MAD PROFESSOR - FOREST GREEN COMPRESSOR - OWNER’S MANUAL
Thank you for buying the
fi nest Compressor/Sustainer
for guitar and bass use.
FOREST GREEN COMPRESSOR (FGC)
is designed to meet the highest stan-
dards of guitar and bass compression.
There is extremely low noise throughout
the range and a high overload margin,
which allows also a wide dynamic input
range at minimum distortion and noise.
FGC is equipped with a special tone control to
fine-tune the compressed sound for most trans-
parent tone and effect.
The pedal has a switchable compressor and sus-
tainer mode. In Sustain mode you can get a very
dynamic, touch sensitive tone with a long sustain.
Here the attack is not lost, making the pedal suit-
able even for blues players and works great with
slide playing.
The controls are:
• LEVEL: In Compressor mode adjusts the
overal volume and the FGC can be used even
as a booster. In Sustain mode the Level no
longer adjusts total output but the level of the
sustained part.
• COMPR.: Sets the amount of compression
and sustain. Lower settings give mostly peak
limiting, higher settings more compression and
less touch sensitive response. At maximum the
output will be heavily compressed, while still
retaining clarity at almost infinite sustain.
A good starting point for this control is a bit
below centre (ten o’clock) with most guitars.
• TONE: Tone control on FGC is designed to fine-
tune the compressed sound for most transparent
tone and effect:
Adjust CCW for full range compression and set
at noon for tighter sound with a little less bottom
end and turn fully CW to slightly reduce upper
treble.
• COMPRESSOR/SUSTAIN ROTARY SWICH:
Attack and decay times are carefully fine-tuned
and internally set for swift attack and slow decay.
Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION:
• Current consumption at 9V's approx. 14 mA
• Input impedance 1M Ohms
• Output impedance 20K Ohms
• Maximum input peak 1V
• Maximum gain through circuit 53 dB
• Complete bypass and input of circuit
grounded when in bypass
• Max input signal -10 dBV
• Voltage supply range 9V to 18V DC
Sustain/Compression rotary switch set
for Sustain the attack is preserved allowing
dynamic touch and ease of playing as the
FGC amplifies the decay and weaker parts.
For standard compression set mode rotary
switch to Compressor.
C A U T I O N !
Never operate the unit with its bottom removed
or damage will most likely occur.
