2 Bright
3 Gain 1
4 Bass
5 Middle
6 Treble
Channel 1. This knob determines input sensitivity when Channel 1
is active; use it to dial in the desired amount of preamp distortion.
The amount of distortion depends on your guitar's pickups. In Lo Gain mode, single-
coil pickups may begin saturating the preamp when the knob is set to approximately
the two o'clock position. Pickups with very high output levels (humbuckers or active
pickups) will evoke mild overdrive at even lower settings. If you want squeaky clean
tone (a pure guitar tone without preamp distortion, that is), simply back off the Gain
control knob accordingly.
If your guitar sports single-coils and you want to add some grit to your tone and bite to
your riffs, set the knob somewhere between 10 and 2 o'clock and Hi Gain active in
Channel 1. For higher output pickups such as humbucking or active jobs, dial in settings
between 9 and 1 o'clock and activate Hi Gain. For an even bigger, beefier crunch tone,
try Crunch Gain settings well beyond the 2 o'clock position.
Hi Gain mode
Channel 1 (Clean and
Crunch modes).
for Channel 1
(Clean and Crunch modes).
for Channel 1 (Clean and
Crunch modes).
This feature boosts the upper end of the high frequency range for both Channel 1's
gain stages, Lo and Hi Gain (or Clean and Crunch modes, if you prefer). Its intensity
decreases as gain settings increase.
For a crisp or glassy tone, activate the Bright boost. It brightens the sound of
humbucking or muddy pickups.
is a global function; that is, it affects both gain
stages. Use it to tweak the amp's tone to taste, activating it to boost top-end
frequencies for both gain stages or deactivating it to dampen high end response, for
example, for Channel 1's Hi Gain (
) stage. If you want to add even more top-end
sparkle to the Lo Gain stage (
), activate the Clean Bright-function (9), which
affects Channel 1's Lo Gain stage only.
Gain control for the
Extremely high gain and volume levels especially in
can
produce powerful feedback. Avoid feedback squeals; they can lead to hearing loss and
damage speakers! At higher volumes, back off the Gain and Treble levels in order to
prevent unchecked feedback!
This is the preamp voicing section's passive low-frequency EQ for
This is the preamp voicing section's passive midrange frequency EQ
This is the preamp voicing section's passive high-frequency EQ
To help you get acquainted with the amp's fundamental sounds, I recommend that
A tip from the designer:
A tip from the designer:
CAUTION:
A tip from the designer:
Bright
Crunch
Clean
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