Vox E 1 owner manual Effects Section, Effect Type LEDs, Pedal Selector, Type Buttons

2EFFECTS SECTION

The PEDAL effects are connected in “front” of the amp, and allow you to add one pedal effect to your setup, if you wish. All ten (10) of the effects on offer here are models of classic stompbox effects and, therefore, are meant to be added to your guitar’s signal before it hits the actual amp.

Modulation, delay, and reverb are placed after the cabinet, which is the way it’s done in a studio.

HINT: The reason that modulation, delay, and reverb effects are invariably set up after the amp rather than in front of the amp as a “stompbox” is simple. To most people’s ears, they sound better and more realistic that way. Think about it – REVERB emulates the sound created by a room or a hall. So, logic dictates that if we’re going to add it to our sound, the closer to the end of the signal chain we put it, the more “real” and natural it’s going to sound. The same is true for DELAY and for many MODULATION effects too – their very nature dictates that they should be added near the end of your signal path, not at its beginning.

Also, if you’re using a crunch or high gain lead sound then it makes much more sense to add effects like ROTARY, ROOM (reverb) or DELAY to the signal after it’s been distorted, rather than before. I mean, does it make any sense to add an effect like reverb and then mash the heck out of your signal (i.e., distort it)? Not really...right!? Good, case closed. Now our little detour’s over – let’s get on with the front panel tour...

2.1 Effect Type LEDs

These show the type of effect you are using. (For the PEDAL effect, the LED will be lit unless the selector is set to OFF.) If an LED is dark, that effect is OFF.

2.2 PEDAL Selector

This lets you select one of the ten stompboxes on offer, or bypass the section. When you turn the PEDAL selector, the TYPE button will light, and you can use the three value knobs 1–3 to adjust the parameters. If you don’t want to use a pedal effect, select OFF. (For more information on each of the pedals models here, start on p.34.)

2.3 TYPE Buttons

These select the types of effects. You will also use these to select the effect that value knobs 1–3 will edit.

When you press a button once, it will light; now you can use value knobs 1–3 to edit the parameters of that effect. By pressing an already-lit button once again, you can switch to a different effect type. If you don’t want to use an effect, press the button repeatedly until all of the effect type LEDs for that effect are off.

2.4 TAP Button (HOLD: EFFECT BYPASS)

This button enables you to set the delay time by merely tapping your finger on it at the desired tempo (speed). Hitting the TAP button twice or more will set the delay time. The button will blink at the time interval you tapped in.

If you press and hold the TAP button for one second or longer, the three effects Modulation, Delay, and Reverb will be bypassed. (When bypassed, the effect type LEDs that were lit will blink.)

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