USERS MANUAL
EBS 802
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The EBS 802 High Dynamics Bass Amp
EBS excellence in solid-state technology is
well known and runs through the veins back
to when the company started in 1988.
The World’s stage spotlight landed on EBS
when the company introduced their first
solid-state hybrid amps in the late 90s’.
Since then, EBS has developed into a thriving
business that covers most of a bass players’
needs.
The new EBS 802 is the new cornerstone of
the EBS amplifications program. Engineered
to be the new reference amp to define the
‘EBS sound’.
The EBS 802 amp is entirely Made in Sweden.
GETTING STARTED...
1. Carefully unpack the bass head.
2. Check that all knobs are set fully counter-
clockwise besides the EQ controls marked
BASS, LO & HI MID and TREBLE which
should be set to the mid position and the
toggle switch next to the BASS control to
”100”. Make also sure all push switches are
set to their outer positions. Now the EBS
802 settings are ”zeroed” and ready to be
personalized.
3. Connect one or more speaker cabinets to
the speaker output. The amp can handle a
2 ohms load.
4. Turn on the POWER switch and then the
STANDBY switch, so that both lights light up.
5. Plugin your bass. While plucking the
strings as hard as you would during your
hardest playing, gradually increase the
GAIN knob unit the peak LED starts to flash
at peaks.
6. Move over to the VOLUME knob and
adjust for the desired output volume.
BUILDING THE SOUND...
7. The first tonal shaping circuitry is the
Character Filters next to the GAIN control.
These filters provide a LO and/or HI boost
prior to further fine-tuning of your sound.
8. Press the Filter Active pushbutton to
activate the filter section.
9. The EQ controls marked with + and
- signs, either boost or cuts the selected
frequency band. Note the switches next to
the BASS and TREBLE knobs, that sets the
center frequency for these filters. The switches
can be used to cut frequencies that create
unwanted feedback or to boost frequencies
of your choice, depending on how you use
the control knob connected to the switch.
Further, the LO and HI MID sections work
in conjunction with a frequency control knob
for precise adjustment of the midrange.
10. Increase or decrease the level and vary
the frequency of the filters that have that
option. Notice how the sound is affected. An
A/B comparison can be made by toggling
the filter active switch.
11. Proceed to the COMP/LIMIT knob. This
control adjusts the compression and is useful
when playing very dynamic or loud.
12. Turn up the COMP/LIMIT knob to mid
and max position. Notice how the peaks in
volume will straighten out as you play harder
and harder.
13. Now, increase the BRIGHT level
gradually and play your bass. The BRIGHT
filter is a high pass filter that works on the
highest frequencies of the bass to give
enhanced ambiance and presence.
14. Increase the DRIVE level gradually until
the desired level of overdriven sound is
reached.
This was a brief introduction to get you
started with the EBS 802.