrive boxes called the Mini Matrix aka Mini Boogee But it s his Tube Driver that drives us crazy Utilizing a single 12AX7 preamp tube the Tube Driver delivers the sweet singing sustain craved by guitarists worldwide and has been a staple of Eric Johnson s rig since the mid 80s Our model of this classic offers sweet tone with Hi and Lo EQ controls like the original And as with many of the DM4 models we ve added an optional Mid control that allows you to boost or cut the mids to tailor the tone for you and your guitar aytoads ayy durdyruapt jo asodind ajos ay Joy papracad st Feun sry J suauiesiopue 10 uonexadooo Aue jdun 10u s op pue u wudoaaap Japour punos s 9 urq ump d parpmis sem yep INpox FACIAL FUZZ oma Distortion LT PROGRAMMABLE OveroRIvE amp k DisTORTION BUZZ SAW JUMBO FUZZ COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE e LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ BOOST COMP DRIVE BASS osx MID come TREBLE WVOLUMEzare MID in the 12 o
8. colonies came up with their own twist on the fuzz rage Mike Mathews and his band of merry men at Electro Harmonix had been cooking up all sorts of nifty effects when their attention turned to the distortion fuzz pedal Their most popular offering was the Big Muff n known more for its sweet sustain than for its buzz Electro Harmonix was famous for their use of surplus parts and the results of this practice were ever changing circuit designs and parts specs As you can see in the picture of our collection the Big Muff had several looks but the sweetheart of the bunch is the one in the middle known as the triangle knob pattern model We know you ll agree there s nothing like a slice of 7 Aue Aqduut 30u soop pue uawdojaaap Japour punos s g awr ump ayoads atp Sur jnuapr jo asodand ajos ay 40 papraoad st Sewn sty L jadooo d JU U SIOPU 10 UOTE parpnas sem yeya Jonpoud DM4P UO tei E CUl d FACIAL FUZZ oma PIFTT IES Modeler PROGRAMMABLE OVERDRIVE amp E DISTORTION BUZZ SAW JUMBO FUZZ COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE e LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ SUB BOOST COMP DRIVE BASS osx MID come TREBLE WVOLUMEzare Set Bass and Treble to 12 o clock for the classic sound a MID funtions like the original Big Muff tone control __ Jet Fuzz Based on the Roland Jet P
9. generation of distortion boxes With a sound that was angrier and more aggressive than a fuzz the Rat put teeth into a new breed of metal that was beginning to crawl to the surface Through its lifespan the Rat has seen several changes and the unanimous choices for tone are the originals pictured here Inside these two Rats use the same board and their circuits are identical For those that need to know we modeled the smaller one The MID knob functions like the original Rat s filter control which gives you brighter tone at lower settings and darker tone at higher settings Once bitten you ll know why we call this one tone with teeth eun siy L ary unp E doj a p Japout punos s au JOS AP 10 adooo Aue jdun 10u sap pu d oytoads ayp But AL g Z DMAR I Litldi eel FACIAL FUZZ oma nnrortion Modeler PROGRAMMABIE OVERDRIVE amp e DISTORTION BUZZ SAW j e JUMBO FUZZ COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ EN Oe a DRIVE BASS ik MID TREBLE VOLUMEcar MID funtions like the Rat s filter control 58 Set Bass and Treble to 12 o clock for the classic sound Heavy Distortion Based on Boss MT 2 Metal Zone This pedal debuted at the height of the big hair metal craze of the late 80s early 90s Its name says it all it s the Meta
