Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive - Manual

VOODOO LAB SPARKLEDRIVE
Voodoo Lab Guitar Effect Pedals are handcrafted from the finest modern and
vintage components. They are housed in rugged aluminum cases with heavy duty
metal switches. True bypass switching is used for absolutely no loss of tone when the
pedal is bypassed. These are the finest effect pedals a musician can buy. All Voodoo
Lab products are manufactured in the U.S.A. by Digital Music Corporation. For more
information about Voodoo Lab, please visit our web site at www.voodoolab.com.
Description
The Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive is an overdrive pedal featuring a unique “clean”
control. It’s overdrive circuit provides the same tone as a vintage ‘808. We included
the original JRC4558 opamp for authenticity, but upgraded other components such
as using high precision metal resistors and modern polyester film type capacitors.
You’ll hear these higher grade parts in a tighter midrange, crisper highs and overall
better note definition.
The clean control blends back in a boosted direct signal. This restores the
attack and feel which is lost in a highly compressed overdrive circuit. The clean boost
and blending circuit use a studio grade opamp for crisp and super transparent sound
without added noise.
The Sparkle Drive utilizes the same concept as layering two amps, one clean
and the other saturated. Of course with the clean control turned down, you get a
classic overdrive tone. All the way up it provides 100% clean boost.
Operation
Gain: This sets the gain level for the overdrive sound only. It has no effect on the
“clean” signal. Use low settings to warm up and compress your tone. Turn it up for
additional sustain and saturation.
Tone: Turn it up for a brighter sound, down for darker. It is for the overdrive only
and has no effect on the “clean” signal.
Clean: This blends the boosted clean signal with the overdrive. All the way down is
overdrive only. All the way up is clean only. In between is a blend of both the clean
and overdrive.
Volume: This sets the output level. Set as desired! Plenty of juice is available to
overdrive your tube amp.
Plugging into the input jack turns on the power to your SparkleDrive. To preserve
battery life, always disconnect the input cable when not in use.
Battery
The Voodoo Lab SparkleDrive is powered by a single 9V battery. To replace the
battery, remove the four screws which secure the bottom cover.
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