WRen anD CUff Box of War Effect Pedals Instructions
- June 10, 2024
- WREN AND CUFF
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WRen anD CUff Box of War Effect Pedals
Thank you for picking up your new Wren and Cuff Box of War. You
can cover a lot of ground with this heavy-duty monster and it is a wonderful
addition to any musician’s rig.
A Few things about the Box of War:
Much like it’s brighter even less fuzzy brother, our Tall Font Russian, you’ll
probably notice that you’ll have to turn the volume up higher (relatively
speaking) than with most other generations of muffs and their clones. This is
intentional and inherent to the original vintage design. Thee early Russian
Pi’s can have less of a “wow” factor in the bedroom. You don’t get as much of
that dripping saturation you may be expecting from current EH muffs. This is
also a very important aspect to the design, and contributes to the uniqueness
of this pedal. Where the pedal will really shine is in a live setting. You’ll
still have a warm but cutting presence in the mix and will likely find more
than enough gain on tap to make this one of your favorite fuzzy distortions
(bordering on overdrive) that sits in the mix beautifully without having the
disappearing fuzz syndrome. This is a players pedal. These pedals love the
neck pickup for super sustaining leads. Put a mild compressor in front of it,
a longish delay after, and it’ll sustain for about a week and a half. A
fantastic ambient lead tone (the civil war era muffs were even used by Mr
Gilmour from time to time). On the bridge this pedal can get over-drivey and
nasty, but still retain a pleasant smoothness. It is a darker pedal overall
compared to our Tall Font Russian, and good for those who like the toothy-ness
of the tall-fonts, but like the highs a little more attenuated. The response
to volume adjustments on the instrument is second to none.
Pro tip: Turn the fuzz to max and do all adjustments at the volume knob on
your guitar. You can cover a lot of ground that way.
Take some time to settle in with your new pedal and you’ll discover what makes
the old EH Russians, and your Box of War, such a treasure to many.
The Controls:
VOLUME: Makes it louder or not so loud when ya turn it.
TONE : Controls the sweep of the passive mid-notch
SUSTAIN: Makes things more…. FUZZY!
Other Info:
CURRENT DRAW: The Box of War will draw around 5.5mA
POWER: This pedal uses a 9V battery or a center-negative 2.1mm barrel
regulated power supply (typical guitar pedal power unit). If using a power
supply, please use one intended for effects pedals.
BYPASS: Effect on/off switching is done via a 100% mechanical 3PDT foot-
switch, otherwise known as “true- bypass”
Wren and Cuff is not affiliated with nor endorsed by Electro-Harmonix Inc.
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