ONE CONTROL OC-PHn Purple Humper Owner’s Manual
- June 11, 2024
- ONE CONTROL
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ONE CONTROL OC-PHn Purple Humper
PURPLE HUMPER
BJF Series | Booster Pedal
product Features
The PURPLE HUMPER is a mid-range booster pedal that produces a warm vintage tone with a British-feeling and large output amp tone. It can also create a vintage hollow body guitar tone at higher settings. It is perfect for guitarists who are looking for a versatile pedal that can produce a similar sound on different guitars.
product Specifications
- Input impedance: 330K
- Output impedance: 1K
- Drive voltage: 9V
- Current consumption: 3.6mA
- S/N ratio: -100dB
- Size: 39Wx100Dx31H mm (excluding protruding parts) 47Wx100Dx48H mm (including protruding parts)
- Weight: Approx. 160 grams
- True-Bypass Switching
- High Quality Aluminum Enclosure
- Power: 9V Battery or Standard DC Power Supply
product Bjorn’s Description
The PURPLE HUMPER was developed based on the mid-boost circuit from the Stratocaster, which was originally used in some U.K. amps in the 1960s. It was designed to provide a versatile pedal that can produce a similar sound on different guitars. The sound of the PURPLE HUMPER is neither an overdrive nor a wah sound, but a supreme British-feeling, large output amp tone that has excellent guitar tonal balance.
Usage Instructions
To use the PURPLE HUMPER, connect your guitar to the input jack of the pedal and connect the output jack of the pedal to your amplifier. You can power the pedal using a 9V battery or a standard DC power supply.
The single Blend control knob plays an important role in controlling the pedal. At the minimum setting, it hardly changes the tone but creates a BJF signature warm buffer sound. At the maximum setting, it creates a powerful mid-range boost up to eight times (+15db) of the input signal. By adjusting the knob and combining with guitar amps, you can change the hard transistor amp clean sound into a shiny British sound, change the Stratocaster bridge pickup into a sound like a hollow body neck pickup, or create an 80s metal lead tone, or add heavier distortion with a single coil.
The frequency range of the PURPLE HUMPER is broad enough for any type of music that requires an extra boost. It is recommended to use the pedal with a distorted amp setting and other distortion effects to create a real, shiny and smooth guitar sound while maintaining the original distortion tone. The pedal was tested with single coil, humbucker, P-90 and active pickups to ensure nothing but the highest quality sound.
Specifications
- Input impedance: 330K
- Output impedance: 1K
- Drive voltage: 9V
- Current consumption: 3.6mA
- S/N ratio: -100dB
- Size: 39Wx100Dx31H mm (excluding protruding parts) 47Wx100Dx48H mm (including protruding parts)
- Weight: Approx. 160 grams
- True-Bypass Switching
- High Quality Aluminum Enclosure
- Power: 9V Battery or Standard DC Power Supply
Features
The PURPLE HUMPER is perfect for those seeking a warm vintage mid-range booster with a British-feeling, large output amp tone. At higher settings, the PURPLE HUMPER creates a vintage hollow body guitar tone.
Bjorn’s Description
Mid-range frequencies are considered to be the most
important component of the guitar sound.
The History
In the 1960s, some of the amps made in the U.K. had built-in mid-boosters,
bringing mid-range sound to the front of the stage. Mid-range was also
highlighted by the famous wah-wah pedals. Legendary overdrive pedals made in
the 70s were also known for their emphasis on the mid-range.
The PURPLE HUMPER was originally developed in response to requests for a
versatile pedal based on the mid-boost circuit from the Stratocaster. Why? So
that guitarists can attain a similar sound on different guitars.
In order to do this, the 60s Stratocaster output level was adjusted to the
output level of a 60s ES-335. Additionally, other adjustments were made to
support various pickups.
The Design
One Control paid close attention to the sound this pedal makes. While there
are many pedals that boost the mid-range, the sound of PURPLE HUMPER is
neither an overdrive nor a wah sound. It is different from any other mid-range
booster you’ve ever heard.
It actually provides a supreme British-feeling, large output amp tone that has
excellent guitar tonal balance. Typically, mid-boosters extract the mid and
create a muffled sound. I wanted to avoid this at all costs. Expect the PURPLE
HUMPER to change the sound of your clean transistor amp into a British flavored
vintage sound. I promise nothing but an exquisite clean tone that’ll make you
want to play all night long.
Using the PURPLE HUMPER with a distorted amp setting and other distortion
effects is definitely recommended. However, the frequency range of the PURPLE
HUMPER is broad enough for any type of music that requires an extra boost.
When used with distortion effects, you can create a real, shiny and smooth
guitar sound while maintaining the original distortion tone.
By adjusting the knob and combining with guitar amps, you can change the hard
transistor amp clean sound into a shiny British sound, change the Stratocaster
bridge pickup into a sound like a hollow body neck pickup, or create an 80s
metal lead tone, or add heavier distortion with a single coil.
It was tested with single coil, humbucker, P-90 and active pickups to ensure
nothing but the highest quality sound
The Knob
The single Blend control plays an important role in ensuring the pedals
controllability. Blend control panoramizes input and boost signals through the
buffer. At the minimum setting, it hardly changes the tone but at the same
time creates a BJF signature warm buffer sound. At the maximum setting, it
creates a powerful mid-range boost up to eight times (+15db) of the input
signal.
While the boost level is great, the PURPLE HUMPER does not raise the acoustic
volume due to its nature. Hence, you can use the full range of the knob
without tampering the sound when combining with other effects.
Like many other boosters, the PURPLE HUMPER creates different effects
depending on the order you connect it to other distortion effectors at once.
Setup
You can connect the PURPLE HUMPER at any point in your effect chain. I highly
recommend that you use it by itself for the first time in order to fully
understand the effect. Once this is completed, place it wherever you’d like!
For the best possible results, set the Blend knob in the appropriate position
until you achieve a clean tone that you enjoy. Evidently, adjust the knob when
you change amp or guitar. At the end of the day, this is only one way of
configuring the PURPLE HUMPER. Use it as you like, and experiment!
If you leave it ON, like a preamp, it works perfectly as a lead booster or as
a pedal to decrease/control an amps brightness.
Please note that One Control and BJF have not produced a large volume of the
PURPLE HUMPERs. Get yours today before it’s too late!
Owners of this rare product say it is unlike any other mid-booster.
– Bjorn Juhl
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