Front Panel Features

Input

Use this jack to connect your instrument via a standard ¼” mono cable.

 Passive/Active

Use this push-button switch to change from passive to active mode. If your bass is active it can have a hotter signal, making the amp distort earlier (feel free to use if such additional distortion is desired).

 X

Use this push-button to turn on or off the Microtubes X Engine which allows you to compress and distort your bass signal in two separate bands, solidifying the clean low end and distorting the highs to taste from articulate to aggressive. The Microtubes X Engine operates before the EQ section.

 Clean Comp

Use this push-button switch to activate the compressor circuit for the clean channel.

 Vol (Clean Comp)

Sets the level of the clean channel when the compressor is engaged.

 HPF (High Pass Filter)

Controls the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter which is applied before the clean signal is fed to the distortion circuit. Ranging from 100 Hz (for thicker, fuzzier saturation) to 1 kHz (for ultra-sharp definition).

Drive

Sets the amount of distortion for the high pass side.

 Mix

Controls the blend between the compressed lows and the distorted highs.

LPF (Low Pass Filter)

Controls the cut-off frequency of the low pass filter which is applied before the clean signal is fed to the compression circuit. Ranging from 50 Hz (for only sub-bass) to 500 Hz (to preserve some clean mids).

 Comp

Controls the amount of compression for the low band when X is activated. Both threshold and makeup gain are controlled to maintain a constant level. This control is also used to control the amount of compression when the compressor is enabled for the clean signal. The clean comp is full-range.

 Level

Sets the output volume of the X channel.

Bass

+-12 dB @ 80 Hz.

 Mids

+-12 dB at 250, 500, 1.5k and 3 kHz.

 Treble

+-12 dB @ 3 kHz.

 Master

Sets the overall volume of the unit.

 Mute

Use this push-button to mute the amplifier.

 Dimensions

Width: 26.7 cm /10¼”
Length: 25.5 cm / 10″
Height: 7.1 cm / 2¾”
Weight: 2.4 kg / 5.3 lb