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"Dual Mode" is a mode of operation on the Mo' Bass, and acts as an individual effect on the Mo'
Control. If you activate the Dual Mode switch on the Mo' Control, the Mo' Bass will split its signal
into "clean" and "dirty" channels and route those split signals to different sides of the power
amp. (For more information, please consult the "Dual Mode" section of your Mo' Bass Owner's
Manual.) Again, think of Dual Mode as just another individual effect as we further discuss
operation of the Mo' Control.
Bypass
The "Bypass" switch on the Mo' Control will defeat all active Mo' Bass effects AT ANY TIME.
When Bypass is engaged, the red LED above the switch on Mo' Control will illuminate, and the
red LED on the Mo' Bass marked "Internal EFX Bypass" will illuminate as well. To disengage the
Bypass, simply step on the switch again. The red LED will turn off, and whatever effects you still
have on will become audible.
You'll notice that the LEDs for any activated effect will remain lit even after you activate the
Bypass function. This way you can set up whatever you want your next effect (or combination of
effects) to be while you have a clean, unaffected bass tone. Then you can disengage the Bypass
and be ready to kick in the right sound for the next section of the tune.
USING THE PRESET GROUP FUNCTION
The Mo' Bass was designed so that groups of effects could be used in a musical fashion, which
isn't always the case when taking a bunch of effect pedals and connecting them all together in
front of your amplifier. With the Mo' Control, you have the capability to program four unique
groups of Mo' Bass effects by using the Preset Group switches.Up until now we've been in Solo
Mode-that is, with none of the group switches activated. As an example, let's program Preset
Group 1.
First, turn off all of the individual effects. Now step on the switch marked "Preset Group 1." The
red LED above the number 1 should illuminate, but no individual effects should turn on. That's
because Group 1 is empty; we haven't put anything in there yet. Now activate the Overdrive, the
Mo' EQ and the Chorus. To program this group of effects into Preset Group 1, step once more on
the "1" switch, but this time hold your foot down on the switch. After about one second, you
should see the red LED blink. You can now remove your foot from the "1" switch, because you've
just programmed the group. It's that simple.
To check and make sure your programming was stored, step on the "1" switch again, this time in
normal fashion. The red LED above "1" should turn off, as should the Overdrive, Mo' EQ and
Chorus. You've just returned to Solo Mode, which when you left it, had no effects on at all. Now
step on the "1" switch again. You're back in Group Mode, and the Overdrive, Mo' EQ and Chorus
should all turn back on. Congratulations! Now you can program the other three groups however
you wish. (We recommend re-reading the entire "Front Panel Features" section in your Mo' Bass
Owner's Manual for some advice on gain stages, how levels affect other levels, and how effects
affect other effects when using combinations of sounds.)
Will Bypass still work when in Group Mode? You bet. Bypass will deactivate any engaged effects
no matter what mode you're in. All LEDs will still remain lit as well-the Preset Group LEDs includ-
ed. You can even program the Preset Groups while the Bypass is engaged.
MO' CONTROL USER GUIDE
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