Pawn Shop Comp 2.0 - User Manual
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REAR PANEL CONTROLS
PREAMP
- turn this clockwise to increase gain and add gentle saturation for more warmth
and a slight lift in the high end (caused by added harmonic distortion).
BIAS
- turn this clockwise to add grit and very audible distortion and crunch. Basically, this
control is emulating setting tube bias incorrectly. In an actual piece of physical equipment
this wouldn't be the best idea. On the Pawn Shop Comp, do what you want—you won't
break anything except the sound barrier!
PREAMP TUBES
- There are three di
ff
erent sets of preamp tubes you can place in the
signal path. The default is a pair
12AX7
's, which have pleasant distortion characteristics
and a moderate amount of gain. Switch to the
ECC83
tube set for much higher gain and a
lot of distortion (if you turn up that PREAMP control!). The last set,
5751
's, have much less
gain, and a warm, rounded and slightly "out of focus" tonality.
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