Peterson Sonuus Wahoo - Manual (Page 7)

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Owner’s Manual
Connecting the Wahoo
The simplest way of connecting the Wahoo is between your guitar and amp: connect the output of
your guitar to the input (
IN ) of the Wahoo. Connect the output ( OUT ) of the Wahoo to your amp’s
input.
When using other effects in your signal chain, there is no right or wrong effect order—experiment
to see what you can do, and be creative.
Typically, time-based effects such as reverb and delay are placed after the Wahoo so that these
effects are applied to the Wahoo’s sound.
When using distortion, the effect of connecting this before or after the Wahoo are very different.
When distortion is used after the Wahoo, the effect can be quite subtle, and any noise from the
Wahoo can be enhanced (particularly with high-gain distortion effects). When distortion is placed
before the Wahoo, the Wahoo is able to shape the harmonically-rich signal from the distortion to get
more sonic variation. This also has the advantage of not boosting any noise produced by the
Wahoo.
You can also connect the Wahoo to the effects loop of your amp: connect the output of your guitar
to the input of your amp, then connect the “send” of your amp to the Wahoo
IN
, and the
OUT
of the
Wahoo back to the “return” of your amp. Depending on your amp this can give rise to excessive
noise if the signal level in the effects loop is too small. If you try this, it is best to set the effects loop
level to +4dBu if you have that option.