INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to the EBS HD360 Bass Head!
The EBS HD360 provides a full bodied, warm and
transparent tone throughout the entire range. It is
equipped with EBS renowned built in compressor, an
extensive Drive circuitry, professional balanced XLR-
output, Character filter and an efficient 4-Band EQ
that lets you master the sound. The HD360 does not
compromise on the tone, it uses and benefits from all
the 360 Watts RMS, without getting muddy or
clipping, giving a powerful and highly portable amp
with an impressive tone that will handle any stage or
studio session gig.
The EBS HD360 handles loads down to 2 ohms and is
the perfect companion to a stack of EBS ProLine or
NeoLine cabinets, or used with a single full size EBS
cabinet.
The HD360 amp is designed, developed and built in
the heart of Sweden by EBS.
GETTING STARTED...
1. Carefully unpack the bass head.
2. Check that all knobs are set fully counter
clockwise besides the EQ controls marked
BASS, MIDDLE and TREBLE which
should be set to mid position. Make also
sure all push switches are set to their outer
positions. Now the EBS HD360 settings
are "zeroed" and ready to be personalized.
3. Connect one or more speaker cabinets to the
speaker output. Make sure the total
impedance is not below 2 ohms.
4. Turn on the POWER switch.
5. Plug in 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
next to the GAIN control.
This filters provides a preshape EQ
prior of further fine tuning of your sound.
8. Enable the filters by pressing the
pushbutton and explore the filter
section. Play your bass. Note that there
isn't any difference in sound yet.
9. The filters are basically of the boost/cut
design. This means that the level controls
marked with + and - signs, either boost or
cuts the selected frequency band. Further,
the MIDDLE section has got a frequency
control for precise adjustment of the
midrange.
10. Gradually increase or decrease the level and
vary the frequency of the middle filter when
operating the middle filter. Notice how the
sound is effected. 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, go on to the BRIGHT and turn it half way
up. Play your bass. The BRIGHT filter is a high
pass filter which works on the highest fre-
quencies of the bass to give enhanced ambiance
and presence.
14. Finally, proceed to the DRIVE control and try
increase this setting gradually until maximum
position for a heavily over driven sound.
Character Filter
Filter
Active
This was a brief introduction and as you go on
further in this manual, you will learn how to
use and utilize all of the useful features that the
offers.
EBS HD360
GOOD LUCK !
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EFFECTS LOOP
FX MIX
TUNER OUT
REMOTES
– EBS HD360 is provided
with an effect loop for the use of external units
such as box or rack effects.
The loop puts the external effects after the
filter, compressor and drive sections.
The effect loop also facilitates the option of
phantom power. To activate the phantom power,
set the switch for the
on the rear panel to OUTER position.
– This control controls the mix level
for the effects loop, from 0% (off) to 50%
(parallel), to 100% (serial)
- This low impedance output is
suitable for driving tuners. The signal from this
output is identical to the input.
– The EBS HD360 is equipped
with two remote jacks for controlling with foot
switches the
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switches,
drive section, plus a mute function.
You may use any standard footswitch pedal
making connection to ground for each of the
remote functions.
Refer to the rear panel screen print and
technical specification for further info.
phantom power loop return
character filter active
Note: Each of the filter switches on the front
panel needs to be set to inner position in order to
be remotely controlled
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PHANTOM POWER SWITCHES
LINE OUT
SPEAKER OUTPUT
SYSTEM FAN
MAINS
- These
switches activates the phantom power for the
and effects
respectively, when
set to OUTER position.
- This is a fullrange output that will
drive multiple poweramps, extending the power
of the system. The signal present at this output is
taken after the volume control.
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Connect your
speakers here. These two outputs are connected
in parallel.
– The amps performance is
maintained among other techniques with a
temperature controlled fan.
– Connect only to the indicated mains
AC voltage and replace fuse if needed only with
same type and value.
input
return jack
Note: Total lower impedance than 2 ohms may
cause permanent damage to the amp.
EBS will not take responsibility for
eventual hearing damages caused by the
powerful EBS HD360.
Make sure not to cover the ventilation openings
of the amp! IMPORTANT!
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION
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