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 In 1999, Visual Sound made the statement “Route 66 is sure to become as
legendary as its namesake.” With countless great guitarists using it since then,
Bob Weil and R.G. Keen worked hard to design this pedal for you, using their ears and engineering skill to produce the best it has. The new V2 Series Route 66 gives the same great tone guitarists
effects possible. They also tested the pedals during the design phase with many great guitarists to get their opinions on tone have come to love over the years, but with all the advantages of V2
and features. What resulted is the pedal you’re holding right now. Not only will you love the sound of your new pedal, but you construction plus an added noise reduction system.
can rely on it to last for many years to come.
With classic compression combined with classic overdrive, the
The new switching system in the V2 Series is designed to last for 10 million foot-stomps...yes, that’s basically forever! All the Route 66 pedal gives you two great effects for the price of one.
jacks including the power jack are hand-wired, point-to-point, to the circuit board so if you accidentally step on a plug, it will The two effects sound great on their own and can also be
keep on working. Even if you plug in a 9VAC power supply by mistake, it won’t burn up your pedal as would happen in most combined to compliment one another. The compressor can
other effects...it won’t work, but it won’t do any damage. As always, Visual Sound effects pedals can take a variety of sound like a vintage Dyna Comp or Ross compressor, but
musician rated 9VDC adapters*, including of course the 1 SPOT® power supply made by Visual Sound. s much more versatile, having a Tone control (which can be
You will also benefit from the Pure Tone buffer circuit used in all Visual Sound effects pedals since 1997. The Pure Tone turned on or off) and a clean-boost pre-amp controlled by the
circuit is a unity gain pre-amp buffer designed to make your guitar sound like it’s plugged directly into the amp even if it’s Gain knob. The overdrive channel is designed to accurately
going through long cables and many other effects pedals...something “true-bypass” pedals could never give you. reproduce the sound of the TS-808 Tubescreamer, but with a
Use this instruction manual as a guide for getting started with great tones from your new V2 Series pedal. Of course, Bass Boost switch and far more output volume than the original.
you should experiment with your own settings as well...there are no rules when it comes to discovering your own sound. Using Route 66 with a good tube amp like the Workhorse amps
Just find the tones that inspire you to play. That’s what it’s all about! from Visual Sound is sure to make it sing! On the following pages are
*Boss, Ibanez, Dunlop, Morley, Voodoo Labs and other musician rated 9VDC power supplies will also work (output plug with center pin negative)...do not use Radio Shack or other non-musician some settings to get you started...
power supplies. Shameless promotional plug: The 1 SPOT is the best 9VDC power supply for all your pedals!
COMPRESSION CHANNEL SETTINGS COMPRESSION CHANNEL SETTINGS

SWEET SUSTAIN CLEAN BOOST ULTRA BRIGHT

DYNA ROSS
 OVERDRIVE CHANNEL SETTINGS OVERDRIVE CHANNEL SETTINGS

HARD CRISP CRUNCH MELLOW BLUES BIG FAT BLUES BROKEN UP JAZZ
COMBINATION SETTINGS COMBINATION SETTINGS

SQUASHED SCREAMER
WOODSTOCK

TUBE PUSHER
NOTE: DRIVE CAREFULLY WHEN USING ‘OVERDRIVE’ AND ‘COMPRESSION’ TOGETHER.
WITH ‘DRIVE’ AND ‘SUSTAIN’ KNOBS ALL THE WAY UP, YOU WILL PROBABLY EXPERIENCE FEEDBACK.
 CIRCUIT BOARD ADJUSTMENTS
Use these internal circuit board controls to create and fine tune
your individual sound!

A NOISE REDUCTION ON/OFF SWITCH:

Switch Right to turn ‘OFF’, switch Left to turn ‘ON’.

B NOISE REDUCTION LEVEL: Factory setting at minimum.

Turn clockwise for increased noise reduction.
 JEKYLL & HYDE
New noise reduction and improved Mid control on Hyde DOUBLE TROUBLE
channel. Additional low-drive range on Jekyll channel. Visual Sound’s interpretation of the TS-808
Same great overdrive and distortion tones that (with bass boost and lots more volume),
Jekyll & Hyde is famous for. times 2! Use either overdrive by itself or
combine them.

H2O ROUTE 66
Normal/Lush switch added on Chorus New noise reduction on Compressor channel.
channel. Same great chorus and echo Additional low-drive range on overdrive channel.
tones that H2O is famous for.. Same great compression and overdrive tones
that Route 66 is famous for.
 ANGRY FUZZ ROUTE 808
A brand new effect unlike any fuzz pedal you’ve ever heard. Blend in an One channel of Double Trouble in a single pedal... COMP 66
octave up with the Anger Level knob and get crazy low octave overtones to Visual Sound’s interpretation of the TS-808 (with bass The compressor channel of the new Route 66
boot! Octave tracking is flawless even with the fastest shredding imaginable. boost and lots more volume). in a single pedal.

