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FRONT PANEL FEATURES
Input Jack
– Designed to accept a standard 1/4-inch mono phone plug. For
best results use a high quality shielded cable to connect your instrument to
the amplifier. The input is buffered and will handle standard passive, high
level active, and piezo input signals.
Mute Indicator
– lights when the Mute function is engaged, which can only
by done via the included footswitch.
Gain Control
– Regulates the first gain stage of the preamplifier and
controls the amount of signal available to the system.
-12dB Pad
– Pulling the Gain knob engages a -12dB pad. This feature is
useful for basses that have a very high signal level. The light is on when the
pad is engaged.
Set Level/Compression Indicator
– This light helps the user set the
appropriate amount of gain. When set properly, the indicator should light on
your loudest/lowest notes, or when the compressor is active. We’ll go over
this in more detail later in the manual.
Edge Control
– Allows you to dial in a little vintage, tube-style distortion as
you like. The control produces a warm single-sided, even order harmonic
distortion that sounds just like the old tube heads. With the control turned
fully counter-clockwise, the circuit is bypassed. The further to the right you
turn the control the more distortion you will get. The distortion is fairly
subtle at low input levels and is more pronounced at high gain settings.
Enhance Control
– Called the “Magic Knob” by some, this complex
control simultaneously boosts the very low bass, upper middle, and high
frequencies while putting a dip in the lower middle frequencies.
It is flat when set to its minimum level (fully counterclockwise).
Compressor Bypass
– Pulling the Enhance control allows you to bypass the
front end Compressor/Limiter. The Compressor/Limiter in your unit is a
fixed threshold type. You adjust the Compression level by turning the gain
control up or down until you get the amount of compression you want. You
may find the bypass switch useful for getting that maximum punch when
you are slapping or popping hard.
