Electro-Harmonix Battalion Bass Preamp & DI Pedal
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.
Product Highlights:
Four-band EQ tailored specifically for bass guitar. Includes controls for Bass (below 200Hz), Lo Mid (boost/cut at 280Hz), Hi 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
Power adapter included
Product Features:
Gate Knob: Sets the threshold for the noise gate.
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.
Compressor Button and Blue LED: Use this switch to engage or bypass the compressor circuit.
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.
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 out signals.
Ground Lift Button: Push in to keep ground connected to pin 1 of the XLR jack. Leave out to disconnect pin 1 from the ground.
XLR Bypass Button: Push in to have the XLR output the signal based on the bypass state of the pedal.
XLR VOL Knob: Use this to set the volume of the XLR output.
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.
Dry Output Jack: Use this 1/4" jack to output a dry, unaffected version of your bass signal.
Input Jack: Plug your instrument or the output of another effects pedal into this 1/4" jack.
Drive Footswitch and Red LED: Use this footswitch to engage or bypass the distortion circuit. The Left LED will illuminate when the distortion is active.
Bypass Footswitch and Green LED: The right LED illuminates when the effect is engaged. Press the footswitch to toggle between effect mode and bypass.
Product Specifications:
Circuit: Analog
Bypass: Buffered Bypass
Audio: Mono
Power Supply: 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter included
Dimensions (in): 5.75 x 4.75 x 2.5
Current Draw: 100mA
Year Released: 2017
UPC: 683274011943
