PRODUCT MANUAL
Gorgon
Power and Safety
This pedal requires a 9v DC negative center tip power supply (standard pedalboard power) to operate. Do NOT operate at higher voltages, with positive center, or AC current. It is highly recommended that you use an isolated power supply rather than daisy-chaining, as it will help keep the noise floor down.
This is an electrical device. Take care to keep dry and avoid liquids as they may be a shock hazard or damage the pedal.
Controls
LEVEL: set the overall output volume of the pedal
GAIN: set the amount of gain. As you turn this knob, the pedal will also get louder.
TONE: a passive cut for treble frequencies (low pass filter) placed after both gain stages.
CUT: this switch offers treble dampening. The character of brightness or presence will be changed, allowing you to choose from loads of harmonics (at high gain this thing WANTS to squeal and pop pinch harmonics), or a smoother tone more suitable for rhythm sounds.
FAT: this switch allows you to select how much bass you want (high pass filter). Due to the unique placement of this filter, changing this setting won’t affect the overdrive quality, but will shape your output eq. Think of it like being able to choose between a 4×12, a combo amp, or cabinet with 10’s in it.
GRIT: This switch offers multiple compression settings and styles. As you change its setting you will notice more drive saturation (effect is interactive with the gain knob). NOTE: stronger clip settings will result in some volume loss, due to the way in which diodes work; simply raise the LEVEL control to compensate.
Internal
LED BRIGHT: Many PHD Pedals have an internal trimmer control that allows some adjustment to LED brightness. This can be found on the PCB attached to the footswitch. Care must be taken while making adjustments so as not to damage internal components. If adjustments are made while the power is on, be extra careful not to create electrical shorts.
