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- Page 1 CBA + AM ref 2025 - BAM01 Brothers AM...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Foreword Overview Setup Getting Started Controls Presets Finding Your Sound Treble Booster Customize External Control Internal Trimmers Power req: 9V DC Center Negative ~200 mA... -
Page 3: Foreword
Analog Man - along the way, rummaging through the same bins 40 years later, I found a part that would solve our final and biggest challenge on Brothers AM. It was truly unbelievable. It’s been that kind of project. I started this company over 12 years ago, and I genuinely can’t imagine trying to explain this journey to... -
Page 4: Overview
Overview What it is. Based on the legendary King of Tone overdrive and made with Analog Man himself, Brothers AM Brothers AM is three circuits in series: is a triple stack of saturation that always manages Two identical, multi-mode gain channels to sound just right. -
Page 5: Setup
Setup Here’s some info to help you get Brothers AM settled into its new home. POWER Brothers AM requires a 9V DC, center negative power supply with at least 200 mA of current. Voltage higher than 9V risks damaging your pedal. -
Page 6: Getting Started
Getting Started You can think of Brothers AM as two gain pedals in series. The first channel comes before the second and flows into it. This means you can use the first channel to push the second. Let’s do that. - Page 7 VOL 1 TONE 1 setting - once Channel 2 is turned off it will jump to that volume. Brothers AM gives you the option of turning VOL 2 into a master volume instead to help prevent volume spikes (pg. 29).
- Page 8 Controls - Modes MODE Sets the style of circuit for each channel. BOOST - A clean boost capable of low-gain overdrive. It has a clear sound and the loudest overall volume. Useful for characterful cleans, stacking with other boosts, or pushing an amplifier/overdrive. OD/OVERDRIVE - The classic King of Tone sound - a soft-clipping overdrive with a natural, open character that preserves the tonality of your setup.
- Page 9 Controls - Everything Else PRESETS The left and right positions each store a preset, while the middle position is live (current settings). See pg. 16 for more on presets, including how to save. CHANNEL BYPASS Tap to turn each of the channels on / off. Hold down to adjust PRESENCE (see below).
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Page 10: Presets
LED will blink to indicate success. Do the same process in the opposite order for the left slot. HI GAIN 1, HI GAIN 2 As big and brash as Brothers AM can get. Brothers AM also lets you access two additional It’s an overflowing distortion made by presets by flipping on the BANK dip switch. -
Page 11: Finding Your Sound
Finding Your Sound Brothers AM is a carefree pedal that sounds good in just about every position. But it can do a whole bunch and you have choices. So we’re going to use the following pages to start exploring, show you what’s possible, and give you some starter ideas. - Page 12 Two-Channel Ideas AMP PUSHER The most straightforward way to use Brothers AM is as a two-channel effect. For example: VOL 2 BOOST VOL 1 BOOST One channel handles your edge-of-breakup sounds for the verse and the other has more Use the BOOST mode on both channels with the blown-out sounds for the chorus.
- Page 13 Stacking Ideas EXPANDER Things get a bit more fun once you start stacking. In this case we’re using the first channel as our main voice and our second channel to lift and In these examples, both channels are on at once extend it.
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Page 14: Treble Booster
Treble Booster Popular uses: Brothers AM includes a bonus circuit: A Rangemaster-style treble booster, inspired by the Beano Boost from Analog Man. This unique style of boost emphasizes the upper mid and treble frequencies to create a cutting sound ideal for lead tones. - Page 15 Treble Booster Settings FULL STACK The following are a few ideas for getting started CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 1 with the treble booster. GAIN 2 GAIN 1 CUTTING CLEANS DIST BOOST CHANNEL 1 ALL KNOBS This setting pours it all on. A big, BOOST snarling, clanging, electric tangle, pulled out of a transparent overdrive.
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Page 16: Customize
VOL 2 will now set the overall output Brothers AM allow you to engage some alternate volume at all times, even when Channel 2 is behaviors and set things to your liking. -
Page 17: External Control
MIDI requires a Chase Bliss MIDIbox to convert the signal to a ¼" TRS jack. For details on getting MIDI MIDI lets you go deeper and control everything, going with Brothers AM, please check out the including the dip switches and presence settings. MIDI manual. -
Page 18: Internal Trimmers
They are very easy to damage. OUTPUT INPUT IMPEDANCE FOR TREBLE BOOSTER The treble booster included in Brothers AM is a Rangemaster-style circuit with a low input impedance. It’s happiest when connected directly to a guitar (no buffers). This trimmer lets you introduce some input impedance so that the circuit behaves much better after a buffer. - Page 19 Goodbye. There’s nothing more to learn. Get out there and drive. Write us here any time if you have questions: help@chasebliss.com We’re happy to help. Have fun!
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