Crate Amplifiers owner manual GX-40M Amplifier

GX-40M Amplifier

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INPUT	GAIN		SHAPE			LEVEL			LEVEL				LOW			MID			HIGH
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1:INPUT: Connect your guitar here using a shielded instrument cable.

OVERDRIVE CHANNEL: A high gain channel giving you sounds from a slight edge to serious overdrive.

2:GAIN: This control sets the amount of compression and distortion from the amplifier. With the control towards far left, the sound will have a thick compressed quality. As you turn the control to the right the amount of dis- tortion increases. Crate’s exclusive “Flex Wave” circuitry uses sequential cascading gains to deliver distortion which is rich in harmonics and “touch sensitive.” Use this control along with the Shape and Level controls (#3 and 4) to create a wide variety of sounds.

3:SHAPE: To quickly “dial in” just the right distortion sound, simply rotate the Shape control until you find the sound you’re looking for. Adjusting the “shape” of the distortion wave pro- duces a wide variety of tone combina- tions, allowing you to tailor the sound to best suit your needs. In essence, turning the control towards the left enhances the mid frequencies; turn- ing it to the right enhances the low and high frequencies.

4:LEVEL: This control sets the out- put volume level from the Overdrive channel: in the far-left position there will be no output; as you turn the con- trol to the right the output increases.

Use this control along with the Gain control (#2) to create a wide variety of sounds.

5:OVERDRIVE SELECT: When this pushbutton switch is pressed in the Overdrive channel is engaged. The clean channel is selected when this switch is out. A footswitch (see #14) overrides this switch.

CLEAN CHANNEL: A normal gain channel designed to give you crystal clear sounds to medium distortion.

6:LEVEL: This control sets the out- put volume level from the Clean chan- nel: in the far-left position there will be no output; as you turn the control to the right the output level increases. The far right setting is maximum out- put - as you increase the level, roll back the Low control (#7).

7:LOW: Adjust the low frequency out- put level with this control: turning the control to the left reduces the low fre- quency output; turning it to the right increases the low frequency output. The Low control allows a total range of 25dB of boost or cut at 80Hz. Due to the massive amount of low end available, you may want to “roll off” the bass at high volumes.

8:MID: Adjust the mid frequency out- put level with this control: the center position is “flat” (no boost or cut). Turning the control to the left reduces the midrange output; turning it to the