User Manual

Buzz Saw – Based on* the Maestro
®
Fuzz Tone
Take a deep breath and repeat: “I can’t get no (duh, duh, duh) Satisfaction.” If you have an ear that works, you’ve definitely
heard this one. Legend has it that the sound of this pedal was inspired by a broken and buzzing mixer channel heard in Nashville
in 1961. Not long after that, a circuit was designed to re-create the “fuzzy sound effect” and a new era was born. Notable Fuzz
Tone users include The Door’s Robbie Krieger, Yes’s Steve Howe, and of course, Keith Richards. No collection of classic trash-
tone would be complete without the relentless buzzing of the Maestro Fuzz Tone. Set BASS, MID, TREBLE to 12 o’clock for
the classic sound.
Colordrive – Based on* the Colorsound
®
Overdriver
What? You haven’t heard of this one? Maybe you could ask Jeff Beck or any of the other guitar greats who hung around London’s
Macari’s Music Exchange in 1965. Born out of the demand for Tone Benders, brothers Larry and Joe Macari started building ped-
als under the name Sola/Colorsound. Sola also made pedals for Marshall, Park, and Vox. Our model oozes vintage tone, and will
transport you instantly back to that breeding ground of British guitar heroes. Don’t be surprised if you smell incense burning!
MID allows you to boost or cut the midrange to tailor the tone for you and your guitar - MID in the 12 o’clock position has no
effect.
Heavy Distortion – Based on* Boss
®
MT-2 Metal Zone
This pedal debuted at the height of the big-hair metal craze of the late ’80s/early ’90s. Its name says it all: it’s the Metal Zone.
Heavy and scooped, the tones of this model beg to be chunked upon. Don’t hold back, you know what to do... just don’t let us
catch you wearing your sister’s spandex!
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. The MID knob functions like the original Rat’s “filter” control, which
gives you brighter tone at lower settings, and darker tone at higher settings. In addition, you can shape your tone using the Bass
and Treble controls. (Or leave these in the 12 o’clock position, and they’ll have no effect).
* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturers
whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Boss® is a registered trademarks of Roland Corp. Colorsound® is a registered trademark of Sola Sound Limited Corp. Maestro® is a registered trademark of Gibson
Guitar Corp.