SON OF HYDE LIQUID CHORUS

The Hyde distortion channel from the new The chorus channel of the new H2O in a single pedal,
Jekyll & Hyde in a single pedal. with an added Depth knob. Also has 2 outputs, normal and
inverted, for running in stereo.
 ; All new
design with
die-cast aluminum
housing and blue
LEDs!
Originally released in 1995 and now ; Active and
back by popular demand, the new Visual Passive modes
Volume 10th Anniversary Edition is the ; Clean boost pre-amp
in Active mode
finest, most useful volume pedal
; Two inputs and
ever created. Don’t just try to outputs for mono EXCELLENT
find the right volume by ear, see it with or stereo use FOR LIVE PLAYING
the 0-10 LED readout! ; Tuner Out jack for SITUATIONS!
silent tuning
 There are many amps with multiple channels, but few sound good on every channel and even fewer sound good with
effects pedals. Finally, Visual Sound has designed a series of amps with just one great clean tube channel...
perfect for effects pedals. And just to prove our point, we’ll give you our #1 selling pedal, the Jekyll & Hyde,
STALLION
60w 212 absolutely FREE! That gives you a total of four great sounding channels!

; Revolutionary easy user-biasing on all models! 6L6 tubes(stock)

or switch to EL34 or similar without paying an amp tech
; Volume, Bass, Mid, Treble, & Reverb controls...5 knobs...simple!
The Hubcap is a carefully designed,
; 9VDC output & cable for powering effects pedals
patent pending, sound dispersion speaker
grill that disperses almost 180 degrees ; Protection circuitry throughout the amplifier to
worth of quality, full range sound. prevent failure of all critical components
; Celestion speakers in an all wood cabinet
; Hand wired controls and jacks
; Toroidal power transformer

FREE! JEKYLL & HYDE

ULTIMATE OVERDRIVE
PONY PEDAL PLUS PADDED
30w 112
COVER with POCKETS!
 Pedal boards are for pedals...not power supplies.
Bigger is not always better. At a fraction of the cost, the 1 SPOT® is more powerful than
the PedalPower** or DC Brick**...and takes up NO space on your pedal board!
1SPOT® Combo
Frustrated with powering only two or three effects pedals with a 6-outlet power strip? Pack Includes:
1SPOT® Power
Visual Sound has created the perfect alternative to awkward transformer-type adapters. The 1 SPOT® Supply PLUS (1) MC8
Multi-Plug Cable, (2)
9VDC regulated power supply will work with virtually any pedal on the market today. It can even CBAT Battery Clip
power many keyboards and other musical equipment. The 1 SPOT® features worldwide 100v-240v Converters, (2) C35
3.5mm Converters,
input voltage allowing it to be used anywhere in the world! With 1700mA Output Power, the 1 SPOT® and (1) L6 Line 6
Converter
can power all of your pedals from a single outlet* with the use of Multi-Plug cables.
 3.5mm Converter (C35) L6 Converter (CL6) Battery Clip Converter Reverse Polarity
Allows the 1 SPOT® adapter Allows the 1 SPOT® adapter & (CBAT) Converter (CYR)
MULTI-PLUG 5 CABLE MULTI-PLUG 8 CABLE and Multi-Plug Cable to be used Multi-Plug Cable to be used with Allows the 1 SPOT® adapter & Allows the 1 SPOT® adapter
with any 9VDC pedal* with Line 6** modeling pedals & Multi-Plug Cable to be used with to be used withYamaha*
(MC5) (MC8) a 3.5mm (1/8”) power jack Digitech** RP100 9V guitar pedals* that only have keyboards, samplers, and
Allows connection of up Allows connection of up (E-H**, old MXR**, etc.) a battery connection drum machines
to 5 units to the 1 SPOT® to 8 units to the 1 SPOT®
adapter...Connect cables adapter...Connect cables Unlike most companies, Visual Sound puts a lot of thought into cheap accessories.
together to power even together to power even Believe it or not, the Multi-Plug 5 and 8 Cables are the only “daisy chain” cables featuring right angle plugs
more units* more units*
*Up to power rating of the *Up to power rating of the
and over 12” (300mm) between each plug. We even designed spring-loaded input socket contacts so your
1 SPOT¤ Adapter 1 SPOT¤ Adapter MC5, MC8, or converter won’t unplug unless you want it to.
**Brand names listed are trademarks of their respective companies and have no affiliation with Visual Sound.