Installation manual
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This control is most useful for feedback control and will provide a 
tone color. Once you experiment with the settings of this control you 
will find more about how it works.
9. LOW BATT. (LOW BATTERY LED LIGHT)
The LED will light when the battery has lost power. Replace the bat-
tery when this light is on.
This LED light will flash when a cable is connected to the output jack 
of the pickup system. This shows the battery is good.
BATTERY
A 9-volt battery powers the B-Band A6T preamp. Before connect-
ing the instrument to an amplifier or mixer please check that a fully 
charged 9-volt battery is connected.
10. CHROMATIC TUNER LED DISPLAY
11. CHROMATIC TUNER ON / OFF BUTTON
The tuner will work with or without a cable plugged into the output 
jack. 
Pushing the tuner button (11) turns ON the tuner. When the tuner 
is active the pickup system output is muted. No sound will go to the 
amplifier or mixer when the tuner is active. 
Pushing the tuner button (11) again turns the tuner OFF and the 
pickup system output will be active and sound will go to the am-
plifier. 
If  the  tuner  is  ON  and  the  tuner  button  is  not  pushed  within  2 
minutes the tuner will turn OFF automatically and sound returned 
to the output.
The tuner has a seven Note LED Display; Half-step (#) LED; Sharp 
arrow LED; Flat arrow LED and In-Tune LED. The tuner Note Display 
shows the nearest note of one plucked string’s sound. If the note 
showing is a half step (for example A#; C#, D# and so), the half-
step (#) LED will light. 
If  the Sharp  LED is  showing  the string  needs  to be  lowered  in 
pitch. 
If the Flat LED is showing the string needs to be raised in pitch.
When the In-Tune LED lights the string is at the correct pitch of the 
note displayed at the Note Display LED.
SETTING UP THE PREAMP FOR USE
Tune the guitar. See the tuner instructions at 10 and 11. 
Before plugging a cable into the guitar’s output jack, slide the vol-
ume control OFF (“0”), slide the 3-band EQ controls to “0”; slide the 
mix control  to  “UST”;  turn the Notch  Filter  and Frequency rotary 
controls  fully  counter-clockwise;  push  the  phase  button  so  it  is 
OUT (in phase); and turn the tuner OFF.
Make sure that the  amplifier or mixer volume is OFF and the EQ 
tone controls are at flat or off. Plug a guitar cable into the output 
jack of the guitar and into the input of the amplifier or mixer. 
Slide  the  volume  control  of  the  A6T  half  way  up  (“6”).  Turn  the 
volume of the amplifier or mixer up enough to get a good level of 
sound. Refer to the amplifier or mixer instructions on how to set 
up  best  gain  structure  with  an  instrument  for  the  cleanest  pos-
sible sound.
Once  the  desired  volume  level  is  found  use  the  EQ  on  the  A6T 
preamp to find your tone.
Try moving the MID slider down a little to  cut this tone. This will 
bring  some  smoothness  to  the  sound.  Turn  up  the  BASS  slider 
some to add fullness to the sound. Use the TREB control to bright-
en the sound. Experiment and find a tone that suits your taste.
Next try moving the “MIX” control more towards the “AST” side. At 
a 50% / 50% mix, at the center, the sound will change. Adjust to 
Note LED Display  Half Step LED In-Tune LED
     Flat LED Sharp LED










