FX1/FX2/FX3

With FX1, FX2 and FX3, you can select the effect to be used from the following.

You can select the same effect for FX1, FX2, and FX3*1.

  1. You can only select OVERTONE with FX3.

Parameter

Value

Explanation

ON/OFF

OFF, ON

Turns this effect on/off.

FX TYPE

Refer to “FX1/FX2/FX3 FX TYPE”.

FX1/FX2/FX3 FX TYPE

This is a list of the effects that can be selected for FX1/FX2/FX3.

Effect name

Explanation

COMPRESSOR

Compressor

This is an effect that produces a long sustain by evening out the volume level of the input signal.

LIMITER

Limiter

Attenuates loud input levels to prevent distortion.

ENHANCER

Enhancer

This emphasizes the attack portion of the sound according to the changes in input level, adding more definition to the input audio.

TOUCH WAH

Touch wah

You can produce a wah effect with the filter changing in response to the guitar volume.

AUTO WAH

Auto wah

This effect changes the filtering over a periodic cycle, producing an automatic wah effect.

FIXED WAH

Fixed wah

Gives a wah effect when the wah pedal is stopped at a midrange position.

DEFRETTER

Defretter

This simulates a fretless guitar.

SLOW GEAR

Slow gear

This produces a volume-swell effect (“violin-like” sound).

AC. GTR SIM

Acoustic guitar simulator

This effect simulates the tonal character of an acoustic guitar.

AC RESO

Acoustic resonance

This processor allows you to change the sound produced by the pickup on an acoustic electric guitar, creating a richer sound similar to that obtained with a microphone placed close to the guitar.

SITAR SIM

Sitar simulator

This effect simulates the sound of the sitar.

FEEDBACKER

Feedbacker

Generates feedback.

OD/DS

Overdrive distortion

This effect distorts the sound to create long sustain.

PARA. EQ

Parametric equalizer

This adjusts the tone. You can adjust the sound character in three bands.

GEQ

Graphic equalizer

This adjusts the tone. You can adjust the sound character in six bands.

LOW GEQ

Low graphic equalizer

This adjusts the tone. You can adjust six bands in the lower frequency range.

HIGH GEQ

High graphic equalizer

This adjusts the tone. You can adjust six bands in the higher frequency range.

CHORUS

Chorus

This is an effect that adds a slightly modulated sound to the direct signal, creating beautiful spaciousness and depth.

FLANGER

Flanger

The flanger effect gives a twisting, jet-airplane-like character to the sound.

PHASER

Phaser

Gives a whooshing, swirling character to the sound by adding varied-phase portions to the direct sound.

SCRIPT PH

Script phaser

Models the MXR Phase 90 which was manufactured during the ‘70s.

CLASSIC-VIBE

Classic vibe

Although this resembles a phaser effect, it also provides a unique undulation that you can’t get with a regular phaser.

ROTARY

Rotary

This produces an effect like the sound of a rotary speaker.

VIBRATO

Vibrato

This effect creates vibrato by slightly modulating the pitch.

TREMOLO

Tremolo

This effect creates a cyclic change in volume.

SLICER

Slicer

This consecutively interrupts (or slices) the sound to create the effect of a rhythm backing phrase being played.

PAN

Pan

With the volume level of the left and right sides alternately changing, when playing sound in stereo, you can get an effect that makes the guitar sound appear to fly back and forth between the speakers.

RING MOD

Ring modulator

This creates a bell-like sound by ring-modulating the guitar sound with the signal from the internal oscillator. The sound can be unmusical and lack distinctive pitches.

HUMANIZER

Humanizer

This alters the guitar audio signal to give it a human-like vocalized sound.

PITCH SHIFT

Pitch shifter

This effect changes the pitch of the original sound (up or down) within a range of two octaves.

HARMONIST

Harmonist

Harmonist is an effect where the amount of shifting is adjusted according to an analysis of the guitar input, allowing you to create harmony based on diatonic scales.

OCTAVE

Octave

This adds a note one octave lower and a note two octaves lower, creating a richer sound.

HEAVY OCT

Heavy octave

Adds pitches one and two octaves lower than the input audio. This also applies when you play chords, adding thickness to the chords you play.

S-BEND

S-bend

Gives a pitch shift up/down effect that’s not possible when using typical guitar vibrato bar techniques.

PEDAL BEND

Pedal bend

This is a pitch bend effect that’s controlled by operating the expression pedal on this unit or by using an expression pedal connected to the CTL 2, 3/EXP 2 jack.

TUNE DOWN

Tune down

Gives the effect of tuning your guitar lower.

DELAY

Delay

This effect adds delayed sound to the direct sound, to give more body to the sound or create special effects.

REVERB

Reverb

This effect adds reverberation to the sound.