Big tone music brewery Maggie User manual

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M A G G I E
Stereo Vibrato Effect Pedal
User's Manual
THE BASICS:
The operation of the pedal is pretty simple and you shouldn’t need details
on what the “speed” and “intensity” knobs do, or what the foot switch
does, or how to connect a battery. However, there are a few very
important features of this pedal that do require some explanation and we’ll
go over those here.
1. Only use a standard 2.5mm NEGATIVE tip 9VDC power supply or
9V battery. 9V only! RIGHT INPUT jack acts as power on/off.
2. If you have plugs in both inputs, then the RIGHT INPUT will only go
to the RIGHT OUTPUT and the LEFT INPUT will only go to the
LEFT OUTPUT. Hopefully this is fairly intuitive. However, if you
only have a plug in the RIGHT (MONO) INPUT and nothing in the
LEFT INPUT, then the signal from the RIGHT INPUT will go to both
the LEFT and RIGHT OUTPUTs.We will illustrate several
scenarios in the “How to Connect” section
3. The STEREO/MONO switch only affects the LEFT OUTPUT. When
in MONO mode, the left channel will bend pitch in the same
direction as the right. When in STEREO mode, the left channel will
bend pitch in the opposite direction as the right. So when the right is
bending the pitch up, the left will be bending the pitch down, and
visa versa.
4. Input impedance = 1Meg ohms; output impedance = 10K ohms;
current draw = 30mA

How to Connect:
Connecting to one amp with a single input:
1. Connect the guitar or instrument level signal source to the RIGH (MONO) INPUT
jack of the Maggie.
2. Connect the amp to the RIGHT OUTPUT jack of the Maggie.
Pretty simple. Just keep in mind that you cannot use the stereo mode with only one
amp that only has a single input. You can switch to stereo mode, but it won't sound
any different than normal mode.

Connecting to one amp with more than one
input (faux stereo):
1. Connect the instrument level signal source to the RIGHT (MONO) INPUT jack of
the Maggie.
2. Connect the RIGHT OUTPUT jack of the Maggie to one of the inputs or channels of
your amp.
3. Connect the LEFT OUTPUT jack of the Maggie to the other input or channel of your
amp.
4. If you amp has seperate volume levels for each input or channel, make sure the
volume of each channel is similar.
Keep in mind that you will not get much of a “stereo” effect this way because both the
left and the right signals will be coming out of the same speaker(s). The effect will also
take on a bit of a phaser-like sound.

Connecting to two amps with a single input
(mono input/stereo output):
1. Connect the guitar to the RIGHT (MONO) INPUT jack of the Maggie.
2. Connect the RIGHT OUTPUT jack of the Maggie to the amp on your right.
3. Connect the LEFT OUTPUT jack of the Maggie to the amp on your left.
4. Make sure the volumes of the two amps are similar.
5. If possible, spread the amps apart. Distance them relative to the size of the room
you are playing in and angle them at your focal point much in the way you would the
speakers for a hi-fi stereo or PA system.
IMPORTANT!!!!! Be careful when connecting to two different amps. If your amps do
not have the 3rd ground prong on the power cord, or were not properly retrofitted with
a 3 prong power cord, you are at risk of electrocution!
Take the same precautions you would as if you were using an old amp with a two
prong power cord while singing into a PA system.

Connecting to two amps with two inputs
(full stereo):
1. Connect the right channel signal source to the RIGHT INPUT of the Maggie.
2. Connect the left channel signal source to the LEFT INPUT of the Maggie.
3. Connect the RIGHT OUTPUT to the amp on your right.
4. Connect the LEFT OUTPUT to the amp on your left.
5. Make sure the volume levels of the two amps are similar.
6. If possible, spread the amps apart. Distance them relative to the size of the room
you are playing in and angle them at your focal point much in the way you would
the speakers for a hi-fi stereo or PA system.
IMPORTANT!!!!! Be careful when connecting to two different amps. If your amps do
not have the 3rd ground prong on the power cord, or were not properly retrofitted with
a 3 prong power cord, you are at risk of electrocution!
Take the same precautions you would as if you were using an old amp with a two
prong power cord while singing into a PA system.