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Important Safety Instructions C AU T IO N RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
You should read these Important Safety Instructions. Keep these instructions in a safe place • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. MODEL SELECTOR - This is where you pick the model you want to use; it comes up pre-set to a great sound. 2. DRIVE - Typically sets the amount of distortion to your signal. Check the distortion model descriptions for more details. 3. BASS - Typically a bass tone control. Check the distortion model descriptions for more details. 4. MID - Typically a midrange tone control. Check the distortion model descriptions for more details. 5 TREBLE - Typically a treble tone control.
8 9 10 8. INPUT/OUTPUT - Just follow the labels and plug in the inputs and outputs. The input also acts as an on/off switch: the unit will be off if no cable is connected here. When running with batteries, unplug the input to conserve power when not using the pedal. 9. EXPRESSION PEDAL - The optional Line 6 expression pedal lets your foot control one or more of the parameters of your effect while your hands are busy making music.
Boost/Comp – based on* a MXR® Micro Amp This box was used by many a guitar god to “push” the front-end of their non-master volume tube amp, helping them to achieve that cranked sound at a somewhat-less than stadium level. Our model delivers the same “goose the input of the amp” experience and serves up a little secret sauce on the side. You see, the Micro Amp had only one knob. That left us with four other knobs ready and willing to serve. Set BASS and TREBLE to 12 o’clock for the classic sound.
Classic Distortion – Based on* the ProCo Rat Born and bred in the late ’70s, the Rat was the beginning of a new generation of distortion boxes. With a sound that was angrier and more aggressive than a fuzz, it put teeth into a new breed of metal that was beginning to crawl to the surface. Through its lifespan, the Rat has seen several changes, and the unanimous choices for tone are the originals pictured here. Inside, these two Rats use the same board, and their circuits are identical.
Facial Fuzz – Based on* the Arbiter® Fuzz Face Sometime in late 1966, this infamous circular stompbox hit the London music scene. Designed and built by Arbiter Music, the Fuzz Face would soon begin its famous association with guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. Like all stompboxes from the early era, the Fuzz Face would see many design changes, as well as re-issues. Our model is based on the germanium-powered era as pictured here: An original, very early “gray with black screening” Arbiter Fuzz Face.
Line 6 Drive – Time Travelling in the Tonal Dimension We started with this premise: what if we could go back to the 60’s and be a part of the fuzz revolution? Or how about designing distortions in the big hair 80’s? In fact, what if we gave you your own grit-making tone machine, capable of visiting any one of those seminal moments of guitar tone history, as well as points in between. With the Line 6 Drive model, we’ve done just that. Think of the MID knob as your very own time control.