JD Distortion True Vintage User manual

The JD Distortion!
“ True Vintage ”
Users Manual

Overview
Thank your ears for buying The JD Distortion “True Vintage” Distortion
Pedal. A lot of time was spent creating guitar tone with just enough
adjustment and tonal variations to give you a blissful experience and to bring
out the very best of your guitar rig. In the creation of the “True Vintage”
pedal series, the idea was to cover as many bases as possible in regards to
amp tone designs, pickup designs and different pickup outputs. No amp is
the same, no pickup is the same, but there is a common ground that is the
basis for great tone creation within your gear. With The JD Distortion
“True Vintage” pedal you just may have found that X factor that takes
your guitar and amp into “The Zone”; that special place you have been
looking for –and you know it is there somewhere –yeah that place. That
drive, grinding distortion and volume boost when needed. Built and tested
using many different amps and guitars to cover so many tonal variations. I
hope you enjoy this pedal as much as so many other pro players are
presently doing.
The “True Vintage” X Factor!
The JD Distortion “True Vintage” pedal only uses the best components
that were hand selected as brand new old stock NOS (new old stock) NIB
(new in sealed boxes) from the true days of rock and roll –the 50s, 60s, 70s.
A rare commodity these days. Every pro guitarist will state, that the old
components, the old pedals, had something in them, something not
reproducible with modern precise components. “The X Factor”, and boy
was it clear within the vintage pedals. It hits you right in the face, an
incredible something that words usually can’t describe, but it was there by
the dozen. Thus, selection took a long time, and any other parts that were
not NOS, are hand selected quality caps and other select components for the
best tonal effect alongside the vintage parts.
The ears will never lie!

Specs
Heavy duty HF shielded enclosure: to block outside interference and strong enough to
take years of hard gigging usage.
Hard Wire True Bypass: so you don’t suck the tone out of your rig when the pedal is not
engaged.
Genuine Vintage NOS IC Chip: for those recognisable classic distortion tones and warm
classic rock delight.
Genuine authentic vintage NOS gold lead germanium diodes
Mil spec genuine NOS carbon comp resisters
Runs on a single 9vDC Negative Centre Boss style adapter: (adapter not included) –You
can also use a DC Brick or PC Power Plus or similar with the correct regulated rating.
Current Draw: under 20mA
Input Impedance: 1Meg Ohm
Output Impedance: 15 K
Potentiometers: Alpha
Neutrik: heavy duty input and output sockets
Maximum volume and Gain boost: 46+ dB
FUZZ SHIFT KNOB: This is a very special on all the time fuzz circuit that is either 100% dry
or 100% wet, and everything in between. When the knob is set to fully clockwise, the
distortion is the main influence on the tone and the fuzz is at minimum. When the knob is
set to 100% counter clockwise, the fuzz is fully integrated into the distortion circuit and
influencing the overall tone more so. Add as much fuzz character to the distortion as you
like via tuning the overall tone by ear.
FUZZ ATT switch: This is a fuzz boost circuit that allows the addition of even more fuzz to
the main overall tone. This brings in some real nice old school fuzz tones. Amazing for the
neck pickup and fast scale playing styles, yet you yourself will find the best purpose for
this amazing tone addition. You can also add this switch to ON, when you haven't even
turned the fuzz shift knob. i.e. by leaving the fuzz shift knob to 100% dry, fully clockwise,
then turn this switch to on, you will get a very slight attenuation to your normal distortion
tone, which is nice for slight EQ variations on the overall tone.

PRESENCE SWITCH: This brings the tone forward. It makes the tone sound like it's been
moved from the amp to right there in your face. It lifts the tone up, and is perfect for
when you use the pedal as a solo boost where you want to come out of the mix and be
heard in front of the other band members. Also, if you have your presence down on the
amp itself, then adding this brings a nice balance to the amp settings. Use this switch
alongside your amps presence switch or dial and you will find a nice placement of your
pedals overall tone.
OUTPUT KNOB: This is the main output of the pedal, as with any volume knob, it will
boost the overall flow of the signal and give the pedal a boost in dB to the output tone.
FILTER KNOB: This is "not" a tone knob. It's a filter circuit that is wired in series with the
other knobs to attenuate the overall tone. This knob works different for each setting on
the other knobs. Zero is not deep, and 10 is not bright, yet the filters tone may be like
that, yet overall it's mainly based on where the other knobs and switches are set at the
time. This is a strictly use and tune by ear knob, and will give very pleasing results to your
overall tone.
DISTORTION: This knob is the pedals main distortion tone circuit adjustment, and will give
that classic grinding tone. It is set to add just enough distortion to the overall tone as you
turn it up, a little bit at a time, yet the knob is designed to suddenly boost the distortion
signal at about 8 onwards into some serious distortion tones. Use the filter to fine tune
high distortion settings and also use the FUZZ KNOB and FUZZ ATT to great effect.
Super Bright led: so you can see when the pedal is on no matter what.
Heavy Duty Input and Output Socket: for less wear and tear - very long lasting.
Heavy duty and hard wearing Easy to understand front pedal face plate: so you can see
where you have the dials set easily on the fly.
Tone settings demo link for the online manual (youtube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE0ksmfm3ZI
More demos are coming all the time - check them out.
The Pedals Website: http://jdanalog.webs.com/

There is a number of youtube demos, please watch them all, as they will help you a lot –
yet ultimately, the tuning of your personal tone is in the ears, as the ears don’t lie!
This is the easiest way to explain the pedals use. To see the knob being turned, and to
hear the difference straight away –A great idea.
Take it slow, a little tweak at a time, and you “will” find that perfect vintage old school
distortion tone you have been seeking!
If you have any comments and feedback, or if you have any other questions you need to
ask the builder of THE JD Distortion True Vintage Pedal, don’t hesitate. This is boutique
quality tone, and you will always have contact with the maker.
[email protected]
JD Analog