Origin Effects REVIVALDRIVE HOT ROD EDITION User manual

GETTING STARTED GUIDE

REVIVALDRIVE CUSTOM PANEL
To properly compensate for the EQ of any connected guitar amp set the RE-AMP
EQ switch to EQ2 to enable the following front-panel controls:
• MODE - choose position I if the pedal sounds too dark or position II
if it sounds too bright.
• ADJ - increase to reduce treble and boost bass. Decrease to boost
treble and reduce bass.
• FREQ - Fine tune the effect of the ADJ control by raising or lowering
the centre frequency.
1. GET CONNECTED
INSTR - Plug in your guitar or other instrument.
AMP - Connect to amp, power amp, mixer or recording interface.
9VDC - Insert 9VDC 2.1mm centre-negative power supply
(minimum 120mA).
2. MATCH THE CONTROLS
Match the RevivalDRIVE controls to the image here with the BLEND
controls turned all the way clockwise.
3. SET THE RE-AMP EQ
Set the RE-AMP EQ CONTROLS to suit your application.
Power amp, recording interface or mixer:
• Set RE-AMP EQ switch to PWR AMP.
• Remember to use a cabinet simulator if playing through a full-range
speaker system such as a PA or studio monitors.
Guitar amp or amp modeller:
• Set RE-AMP EQ switch to EQ1 for brighter sounding amps or EQ2
for darker sounding amps.
• If plugging into an amp’s bright channel, increase BRI-CAP CUT
control to lter out any harsh side-effects.
• Adjust HI SHELF control to boost or cut highs for a balanced tone.
4. CHOOSE CHANNELS
Choose to employ a hard silicon or spongy valve-style rectier stage by
toggling the channel footswitch.
5. SET YOUR LEVEL
OUTPUT - Sets the pedal’s overall output level without changing the
tone or drive characteristics.
6. SHAPE YOUR VOICE
PREAMP - Select between three distinct preamp voices:
O - Warm and balanced.
GB - Rich midrange, tight bass.
US - Shimmering highs, controlled mids and lows.
LOWS - Adjust low-frequency overdrive:
• Turn up for a thick, distorted low-end.
• Turn down for a tighter, controlled drive.
7. DIAL IN YOUR OVERDRIVE
VOLUME - Turn up and go from clean to cranked, much like turning up
a classic non-master-volume amp.
8. REFINE YOUR TONE
BRIGHT-CAP - Drive high frequencies in the US position or let mids
and highs drive when set to GB.
MORE|PRES - Dial in the break-up characteristics of the power stage
distortion:
• At the centre position, the pedal becomes very touch sensitive to
varied playing dynamics.
• Turning the control anti-clockwise results in an earlier onset of
distortion and a smoother transition from clean to break-up.
• Turning the control clockwise increases the high frequency drive
for added bite and sizzle.
GHOST - Turn up to introduce double tone harmonics and power-
stage sag. Ghosting is more pronounced when playing upper register
notes with higher gain levels.

SAMPLE SETTINGS
ORANGE SQUASH
VALVE RECTIFIER CHANNEL
Max out the VOLUME control with these
settings for pure power amp explosion!
The sagging power stage compresses each
note and adds harmonic complexity to
sustained chords.
LIVERPOOL HOT ROD
SILICON RECTIFIER CHANNEL
Like an AC30 on steroids! These settings
provide a glassy lead tone with ultra-
sensitive dynamics. Assign the MID controls
to the SILICON channel to fatten up the
sound of singlecoil pickups.
PRINCETON BOOGIE
VALVE RECTIFIER CHANNEL
Inspired by the lead tones of Santana, these
settings deliver a controlled, mid focused
overdrive sound. Step into Boogie MK1
territory by transforming the Valve Rectier
channel into a SILICON RECTIFIER using
DIP SWITCH 2.
HOT ROD PLEXI
SILICON RECTIFIER CHANNEL
Experience the soaring lead tones of a late
70s Plexi modded with cascaded gain stages.
‘Snip’ the bright cap by moving the BRIGHT
CAP switch to the centre position, further
modifying your tone.
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