3. 1
Introduction
Welcome to your new Mini Me Chorus Pedal. This musical device gives you years of
trouble free use making your guitar stand out when doing that great lead you have been
practicing so hard.
This user manual will describe the basics of how the pedal is setup and operated. The
Mini Me Chorus affect is our pedal adaption of the common feature used by some of the great
guitar players around the world.
The pedal creates the effect of duplicating the sound you would get if several guitar
players were playing at one time. Think of a chorus, where several people are singing in the
same key and the same tempo. Because there are slight differences in their individual timing,
their voices do not come across at the exact same moment, and is what makes for the sound of a
chorus.
The chorus pedal simulates this same effect by separating out the input from your guitar
into separate channels and sending them out slightly off time with each other, thus duplicating
the effect of a chorus. This is commonly used by guitar players to give their leads a beautiful
sound that sets the lead apart from the regular rhythm sections of the guitar.
Good luck and have a great time creating the sound of a true stand-alone guitar player.
4. 2
Operation
Installing the Battery
To begin using your Mini Me pedal, let’s begin by adding the nine volt battery. To do
this the first thing we will need to do is unscrew the bottom plate from the top assembly. Be
careful not to pull the top too far up or allow the bottom plate to completely fall out – as there are
permanently connected wires attached between the top and bottom half. In the bottom section
you will see a connection for a standard nine volt battery. Connect your battery and reattach the
bottom plate of the pedal.
Connecting the Pedal and Turning It On
Next, we will begin the basic setup of the pedal, connecting it from the guitar to the amp. There
are two ways to connect your pedal, one is the traditional floor mount operation, the other is the
direct connect feature. We will discuss both.
First the traditional floor mount setup. Turn off the power to the amp and pedal if on.
With the guitar pedal sitting in front of you, notice on the left side of the pedal the label “input”,
this is next to a female input jack, like the one you normally would plug your guitar chord into
on the amp. This is where the guitar chord hooks to the pedal. Plug into this side of the pedal
instead of the guitar chord plugging into your amp. Secondly, on the other side of the guitar
pedal you will notice a label “outputs”, with two jacks – one female and one male. In the
traditional floor operation, plug a guitar chord into the female jack and the other end of that
chord to your amp. At this time the guitar pedal is ready to use. Push the on/off button on top and
the LED light should come on. After turning the volume all the way down, turn on the guitar
amp and slowly raise the volume until you can hear the guitar through the amp. And that is all
that is needed. Begin playing to hear the sound of the chorus effect.
The second setup is the direct connect. This setup is where the second chord is not
needed. As before, hook your guitar chord from the guitar to the female jack on the “input” side
of the jack. However, on this setup do not use a second guitar chord to go to the amp. Instead,
use the male “output” jack and connect it directly to the amp itself. Since the on/off button is
made to be stomped with your foot, turn the amp on and off by using the toggle switch labeled
on/off on the side. Either way will turn the pedal on and off. Check to make sure the LED light is
5. on and with the sound turned down turn on the amp. Slowly adjust the volume until the guitar
can be heard through the amp.
3
Adjusting the Pedal
Now that the pedal is working, the next step is to adjust the sound effect to your liking.
On the top of the pedal are two potentiometers, adjustable knobs that can be turned to the left or
right. What these knobs do is change the electrical settings between the components inside the
pedal and therefore changes how much “effect” the pedal is having on the sound of the guitar.
There is not a right or wrong with these setting, but are completely at the discretion of you the
guitar player.
Experiment with these two control knobs until you get the effect to sound what is best for
you. Sometimes guitar players use different setting for different guitar leads in songs. That is
why the numbers on the knobs are there, write down the left/right combination that appeals to
you to remember later when playing that particular piece of music again, so as to get the same
guitar sound effect that you want.
6. 4
Trouble Shooting
Power
The most common reason for the pedal not to be working is power. First to check is the
brightness of the LED light. As the pedal uses power from the battery, it is slowly losing charge,
as it does the brightness of the LED light will begin to fade. If the LED is very faint, it is time to
change the battery.
Volume
If the battery is charged and the LED is brightly lit, the next thing to check is the volumes.
Starting with the guitar first, check the volume to be sure that it is not turned all the way down.
Next check the amp to make sure the volume is not turned off there.
Chords Guitar/Amp
If the pedal has power and the volume on the guitar and on the amp have both been
checked – next try testing the chords. If using the floor mounted operation, use each chord with
the guitar plugged straight into the amp. If still not receiving sound, the problem exists
somewhere with the guitar, amp or the connecting chords. It may take some experimentation
with another guitar or amp to pin point which is not functioning correctly.
7. 5
Technical Specifications
This device is a nine volt circuit system, uses MN3007 OP amp configuration for signal
separation. It uses either nine volt battery connection for power, or can be used through power
jack with nine volt power supply.
Signal inputs are through standard guitar female inputs and output is to both male and
female guitar jacks, for connection to standard guitar amplifier.
This device complies with all applicable laws and regulations in USA.
