Middle; Bass; Reverb - Mesa/Boogie Subway Rocket with Reverb Owner's Manual

CONTROLS:
MIDDLE: Through endless daily tone dreaming, the "if-only" design dictum led to the MID control that doubles as a dial-in gain boost.
From to about the taper is adjusted to act as a very effective MID control. As you increase the MID to
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RHY
GAIN
MASTER
INPUT
LEAD
isn't crazy enough for you..."Max" the GAIN and TREBLE controls to their fullest as well...this should be sufficient enough fuel to get
you to the next planet! The versatility that this dual purpose MID control lends to the RHYTHM Mode of the ROCKET greatly
expands its usefulness as both a clean and overdrive Mode.
NOTE: The lower region of the MID control
"vocal like" blend in high gain sounds. It can be very effective acting as a "cut through the band control" in certain situations. Dial to
taste, remembering that the setting of the TREBLE control greatly effects this control's strength.
BASS: This control blends in the lower frequencies and its effectiveness, again, depends on the setting of the TREBLE control. It
should be set with moderation, as extreme settings in either low or high directions can produce an unbalanced tone. In any one of the
RHY
GAIN
MASTER
INPUT
LEAD
REVERB: The ROCKET'S all tube rich analog spring REVERB is capable of producing some great REVERB sounds. Even with all
the modern types of digital REVERBS out there, many players still prefer the sound of a great spring type REVERB and we've gone
RHY
GAIN MASTER
INPUT
LEAD
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TREBLE

MIDDLE

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TREBLE MIDDLE
TREBLE MIDDLE
will hear the lower MIDS getting more pronounced and fatter. When the
MID control is set above
being a tone control and becomes a truly usuable GAIN control.
This upper range is a smokin' addition to the ROCKETS' RHYTHM
Mode and in conjunction with the GAIN control all kinds of higher gain
rhythm sounds are possible. Try the MID control set high and the GAIN
control at about
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crunch rhythm sound "Dime" the MID control and stand back ! If this still
determines midrange punch and boldness in lower gain sounds and a smooth
three Modes, be especially careful using higher GAIN set-
tings. Too much BASS will cause a flabby unfocused sound
that can't be dialed out because excessive BASS has been
introduced to the pre-amp in the early stages. Try setting the
BASS to
or below when dialing up High Gain overdriven sounds
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in this Mode. In the LEAD Mode, try setting the BASS some-

BASS

where between
upon the amount of GAIN and TREBLE that you have dialed
up.
BASS

REVERB

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the MID leaves behind the old notion of
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- for a cool blues solo sound. For a grinding
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for clean sounds in the RHYTHM Mode and
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and . These settings will depend
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the distance making sure that you'll be more than
happy with the SUBWAY ROCKET'S RE-
VERB capabilities.
and above, you
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