higher-gain Crunch sounds, your best bet is to turn the Treble Crunch knob down to
prevent the pickups and speakers from generating feedback (a setting in the 10-to -1
o'clockrangeisrecommended).
The Clean and Crunch channels are equipped with dedicated Treble knobs so you can
tweak the top end of each of the two channels separately to suit your taste and the
given sonic scenario. You will find that grittier tones generally sound better with a
touch less treble because preamp saturation makes higher frequencies figure more
prominently inthe signal. Bear in mind that you alsohave the two Normal Bright (10)
andUltraBright(11)buttons,aswellasthetwopowerampPresenceAandPresenceB
knobs, at your disposal for shaping the high frequency range. I suggest you get into
the habit of dialing in lower Treble settings. That way, you can program various MIDI
presets withhigher Presence settings and activate them, as wellas one or both Bright
options,remotelyandhaveplentyoftonalvariationsatyourfingertips.
This feature boosts the upper end of the high frequency range in Main Channel 1,
and . Its effectiveness decreases as Gain settings increase. The red LED
above this button lights up to indicate the Normal Bright function is on. This feature
canalsobeswitchedviaMIDIprogramchangeorCustomZ-9Footswitch.
For a crisp orglassy tone,activate the .This settingbrightens thesound
of humbucking or muddy pickups. Don't let the names confuse you:
actuallyaddressesa higher frequency rangethan .Notealso that the Gain
knob influences this sound-shaping function's intensity. Furthermore, its tonal impact
varies slightly in Modern and Classic modes, particularly when you are driving the
preampintotheclippingzone.
Locatedin the Cleanand Crunchpreamp stageof MainChannel 1, thissound-shaping
functionboosts slightlylowerhighfrequencies.Unlike (10),its intensity
remains the same irrespective of the Gain knob setting. The LED above the button
lightsuptoindicatetheUltraBrightfunctionison.Itcanalsobeactivatedremotelyvia
MIDIprogramchangeorCustomZ-9Footswitch.
Thisvoicingoptionupsthetwangfactorinherentincertaintypesofguitars,andletsyou
putasetofsoniccowhornsonthosethatlackit.Feelfreetocontrolthissound-shaping
functionremotelyviaMIDI.Butwhicheverwayyouchoosetouseit,Irecommendthat
youdon'toverstatetop-endfrequencies.BackoffthetwoTrebleknobstoavoidharsh,
cuttingorover-the-topbrightness.InClassicmode,high-frequencypeaksaredampened
anywaywhentheampstartsclipping.InModernmode,thetonecanbecomeverygritty
andraw,particularlywhenBrightfunctionsareactivated.That'snotnecessarilybad;for
some sounds, this effect can be quite compelling. I suggest you literally play it by ear
experiment freely and you are sure to discover many interesting and inspiring top-
drawertones.BesuretogivetheModern/Classicsound-shapingfunctions,aswellasthe
powerampPresenceAandBknobs,agoodworkout.Isuspectyou'llbedelightedbythe
arrayoftones,particularlyasyouadddifferentguitarsandpickupstothemix.
Clean Crunch
Normal Bright
Normal Bright
UltraBright
NormalBright
Atipfromthedesigner:
Atipfromthedesigner:
10NORMALBRIGHT
11ULTRABRIGHT
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