Ultimate riff power is yours with the Fullbore Metal Distortion pedal from MXR. This compact but powerful device is all you need to unleash the most devastating contemporary metal guitar tones ever heard. The Fullbore Metal turbo-charges your guitar signal with lethal amounts of ultra high gain. This is combined with a built-in Noise Gate to knock out the noise associated with extreme gain levels while also adding definition and tightness to syncopated metal riffs. This compact but powerful MXR guitar pedal is all you need to unleash the most devastating contemporary metal guitar tones ever heard. The FullBore distortion pedal turbocharges your guitar signal with lethal amounts of ultrahigh gain. This is combined with a built-in Noise Gate to knock out the noise associated with extreme gain levels while also adding definition and tightness to syncopated metal riffs. The effect pedal's extensive EQ controls, with Bass, Mid, sweepable Mid-Freq and Treble knobs let you sculpt your tone with fiendish precision. The additional Scoop switch provides an instant high and low frequency boost that'll rumble the room while also adding clarity. Available from MXR, the world leader in analog pedal technology. DESCRIPTION • Super high gain distortion • Three band EQ with sweepable mid frequencies • Switchable Noise Gate for syncopated metal riffage Internal GATE TRIGGER control sets the Noise Gate’s sensitivity • SCOOP button boosts highs and lows DIRECTIONS • Run a cable from your guitar to the Fullbore Metal’s INPUT jack and run another cable from the Fullbore Metal’s OUTPUT jack to your amplifier. • NOTE: Start with Volume, Gain, and Bass at their lowest setting (fully counterclockwise). This pedal is very dynamic and adds tons of gain—be warned! • Turn the effect on by depressing the footswitch. • Adjust the Gain, Volume, Low, Mid, Freq and High controls until the desired output and tone is acquired. Depress the SCOOP button (red LED lit) for a scooped nu-metal sound that accentuates the low and high frequencies. • To sharpen the attack of syncopated rhythms or to cut down on excess noise, depress the GATE button (green LED lit). To adjust the GATE control’s sensitivity, please refer to diagram A. CONTROLS VOLUME knob controls overall effect volume FREQ knob selects the midrange frequency (200Hz to 5KHz) that is adjusted by the MID control GAIN knob controls the overall amount of distortion GATE button activates the noise gate SCOOP button boosts highs and lows (EQ still functional) LOW knob controls the amount of low end MID knob controls the amount of midrange selected by the FREQ control HIGH knob controls the amount of high end FOOTSWITCH toggles effect on/bypass (blue LED indicates on) POWER The MXR Fullbore Metal can be powered by one 9-volt battery (accessed by removing the bottom plate of the pedal) , a 9-volt AC adapter such as the Dunlop ECB003/ECB003E, or a DC Brick ™ power supply . FEATURES • Super high-gain distortion • 3-band EQ with sweepable mid frequencies • Tight, fast, switchable Noise Gate for syncopated metal riffage • Internal Gate Trigger control lets you set the Noise Gate's sensitivity • Scoop Switch boosts the highs and lows while the EQ stays active • True Bypass with LED