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-ARKBASS AMPS ARE DESIGNED TO FAITHFULLY REPRODUCE THE NATURAL SOUND OF YOUR BASS )F YOU HAVE A GOOD INSTRUMENT VERY LITTLE EQUALIZATION %1IF ANYSHOULD BE REQUIRED "ASS GUITARS PRODUCE A SURPRISINGLY
WIDE RANGE OF FREQUENCIESFROM EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES THAT ARE MORE FELT THAN HEARD TO EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCIES THAT PASS THROUGH YOUR CABINETS TWEETER AND ARE BARELY AUDIBLE TO THE HUMAN EAR !S YOU
EXPERIMENTWITHYOUR%1SETTINGSYOUWILLNOTICETHATALLTHEDIFFERENTFREQUENCYRANGESPLAYESSENTIALROLESINMAKINGUPYOURBASSTONE
,/7FREQUENCIESCONSTITUTEMUSICSSONICFOUNDATIONTHEYGIVEPOWERTOYOURSOUNDPHYSICALLYRESONATINGYOURLISTENERSBODIESANDYOURSSOMETIMESEVENCAUSINGPEOPLETOMOVEANDDANCE
,/7-)$Sh-)$,/7vOR-ID&REQUENCY,OWMAKEYOURBASSSOUNDLOUDPROJECTINGTHESOUNDOVERLONGDISTANCEShFILLINGTHEROOMv
()'( -)$S h-)$ ()'(v OR -ID &REQUENCY (IGH CONVEY THE PITCH OF THE NOTES THAT YOU PLAY #LARITY OF THIS RANGE ENSURES THAT THE MELODIES IN YOUR BASS LINES ARE HEARD )F DETAIL ISMISSING IN THIS RANGE YOUR MELODIC
CONTRIBUTIONTOTHEMUSICWILLSUFFER
()'( FREQUENCIES CARRY THE PERCUSSIVE CONTENT OF YOUR PLAYINGTHE ATTACK OF YOUR NOTES THE SOUND OF YOUR FINGER OR PICK PASSING OVER THE STRING FRET NOISE AND IN THE CASE OF SLAPBASS THE hTICKv NOISEPRODUCED
WHENTHESTRINGSBOUNCEOFFTHEFRETS
)F ANY ONE OF THESE FREQUENCY RANGES IS NEGLECTED OR POORLY REPRESENTED BY YOUR AMP YOU ARE NOT HEARING AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE SOUND THAT YOUR BASS IS GENERATING 3INCETHESE AMPS HAS BEEN DESIGNED
TOGIVEYOUCLEARDETAILEDANDMUSICALSOUNDATALLFREQUENCIESWHENTHEAMPISSET hFLATvWITHALL%1KNOBSATOCLOCKYOUSHOULDHEARAVERYTRUEMIRROROFTHESOUNDOFYOURBASS
(OWEVERTHEFOLLOWINGCIRCUMSTANCESWILLREQUIREYOUTOUSEEQUALIZATION
 4HESIGNALFROMYOURBASSISLACKINGOUTPUTLEVELINONEOFTHEFREQUENCYRANGESDESCRIBEDABOVE
 4HEROOMORVENUEYOUREPLAYINGINHASPOORACOUSTICSANDEXCITESACERTAINFREQUENCY &OREXAMPLEIFYOUREPLAYINGONAHOLLOWSTAGECERTAINLOWFREQUENCIESMAYSOUNDDISPROPORTIONATELYLOUDOR
 OUTOFCONTROLANDYOUMAYNOTICETHATEVERYTIMEYOUPLAYACERTAINNOTEITSOUNDSMUCHLOUDERTHANALLTHEOTHERS)NTHESECASESTHEOFFENDINGFREQUENCYNEEDSTOBEIDENTIFIEDANDREDUCED
 9OURESEEKINGTOALTERTHEBASICSOUNDOFYOURINSTRUMENTINORDERTOACHIEVEAPARTICULARMUSICALEFFECT
%QUALIZATION SHOULD BE TREATED AS lNETUNING 3PEND SOME TIME LISTENING TO YOUR BASS THROUGH THE AMP WITH ALL THE %1 CONTROLS IN THE NEUTRAL  OCLOCK POSITION BEFORE YOU STARTCHANGING THE SETTINGS
9OURE LIKELYTONEEDLITTLEORNOEQUALIZATION(OWEVERIFANDWHENEQUALIZATIONISREQUIREDYOUWILLFINDTHISAMPS%1TOBEPOWERFULANDIMPRESSIVELYDETAILED
4HE,/7%1CONTROLISSETTOACENTERFREQUENCYOF(Z 4HISMEANSTHATITEITHERBOOSTSORCUTSTHEVOLUMEOFTHEFREQUENCIESAROUND(ZTOAMAXIMUMOFDECIBELS
4HE,/7-)$-)$,/7%1CONTROLBOOSTSORCUTSTHEFREQUENCIESAROUND(ZBYASMUCHASDECIBELS
4HE()'(-)$-)$()'(%1CONTROLBOOSTSORCUTSTHEFREQUENCIESAROUND(ZBYASMUCHASDECIBELS
4HE()'(%1CONTROLBOOSTSORCUTSTHEFREQUENCIESAROUNDK(ZBYASMUCHASDECIBELS 4HE1ONTHIS%1THERANGEOFFREQUENCYCONTROLLEDISQUITEWIDESPANNINGFROMABOUTK(ZTOABOUTK(Z
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-ARKBASS AMPLIFIERS FEATURE TWO MAGIC KNOBS THAT ALTER THE EQUALIZATION OF YOUR BASS SIGNAL WITH SPECIALLY FORMULATED MUSICAL RESULTS -OST PLAYERS USE THESE CONTROLS MORE THANTHE %1 SINCE THEY WEREDESIGNED
SPECIFICALLYTOMEETTHEPRACTICALNEEDSOFBASSISTS
4HE 6,%  6INTAGE ,OUDSPEAKER %MULATOR FILTERS OUT HIGH FREQUENCIES TO GIVE YOU A MELLOWER LESS MODERN SOUND !S YOU TURN THE KNOB CLOCKWISE YOU WILL FIND THAT A WIDER ANDWIDER RANGE OF HIGH FREQUENCIES
GETSCUTSEEPAGEFORAGRAPHOFTHISFILTERSFUNCTION4HIS%1EFFECTISESPECIALLYUSEFULFORACOUSTICANDOLDERSTYLESOFMUSIC
4HE 60&  6ARIABLE 0RESHAPE &ILTER BOOSTS LOWS AROUND  (Z AND HIGHS AROUND  K(Z AND CUTS MIDS AT  (Z 4HIS lLTER HAS VERY POWERFUL USES FOR ROCK MUSIC AND IS ALSO A FAVORITE OFMANY SLAP BASS
PLAYERSSEEPAGEFORAGRAPHOFTHISFILTERSFUNCTION
!GAIN WE RECOMMEND YOU START OFF WITH THESE FILTERS IN THE OFF POSITION AND DIAL THEM IN GRADUALLY TO DISCOVER WHAT EFFECT THEY HAVE %XPLORE THEM SEPARATELY FIRSTBUT YOU MAY FIND THAT USINGBOTH INCOMBINATION
CANLEADTOSOMEVERY APPEALINGANDMUSICALRESULTS