User Manual

Metal Muff LED is off, the Metal Muff section is bypassed. A red LED in the Metal

Muff section indicates that the GATE function if off. A green LED in the Metal

Muff section indicates that the GATE is enabled.

NEO CLONE Footswitch and STATUS LED - The footswitch located in the

middle of the Tone Tattoo toggles the Neo Clone effect on or off. When the LED

in the Neo Clone section is lit (either red or green), the Neo Clone effect is

active. When the Neo Clone’s LED is off, the Neo Clone section is bypassed. A

red LED in the Neo Clone section indicates that the chorus is on its low depth

setting. A green LED in the Neo Clone section indicates that the chorus is set to

the high depth setting.

MEMORY TOY Footswitch and STATUS LED - The footswitch located nearest

the OUT jack of the Tone Tattoo toggles the Memory Toy effect on or off. When

the LED in the Memory Toy section is lit, the Memory Toy effect is active. When

the Memory Toy’s LED is off, the Memory Toy section is bypassed.

I/O & POWER JACKS

IN Jack – Connect the output of your instrument or other effects pedal to the

¼ inch IN jack. The impedance presented at the IN jack is 1 M.

OUT Jack – Connect the output of the Tone Tattoo to the input of an amplifier

or another effects pedal. The output impedance varies from 200  to 2.5 k

depending on which effects are enabled and the setting of the BLEND knob in

the Memory Toy.

9V PWR JACK – Connect the output plug of the supplied AC Adaptor into the

9V power jack at the top of the Tone Tattoo. The Tone Tattoo draws 75mA at

9VDC. The polarity of the power jack is center negative.

- MORE ON THE METAL MUFF’S GATE FUNCTION -

PURPOSE - The gate in the Metal Muff section has two main purposes: 1) to reduce the hum when the

Metal Muff is set to higher DRIVE settings and 2) to make the echoes from the Memory Toy more

distinct when using the Metal Muff and Memory Toy together.

HOW IT WORKS – The Metal Muff’s gate mutes or un-mutes the output of the Metal Muff. When the

gate is closed, the output of the Metal Muff is muted. When the gate is open, the output of the Metal

Muff comes through at its full volume. The gate opens and closes based on the level of your instrument

before it hits the Metal Muff’s distortion circuitry. When the volume of the input signal goes above the

threshold level set by the THRESHOLD knob, the gate opens allowing the Metal Muff to output its signal.

When the volume of the instrument goes below the threshold, the gate closes to mute the Metal Muff

output.

HOW TO SET IT – Activate the gate by pushing the GATE button, the Metal Muff’s LED should turn

green. Turn THRESHOLD down to full counter-clockwise, you should hear hum coming through the amp.

Turn THRESHOLD clockwise until the hum is muted. You can leave it there for a light gate setting. For a

more intense gate setting continue to increase THRESHOLD in the clockwise direction. It is important to

know that when you use the gate, you will lose some sustain. The gate will chop off the end of your

notes. The higher you set the THRESHOLD knob, the quicker it will chop off the end of your notes. Set

the THRESHOLD level too low though, and the gate will remain open, never muting the output of the

Metal Muff.