StewMac Monarch Assembly Instruction Manual

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Monarch
C L A S S I C
Kit case is unpainted
bottom end with a snappy, bright top at all gain ranges with
some careful tuning of the treble and bass controls. The
treble and bass controls function as frequency boosters,
not the traditional roll off filters in most overdrives. They are
located in the preamp section and have a large impact on
the over all tone, nature and distortion characteristics. If you
are looking for an overdrive for big fat chords with excellent
low end retention, this is it!
R A R E / V I N TA G E
WHEN YOU CAN'T BUY IT
An EarthQuaker Devices original, the Monarch Overdrive
has been out of production for some time, but now you can
build your own!
©2018 StewMac
Sheet #i-2205 Updated 5/18
P E D A L K I T
IN COLLABORATION WITH
EarthQuakerDevices
™
Assembly
Instructions
The Monarch Overdrive is an all
discrete, FET-based dirt machine.
It's designed around the input stage
of a vintage amp but configured to
produce higher gains that sound
very open and free of unnatural
compression. The Monarch gives big
/ H A R D T O G E T
BUILD IT
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