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the amount of distortion you
want.
Bass, Middle, Treble
These knobs are the tone con-
trols of the amplifier. A com-
mon setting is Bass on full,
Middle on min, and Treble
somewhere in between.
Master Volume
Adjusts the amount of power
amp distortion. With a mas-
sive amount of Master and
Normal Volume, the amp will
start sound like it’s about to
break. Unless you really want
that kind of distortion you’ll
find that a Master Volume
at 12 o’clock will suit most of
your needs.
Master volume won’t distort much unless you
increase the Normal volume . Just like the real amp.
The Amplifier
The amplifier that we chose to model is actually a
guitar amplifier, but because of its very characteristic
“non- fizzy” distortion and special sounding tone
stack, it’s been very popular among bass players dur-
ing the last decades. When the High/Low switch is
set to HIGH, the amplifier will work and act just like
the real thing. The LOW mode is the same ampli-
fier with a slightly different input stage, one which
lowers the input gain a little bit while adding some
warmth to the signal. The LOW mode gives you a fat
bass sound without too much distortion.
Use the two “volume” controls as a means of dialing in
the right amount of distortion, not to change the actual
volume. More
Normal volume
gives you greater
preamp distortion, and more
Master volume
gives
you greater power amp distortion.
High/Low
Use this switch to select either
the attenuated channel (LOW)
or the regular channel (HIGH).
Normal Volume
This knob controls the amount
of preamp distortion, and is
usually called “Gain” on more
modern amps. Use it to dial in
High/Low Normal Volume Bass Master Volume Middle Treble