ASHDOWN FUNK FACE USER GUIDE
The Ashdown Stuart Zender Funk Face is a dedicated bass twin dynamic filter pedal that’s fully qualified on producing those distinctive choppy “Virtual Insanity” type bass grooves.
Funk Bass in your Face
The Funk Face’s simple 3-knob and 2-switch layout makes things simple for the bass player when those funky moments strike.
The Funk Face’s ‘Sensitivity’ rotary control allows the player to shape the exact effects response, whilst the ‘Output’ knob allows you to decide just how much you it you want. Dependent on your playing style, attack and dynamics - by tweaking the Output and Sensitivity controls in unison - you can range from subtle filtering to a fully responsive “Funk Bass in your Face” Auto Wah.
Real Valve Driven Distortion
The 12AX7 powered ‘Valve’ drive distortion switch can be selected by foot to naturally enrich the harmonics of the Funk Face pedal, whilst the Wah effect is also footswitchable.
A strategically placed switch on the right ride of the pedal allows the player to decide on whether the valve overdrive is added pre or post-wah, providing yet more tonal opportunities.
True bypass for True Tone
The SZ Funk Face features genuine true bypass switching for zero-colouration of your input signal when the pedal isn’t in use. The Output level control lets you dial in the perfect balance between the effect and the true bypass level and effectively works as a clean level boost when the Wah feature isn’t in use – bringing you up a notch in the mix when demand strikes.
Built for the Road
At the rear-end is a simple ¾”inch jack in and jack output. This 15-18-volt pedal can run off a 9-volt supply in limiting situations, however 15-18-volts is recommended.
The SZ Funk Face is built for the road, with metal casing, premium controls and switches.
ASHDOWN FUNK FACE
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ASHDOWN FUNK FACE
Front Panel:
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VALVE - Latching footswitch - Engages Valve Drive.
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WAH - Latching footswitch - Engages Twin Dynamic
Filters.
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PRE/POST VALVE - Latching Push Button - Swaps the signal path of the WAH pre or post valve for more tonal control.
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SENSITIVITY - Roatery Control - Set the sens of the envelope in conjunction with your instrument.
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DRIVE - Roatery Control - Set the desired amount of valve drive goodness.
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OUTPUT - Roatery Control - Set the overall output level of the pedal
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SZ Indicators:
Blue = WAH
Red = VALVE
Blue & Red = WAH + VALVE / VALVE + WAH
WAH
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VALVE WAH+VALVE
ASHDOWN FUNK FACE
Rear Panel:
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Jack Instrument Input
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Jack Output
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15-18v Centre Pin Negative Power Supply input.
Rear Panel:
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