Laney L5-STUDIO - Manual (Page 7)

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With a medium Drive Level and Drive Volume you will get a crisp bluesy lead tone, again with the ability to drive the output
stage at higher Drive Volume settings. A higher level on the Drive control and a low setting on the Drive Volume will give a
punchy hard rock lead tone, again with the ability to drive the output tubes at higher Drive volume settings. Having set the
Drive and Drive Volume controls to achieve your desired sound, try backing off your guitar volume and tone controls for lots
of other cool sounds. Good tube amplifiers have the unique ability to produce a wide range of sounds by using only your
guitar controls, playing weight and style.
DRIVE VOLUME: Sets how loud the Drive channel is. It is useful to experiment with Drive Levels and Drive Volumes. If
you want a very open, warm and semi over-driven sound try reducing the amount of Drive and increasing the Drive Volume.
This reduces pre-amp gain, but pushes the output stage harder giving a very desirable “retro” style distortion.
DRIVE SWITCH: Switch up (ON) to enable the Drive channel and allow for the drive to be switched on/off via an FS2 foot
switch.
DRIVE LED: This led will illuminate when the Drive is activated via switch (8) or the included Laney FS2 remote foot-
switch.
BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE: A traditional set of passive tone controls, having the advantage of always sounding musical due
to their unique interactive nature. This gives players a more natural set of tools to create their ideal sound.
Set them at midway (5) for a good starting point.
REVERB: Controls the level of the on-board reverb effect. Reverb can be turned on and off with the FS2 foot-switch.
TONE: The tone control works in a similar fashion to the Tone control you probably have on your guitar, except that it
uniquely works at the other end of the amplification signal chain. This has the ability to not only control the overall top end
response, but also reduce upper end harmonics on the output stage and pre-amplifier overdrive sounds. This will give you
bright cutting sounds at high settings and smooth rounded sounds at lower settings.
Set to midway (5) for a good starting point.
POWER LED: This led will be lit when the amplifier is switched on.
RUN SWITCH: Disconnects the HT voltage (switch down position), but not the heater lines. This keeps the tubes warm so
are ready to go instantly.
Switch to standby (down position) for short breaks when you don’t want to wait for the tubes to warm up again.
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