7
Setting up your Combo, Head or
Power Amp
3
ways
to
connect
your
APP
‐
1
to
your
Combo,
Head
or
Power
Amp
1.
To
the
power
amp
input
or
insert
2.
Through
the
effects
loop
return
jack
3.
Through
the
clean
(normal)
channel
input
Do
not
use
the
high
‐
gain
channel
input,
it
will
ruin
the
dynamics
of
the
APP
‐
1.
The
APP
‐
1
brings
more
tone
and
versatility
to
your
amp,
so
if
you
plug
it
into
your
combo
input
channel,
first
set
the
combo
channel
to
as
clean
and
flat
in
frequency
response
as
possible.
This
will
allow
you
to
get
your
tone
from
the
APP
‐
1.
It
is
not
recommended
that
you
dial
in
your
APP
‐
1
distortion
and
send
it
to
the
head
or
combo
when
they
are
already
dialed
‐
in
for
distortion.
You
can
try
that
later,
if
you
want,
but
for
now
let’s
get
a
good
set
of
tones
from
the
APP
‐
1.
If
you
plug
the
APP
‐
1
into
a
combo
amp
or
head,
you
may
have
a
choice
of
which
jack
you
use
on
the
amp.
The
best
jack
is
the
one
that
bypasses
the
combo’s
preamps
and
goes
straight
to
the
power
amp
section
of
the
combo
amp.
This
is
usually
located
on
at
the
rear
of
the
amp.
If
that
jack
is
not
available
to
the
power
amp,
the
combo
or
head
may
have
an
effects
loop
with
a
return
jack
that
will
work
also
as
an
insert
point
for
the
APP
‐
1.
Finally,
you
can
connect
the
8
APP
‐
1
to
the
input
of
your
combo’s
normal
or
non
‐
high
gain
channel’s
input
jack.
Be
sure
to
set
the
tone
controls
as
flat
as
possible
and,
most
importantly
for
master
gain
combos,
set
the
drive
level
low
and
the
master
level
up
so
your
combo
will
not
distort
and
compete
with
the
APP
‐
1’s
distortion.
In
the
Advanced
Section
of
this
Manual,
we
will
show
you
how
to
us
the
APP
‐
1’s
BOOST
to
get
combo
amp
distortion
independent
of
the
APP
‐
1’s
distortion
to
add
a
“third
channel”
of
amplification.
Many
combo
amps
and
heads
use
a
tone
stacks
that
can
be
set
fairly
flat,
but
with
seemingly
strange
settings.
We
have
provided
a
chart
of
EQ
and
tone
stack
settings
of
some
popular
amps
in
a
chart
at
the
back
of
this
Manual
to
help
you
find
the
“flat”
EQ
settings.
When
using
the
APP
‐
1
for
the
first
time
with
any
new
rig,
start
with
all
the
knobs
set
to
9
o’clock
and
all
the
switches
set
to
the
left
position,
except
the
switch
on
the
top
right,
the
3
‐
position
BYPASS
switch,
which
is
set
to
the
middle
position.
This
will
establish
your
BYPASS
playing
volume,
which
should
be
matched
with
the
APP
‐
1
when
it
is
engaged.