Yamaha FX770 – Dedication involves focusing your energy and efforts on achieving the best. As musicians, we understand that the more time and energy we invest in our instrument, the better we become and the greater our accomplishments.
Dedicated. The Yamaha FX770 is purpose-built for guitarists, with the goal of inspiring creativity and helping you reach new heights in your performance.
In the past, guitarists often had to adapt signal processors intended for other uses. The Yamaha FX770, however, is a new generation of gear specifically designed for today’s guitarists, offering the tools to meet their needs and aspirations. Built without compromises, the Yamaha FX770 reflects Yamaha’s dedication to guitarists.
The Yamaha FX770 offers everything professionals need, with exceptional flexibility and user-friendly design. Its nine effect buttons and universal DATA Entry Wheel allow for quick and easy programming. Each part of the signal chain provides full control over parameters, with plenty of options for customisation. With 100 Preset Programs and 100 User Program slots, there’s plenty of space to create and store tones.
This guide will help you make the most of your Yamaha FX770. As you explore its many features, follow the Quick Start Tutorial to get acquainted with its basic functions quickly. For more detailed guidance, the Reference Section provides a comprehensive explanation of every effect, feature, and setting. Be sure to keep this manual for future reference.
As with any skill, the time you invest in learning about and mastering the Yamaha FX770 will enhance your experience and enjoyment. After all, the Yamaha FX770 is designed with you, the guitarist, in mind.
The Yamaha FX770 is here, and the days of the 24-space rack system weighing 300lbs are gone. Previously, you had to have multiple preamp sources, five effect processors, a switching system, and the experience of a rocket scientist to wire and program the truckload of equipment needed just to get all of the features and functions of what’s inside the Yamaha FX770. And people said, “Someday you’ll be able to do everything that mountain of gear will do, and it will all be in one rack-space, just wait.”
Welcome to the future of guitar, and to the world of the Yamaha FX770. With features and functions that in the past we could only dream about, the FX770 is full of the greatest effects ever created. They include:
- Three types of compressor/limiter
- Three types of WAH with various control sources (pedal, input level, LFO, etc.)
- Seven digitally simulated preamp types for versatility and tube amp effect
- External effects loop with two selectable insert points
- Volume and WAH can be controlled by foot controller (FC7) or any connected volume pedal
- Principal parameters can be controlled in real time using MIDI Control Changes
- Amp simulator can reproduce the sound characteristics of various speakers
- Pitch Effects including Stereo Pitch Shift and Pitch Chorus
- Modulation Effects galore! Chorus, Flanger, Symphonic, Rotary Speaker, Panning, Tremolo, and the new Resonator
- Dazzling Delays: Mono Delay, Stereo Delay, Modulation Delay, Tempo Delay, Stereo Tempo Delay, Tempo Modulation Delay, Multi-Tap Delay, and Ducking Delay
- And Reverb – with Spring, Small and Medium Room, and Hall type selections
- Now imagine that you can control principal parameters of every effect from a remote controller! With 4 dedicated/programmable controllers and complete MIDI control, the Yamaha FX770 is awaiting your every command.
