This control is most useful for feedback control and will provide a
tone color. Once you experiment with the settings of this control you
will find more about how it works.
9. LOW BATT. (LOW BATTERY LED LIGHT)
The LED will light when the battery has lost power. Replace the bat-
tery when this light is on.
This LED light will flash when a cable is connected to the output jack
of the pickup system. This shows the battery is good.
BATTERY
A 9-volt battery powers the B-Band A6T preamp. Before connect-
ing the instrument to an amplifier or mixer please check that a fully
charged 9-volt battery is connected.
10. CHROmATIC TUNER LED DISPLAY
11. CHROmATIC TUNER ON / OFF BUTTON
The tuner will work with or without a cable plugged into the output
jack.
Pushing the tuner button (11) turns ON the tuner. When the tuner
is active the pickup system output is muted. No sound will go to the
amplifier or mixer when the tuner is active.
Pushing the tuner button (11) again turns the tuner OFF and the
pickup system output will be active and sound will go to the am-
plifier.
If the tuner is ON and the tuner button is not pushed within 2
minutes the tuner will turn OFF automatically and sound returned
to the output.
The tuner has a seven Note LED Display; Half-step (#) LED; Sharp
arrow LED; Flat arrow LED and In-Tune LED. The tuner Note Display
shows the nearest note of one plucked string’s sound. If the note
showing is a half step (for example A#; C#, D# and so), the half-
step (#) LED will light.
If the Sharp LED is showing the string needs to be lowered in
pitch.
If the Flat LED is showing the string needs to be raised in pitch.
When the In-Tune LED lights the string is at the correct pitch of the
note displayed at the Note Display LED.
SETTING UP THE PREAMP FOR USE
Tune the guitar. See the tuner instructions at 10 and 11.
Before plugging a cable into the guitar’s output jack, slide the vol-
ume control OFF (“0”), slide the 3-band EQ controls to “0”; slide the
mix control to “UST”; turn the Notch Filter and Frequency rotary
controls fully counter-clockwise; push the phase button so it is
OUT (in phase); and turn the tuner OFF.
make sure that the amplifier or mixer volume is OFF and the EQ
tone controls are at flat or off. Plug a guitar cable into the output
jack of the guitar and into the input of the amplifier or mixer.
Slide the volume control of the A6T half way up (“6”). Turn the
volume of the amplifier or mixer up enough to get a good level of
sound. Refer to the amplifier or mixer instructions on how to set
up best gain structure with an instrument for the cleanest pos-
sible sound.
Once the desired volume level is found use the EQ on the A6T
preamp to find your tone.
Try moving the mID slider down a little to cut this tone. This will
bring some smoothness to the sound. Turn up the BASS slider
some to add fullness to the sound. Use the TREB control to bright-
en the sound. Experiment and find a tone that suits your taste.
Next try moving the “mIX” control more towards the “AST” side. At
a 50% / 50% mix, at the center, the sound will change. Adjust to
Note LED Display
Half Step LED In-Tune LED
Flat LED Sharp LED
