Electro-Harmonix Battalion Bass Preamp and DI Pedal

Flexible bass preamp and DI delivers powerful tone shaping capabilities in a rugged pedalboard-friendly package!The EHX Battalion Bass Preamp and DI is packed with a four-band equalizer, fully-featured MOSFET distortion section with three signal path options, a compressor, a noise gate and a comprehensive I/O. An all-in-one tone tank for your bass guitar.Ground Lift ButtonPush in to keep ground connected to pin 1 of the XLR jack. Leave out to disconnect pin 1 from ground.VOL KnobSets master output level of the pedal.BASS KnobBoost or cut low end.LO MID KnobBoost or cut low midrange frequencies.HI MID KnobBoost or cut high midrange frequencies.TREBLE KnobBoost or cut high end.COMPRESSOR KnobDetermines the intensity of the compression.XLR Bypass ButtonPush in to have the XLR output the signal based on the bypass state of the pedal.GATE KnobSets the threshold for the noise gate.LEVEL KnobSets the output level of the distortion section.BLEND KnobControls mix between dry and distorted signal. Add more distortion by turning the knob up.DRIVE KnobAffects the intensity of the distortion.TONE KnobCuts the high end from the distortion signal as you turn the knob down.COMPRESSOR Button & Blue LEDUse this switch to engage or bypass the compressor circuit.XLR JackUse this to output a balanced signal.OUTPUT JackUse this 1/4" jack to output the signal, dry or affected based on the bypass status.Footswitch & Red LEDUse this footswitch to engage or bypass the distortion circuit. The Left LED will illuminate when the distortion is active.BYPASS Footswitch & Green LEDThe right LED illuminates when the effect is engaged. Press the footswitch to toggle between effect mode and bypass.DISTORTION PRE/POST/DRY EQ SwitchDetermines where the distortion circuit falls in the pedal's signal path.-10dB Pad ButtonPress to cut the input signal by 10dB, good for active basses or other basses with very strong output signals.DRY OUTPUT JackUse this 1/4" jack to output a dry, unaffected version of your bass signal.