Owner manual

FRONT PANEL
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1) INPUT – Connect your guitar to this input using a standard ¼” shielded instrument cable.
2) BOOST – This switch increases your level by 10 dB, which is very useful for live solos. The boost can also be activated by footswitch.
3) GAIN – This knob sets the gain level, and is the preamp’s most powerful control. It not only determines the amount of drive or saturation
(for getting clean, crunch or overdriven sounds, or anywhere in between), but also plays an important role in tone shaping.
4) BASS – This knob controls the amount of low frequencies in your sound. When you’re starting to explore sounds on the amp, avoid
boosting the lows too much as this can reduce your attack and muddy your sound—especially as you turn up your gain.
5) MIDDLE – The Middle control regulates the midrange frequencies and is an important part of your tone shaping. The frequency range
it boosts or cuts has a big effect on the character of your sound. For a more “scoopy” tone, lower the mids. Turn up this knob for more focused
attack and better pitch definition.
6) HIGH – The High knob controls the amount of high frequencies in your sound. It can produce unwanted noise (hiss) or pickup feedback
when really cranked, so it’s best to avoid extreme settings.
7) DRIVE ON/OFF – In this combo we have included a convenient onboard overdrive-pedal circuit, which can be added to the preamp
distortion to increase its gain. This switch activates the Drive section (unless you’re choosing to control it by footswitch). It can be used like a
second channel that can be fine-tuned using the combo’s very effective tone controls.
8) DRIVE – Controls how much distortion is applied in Drive mode, ranging from crunch to overdrive.
9) TONE – Allows you to choose between a dark or bright distortion, or anywhere in between.
10) LEVEL – Controls the overall drive volume, so you can match the distortion level to the clean volume when switching the Drive on
and off, or set the amount of boost you get when activating the Drive.
11) MASTER – This control is the master feed from the end of the preamp channel to the tube power stage. It allows you to obtain a
wide range of sounds/colours in relation to the gain setting—for example, very low-gain sounds at high volumes, or high-gain sounds at low