USERS MANUAL
S
AMPLE
S
OUND
S
ETTINGS
The following examples below show a few of the many sonic
possibilities of the EBS ValveDrive.
CLASSIC ROCK
VINTAGE OVERDRIVE
CRUNCH
MY PERSONAL SOUND
Thankyou
forpurchasing
the
pedal!
TheEBS
T eam
EBSV
alveDrive
pedal!
The
EBS
ValveDrive
tube
preamp/overdrive
pedal
offers
the
possibility
for
classic
and
traditionalwarm
tubesounds
upto
hardand
puretube
distortion.
The
ValveDrive
pedal
can
make
your
bass
eitherglow
orgrowl,
whetheryou
wantyour
instrumentto
singor
scream.
We
hopeyou'll
enjoyusing
the
EBSV
alveDrive
FRONTP
ANEL
GAIN
ACTIVE
F
OOTSWITCH
VINTA
GE
F
OOTSWITCH
-Controls
theoverall
gainand
amountof
overdrive.
-Controls
thecharacter
ofthe
Valvedrive.
When
theLED
isRED
,the
pedalis
setto
standardMODERN
character .
Whenthe
LEDis
YELLOW
,the
VINTA
GE
modeis
selected.The
vintagecharacter
changesthe
tubetimbre,
eqand
compressesthe
signalover
thegain
stage.
BASS,MIDDLE
AND
TREBLE
-The
filtersection
ofthe
EBSV
alveDrive.
Controlsthe
timbreof
thesound
andis
veryuseful
forrefining
overdriven
sounds.These
filtersare
ofclassic
passivestyle.
Pleaserefer
tothe
filters
sectionfor
moreinfo.
-Controls
theoverall
volumeof
theEBS
ValveDrive.
-When
thefootswitch
ispressed
andthe
LEDis
red,
thepedal
isactive.
Whendeactivated
thepedal
isbypassed
orin
mutemode
(dependingon
thesetting
ofthe
bypass/muteswitch
onthe
rearpanel).
VOLUME
REARP
ANEL
INPUTJ
ACK
PAD
S
WITCH
1/4”OUTPUT
BALANCEDOUTPUT
(XLR)
GNDLIFT
S
WITCH
-Connect
yourinstrument
here.
-Connect
theDC
powersupply
tothis
jack.Use
onlya
stabilizedpower
supplyif
notoriginal
EBSadapter
AD9+.
(0dB/-10dB)-
Selectsoperation
foractive
orpassive
instruments.P
ressthis
switchif
youare
usingan
activeinstrument
orusing
anotherpedal
beforethe
EBSV
alveDrive.
-
Connectthis
outputto
anamplifier
oranother
pedal.
-
Usethis
outputto
connectto
e.g.
amixing
consoleor
soundcard.
-Disconnects
theground
fromthe
balancedoutput.
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