TightDrive web Manual
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1. m ic Ker good tone comes from tweaking TIGHT LUJA AR E SS SES pt Oe handmade product j Mivreonsumers advice I ve received many ier uct ideas and feature suggestions and the result is an overdrive that solves many of the problems we all put up with from more typical production pedals hope you enjoy jamming through it and finding different ways it can help enhance your tone Keep those ideas coming f n James Brown Cool Ideas Amp Engineer True Bypass switching buffered when pedal is ON e Tight Attack control lets YOU dial in the chunk e Gain Tone Volume controls OK these aren t special Pre Post selectable Effects Loop tracks Bypass Switch e Battery On Off switch with red Don t Forget indicator e LED lit knobs when using a DC adapter e Magnetic sliding battery access no tools required e 14 Ga steel chassis so you can stomp it How does the IJIH RIVE work Volume a Master Tone high EQ set low for Volume you set it a smoother tone when high for clean boost overdriving a lead channel m or use to balance to mptweaker Fypassed levels Gain adjusts the pedal s distortion For a cleaner boost turn this down and the master up or crank for serious overdrive Output Jack connect to the next pedal s input or to amp Tight set higher for an aggressive chunky attack lower for thick fatter nastier distortio2. n p DC Jack use a high quality regulated 9VDC adapter with center pin grounded will True Bypass Switch when In Jack from the Work with 6V bypassed the guitar signal guitar or previous Compressed bypasses all circuitry When effect The battery to 18V clean active this circuit is buffered 1 disconnects when and dynamic to avoid signal loss _ unplugged SK like 9V best EFX Loop Switch selects Pre before or Post after distortion position for the Loop Compressors sound best on Pre while Delays amp Reverbs sound better on Post LEDs light up the knobs if an adapter is used Battery Door The battery door is held closed by a magnet and can be opened just by pulling sideways Battery Switch This switch turns off the battery when not in use not active when using an adapter Effects Send amp Return It s easy to create your own effects chains using this series loop and the added effects track with the TightDrive s On Off Switch Specs Input impedance 250K Ohm effect on e Output Impedance 1K Ohm effect on e Current 11mA with 9V battery 20mA with 9V adapter adds knob LEDs Housing 14 Gauge galvanized steel e Weight 2 pounds Dimensions 3 75 W X 5 D X 2 H Adapter 9VDC adapter w 5 5mm X 2 1mm positive barrel center ground Other Tips amp Tricks e Effects like c
3. ompressors treble boosters wah pedals and octavers tend to work best with the Effects Loop set to Pre e Effects like delay reverb EQ chorus vibe tremolo and most others tend to sound best with the Loop set to Post e Try putting an EQ in the Pre Loop to experiment with varying distortion feel similar to the Tight control s affect e To REALLY tighten up the attack put a noise gate in the Effects Loop of the TightDrive and set the threshold high e By using very low gain volume settings the TightDrive can convert your lead amp tone to a crunch rhythm For a really dark singing clean tone turn the Tone and Tight fully down Volume up and Gain about halfway e Select Pre Effects Send to use it as a switchable clean send to another effects chain tuner input or amp e Select Post Effects Send to use it as an auxiliary send to some other effects or amp AFTER the TightDrive distortion e When using extremely high settings on the Tight control you might need to increase your amp s bass control Try putting a parked wah in the Pre Effects Loop for a cool mid boosted tone mptweaker good tone comes from tweaking Amptweaker LLC P O Box 387 Batavia OH 45103 handmade in USA www amptweaker com 2010 Amptweaker LLC
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