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User Manual

2 Important Safety Instructions 10 10. Evitez de marcher sur le cordon secteur ou de le pincer, en particulier au niveau de la prise, et aux endroi

Important Safety Instructions 2 11 Lesen Sie bitte die folgende Sicherheitshinweise (German) Sicherheit Symbole verwendet in diesem Produkt D

2 Important Safety Instructions 12 10. Verlegen Sie das Netzkabel des Gerätes niemals so, daß man darüber stolpern kann oder daß es gequetscht wird

Important Safety Instructions 2 13 CE Declaration Of Conformity See our website at http://www.alesis.com FCC Compliance Statement This dev

3 Hookup Diagram 14 The first thing we’ll show you is how to get your GuitarFX up and running. The following diagram shows you the most common

4 A Tour of the GuitarFX 15 Top Panel Display This LED display is made up of two digits and two decimal points. In P

4 A Tour of the GuitarFX 16 GuitarFX’s tuner to help indicate the pitch of a note you’re playing, and the EDITED decimal point lights up when you ha

A Tour of the GuitarFX 4 17 Rear Panel The rear panel is where you’ll connect the power source, your guitar and amplifier and an optional co

5 Selecting Programs 18 After you’ve plugged everything in, you’ll probably want to check out the factory presets we programmed into the GuitarFX

6 Editing Programs 19 To Edit a Selected Program 1. Select a program to edit using the foot pedals or VALUE knob. 2. Turn the EFFECT knob to

Table Of Contents 2 Introduction...3 About the GuitarFX ...

7 Using the Tuner 20 To Tune Your Guitar 1. In PLAY mode, enter BYPASS or MUTE mode by pressing both foot pedals at the same time once (for B

Using the Tuner 7 21 Changing Pitch Reference If you turn the VALUE knob while using the tuner, the display shows you the setting for the G

8 Storing & Copying Programs 22 To Store a Program 1. In PLAY or EDIT mode, press the VALUE knob. The display will flash the current program

9 Deferred Program Change 23 When you switch programs, the GuitarFX normally changes immediately to the program shown on the display. However

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 24 Following are descriptions of each of the effect modules (and other settings of the EFFECT knob), along with their eff

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 25 Rhythm A slightly distorted sound; great for rhythm playing. Overdrive Provides more grit than the Rhythm settin

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 26 EQ (Equalizer) This setting gives you a 4-band equalizer that you can use to shape the sound of your audio signal by cut

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 27 A single 12” driver cabinet. A 2 x 12” driver cabinet. A 4 x 10” driver cabinet. Off Turns off CAB. FX1 (Mult

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 28 Pedal-Controlled Ring Modulation Ring modulation whose depth is controlled by the control pedal. Cry Creates an effect

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 29 Chorus Adds fullness to your sound by emulating a chorus of multiple instruments. Higher values indicate greater

1 Introduction 3 Welcome! Thank you for making the Alesis GuitarFX a part of your setup. Since 1984, we've been designing and building

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 30 For Slow Attack, indicates the rate of the attack. For Leslie, indicates the rate of the speaker rotation. For Pedal

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 31 FX3 (Multi-Effect Module 3, Delay-Based Effects) This module gives you a choice of delay-based effects. A delay is

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 32 Hall Reverb Simulates the effect of sound waves bouncing off of the walls of a concert hall. Higher values indicate a w

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 33 Pitch Transpose – same as in FX1. Variable Pitch Transpose Up – same as in FX1. Variable Pitch Transpose Down –

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 34 DIGFX (Digital Sampling Effects) This effect module emulates the effect that different variations of digital sampling ca

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 35 ROUTE In this position, the display indicates the current signal routing order of the FX modules. This ordering ca

11 Troubleshooting 36 Troubleshooting Index Symptoms Cause Solution Unit does not function (no display or audio). Batteries dead. Replac

12 Specifications 37 For the more technical-minded, here are some detailed specifications for the GuitarFX. AUDIO PROCESSING Effect Modules:

13 Warranty/Contact Alesis 38 Alesis Limited Warranty ALESIS CORPORATION ("ALESIS") warrants this product to be free of defects in ma

Warranty/Contact Alesis 13 39 Alesis Contact Information Alesis Distribution, LLC Los Angeles, USA E-mail: [email protected] Website:

1 Introduction 4 About the GuitarFX The first thing you’ll probably notice about the GuitarFX is its size—it’s not that much larger or smaller than

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Introduction 1 5 Effect Modules If you were to think of the GuitarFX as a series of individual pedals linked together, then each pedal in that

1 Introduction 6 How to Use This Manual This manual is divided into the following sections describing the various functions and applications for t

2 Important Safety Instructions 7 Important Safety Instructions (English) Safety symbols used in this product This symbol alerts the user t

2 Important Safety Instructions 8 10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and t

Important Safety Instructions 2 9 Instructions de Sécurité Importantes (French) Symboles utilisés dans ce produit Ce symbole alèrte l’utilisa