Electro-Harmonix Battalion Bass Preamp and DI Pedal

About Electro-Harmonix Battalion 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 Button Push in to keep ground connected to pin 1 of the XLR jack. Leave out to disconnect pin 1 from ground. VOL Knob Sets master output level of the pedal. BASS Knob Boost or cut low end. LO MID Knob Boost or cut low midrange frequencies. HI MID Knob Boost or cut high midrange frequencies. TREBLE Knob Boost or cut high end. COMPRESSOR Knob Determines the intensity of the compression. XLR Bypass Button Push in to have the XLR output the signal based on the bypass state of the pedal. GATE Knob Sets the threshold for the noise gate. LEVEL Knob Sets the output level of the distortion section. BLEND Knob Controls mix between dry and distorted signal. Add more distortion by turning the knob up. DRIVE Knob Affects the intensity of the distortion. TONE Knob Cuts the high end from the distortion signal as you turn the knob down. COMPRESSOR Button & Blue LED Use this switch to engage or bypass the compressor circuit. XLR Jack Use this to output a balanced signal. OUTPUT Jack Use this 1/4″ jack to output the signal, dry or affected based on the bypass status. Footswitch & Red LED Use this footswitch to engage or bypass the distortion circuit. The Left LED will illuminate when the distortion is active. BYPASS Footswitch & Green LED The right LED illuminates when the effect is engaged. Press the footswitch to toggle between effect mode and bypass. DISTORTION PRE/POST/DRY EQ Switch Determines where the distortion circuit falls in the pedal’s signal path. -10dB Pad Button Press to cut the input signal by 10dB, good for active basses or other basses with very strong output signals. DRY OUTPUT Jack Use this 1/4″ jack to output a dry, unaffected version of your bass signal. Electro-Harmonix Battalion Features Four-band EQ tailored specifically for bass guitar. Includes controls for Bass (below 200Hz), Lo Mid (boost/cut at 280Hz Mid (boost/cut at 750Hz) and Treble (boost/cut above 2kHz) The Battalion’s distortion section delivers an awesome array of distorted bass sounds Distortion section features Level, Blend, Drive and Tone controls plus a dedicated footswitch Three signal flow modes yield unique tonal variations. Pre EQ, distortion comes before EQ. Post EQ, distortion comes after EQ and Dry EQ, only the dry signal mixed in with the Blend control is affected by the EQ Compressor with dedicated pushbutton, amount control and LED adds thump and sustain to your bass sound Noise Gate with adjustable threshold control eliminates noise and hum while preserving your attack and original tone Flexible I/O allows the Battalion to fit perfectly in any bass rig or application 1/4″ input jack includes switchable 10dB pad COMPATIBILITY Designed for use with: Bass Pedal