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The following table provides a brief description of
each of the Mode settings:
LINE
Works like a standard line input and
provides a clean signal for keyboards
and other line-level sources.
ACOUSTIC
Provides a voicing optimized for acous-
tic electric and hybrid guitars.
HI-FI
Full-range clean sound for electric
guitar or keyboard.
JAZZ
Warm, dark, and clean sound for jazz
guitar.
BLUES
Brighter sound with a bit of grit, de-
signed to accentuate touch sensitivity.
CLASS A
Pure clean tone ranging to ragged
overdrive.
USA I
Late-50s "tweed" sound.
USA II
Early 60s "black face" sound.
UK I
Classic British rock sound.
UK II
High gain British rock sound.
HI GAIN I
West coast high gain sound.
HI GAIN II
Modern metal sound.
8. DRIVE
The Drive control adjusts the amount of gain within
each amplifier mode, just before the tube stage. The
higher the Drive control setting, the more overdrive
sound you can achieve.
9. VOLUME
The Volume control provides the final overall gain for
the signal from the preamp tube stage of the amplifier,
after the Drive and EQ controls. With high drive levels
and high gain modes, you may need to turn the VOLUME
USA I
CLASS A
BLUES
JAZZ
HI-FI
ACOUSTIC
LINE
MANUAL
SIG
INPUT
10
hotwire VT1
USA II
UK I
UK II
HI GAIN I
HI GAIN II
BRIGHT
GAIN
control down to compensate. On the other hand, with low
drive levels and low gain modes, you can turn the VOLUME
control up more for a cleaner sound.
EQ and Effects Section
10. USA/UK
The EQ section has a USA/UK tone stack switch. This
changes the characteristics of the EQ to resemble either
USA or UK style tone controls. The UK setting has a bit
more midrange presence. Experiment to find the setting
that you like best for a particular riff or song.
11. BASS
Use this to adjust the output level of the low frequen-
cies of the selected channel. The adjustment range and
frequency is determined by the USA/UK button.
12. MIDDLE
Use this to adjust the output level of the mid frequen-
cies of the selected channel. The adjustment range and
frequency is determined by the USA/UK button.
13. TREBLE
Use this to adjust the output level of the high frequen-
cies. The adjustment range and frequency is determined
by the USA/UK button.
EQ
TYPE
STYLE
EFX
TYPE
TYPE
02
CLEAN
CR
BUZZ
N
MIC
C
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