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True to the Music BASSBONE™ OWNER’S MANUAL Table of Contents ..............................................Page Introduction ............................................................ 2 Bassbone Feature Set ........................................... 3 The Concept behind the Bassbone ....................... 5 Using the Bassbone with Two Basses ................... 5 Using the Bassbone with One Bass ...................... 6 Power Boost and Effect Loop ................................
True to the Music INTRODUCTION In the beginning, bass was the foundation behind the band that worked with the drums to keep it all together. A good, solid and powerful amplifier with a good bass was all that was needed. But over the years, bass has expanded from a simple 4-string instrument to powerful active 5 and 6 stringed monsters.
True to the Music BASSBONE FEATURE SET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 15 8 14 9 13 10 12 11 9. IN-2 jack Alternate input for second bass. Connects to channel 2. 1. BOOST level control Controls the amount of BOOST from unity-gain (no boost) to +8dB. 10. IN-1 jack Primary input is used for the main bass. Connects to channel 1. 2. HIGH-MID-LOW EQ controls Active EQ on channel-2 overrides amp EQ settings Low +/-12dB @ 75 Hz, Mid +/-10dB @ 470 Hz, High +/-16dB @ 5.6 KHz. 11.
True to the Music THE CONCEPT BEHIND THE BASSBONE Before you get started, you need to know why we built the Bassbone the way we did. This is the Bassbone’s flow chart (block diagram). Let’s take a moment to see what’s under the hood… Starting from left to right, the Bassbone has two inputs for two basses and two separate signal channels. A separate tuner out is provided that is buffered and filtered to drive a tuner with a clean signal. This powerful ‘tuner friendly’ output is always on.
True to the Music USING THE BASSBONE WITH TWO BASSES The Radial Bassbone comes equipped with its own power supply. This is a special 15-Volt supply that provides greater headroom than typical 9-Volt supplies. Connecting the power supply will automatically turn the Bassbone on. Leaving the Bassbone on will not harm the unit. Only use a Tonebone supply as others may harm your Tonebone. The Radial Bassbone is both easy and intuitive to use.
True to the Music USING THE BASSBONE WITH ONE BASS Start by making your connections as described in Section 4 and make sure you are connected to input-1. Bassbone automatically feeds both channels when the input-jack on channel-2 is not used. As discussed earlier, when only using one bass, the Bassbone can be used like a 2-channel pre-amp whereby one can transition between channel-1 and channel-2 by simply depressing the toggle switch.
True to the Music USING THE POWER BOOSTER The BOOST control knob is designed to go from unity gain (full counter clockwise) to +8dB of gain boost (full clockwise). Depress the BOOST footswitch so the LED is illuminated and turn the BOOST control knob clockwise until the desired level is attained. Check the relationship between the two channels with and without the power-booster to fine tune your gain structure so there are no surprises when drepressing the footswitches.
True to the Music USING THE TUNER OUTPUT The Bassbone incorporates a separate tuner out. This output passes through a band-pass filter to make it easier for a tuner to lock-on to the fundamental tone. Without the band-pass filter, some basses produce so many harmonics that the tuner is unable to lock-on and this causes the needle (or LED read out) to jump all over the place.
True to the Music The XLR male connector is wired to AES standards with pin-1 being ground, pin-2 hot. A ground-lift switch disconnects the ground on pin-1 at the output to help reduce hum and buzz caused by so-called ‘groundloops’. To reduce opportunity for noise, it is always a good idea to have your bass amp and Bassbone connected to the same power bar. When connecting to a mixer, should you encounter a ground-loop or 60-cycle hum, try lifting the ground.
True to the Music Will the Bassbone alter the tone of my bass? When using channel-1 with the contour switch set to off or bypass, the original tone of the instrument will pass through the Bassbone without adding EQ. Keep in mind however that changing the output level on channel-1 will cause the perception to shift due to a volume change.
Radial Engineering - a division of JP Cabletek Electronics Ltd. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship to the original owner and will remedy any such defects free of charge according to the terms of this warranty.
