QUICK START
We always suggest that when you get a new pedal that you try it all on it’s own first so that you
can get an appreciation for it’s inherent tone, what it’s capable of on it’s own, and to learn how
those controls work while interacting with just your guitar and amp.!
Oh and a quick word about powering your Formula No. 5 - it will behave differently depending on
the power source, this is intentional and we feel a very cool benefit! With a 9v battery, you will
experience the most ‘sag’ and compression during heavy picking attack. 9vDC adapter will be
somewhat tighter. Increasing the voltages will give you more output volume and again a stiffer/
tighter picking response - so if you have the means to try it up to the max voltage rating of 18vDC
do give it a try to see what you prefer. No better or worse - but definitely a different feel to it that
some may prefer to battery or lower voltage DC supplies.
Okay - so you’ve strapped on your favorite guitar.
Now set your amp up clean with some volume to it
and with as neutral an EQing as possible.!
Set the Formula No. 5 as follows:
VOL: equal to or a little above your amp’s volume
TONE: maximum
GAIN: minimum
Depending on the output strength of your pickups
you will either have some slight grit all the way up
to some decent crunch. Now roll back your guitar
volume to say, 7 - you should be getting a nice,
chimey, clean sound. Nice, right? Now depending
on your pickup type and how high you run that
Gain control on the FN5 you may have to dial your
guitar volume back some more to get to your
cleans but they are there, trust us!!
Okay - same settings, but this time while you are playing bend over and roll the FN5’s Tone control
back to 12:00. A little less bright, but did you also notice how it softened the attack characteristic
of the Gain at your pick as well? So you can actually use those two controls (Tone and Gain) to
tailor the pedal’s picking response - from tight and crisp to a nice pillowy sag. It pays to do a little
woodshedding with these two controls along with your guitar Volume to learn how to achieve a
nice attack characteristic and to find where the sweet spots are for your saturated lead, crunch
rhythm, and clean sounds on your guitar’s Volume knob. It’s all there at your wrist! Is it a little too
bright for your taste when rolled back for cleans? Adjust your guitar’s Tone control accordingly.
That’s what your grandpa would have done. ;^p"
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