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Creating a Bass Tone
Amp Type
The "Amp Type" lets you choose among the different amp
types. Scroll through amp types while playing your bass to
determine which one you would like to use.
Gain
"Gain" controls the amount of distortion on the amp types
with overdrive.
Amp Volume
Use this control to balance volume levels among presets.
Mid Frequency
This works with the "MID" control knob to create a semi-
parametric EQ: Mid Frequency controls the center frequency,
the "MID" control knob adjusts the amount of cut or boost.
Try turning the "MID" knob all the way up (or down), then
move through the frequency range to better understand
how to apply this controll to your bass sound. This control
is not active on the "Bassman®", "Bman Grind", "Brit Grit", or
"Upright" amp types.
Contour
Use this to adjust the amount of mid-frequency cut, which
can be used to create a "scooped" sound. On the "Bassman®",
"Bman Grind", and "Upright" amp types, this acts as a low-
pass filter that can cut highs. This control is not active on
"Rockin Peg."
Compressor
Compression "tightens" your sound and evens out your
attack. This is particularly effective for slap-and-pop style
or aggressive picking. Three levels of compression (low,
medium, and high) are available.
Timbre
A series of EQ filters that give you instant access to some of
the most desired bass EQ settings. Keep in mind that these
filters do not affect the "BASS", "MID", and "TREBLE" control
settings. You can use timbre filters and the tone controls
together to further define your bass tone.
Noise Gate
Effects and overdrive sometimes add undesired hiss or noise
that is audible when you aren't playing: three noise gate
settings (low, medium, and high) keep these unwanted
sounds quiet.
Adding Effects
FX Type
This is where all of the bass effects can be accessed. You can
assign one of many effects to your bass sound, including:
overdrive, fuzz, sine chorus, tri chorus, sine flange, tri flange,
phaser, touch wah, fixed wah, envelope control filter,
autoswell and mono delay. Combinations of effects are also
available, including touch wah/fuzz, fuzz/delay, overdrive/
delay, chorus/delay, flange/delay, and phaser/delay.
*Dirty FBA, Bman Grind, Rockin Peg, and Brit Grit amp types
include built-in overdrive (with variable gain control to set the
amount of overdrive produced). Use one of these amp types to
create a bass tone with overdrive and an additional effect.
FX Level
Level control for the selected effect. Lets you blend the sound
of the effect with the original dry amp tone. If you have not
selected an effect, this will register as "NO FX".
Each effect has been preset to sound great for bass, but you
can also edit the effect parameters manually to refine the
sound to your own taste. Once an effect has been selected,
the four editable parameters for that effect will become
accessible. These parameters are located after the FX Level in
the FX menu and are different for each effect.
Reverb Type
Scrolling through the FX menu (past the editable parameters
of the effect you have chosen) you will come to the reverb
section, which has three types: "ambient" (the tightest,
quickest reverb), "small room" (a medium-size reverb), and
"large hall" (a deep, cavernous reverb). The default reverb
type is "None."
Reverb Level
Level control for the selected reverb.