PREAMP CLIP LED
The Preamp Clip LED will light whenever the preamp, tone section, or output buffer reach clipping (run out of headroom). This function does NOT monitor the first tube stage of the Passive/Active Input jack (see “Passive/Active Input” for more information). Since the Preamp Clip LED also moni- tors the tone section, radically boosting any of the tone controls can cause the LED to activate. If this occurs, turn down the Gain control.
Note: Constant clipping will not harm the electronics in the Super Redhead, however, damage may result to the loudspeakers due to
GAIN CONTROL
The Gain control adjusts the volume of the preamp section. After the tone controls, Aural Enhancer, etc., have been adjusted to your liking, the Gain control should be set to where the Preamp Clip LED barely flashes upon striking your loudest note; then adjust the Master Volume control to the desired volume level. Since the Gain control is similar to a “Pad,” a small amount of signal will be heard when the Gain control is rotated fully
AURAL ENHANCER
SWR’s Aural Enhancer was developed to bring out the fundamental low notes of the bass guitar, reduce certain frequencies that help mask the fundamentals, and enhance the high end transients. The resulting frequency response should be similar to that used for recording the bass in the studio. This effect becomes more radical as the control is turned to maximum. The result is a more “trans- parent” sound and is especially noticeable when using the thumb style technique (“slapping”) on the bass guitar.
The Aural Enhancer can basically be described as a
BASS CONTROL
The Bass control employs a
PULL TURBO FUNCTION
Pulling the Bass control to the “out” position widens the bandwidth of the Bass Control to include fre- quencies down to 30Hz (low “B” on a
MID RANGE SECTION
LEVEL CONTROL
The Level control cuts or boosts the frequency set by the Frequency control a maximum of ±15dB. Starting at
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