User Manual

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4HE-ARKBASS,-+ISAHIGHQUALITYTWOCHANNELBASSAMPLIFIERWITHASOLIDSTATEPREAMPANDANANALOGPOWERAMPWHICHDELIVERS7OFPOWERINTOA
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4HE,-+SUNIQUETWOCHANNELDESIGNENABLESYOUTOUSEEITHERTWODIFFERENTBASSESEACHWITHITSOWNCHANNELORTWODIFFERENTCHANNELSFORONE
BASS"OTHINPUTJACKSCANBEUSEDFORBOTHPASSIVEANDACTIVEBASSES7HENUSINGONEBASSPLUGITINTO)NPUT!-ASTER5SINGTHECHANNELSWITCH
ORTHEFOOTSWITCHYOUWILLBEABLETOCHOOSEWHICHCHANNELANDCORRESPONDINGLEVEL%1ANDFILTERSETTINGSYOURUNITTHROUGH
7HENUSINGTWOBASSESPLUGONEINTOEACHINPUTTHEBASSIN)NPUT!WILLAUTOMATICALLYRUNTHROUGH#HANNELANDTHEBASSIN)NPUT"WILL
AUTOMATICALLYRUNTHROUGH#HANNEL4HISISAVERYPRACTICALSOLUTIONFORBASSISTSWHOSWITCHOFTENBETWEENTWOVERYDIFFERENTBASSESFOREXAMPLE
ANACOUSTICANDANELECTRIC
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VOLUMEOFTHEAMP
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COUNTERCLOCKWISE4HENTURNYOURINSTRUMENTSVOLUMEUPTOITSFULLLEVELANDPLAYASHARDASYOUDOINYOURMOSTAGGRESSIVEMOMENTSANDTURNUP
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