GEEZER BUTLER Pedal of Doom User Guide
- October 27, 2023
- GEEZER
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GEEZER BUTLER Pedal of Doom
THANK YOU
Thank you for purchasing your Ashdown Engineering pedal and welcome to the
family! We really think you made the right choice and know that this pedal
will give you years of great tone and service. It is a machine though and
needs to be looked after, please read through this user manual which will help
you get the most out of your new pedal and keep it running as long as some of
our happiest and very famous customers.
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INTRODUCTION
A legendary bass player has legendary tone, now you can feel the DOOM and achieve the tone of legends with Geezer Butler signature Pedal of Doom! A well saturated vintage bass specific overdrive for truly rumbling bass tones. Worthy of a place on any Bass legends pedal board, the Pedal of Doom comes with 2 on board E.Q.s to shape 2 different independent tones. World ending bass drive with limitless tonal control have never been so easy to achieve.
FEATURES
- 4 BAND E.Q..
- 1 x GAIN DRIVE
- 1 X DRIVE
- Di OUT
- GROUND LIFT SWITCH
- DUAL VU
Weight & Dimensions
- H : 65mm (Inc Pots) – 2.56”
- W: 183mm – 7.2”
- D: 120mm – 4.72”
- Kgs:1.28
- Lbs: 2.82
TOP PANEL
VU METER 1
This is used to monitor the input level of your instrument. The Left Blue LED
lights up in the VU when E.Q. 1 is set and the Right Blue LED when E.Q. 2 is
set.
VU METER 2
This is used to monitor the output level of the drive (Doom). The VU Blue LED
lights up when the Doom is engaged.
PEDAL OF DOOM
OUTPUT
This is used to set the overall output of the pedal, set to off and no sound
will be heard.
BASS / LO MID / HI MID, E.Q. CHANNEL 1 (Left hand side)
The 3-band independent E.Q. can be used to dial in a tone for E.Q. Channel 1.
TREBLE
This controls the treble and is shared with E.Q. channel 1 & 2.
BASS / LO MID / HI MID, E.Q. CHANNEL 2 (Right-hand side)
The 3-band independent E.Q .can be used to dial in a tone for EQ Channel 2.
DOOM
This dials in the amount of drive you want. From a small amount of edge to
your tone to a world-ending distorted overdrive, this has you covered.
CAUTION! Handle the DOOM level with care!
DOOM VOL
Sets the output level of your drive, when set to off and Doom is engaged (Blue
LED light will be on in the VU meter) no sound will be heard. Use this to
match the volume of your amp or add a little gain for a boost.
EQ 1/2 SWITCH
Use this foot switch to change between E.Q. setting 1 and E.Q. setting 2.
DOOM SWITCH
This foot switch engages the DOOM!!!!!!
GROUND LIFT SWITCH
The ground lift switch eliminates unwanted hum and buzz if you are plugging
into noisy mains power.
DIRECT INJECT (D.I.)
A balanced D.I. Is provided on a latching XLR socket. This is Post E.Q. and
effects signal. The output signal from this XLR socket is set to a level and
impedance suitable for connecting directly into the Microphone input of a
mixing desk for either Direct Injection into the PA system or for recording.
This must ONLY be used into a Balanced Microphone input, it is not intended
for any other type of connection.
JACK INPUT
Use this to plug your instrument cable in or plug in from another pedal
output.
JACK OUTPUT
This is a jack output to your amp or another pedal on your board.
SPECIFICATIONS
Inputs
- Input Impedance – 3.9M ohms Input range 150mv to 20v p – p
Outputs
D.I.Output 420 ohms balanced Pre ground lift Level -20dbu nominal Transformer
isolated
Equalization
- Bass Passive 0-100%
- Lo Mid Passive 0-100%
- Hi Mid Passive 0-100%
- Treble Passive 0-100%
Power Supply
-
9V Centre pin negative @ 100 mA
IMPORTANT! Use correct Power Supply (available separately)