“Achenbach” Harmonious Monk mk.2

About the “Achenbach Series”:

John Achenbach is a Storyboard Artist and Animation Professional with a long history on the legendary show “The Simpsons” and a guitarist/musician. The “Achenbach Series” is the result of a loving friendship that has developed through the years out of mutual respect for what each of us does!

Here’s a short video of him talking about the story behind our collaboration:

The story behind the JAM pedals Achenbach series!

About Harmonious Monk:

Two tremolo voices
Harmonic mode creates rich, phase-like movement. Amplitude mode provides traditional volume modulation.

Three LFO shapes
Choose square, sine or reverse-sawtooth modulation. In Amplitude mode with square wave selected, turn Depth fully clockwise to activate kill-dry CHOP for alternating sound and silence.

Tap & Ramp mode
Tap the right footswitch to set tempo. Hold it to ramp from the current rate to a second speed; while holding TAP, use Speed to define the destination and Depth to define the travel time.

Legacy mode
Switch modes by holding both footswitches until the LEDs blink. In Legacy mode, the right footswitch toggles speed multiplication; choose x2 or x1.5 by holding TAP until two or three confirmation blinks.

Controls and voicing

• Depth sets intensity, Speed sets rate, Level controls output and Mix blends dry and wet signals.
• Internal Treble, Midrange and Bass trimmers shape the effected signal. A fourth trimmer adjusts
  wet-path input gain.
  

Power-on state
The default startup state is off. To change it, disconnect power, hold the ON/OFF footswitch and reconnect power.

Controls and voicing

• Depth sets intensity, Speed sets rate, Level controls output and Mix blends dry and wet signals.
• Internal Treble, Midrange and Bass trimmers shape the effected signal. A fourth trimmer adjusts
  wet-path input gain.
  

Power-on state
The default startup state is off. To change it, disconnect power, hold the ON/OFF footswitch and reconnect power.

• Bypass: true bypass
• Circuit: all analog
• Power: 9V DC, centre-negative; isolated supply recommended
• Maximum current draw: 145 mA
• Dimensions including jacks and controls: 7.5 x 12 x 5.6 cm / 2.9 x 4.7 x 2.2 in
• Weight: 300 g / 0.66 lb
• Input and output are in phase