Product Overview; Applications; The Ins And Outs; Good To Know Before You Start - Tech 21 Bass Fly Rig Owner's Manual

TECH 21, THE COMPANY
Tech 21 was formed by a guitarist possessing the unusual combination
of a trained ear and electronics expertise. In 1989, B.Andrew Barta
made his invention commercially available to players and studios around
the world. His highly-acclaimed SansAmp™ pioneered Tube Amplifier
Emulation in professional applications for recording direct and per-
forming live, and created an entirely new category of signal processing.
There have since been many entries into this niche, yet SansAmp contin-
ues to maintain its reputation as the industry standard.
With a full line of SansAmp models,Tech 21 also offers effect pedals
and MIDI products, as well as "traditional" style amplifiers for guitar
and bass. Each product is thoughtfully and respectfully designed by B.
Andrew Barta himself with the player in mind. Our goal is to provide
you with flexible, versatile tools to cultivate, control, refine and redefine
your own individual sound.Tech 21 takes great pride in delivering con-
sistent quality sound, studio to studio, club to club, arena to arena.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

The Bass Fly Rig is more than a pedalboard. In a single pedal. And no
board. Less than 13 inches long and weighing just over 20 oz., this sleek,
compact unit embodies an entire rig. At its heart, is the all-analog
SansAmp, which makes it possible to go direct to a PA or mixer. For ef-
fects, you have the essentials and fun stuff, too: a compressor, a powerful
boost, an octaver, a fuzz, a filter and a chorus. No crackling patch cables,
dying batteries or ground loops. No stinkin' van, heavy flight cases, cable
spaghetti, and no dead weight.
With the Bass Fly Rig, you can relax. For fly gigs across the globe, jam-
ming at the local hang, and last minute sessions, you'll be the first one
ready to go. You can stop stressing over what to pack and agonizing over
what to leave behind. You can stop dreading cheesy backline loaners and
overheating at the mere thought of your touring rig going down. Just
pop your Bass Fly Rig into your guitar case and head for the door. (Be
sure to wipe that smile off your face when the rest of the band shows up
sweating and out of breath.)

APPLICATIONS

As a PRE-AMP or STOMPBOX with a bass amp. You can
connect the Bass Fly Rig in-line just as you would a standard distortion
pedal. If the pre-amp of your amplifier is imparting too much of its own
character on the pedal, plug into the low level input and set the pre-
amp as clean and neutral as possible.
Also, be aware that most tube amps have a tone stack.When every-
thing is on max, they tend to cut the mid-range. So don't be surprised
to find that the flattest sound is achieved with bass and treble at mini-
mum, and mid at max. Since most tube amp passive tone stacks work in
a similar fashion, we recommend this as a good starting point and ad-
justing to taste.
You can also plug into the effects loop return (if the amp has one).This
will disable the entire pre-amp of the amp for a more true representa-
tion of the sound.
For DIRECT RECORDING or DIRECT to PA. All of the tone
shaping and cabinet emulation needed is already incorporated into the
SansAmp section of the pedal. The Bass Fly Rig automatically converts
your bass signal to Low Z allowing you to plug into a variety of inputs
that would normally load down your guitar's signal. It can be plugged
into mixers (live and studio), workstation/recorders, and even directly
into the sound card on a computer.
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THE INS AND OUTS

1/4" INPUT & IN PAD SWITCH:
4.7megOhm instrument level to deliver the full sound of piezos. For
normal operation, signal level to nput should be close to that of a stan-
dard bass guitar (approximately -10dBm / 250mV).
The In Pad switch for active basses pads the input by -10dBm.
!! WARNING !!
DO NOT RUN THE SPEAKER OUTPUT
OF NY AMP
directly into a Fly Rig/SansAmp input.
Severe damage to the amp and the Fly Rig/SansAmp will result.
1/4" UNIVERSAL OUTPUT: Unbalanced low Z output. This
output can be connected to High Z bass amplifiers (or effects) as well as
Low Z mixer and computer inputs.Output level is unity gain when pedal is in
bypass mode. It also drives long cables without loss of signal integrity, even
in bypass.
BALANCED XLR OUTPUT & GROUND CONNECT
SWITCH: Balanced low Z output.When the Ground Connect
switch is engaged, the ground connects. Disengaged, the ground of your
stage system and other interconnected gear is lifted (isolated) from the
ground of the mixing console.

GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE YOU START

SIGNAL FLOW OF THE BASS FLY RIG
SET LEVEL CONTROLS FOR UNITY GAIN
Set the level controls so you have the same volume coming from your
speaker/monitor whether the pedal is active or in bypass. This ensures
the next device in the signal chain won't get slammed by a much hotter
signal than what would normally come from the instrument. Similarly,
you wouldn't want a drop in volume, either which would force the next
device to struggle for enough signal.
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