Amptweaker TightMetal ST User Manual

Welcome! Thanks for purchasing your FatMetal™
pedal, another Amptweaker™ handmade product
designed with your advice. The TightMetal ST is the
next iteration of our popular TightMetal™ distortion
pedal, with the addition of our popular SideTrak™ loop,
a second effects loop that works when the pedal is
OFF. It has a built-in noise gate, Thrash EQ and a High
Gain switch to select modern or vintage metal tones.
Keep those ideas coming!
Cool Ideas:
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True Bypass switching–buffered when pedal is ON
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Tight Attack control lets YOU dial in the chunk
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Gain, Volume, & Tone with Gain and Thrash switches
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“Chomp’ gate w/ automatic gain control tracking
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Pre/Post selectable Effects Loop-tracks Bypass Switch
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SideTrak™ Loop comes on when pedal is OFF
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Battery On/Off switch with red ‘Don’t Forget’ indicator
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LED lit knobs when using a DC adapter
James Brown,
Amp Engineer
good tone comes from tweaking ...
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Welcome! Thanks for purchasing your TightMetal ST™
pedal, another Amptweaker™
designed with

Amptweaker TightMetal ST Specifications

General

Brand	Amptweaker
Model	TightMetal ST
Category	Music Pedal
Language	English

Summary

How Does the Tight Metal Work?

Mid Control

Selects normal or Thrash tone for the pedal.

Tone EQ

Shelves highs up and down to balance with lows.

Noise Gate / Chomp

Makes notes stop hard; gate tracks gain setting.

Gain Control

Controls distortion amount and adjusts gate.

Gain Switch

ON for modern, OFF for vintage metal tones.

Tight Control

Sets higher for aggressive attack, lower for fatter distortion.

Volume Control

Output Jack

SideTrak Loop

DC Jack

True Bypass Switch

Input Jack