Adding Effect Pedals - Radial Engineering Tonebone PZ Deluxe User Manual

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ADDING EFFECTS
When incorporating high-Z effect pedals you can either place them before or after the PZ-
Deluxe. The major difference is how the XLR DI-OUT will be affected. For example, if you
place effect pedals between the PZ-Deluxe ¼" OUTPUT and your stage amp the DI-OUT will
not be affected. Only the clean instrument signal will be sent to the PA.
This is a good setup for larger stages and halls. For example, a reverb effect might sound
great coming out of your stage amp but the same instrument/reverb mix may not sound right
through the PA, especialy if the hall has it's own acoustic issues like exessive echo. Also to
consider is the on-stage monitor mix. You may enjoy hearing your instrument with reverb
but the other players may be able to hear your instrument better without reverb in their fl oor
monitor speakers. Connecting effect pedals after the PZ-Deluxe will allow the most fl exibility
for the PA and monitor systems.
STAGE AMP EFFECT PEDALS
Placing effect pedals between your guitar's output and the PZ-Deluxe INPUT will affect both
the ¼" stage amp OUTPUT and the DI-OUT. In this case your stage amp and the PA system
will both be colored by the effects. This could be a good setup for small halls where you are
operating your own PA system from the stage without an instrument amp.
STAGE AMP
Try both setups and decide which works best for your performance sistuation. One thing to
consider with this setup is the type of pickup your instrument uses. If your instrument uses
a piezo transducer it will need a direct connection to the PZ-Deluxe's PZB high impedance
piezo buffer in order to sound best. This would preclude using effect pedals ahead of the
PZ-Deluxe with a piezo pickup.
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LOW-Z DI OUT
LOW MID FREQ
LIFT 180º 180º LO-CUT
TUNER
LOW-Z DI OUT AMP FILTER
OUTPUT
MUTE
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LOW-Z DI OUT
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LOW MID FREQ HIGH LEVEL
TUNER LIFT 180º 180º LO-CUT
LOW-Z DI OUT AMP FILTER
OUTPUT INPUT
MUTE BOOST
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HIGH LEVEL
INPUT
BOOST
EFFECT PEDALS
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PA SYSTEM
PA SYSTEM
PZ-Deluxe™