Dude I ncredible
Technical M anual ( Rev 2 )
Introduction
Thank y ou f or y our p urchase o f t he E lectronic A udio E xperiments D ude I ncredible ! T his
manual i s a n i n-depth g uide f or p roperly u sing a nd e njoying y our p edal.
The D ude I ncredible i s a n h omage t o t he g uitar t ones o f S teve A lbini, f amous f or h is w ork i n
Shellac, B ig B lack, a nd o ther b ands a s w ell a s h is s tudio E lectrical A udio. I t c onsists o f t wo
independent c ircuits: a m odified I nterfax H armonic P ercolator, a nd a s tripped-down I ntersound
Instrument V oice P reamplifier ( IVP). T he I VP f orms t he b asis o f A lbini's r hythm t one i n
conjunction w ith a F ender B assman, w hile t he H P i s u sed f or r ipping, b lown-out w alls o f f uzz
and f eedback.
The p ercolator i s a u nique f uzz c ircuit, c ombining a s ilicon t ransistor a nd a g ermanium t ransistor
to e mphasize e ven-order h armonics. O urs c losely f ollows t he d esign o f t he o riginal, b ut f eatures
a d ifferent s et o f c lipping d iodes i n o rder t o a dd m ore o utput v olume.
The o riginal I VP i s a f ull-featured r ackmount p reamp w ith t wo i nputs, a n a ctive B axandall E Q f or
highs a nd l ows, a f our-band p arametric E Q, c lean a nd " Tube V oice" c hannels, a nd m ultiple
effects l oops f or p atching i n e xternal e ffects. O ur v ersion o f i t h as b een s tripped d own t o j ust t he
input s tage, B axandall s tack, a nd T ube V oice d rive c ircuit. W hile s implified, i t e asily c aptures t he
spirit o f t he o riginal.
Thanks a gain, a nd h appy p laying!
- J ohn S nyder
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