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11. Z BE DEME 00ST CONP E DRIVE BASS k MID amp TREBLE VOLUMEcar r Set Bass Mid and Treble to 12 o clock for the classic sound 6 Jumbo Fuzz Based on the Vox Tone Bender Have you noticed how the British music scene of the 60s not only gave us great bands but also inspired a bunch of cool gear too Thus is the case with Vox Most people are familiar with Vox s classic AC 30 amplifier but did you know they were influential in the stompbox world as well yuudoqaaap Japotu punos sg aur urmp 2a os dup 10 papraoud st aew srq J lind ju od cg To measure their success all you had to do was track bO R down Jimmy Page Once you found him if you looked HE carefully yov d find a Vox Tone Bender close by The classic 3 E Tone Bender signature can be heard all over the first two Ha Led Zeppelin records and is especially apparent on E Communication Breakdown a H a N ge W 2 P E O W a Q q FACIAL FUZZ DMA IAIN moderer PROGRAMMABLE OveroRive amp e DISTORTION BUZZ SAW JUMBO FUZZ Q COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER e SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE OCTAVE FUZZ BOOST COMP DRIVE BASS osx MID comp TREBLE WVOLUMEcare Set Bass Mid and Treble to 12 o clock for the classic sound 6 Fuzz Pi Based on the Electro Harmonix Big Muff n Not to be outdone by the Brits the
12. ay FACIAL FUZZ mioa PROGRAMMABLE OVERDRIVE amp DiSTORNON COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION e LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE S LINE 6 DISTORTION e e Q SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ BERNE gogio E T DRIVE BASS MID TREBLE VOLUMEcar i MID adjusts the blend of sub octave effect __ Octave Fuzz Based on the Tycobrahe Octavia What was that If it sounded like a phantom guitar possessed by The Ghost of Great Guitarists Past then it probably was an Octavia The Octavia is an example of a fuzz octave effect One pioneering user of this type of effect was Jimi Hendrix The Tychobrahe Octavia was used by Jeff Beck and continues to be an essential part of Michael Landau s tone making tool kit The Octavia uses an audio output transformer and two germanium diodes to rectify a fancy word for whack the guitar signal thus creating the high octave type sound For our model we studied the original pictured here We knew we had a keeper when every guitarist in the building wanted to take it home for a little of their own after hours research Sur jnu pr jo asodind jos J 40 p praod Sr afeur sty yyloads au uauesiopus 10 uoper doo Aue dun 10u ssop pue Yu udoj a p Japour punos s 9 aur Sup 3 E DMA ogi E LUO FACIAL FUZZ Oma Distortion moderer PROGRAMMABLE OverDrive amp amp DISTORTION BUZZ SAW JUMBO FUZZ COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DI
13. et indicates the status of the noise gate e LED lit noise gate on e LED unlit noise gate off 53 Boost Comp based on a MXR Micro Amp From phasers to flangers and from the friendly Dyna Comp to the mysterious Blue Box vintage MXR effects continue to influence the modern generation of retro tone While many of these effects add obvious swirl and swoosh you may have missed the humble effect of the Micro Amp This box was used by many a guitar god push the front end of their non master volume tube amp helping them to achieve that cranked sound at a somewhat less than stadium level Our model delivers the same goose the input of the amp experience and serves up a little secret sauce on the side You see the Micro Amp had only one knob That left us with four other knobs ready and willing to serve Careful tweaking of these knobs will allow you to season your tone with EQ and then add some compression strangely reminiscent of a Dyna Comp Bon Appetit Aytquapt Jo asodand ajos ay 10 papraoad si Beun siy J dads ayy fur 909 Aue Adun 30u s90p pue Suawudoaa p Japowu punos s g aur SuNp yr Juauiasiopua 10 UONE porpms sem yep onpo DMAF ILid dil eels SUAS FACIAL FUZZ ioaz PROGRAMMABLE OveroRIvE amp k DisTORTION COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE ORME ost CONP
