Gibson Firebird X - Switchboard Function Selection and Display

Switchboard Function Selection and Display
Switchboard Function Selection and Display
Note: Place the mylar overlay over the top of the Switchboard to familiarize yourself with
the functions.
Select Bank: This is equivalent to the Gear Shift Bank select function. A single press on the
button labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 selects that Bank. A fast double-click on a footswitch
selects the alternate Bank shown on the overlay, as well as mute: 7, 8, 9, A, B, and Mute.
Select Patch/Tap Tempo: The Upper Left footswitch toggles between Bank and Patch/Tap
Tempo select mode. In Patch select mode, footswitches 1-5 select the like-numbered
patches. Footswitch 6 selects Tap Tempo for any delay effects in a patch. Tap the
footswitch four times; the time between taps sets the delay time.
Select Pickup: This is equivalent to the Pickup Selector function (e.g., when the silver tog-
pot is in the up position). Press the Upper Middle and Left footswitches simultaneously to
select this mode. Footswitches 1-5 correspond to the five pickup selector positions.
Footswitch 6 is inactive.
Select Tuning: This is equivalent to the Gear Shift Tuning select function. Press the Upper
Middle and Right footswitches simultaneously to select this mode. A single press on the
button labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 selects the equivalent tuning. A fast double-click on a
footswitch selects the other tuning shown on the overlay (7, 8, 9, A, and B). The 6--Mute
button always selects standard tuning.
Select Effect Bypass: The Upper Right footswitch toggles between selecting the Echoplex
Looper and selecting an Effect bypass function. In effect bypass mode, each footswitch
enables or disables a particular effect in the effects chain if the effect is present in the
patch or preset: 1 = Modulation, 2 = Compression, 3 = Delay, 4 = Distortion, 5 = Reverb, 6 =
EQ.
Note: The section on using the Switchboard with the Echoplex Looper starts on page 25.
Switchboard Display
The default display shows the following.
Note: The effects chain settings change only when Firebird X is in Edit mode, not Patch
Play mode.
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