The Cool Cat Distortion brings all the rage of a cranked British
tube amp to your tone. Since the 60’s, the definitive sound of
Rock from London to Tokyo. An extremely versatile pedal.
CONTROLS:
GAIN: Sets the amount of distortion applied to the
signal, counter-clockwise is minimum distortion, turn
clockwise to increase distortion. For the first third of this control’s
range, the Distortion is almost an overdrive; the next third takes
you into Classic Rock and County tones; the final third gets more
extreme, moving into Metal territory. As distortion increases, low
frequencies will “bloom” and the pedal will get louder.
TREBLE / BASS: Adjusts the tone of the distortion sound. The
two controls are stacked; the inner control is for Treble, the outer
for Bass. These controls cut and boost – they are flat (no effect)
at 12 o’clock. Tuning the Treble control counter-clockwise from
12:00 cuts the treble, advancing the Treble control beyond 12:00
boosts the Treble. The Bass control operates in the same fashion.
Turning the Bass knob can be tricky, here’s how to do it: turn both
knobs at the same time until the Bass is where you want it, then
adjust the Treble control. Don’t be surprised if you leave these
controls set nearly flat.
LEVEL: Controls the overall volume of the pedal from
minimum (fully counter-clockwise) to maximum (fully
clockwise), with plenty of range to allow even low drive settings.
WARNING: this pedal has lots of volume, so start with your amp
and the Level control turned down.
BYPASS: The true bypass footswitch engages and disengages
the pedal.
SAMPLE SETTINGS: (Remember, these are only starting points.)
“Classic Rock Grind”
(You know it, you love it – makes an open
“E” chord sound “right”. Try lowering your guitar’s volume control to
clean your tone up a little - the Cool Cat Distortion won’t
collapse on you.)
Gain – 9:30
Treble / Bass – 12:00 / 12:00
Level – 2:00
“Southern Rock Slide Zone”
(Tune your guitar to an open chord,
put a small pill bottle on your pinky and start slidin’ – works great
with your neck pickup.)
Gain – 2:00
Treble / Bass – 11:15 / 11:30
Level – 12:30
“Chips & Salsa”
(Great solo
tone, liquid and soulful.)
Gain – 4:00
Treble / Bass – 11:30 / 2:00
Level – 1:00
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