Electro-Harmonix TURNIP GREENS User manual

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TURNIP GREENS
Soul Food Overdrive + Holy Grail Max Reverb
Congratulations on your purchase of the Turnip Greens, a combination of our transparent
Soul Food overdrive and lush Holy Grail Max reverb. eyond just combining these two
great effects into one box, we added some bells and whistles to help inspire you to create
new sonic landscapes.
The Soul Food delivers a wide range of sounds from sweet clean boosts for added volume,
to just a touch of dirt for livening up your sound, to full-on overdrive. Soul Food has plenty
of volume on tap to push your amplifier into saturation, delivering distortion that is actually
created by your amp! It can also do wonders when placed in front of other dirt pedals,
pushing them into new worlds of distortion. Whatever your style or rig, the Soul Food gives
your tone a lift in all the right places without compromising it.
The Holy Grail Max delivers four types of studio quality reverb: SPRING, HALL, PLATE and
REVERSE all designed for the discerning guitarist but also great with other instruments on
stage or in the studio. Included is a newly designed analog wet/dry control which provides
a constant volume curve as you turn the LEND knob from fully dry to fully wet while also
keeping your dry signal analog through the pedal.
WARNING: Your Turnip Greens comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200 I
power supply (same as used by oss
®
& Ibanez
®
: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Turnip Greens
requires 125mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong adapter may
damage your unit and void the warranty.
SOUL FOO CONTROLS
RIVE Knob – Controls the amount of input gain. As you turn DRIVE clockwise, the
overdrive ranges from clean boost, in the fully counter-clockwise position, to classic
distortion, in the fully clockwise setting. There are many great sounds found within the full
range of the DRIVE knob, we recommend experimenting with different positions in both
halves of the DRIVE knob to find just the right amount of grit for your needs. In addition,
turning DRIVE clockwise will bring out more mids in your tone.
TREBLE Knob – Acts as a tone control. When set to 12 o’clock (50%), the tone is neutral.
As you turn TRE LE clockwise from the 12 o’clock setting, the treble gain increases making
your overall sound brighter. As you turn TRE LE counter-clockwise from the 12 o’clock
setting, the high end is reduced giving you a bassier sound.
VOL Knob – Sets the output level of the Soul Food section of the Turnip Greens. As VOL is
turned clockwise, the output volume increases.
OVER RIVE Footswitch and LE – The OVERDRIVE footswitch selects whether the
Soul Food section is engaged or in bypass mode. When the Soul Food is engaged, its
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corresponding LED is lit. An internal ypass Mode switch is included to select between True
ypass and uffered ypass. See below for more information on the internal switch.
HOLY GRAIL MAX CONTROLS
REVERB Switch Knob – This rotary switch chooses the reverb mode. Clockwise, the
modes are SPRING, HALL, PLATE and REVERSE.
TIME Knob – Adjusts the decay time, or reverb length/size, for the SPRING, HALL and
PLATE reverbs. In REVERSE mode, the TIME knob sets the length of time between striking
a note and the reverb fade-in. While in PLATE mode, when TIME is set to its maximum
position, the reverb decay is over 30 seconds creating a lush reverb wash with each new
note.
BLEN Knob – Controls the wet/dry mix from 100% Dry (counter-clockwise position) to
100% Wet (clockwise position). As the LEND knob is turned, the overall output volume
remains nearly constant. Your Dry signal remains analog from input to output through the
Holy Grail Max section of the Turnip Greens.
REVERB Footswitch and LE – The REVER footswitch selects whether the Holy Grail
Max is engaged or in True ypass mode. When the effect is engaged, its corresponding
LED is lit.
EFFECT OR ER Switch – This toggle switch, located in the middle of the Turnip Greens,
selects which effect is first in the signal chain. With the switch to the right, the signal chain
is OD  Reverb, which produces a sound most players are used to – their boosted tone
with some added reverb. With the switch to the left, the signal chain is Reverb  OD,
which produces a slightly different and interesting sound. Now the reverb is being boosted
by the overdrive which, when used in conjunction with pedals in the effects loop, can
create some very lush textures.
INPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio input for the Turnip Greens. The input impedance
is 1MΩ.
OUTPUT Jack – This ¼” jack is the audio output from the Turnip Greens. The output
impedance ranges from 500Ω to 3.3kΩ.
SEN Jack – This ¼” jack can be used to put effects in the signal path between the Soul
Food and Holy Grail Max to expand its sonic capabilities. This output can also be used to
split your signal to a separate effects chain or amplifier input.
RETURN Jack – This ¼” jack must be used in conjunction with the SEND jack. Connect
this jack to the output of the effect(s) in the loop.
Internal Bypass Mode Switch – If you remove the Turnip Greens’ bottom cover, you
will see a small switch on the board that holds the footswitch for the Soul Food. It is
located in the bottom-left area of the pedal, below the INPUT jack. Above the switch is the
label TRUE YPASS and below the switch is the label UFFERED.
When the switch is set to TRUE YPASS, its upper position, bypass for the Soul Food
section will be True ypass. When the switch is set to UFFERED, its lower position, bypass
will be the Soul Food’s uffered ypass. The switch is normally set to UFFERED in the
factory.
In True ypass mode, when the Turnip Greens is set to bypass, the INPUT jack is
connected directly to the AMP jack and nothing else. In uffered ypass mode, the bypass

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signal passes through a high quality buffer circuit before it is output from the OUTPUT jack.
The buffer circuit requires power to hear your instrument in bypass mode.
9V Power Jack – Plug the output of the supplied AC adapter into the 9V power jack
located at the top of the Turnip Greens. The Turnip Greens draws 125mA at 9VDC with a
center negative plug. The Turnip Greens accepts oss
®
and Ibanez
®
style AC Adapters.
REVERB ESCRIPTIONS
SPRING – Spring Reverb is a simulation of the spring reverb found in many classic guitar
amps. In SPRING mode, the TIME knob controls both the size of the springs and the
overall decay time. As you turn the TIME knob clockwise, the spring reverb gets bigger and
longer.
HALL – is a simulation of the reverberations heard in large spaces such as a concert hall or
cathedral. In HALL mode, the TIME knob controls the decay time of the reverb. As you turn
TIME clockwise, the reverb time increases creating a larger reverberant space. Using the
TIME control you can obtain reverb spaces ranging from a room to a large hall.
PLATE – is an emulation of a metal plate reverb commonly found in high end recording
studios during the 1960s and ‘70s. The Plate reverb is a very smooth, tonally balanced
sounding reverb that sounds great on many different instruments, especially vocals. Turn
the TIME knob clockwise to increase the decay time of the PLATE reverb. When TIME is
maxed, the PLATE reverb creates a very long reverb decay; holding each note for over 30
seconds.
REVERSE – Reverse Reverb is an emulation of the reverse reverb trick commonly
performed in studios, where a note’s reverb fades-in, in reverse of course, before the note
is actually struck. The HG Max works in real time and cannot create backwards reverb for a
note before it is actually played so the REVERSE reverb in the HG Max will create reverse
reverb after the note is sounded. The length of time between playing a note and hearing
the reverse reverb completely fade-in is set by the TIME knob. The further you turn TIME
clockwise, the longer the note will take to fade-in. For short TIME settings, the REVERSE
mode can sound like a slap-back echo.
REMOVING BOTTOM COVER
To flip the internal ypass Mode switch, you must remove the 4 screws on the bottom of
the Turnip Greens. Once the screws are removed, you can take off the bottom plate and
adjust the switch. Please do not touch the circuit board while the bottom plate is off or you
risk damaging a component.
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date of purchase. This applies only to original purchasers who have bought their product from an
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unexpired portion of the original warranty term.
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your receipt clearly showing the purchase date.
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FCC COMPLIANCE
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
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• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment under FCC rules.