Epifani Piccolo 600 Amplifier - Manual (Page 7)

Please consider that different acoustical
environments can effect your sound dramatically.
Different positions on stage or whether your
speakers are higher or lower can change the
sound you and the audience hear. You have the
option to change your position or use the EQ
controls to accommodate different sounding
spaces. The Epifani EQ section is a powerful tool
and with a bit of experimenting youʼll find that
almost any sound can be achieved.
Getting a proper gain adjustment is crucial to
getting the most from your Amplifier. First, adjust
the preamp controls – Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble,
Mid Cut – to the flat, or ʻnoonʼ setting. Play your
instrument aggressively and raise the Gain until
the green Peak LED flashes red. Now, turn the
Gain back a little until you see just an occasional
red flicker when you are playing your most
dynamically. This will give you the right input
level. Remember that if you boost some of the
EQ frequencies –Bass, Mid, Treble –on your
bass or on your amp, you may have to re-adjust
the Gain to get the proper level once again. To
keep your signal clean with an active bass
instrument, boost your frequency from one side
only. For example, if you raise the bass on your
instrument, leave the bass on your amp ʻflatʼ, or
vice versa. An active bass already has a preamp
inside. That means you are going from the
preamp in your bass to another pre-amp in your
amplifier head. By boosting the bass in both
preamps, youʼll cause distortion from
overloading the signal. If you want to hear more
bass, deduct some of the mid frequency via the
Mid Cut on an Epifani amp and set the Mid Cut
level to your liking, In this way, you can even
raise the volume without distortion and without
straining your speakers from over-excursions.
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