Specifications

Kilo • 1000 Watt Bass Amplier

Setting Up and Using the Kilo

9. Now try out the Kilo’s compression circuitry. Activate by turning the COMPRESSOR

knob clockwise. As you rotate the knob, the input signal from your bass becomes

more compressed. You’ll hear peak signals (such as string slaps and pulls) begin

to sound increasingly “squashed” relative to the lower-level signals produced by

standard playing. The result will be a decreased dynamic range, but an overall lev-

eling of signal throughout the full pitch range of your instrument. The Compres-

sor light will light red when compression is being applied.

10. If you’re using an external signal processor, turn the amplier o momentarily and

connect a standard audio cable from the Kilo’s EFFECTS SEND jack to your eects

processor input, and a second standard audio cable between the EFFECTS RE-

TURN LEFT/MONO jack and your eects processor output. If you are using a stereo

eect, connect the left output of your eects processor to the EFFECTS RETURN

LEFT/MONO input, and the right output of the processor to the EFFECTS RETURN

RIGHT input. Then turn the amp back on and play your bass while adjusting the

controls of your outboard eects processor. For best results, set both the input

and output gain of all connected eects processor(s) to 0 dB (unity gain), so that

there is no increase or decrease in level whether the eects are switched in or out.