Front Panel Features (Vs265) - Marshall Amplification Valvestate VS230R Handbook

2x65 Watt Combo with Reverb and
Chorus
Front Panel Features
1. Input
Plug your guitar in here. We recommend that
you always use a high quality screened cable to
help prevent noise, interference and unwanted
feedback.
2. Volume
This controls the volume of the Clean Channel
and is useful for balancing the levels of the
Overdrive and Clean Channels. Once turned past
half way this channel will start to crunch up your
guitar sound for semi-distorted chords and bluesy
leads.
3. CLN/OD LED
Indicates whether Clean or Overdrive has been
selected. Red indicates Overdrive, green indicates
Clean.
4. Bass
Turning the Bass control will effect the amount
of low frequencies or bottom end in your guitar
tone. Rotating this control clockwise will increase
the lower tones and, depending on other settings,
will generally make your tone warmer and heavier
if combined with distortion. By turning the Bass
control anti-clockwise you will reduce the bass
frequencies in your tone which will make your
sound sharper, thinner and more cutting.
It should be remembered that your guitar will
probably be the main influence in your overall
sound and a naturally bassy guitar for example will
probably need less bass on the amplifier than a
naturally trebly guitar.
5. Middle
The middle frequencies are those which
generally affect the size of your sound. By
increasing the amount of middle in your tone your
guitar will sound fatter, conversely reducing the
middle frequencies will make your guitar sound
thinner.
6. Treble
By adjusting this Treble control you can add or
take away the higher frequencies in your guitar tone
when on the Clean Channel. By turning up the
Treble control and increasing those high
frequencies you will make your guitar sound
brighter and more cutting.
7. Clean / Overdrive Switch
VS265
Overdrive via the front panel.
8. Tone Shift Switch
Channel giving the option of a boost in mid-range
frequencies combined with a cut in bass
frequencies.
9. Gain
amount of gain within the pre-amp when on
Overdrive 1 Channel. Increasing the amount of
gain will increase the amount of distortion in your
guitar sound and to some extent increase the
volume. Having the gain level fairly low will result
in vintage style blues crunch. Increasing this will
result in higher gain sounds ideal for classic rock
tones.
10. Volume
11. OD 1/2 Switch
Overdrive 2 channel. Overdrive 1 can be looked at
as the traditional overdrive or distortion channel
giving excellent crunchy blues rock tones, whereas
Overdrive 2 takes off where Overdrive 1 finishes
delivering searing high gain sounds.
12. Gain
the previous Gain control (item 9). Increasing this
Gain control will increase the amount of distortion
on Overdrive 2.
13. L.E.D.
2. Red indicates Overdrive 2.
14. Contour
range frequencies in your guitar tone when on
Overdrive 2. By turning the Contour fully
clockwise you will scoop most of the middle
frequencies out of your sound . If you combine this
setting with heavy distortion and high Treble and
Bass settings you can get a killer 'thrash' tone,
perfect for brutal rhythms and vicious leads. By
turning the Contour fully anti-clockwise you can
get some great fusion type tones. We would
suggest that you spend some time experimenting
with this control to find the optimum setting for
your style, if you're not sure, simply leave the
control set to 12 o'clock.
4
Allows for switching between Clean and
Re-configures the channel voicing of the Clean
Controls the input signal from the guitar and the
Controls the volume of Overdrive 1 Channel.
Switches between Overdrive 1 channel and
This Gain control operates in the same way as
Indicates selection of Overdrive 1 or Overdrive
The Contour control basically shifts the mid-