Thunderfunk Bass Amplifiers - Tone Controls; Bass Control

6 | ThunderfunkBassAmpliersUsersManual
Tone Controls
To match your speaker cabinets and the bass instrument to the room you are playing in, a very
widerangeoftoneshapingisavailable.Whiletheampsarerenownforsoundinggreatat,you
can also dial in nearly any tone imaginable. A little can go a long way; excessive boost or cut in any
one area may destroy your tone, while a single boost or cut can make a world of difference.
Overall bass and treble adjustments are made with the Bass and Treble controls, which con-
trolabroadrangeofthefrequencyspectrum.Manyplayersusethesecontrolstocompensate
for acoustic situations, relying on the Enhance and Parametric controls to achieve their sound.
Experiment!Addbottomtollinalowvolumegig.Adjustthelower-mid’stocompensatefor
that dead spot on your vintage neck. Add midrange to cut through the mix. Lower the high end to
reduce fret noise and string squeak.
Bass Control
Thistonecontrolisashelvingtype,providingaboostorcutof15dBstartingat80Hz.Frequen-
cies above this are not really affected, but frequencies below are boosted uniformly. The control
isatatthe12o’clockposition,foraneasyandfastatsetting.
Semi-Parametric Controls
There are four pairs of semi-parametric controls. These let you boost or cut the sound at the
specicfrequencies,compensatingforroomandspeakervariations,differentplayingstylesand
instruments,etc,withoutconictingsettings.Theupperknobselectsthefrequency,andtheknob
immediately below selects the amount boosted at that frequency, providing a 15 dB boost or cut
adjustedinaxedone-octavebandwidth.
FrequencyControls
These four controls are provided for selection of the low, low-middle, upper-middle, and high
frequencies you may wish to boost or cut.
Boost/Cut Controls
LocatedbeneatheachFrequencyControl,thesecontrolswillboostorcuttheselectedfrequency
by+/-15dB.Theyareatattheir12o‘clockposition,andthecontrolisdetentedsoitiseasyand
fasttosettheindividualEQcontrolstoat.