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  • Page 1 U S E R M A N U A L...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    OR BOOST WITH SMOOTH SATURATION ....14 PRESET MODE 3: TOUCH SENSITIVE OVERDRIVE ..........16 There are no user serviceable parts inside the PreDrive. Opening the pedal could cause accident damage that Pettyjohn Electronics is not PRESET MODE 4: HARMONIC DRIVE liable for.

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    The PreDrive is designed to be the first pedal in your chain. We recommend starting with the Pre- Drive set up in this location to get most value out of the high quality circuitry and features designed spe- cifically for this usage.

  • Page 4: Knob And Switch Identification

    DRIVE MIX KNOB: Active in drive mode, this knob mixes in clean signal with the overdriven tone. With this knob at max the PreDrive is a full on low gain overdrive pedal. Mix cleans back in a a dynamic,harmonically rich tone.

  • Page 5: Jack Identification

    The PreDrive’s discrete opamps require a minimum of 18V DC standard pedal power to operate, how- ever, the PreDrive can run on any DC pedal power supply between 18 and 32 volts with a CENTER TIP NEGATIVE. The PreDrive is protected internally from reverse wired power supplies and simply will not turn on if one is used while remaining un-harmed.

  • Page 6: Tone Shaping

    T O N E S H A P I N G : E Q S E C T I O N Vari-Z: Possibly the most subtle tone shaping function on the PreDrive, the Vari-Z switch adjusts the input impedance of the preamp. In the up position, the pedal is set to 1M ohm, which is the standard input impedance of an amplifier.

  • Page 7: Preset Mode 1: Preamp And Clean Boost

    P R E S E T M O D E 1 : P R E A M P A N D C L E A N B O O S T Mode: Clean, Harmonic Drive Switch Up Function: Dual Pedal (Single Pedal: Leave boost switch engaged and use bypass switch if desired) 2.

  • Page 8: Preset Mode 2: Clean Preamp Or Boost With Smooth Saturation

    P R E S E T M O D E 2 : C L E A N P R E A M P O R B O O S T W I T H S M O O T H S A T U R A T I O N Mode: Clean, Harmonic Drive Switch Up Function: Single Pedal (Dual Pedal: leave preamp/ bypass switch engaged and use the boost switch)

  • Page 9: Preset Mode 3: Touch Sensitive Overdrive

    P R E S E T M O D E 3 : T O U C H S E N S I T I V E O V E R D R I V E Gives a touch responsive, huge amp-like overdrive that stays true to your guitars tone and cleans up nicely with playing dynamics.

  • Page 10: Preset Mode 4: Harmonic Drive Preamp And Boost

    P R E S E T M O D E 4 : 3. Then toggle between warm preamp and harmonically rich boost H A R M O N I C D R I V E P R E A M P A N D B O O S T Warm Preamp This mode uses the Drive Mix knob to mix in the...
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