Line 6 3.7 - Manual (Page 154)

Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery
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* MAESTRO® and ECHOPLEX® are trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp. and are in no way associated
or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are provided for the sole purpose of
identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.
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.
* MXR® is a trademark of Applied Research and Technology, Inc. and is in
no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions