www.DingoTone.com
© 2011
V4
Your
Germanium Hybrid Fuzz
pedal captures the tone of guitar legends from the sixties
through to today. This classic fuzz tone has been used in countless recordings.
Be sure to use the
Germanium Hybrid Fuzz
as the first pedal in the chain. Putting it after
another pedal will not harm anything, but it will reduce a lot of the touch control and playing dynamics.
Set the drive to maximum and use your neck pickup for good lead tones. Plenty of great tones are
available with lower drive settings and with your bridge pickup.
Many users leave the drive set to maximum and control the pedal with the guitar volume control and
picking dynamics. The pedal will clean up very nicely using the guitar volume control.
Your
Germanium Hybrid Fuzz
pedal was designed in North America by fellow musicians.
Because we live here, we understand how a pedal should sound for the music you like to play. Our
certified engineers also know how to make pedals that are tough, reliable, and easy to use.
DingoTone cares about TONE. And our standards are high. All our pedals have great tone, great feel,
and sound fantastic live.
All DingoTone pedals are hand built in our factory in North America using premium parts sourced
extensively from North America and Europe. We use vintage design and manufacturing techniques
wherever possible, and we purchase vintage specification components where available.
Control functions
The Level control sets the output level of the pedal. Due to the vintage nature of the circuit, the level
control will interact with the amplifier input circuit. Because of this, changing the level may result in
subtle changes in tone. This is normal.
The Drive control sets the amount of fuzz. Many users set this control to maximum (full clockwise) and
control the pedal with picking dynamics and the guitar volume control.
The Trim control allows adjustment of the “woofiness” of the pedal. Set it wherever sounds best to
you. Turned all the way counter-clockwise (left) the trim control is removed from the circuit and the
response is closest to vintage. With the Fuzz control on full, try setting the Trim more counter-
clockwise (left) for lead, and more clockwise (right) for chording.
Inside the
Germanium Hybrid Fuzz
This pedal is an evolution of the standard vintage fuzz circuit. The heart contains a veteran
Germanium transistor for Q1 and a hand-selected Silicone transistor for Q2.
The specific combination of transistors in the pedal gives superb tone, great dynamics, and improved
temperature stability
a
.
The pedal has a set-point/bias control inside mounted on the circuit board. This has been set in the
factory to the optimum “smooth” tone. We do not recommend adjusting this control and you do so at
your own risk.
About your pedal
•
The
Germanium Hybrid Fuzz
pedal is proper (3PDT) True Bypass. All True Bypass
pedals may make a small noise when switched – this is normal and does not indicate a fault in the
pedal. Your DingoTone pedal has been carefully designed to minimize this.
•
Assuming the power switch is “on” (flicked up), inserting a lead into the INPUT jack turns power on.
Turn off the power switch or remove the input lead when not in use (be sure to turn the amplifier off
first!)
•
Assuming the pedal is correctly powered and a lead is plugged into the input, the pedal is in true-
bypass when the LED is off. True-bypass will work even if power is lost (the LED doesn’t work if
power is lost).
•
The pedal will operate from an internal 9V battery only. For best results, the battery should be a
cheap carbon type. We have found “dollar store” batteries to be the best.
a
If the pedal is hot (e.g. left in direct sunlight for an extended period) the tone will change. This is completely normal for
Germanium devices and, as long as the pedal has not been damaged by excessive heat, it will return to normal once it has
cooled down
