MODELED AMPS & CABS: WHICH AMPS AND CABS ARE MODELED?
mid sweep function. Mid Sweep is available for the amp models that are based on
amps, like the SVT, that offer a Oswept� mid EQ frequency (in other words, Ouser-
selectable� mid frequency). Press and hold the Cabs and EQ button, then turn
the Effect Tweak knob to sweep the mid frequency of the Rock Classic amp
model.
The SVT speaker cabinet was also introduced in 1969, and features an inŢnite
baf�e (totally sealed) design that houses eight 10-inch speakers in four
compartments. Each compartment holds a pair of speakers and is completely
sealed from the rest of the cabinet. Removable dollies were included with the early 4 Y 7
cabinets, but by 1977, the cabinet included a pair of Ţxed wheels to tilt the
cabinet back while navigating the amp using the new Otowel bar.� The sonic
combination of this head and cab is beyond big, but you had to pray that your
bandmates would help you move it! Thanks to Bass POD, you can now get big
classic rock bass tone without frequent visits to the chiropractor.
Brit Major - For this model, we studied our 1969 Marshall Major. While
doing the initial research, we discovered our amp had the wrong tubes in it, and
that sent us on a quest to Ţnd some NOS (new old stock) vintage KT-88s. We
called experts across the country looking for Onew� thirty year old tubes. Several
months and a kingOs ransom later, our search paid off, and we started over with an
original set of vintage Mullards in the amp. What an incredible difference the
Oright� tubes in the Oright� amp can make! We Ojumped� the channel 1 input to
the channel 2 input, thus combining the high and low channels (this was a
common practice for bassists and guitarists alike.) Wow! Stand back and bow
down to the royalty of British Bass Tone. If this sound doesnOt cause your
neighbors to come looking for Jack Bruce, nothing will. Higher drive settings will
get you those warm, natural overdrive tones heard on Cream records and many
others from that era.
The cabinet we modeled with the Marshall Major is a O76 Marshall 4x15 cab. The
4x15 sound is unique and awesome, and the combination of the Major and this
cab is somewhat darker that the Brit Super model (based on the Super Bass). |
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