Ampeg SVT-GS, Gene Simmons Punisher Bass Amplifier manual Front Panel Controls and Their Use

SVT-GS Gene Simmons Punisher

The Front Panel Controls and Their Use

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1. INPUT: Connect your bass here						6. ULTRA-MID:The primary midrange	10. LIMIT LED: This LED will flash any
using a standard shielded instrument						control. Rotate the knob to the left of	time the internal limiter circuit is called
cable.						center for a “contoured” sound (more	upon to keep the amplifier’s output sig-
2. 15dB PAD: When			engaged,		this	distant, less midrange output) or to the	nal clean. This shows that the amplifi-
						right of center for a sound which really	er is nearing full output and the limiter
switch	cuts the	input	signal	level	by
						cuts through.	is keeping it from clipping the output
15dB,	allowing	you to set		the Gain
							signal.
control (#4) for the best signal to noise						7. TREBLE: The primary high frequen-
ratio. (If your bass has high-output						cy control. This knob allows for a range	11. EQ ON SWITCH: Press this switch
pickups or active electronics, you						of 12dB boost or 19dB of cut at 5kHz.	IN to activate the Graphic EQ.
should use the Pad.)						8. MASTER: Set the overall output	12. EQ ON LED: This LED lights when
3. PEAK LED: This LED lights when-						level of the amplifier with this control.	the Graphic EQ is active.
ever any preamp stage is near clip-						The Effects Loop and Balanced Out	13. GRAPHIC EQ: These slide con-
ping. Adjust the Gain control (#4) until						(#22-26) are not affected by the Master
							trols allow you to adjust the output of
a strong signal from your bass causes						control.
							the frequencies shown above each
this LED to flicker.
						9. LIMITER SWITCH: The amplifier	control. The center position of each
4. GAIN: This serves as the input level						uses an internal Optocoupler Limiter to	control is flat (no boost or cut).
control for the amplifier. For the best						help keep the power amp’s output	14. POWER ON LED: This LED lights
signal to noise ratio, set this control so						“clean” at extreme volume levels. (All
the Peak LED (#3) flashes when you						amplifiers may begin to clip their out-	when the POWER switch (#15) is ON.
hit your strings hard.						put signals as they approach maxi-	15. POWER SWITCH: This heavy-
NOTE: If the Peak LED stays on with						mum output levels, resulting in poten-	duty rocker switch applies the power to
						tially damaging distortion.) To engage	the amplifier: the amp is ON in the up
the Gain at a low setting, use the 15dB
						the Limiter, press in the Limit switch.	position, OFF in the down position.
pad (#2) to cut the input signal, then
						Playing at full power with the Limiter off
readjust the Gain.
						will give you increased output power,
5. BASS: The primary low frequency						but the sound may be distorted. Use
control. This knob allows for a range of						discretion when playing without the
8dB of cut or boost at 50Hz.						Limiter.

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