Overdrive Level Control; Using The Overdrive; Subwave Tone Control; Subwave Mix Control - SWR Mo' Bass Owner's Manual

Overdrive Level Control

This control determines the volume of the Overdrive circuit, and works in conjunction with the Drive control to help you keep
your levels where you want them when switching back and forth between clean and dirty sounds. Fully counter-clockwise
('0') is minimum, while fully clockwise is maximum. Be careful when boosting this control beyond '5' on the dial - it will get
really loud when the Drive is also engaged!

Using the Overdrive

Start with the Drive and Level controls low! Now press the Overdrive switch and the red LED should illuminate. If both Drive
and Level controls are set at minimum, there will only be a slight boost in overall level. Try slowly raising the Drive to '5', and
then the Level to '3'. There should now be a noticeable difference between this and the "clean" sound. This is a good refer-
ence point to see how much boost and distortion you want out of the Overdrive.
The Drive and Level controls are designed to work together to give you a workable overall level when using the effect. If you
are using heavy amounts of Drive, you may want to reduce the Level to match your clean signal level. If you're only using a
touch of Drive, be sure to increase the Level control to bring you back to unity gain with your clean signal. You can use the
Level control to have your Overdrive effect act as a "boost" as well simply by setting the Level and Drive controls to equal a
higher level than your clean signal. Switch the effect on and off for level comparison.
Engaging the Overdrive reduces the effect of the Preamp EQ (the higher the Drive, the less Preamp EQ will affect the
signal), so you may want to use the Mo' EQ to achieve additional tone flexibility. The Mo' EQ Mid and Treble controls in
particular can greatly affect a heavily overdriven signal. Don't forget to try using the Limiter/Leveler in conjunction with
the Overdrive, especially on sounds with just a touch of dirt to them (low on the Drive and high on the Overdrive Level). And
remember, you can blend in your original "clean" signal by using the Dual Mode function and adjusting the left (clean) and
right (wet) Master Volume controls. Please see the sections marked "Mo' EQ" and "Dual Mode" later in the manual for
more details.
SubWave
The Mo' Bass SubWave is a lightning-quick sub-octave wave engine. In plain terms, it hears the note you play and
immediately generates a signal one octave below it. You may have heard the term "octave pedal" before. You may have
even used one. If so, welcome to the next generation of sub-octave signal processing.

Subwave Tone Control

This control is very much like the tone control on a passive bass. It simply cuts high frequencies. When set counter-
clockwise to the minimum ('0'), it cuts the maximum amount of highs possible. When set clockwise to the maximum position
('10'), it leaves the subwave's high end wide open. Note that this tone control only affects the one-octave-below signal
generated by the SubWave engine. It will not affect your clean bass signal.

Subwave Mix Control

This control allows you to blend your original bass signal with the SubWave signal to suit your musical taste. The mid-
position of this control is a 50/50 split between clean and sub-octave signals. When set counter-clockwise to the "bass" posi-
tion, you will hear 100% original bass signal and no SubWave. When set clockwise to the "sub" position, you will hear 100%
SubWave and no original bass signal.
Using The SubWave
For most applications, set the SubWave Tone Control at minimum ('0') and the SubWave Mix Control at the mid-point. Now
press the SubWave switch and the blue LED should illuminate. These settings will give you the most basic "sub-octave"
sound. Now try slowly increasing the SubWave tone control up to '5' on the dial. You will notice that the overall sound is now
more synth-like. This is normal. You can now adjust the Subwave Tone Control to taste.
Note: If you want to hear what the pure SubWave sounds like, try setting the SubWave Tone Control at '10' and the
SubWave Mix Control all the way at "sub." Pretty cool, huh?
Be sure to remember to set the Subwave Mix control back at '0' before disengaging the effect during your experimentation.
Why? Because as we mentioned, when the Mix control is all the way at "sub" there is no "original bass signal" present in
the signal path. The level of the pure SubWave is much lower than the bass guitar signal. So if you switch the SubWave
effect off when the Subwave Mix control is all the way at the Sub position, and your original bass signal has a lot of EQ on
it - and especially if the Overdrive is engaged - you may get a boost in your signal level you weren't expecting!
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