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Congratulations, and thank you for your purchase of the Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive™ Pedal! The 805 is a very transparent, classic Overdrive pedal designed using the legendary 808 chip as a starting point but with an expanded gain range and 3-band active EQ that is not commonly found in 808 style overdrive pedals.
Drive knob. The cleaner (lower) the gain, the higher the Level should be and vice versa. Drive – Regulates the amount of gain the 805 Overdrive is putting out. Low settings will provide a very slightly overdriven, boosted tone. Increasing the...
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Treble – Active +/-12dB of boost or cut at 2.12khz. From 12 o’clock, turn clockwise to boost the highs, counter-clockwise to cut the treble available at your fingertips. Status LED – Indicates when the 805 Overdrive is active. LED is on when the unit is engaged, off when in true bypass mode.
Level at lowest setting. Set your amp level appropriately. 2. Turn on the 805 Overdrive by pressing the footswitch – the LED will come on when it’s active. 3. Bring the Level control up to desired volume, then start experimenting with the gain control.
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S A M P L E S E T T I N G S Scooped Mid Setting the Mid control around 10 o’clock gives a bit of a scoop to the normally mid-range predominant punch, accentuating the beef and clarity for both picking and chunking. The Drive control around the 11 o’clock position gives you control with both your volume control and playing intensity, ranging from sparkly clean to fat crunch when you dig in.
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S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Distortion Circuitry: Glass diode, back-to-back stack. Bypass: True bypass Gain Control Range: 8dB to 36dB. EQ Center Frequencies: • Bass – 90 Hz +/- 11dB • Mid – 750 Hz +/- 11dB •...
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L I MI TE D WAR R A NT Y Seymour Duncan offers the original purchaser a one-year limited warranty on both labor and materials, from the day this product is purchased. We will repair or replace this product, at our option, if it fails due to faulty workmanship or materials during this period.
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