10
CREATING YOUR SOUND
This is what we have found to be the best way to get your sound out of the World
Tour amplifiers.
Setting the pre-amp to flat
Set the Enhance controls to “0” or Min.
Set all other tone controls straight up or in the 12:00 position
Set the master Volume control to (0)
Plug in you bass and speaker and turn on the amplifier.
Adjust the Master volume control to around 10:00 then adjust the Gain control to
the desired volume (if necessary to adjust the gain control beyond the 12:00
position, turn up the master control). The exception to this is some older passive
output Basses (i.e. Fender etc.). They may require the Gain control to be as high as
(3:00) to operate correctly.
Once the desired volume has been reached, rotate the Enhance control while
playing. It is possible for many players to achieve just the right sound by using the
control alone. If this adjustment does not provide you with the sound you want,
return the Enhance control to “0”.
Begin to create the tones you want at the treble end of the tone section first. Rotate
the Treble control right or left to the desired high frequency sound.
Now begin to build your midrange tones starting at the highest frequencies first.
With the upper knob of the High control in the 12:00 position, rotate the lower
knob to (the Level control) to the right for a peak in the sound or to the left to
produce a cut or dip. While playing your bass, rotate the upper knob right or left to
locate the frequency you want to hear more or less of in this range. After locating
this frequency, add or subtract frequency volume by rotating the lower knob right
or left of “0” position.
Follow this procedure for the other 2 parametric controls to finish defining your
desired midrange tone. Please note that tone control frequencies overlap. In the
event you find more than one frequency you wish to control in one of these ranges,
it may be possible to affect one of these frequencies with the overlapping control.)
Now recheck your volume to make sure it is still where you want it to be. You can
use the Bass control to add or subtract the low frequencies. If you change bass
tone you will need to readjust volume. At this time you may want to try adding