14. haser Yeah yeah We know The phasers belong in our MM4 Modulation Modeler but with this little fella we just couldn t resist It s the AP 7 Jet Phaser A Roland catalog from the 70s says it best the Jet Phaser AP 7 is a phase shifter producing dynamic jet sounds for rock guitar One listen to the fuzzy swoosh of this model is all it takes to remind you of Ernie Isley s Who s That Lady and Uli Roth s work with the Scorpions Take a close look at the small text labeling the BASS and TREBLE knobs of your DM4 These knobs have special functions for use with this model BASS controls feedback and TREBLE sets the rate of the phaser The trusty MID knob gives you tone control over the fuzz part of the effect pads atp Sur jnuapr yo asodand ajos dup Joy papraoad S afte srq OY d palpnas sem yeya Jonpoud juaurasiopu 10 uoReradooo Aue jdun 10u s op pue quawdo eaap Japour punos s 9 aur SuLMp FACIAL FUZZ BUZZ SAW COLOR DRIVE HEAVY DISTORTION CLASSIC DISTORTION OVERDRIVE SCREAMER TUBE a BASS adjusts the amount of phaser feedback JUMBO FUZZ FUZZ PI JET FUZZ LINE 6 DRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SUB OCTAVE FUZZ eo FUZZ oma PIFTT TIES modeler PROGRAMMABLE OVERDRIVE amp E DISTORTION DRIVE BASS 5sx MID come MID adjusts fuzz tone TREBLE VOLUMEcare __ TREBLE adjusts phaser rate DM4P UO dJ E CUl 65 Line 6
15. l Zone Heavy and scooped the tones of this model beg to be chunked upon Don t hold back you know what to do just don t let us catch you wearing your sister s spandex eun siy L ary unp E 340S AP 10 sop pue Suawidojaaap J pou punos s9 au FACIAL FUZZ BUZZ SAW COLOR DRIVE HEAVY DISTORTION CLASSIC DISTORTION OVERDRIVE SCREAMER TUBE DRIVE BOOST COMP e JUMBO FUZZ OCTAVE FUZZ d oytoads ayp Bu 5 Ss 5 2 g 3 oma PIFTT TIES Modeler PROGRAMMABIE OvekbRIVE amp e DISTORTION SUB MID comp FUZZ PI JET FUZZ e LINE 6 DRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SUB OCTAVE FUZZ DRIVE BASS 5sx TREBLE pare VOLUM Eacare DM4P UR e elses 59 Colordrive Based on the Colorsound Overdriver What You haven t heard of this one Maybe you could ask Jeff Beck or any of the other guitar greats who hung around London s Macari s Music Exchange in 1965 Born out of the demand for Tone Benders brothers Larry and Joe Macari started building pedals under the name Sola Colorsound Sola also made pedals for Marshall the Supa Fuzz Park Fuzz Sound and Vox the three knob Tone Bender Our model oozes vintage tone and will transport you instantly back to that breeding ground of British guitar heroes Don t be surprised if you smell incense burning Jdu 10u s20p pue Suauidopasp pow punos sg aur urmp aytoads ayy Fur jnu p zo
16. le Of course we d like a credit in the liner notes tickets to the Grammy s and the obligatory mention in your acceptance speech A 9 Q 3 S 2 My 6 w 2 Q q FACIAL FUZZ oma IET MOJE PROGRAMMABILE OVERDRIVE amp k DETORTION BUZZ SAW JUMBO FUZZ Qa COLOR DRIVE FUZZ PI HEAVY DISTORTION JET FUZZ CLASSIC DISTORTION LINE 6 DRIVE OVERDRIVE LINE 6 DISTORTION SCREAMER e SUB OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVES z a s eo FUZZ DRIVE BASS gt osx MID come TREBLE VOLUMEcare 67 Sub Octave Fuzz Inspired by the PAiA Roctave Divider No surprises here this model is a fuzz with an octave below It s just what you need to give those Moog players fits deep fat square wave distortion with enough grind and glory to shame any analog synth a g 5 B j R as g 5 a E amp e a 3 5 A 3 E B 8 5 5 a a g on z 3 amp a g El 4 5 i G Q The Roctave Divider pedal made a name for itself by g combining a double octave shift with fuzz capability Our 3 9 model gives you that same kind of octave shift plus fuzz E experience but with our own particular flavor of fuzz for ia 5 the fuzz part of the experience 5 P Our model includes BASS and TREBLE tone controls Eia Ep 5 and the MID knob allows you to blend in just the right E F amount of the lower octave effect DRIVE of course T f controls the amount of fuzz ag S CANCEL Q sh

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