Line 6 3.7 manual Mod, Digital Delay, Sine Chorus, Line 6 Flanger, Phaser

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery

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Digital Delay

This model is a straight up digital delay with Bass and Treble tone controls. Nothing fancy here, just basic echo-cho-cho-cho. After all, it’s good to cleanse the palate every once in a while.

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Mod

Mod Effects are things that swoosh, pulse and warble — from phase shifters to flangers to choruses. Why are they called Mod (Modulation) effects? Well, if we consult a dictionary, we discover that ‘modulate,’ in the electronic world means to “alter the amplitude or frequency of (a wave) by (using) a wave of a lower frequency to carry a signal” (definition courtesy of The Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary, Third Edition, thank you very much). That modulating wave is what causes all that swooshing, pulsing, and warbling. The SPEED of the Mod effects controls how quickly (or slowly) the modulating waveform sweeps, and generally allows Tap Tempo. DEPTH controls overall amplitude of the modulating wave, which usually determines just how intense the effect will be. There’s always a MIX control, and sometimes there are also other controls, as we’re about to describe....

Sine Chorus

Here’s your basic digital chorus, which gives you the classic swimmy/watery sound of chorus, plus BASS and TREBLE controls for bass-ing and trebl-ing. :-)

Subtle settings of the chorus can also be used to give a fatter sound. Extreme settings can totally change the character of your sound.

Line 6 Flanger

Flanger is most famously known as the “jet-plane” whoosh effect of several classic 70s recordings. It can also be used to give a “swooshy” or “swept” sound to guitar and other sources, or just to create a “bigger” sound. Eddie Van Halen, for instance, used flanger effects as an important part of his signature sound on many classic Van Halen recordings, including “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” and much of the Van Halen I album. For details on each of the Flanger controls, move your mouse over the control and look in the Info Bar at the bottom of the GearBox window. The Line 6 Flanger really shines when you set CONFIG to POST, letting the stereo sweep offset serve up luscious harmonic shimmer.

Phaser

GearBox’s Phaser is based on* the MXR® Phase 90 — the guitar stomp box phaser that changed the world. The Phase 90 is relatively subtle compared to other phasers, and when you use it, it becomes part of the overall guitar tone rather than trying to grab the spotlight all to itself. Its lush, organic, and groovy swirl can be heard all over the first two Van Halen albums, as well as Jimmy Page’s work on Physical Graffiti. The Phase 90 is a four stage phaser; its single knob controlled only speed. GearBox’s Phaser gives you additional flexibility with MIX and FEEDBACK controls to adjust the intensity of the effect.

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