Markbass Sa 450 Owners Manual SA450 SD800
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2014-07-31
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08/&3©4."/6"- 6$a6' ).42/$5#4)/. #ONGRATULATIONS ON PURCHASING ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST BASS AMPLIlERS -ARKBASS AMPS ARE BUILT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS BY A SMALL TEAM OF SKILLED TECHNICIANS IN 3AN 'IOVANNI 4EATINO )TALY 7E HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS RESEARCHING NOT ONLY THE HIGHEST QUALITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR BASS AMP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BUT ALSO THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF THE WORKING BASSIST 4HE END RESULT IS A PRODUCT THAT COMBINES OUTSTANDING SOUND QUALITY WITH INTUITIVE FEATURES ATTRACTIVE DESIGN AND EXTREME RELIABILITYALL IN ONE IMPOSSIBLY LIGHTWEIGHT UNIT 4HIS AMP WILL ALLOW YOUR INSTRUMENT TO SPEAK IN ITS NATURAL VOICE FAITHFULLY CONVEYING YOUR MUSICAL IDEAS TO YOUR AUDIENCE WITH STUNNING CLARITY 9OUR AMPLIlER HAS PASSED RIGOROUS PRODUCT TESTING AND SHOULD SURVIVE EVEN THE TOUGHEST OF ENVIRONMENTS ON THE ROAD IN CLUBS REHEARSAL HALLS AND CONCERT STAGES .O NETHELESS PLEASE TREAT IT WITH CARE AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED WITH MANY MANY YEARS OF GLORIOUS RICH POWERFUL BASS TONE )F THE CLARITY AND POWER OF THIS AMP INSPIRE YOU TO PLAY BETTER MUSIC WE WILL HAVE SUCCEEDED IN OUR MISSION 'OOD LUCK AND ENJOY YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND 3INCERELY -ARKBASS ! 7/2$ &2/- -!2#/ $% 6)2'),))3 7HEN ) BEGAN TO DEVELOP THE -ARKBASS CONCEPT IN )TALY SEVERAL YEARS AGO ) HAD ONE OBJECTIVE IN MIND TO PRODUCE A TOP QUALITY BASS AMP THAT WOULD MEET THE NEEDS OF PROFESSIONAL BASS PLAYERS EVERYWHERE ) WANTED MY AMPS TO BE COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT YET ABLE TO HANDLE THE LOW FREQUENCIES THAT TODAYS FOUR lVE AND SIX STRING PASSIVE AND ACTIVE BASSES ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 4HANKS TO MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY COMPONENTS LIKE LOW PROlLE TOROIDAL TRANSFORMERS NEODYMIUM SPEAKERS AND SO ON ) WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS 4HE -ARKBASS AMPLIlER CIRCUITRY IS DESIGNED SPECIlCALLY NOT TO COLOR THE SOUND OF THE BASS BUT TO FAITHFULLY REPRODUCE THE UNIQUE TONAL QUALITIES OF WHATEVER INSTRUMENT IS PLAYED THROUGH IT ) HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH MANY HIGH PROlLE PROFESSIONAL BASS PLAYERS AROUND THE WORLD TO lNE TUNE THE -ARKBASS PRODUCT LINE ) AM CONlDENT THAT THE -ARKBASS LINE OF AMPS AND CABINETS IS NOW READY TO SATISFY THE NEEDS OF BASS PLAYERS ALL OVER THE WORLD 4HANKS FOR CHOOSING -ARKBASS ) HOPE YOU WILL lND YOUR NEW AMP TO BE AN INSPIRING UPGRADE TO YOUR SOUND 7E ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE YOUR -ARKBASS GEAR IN ALL KINDS OF MUSICAL SITUATIONS AND PLEASE HELP US TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OUR PRODUCTS BY SENDING YOUR COMMENTS TO INFO MARKBASSIT !ND ABOVE ALL ENJOY THE MUSIC -ARCO $E 6IRGILIIS 0$5.%$66,7$/< ZZZPDUNEDVVLW 02/$5#4 /6%26)%7 4HE -ARKBASS 3! AND 3$ ARE HIGH QUALITY BASS AMPLIlERS WITH SOLID STATE PREAMPS 4HE 3! HAS AN ANALOG POWER AMP THAT DELIVERS 7 INTO A OHM CABINET OR 7 OF POWER INTO AN OHM CABINET 4HE 3$ HAS A DIGITAL POWER AMP THAT DELIVERS 7 OF POWER INTO A OHM CABINET OR 7 INTO AN OHM CABINET &2/.4 0!.%, ).054 4HE ).054 *!#+ CAN BE USED FOR BOTH PASSIVE AND ACTIVE BASSES '!). AND -!34%2 4HERE ARE TWO KNOBS ON THE FRONT PANEL OF THE 3!3$ THAT CONTROL THE VOLUME OF YOUR BASS 4HE '!). CONTROL DETERMINES HOW MUCH SIGNAL IS PASSED THROUGH THE PREAMP STAGE OF THE UNIT WHICH INCLUDES EQUALIZATION AND THE EFFECTS LOOP 4HE -!34%2 VOLUME REGULATES HOW MUCH OUTPUT COMES OUT OF THE POWER AMP INTO YOUR CABINET )F PLAYING THROUGH THE AMP CAUSES THE BLUE h#,)0v LIGHT TO TURN ON AT ALL YOU SHOULD TURN DOWN THE '!). CONTROL TO AVOID DISTORTION 7HEN YOU lRST PLUG INTO THE AMP START WITH THE '!). AND -!34%2 CONTROLS SET AT THEIR LOWEST LEVELS IN OTHER WORDS TURNED ALL THE WAY COUNTER CLOCKWISE 4HEN TURN YOUR INSTRUMENTS VOLUME UP TO ITS FULL LEVEL AND PLAY AS HARD AS YOU DO IN YOUR MOST AGGRESSIVE MOMENTS AND TURN UP THE '!). CONTROL UNTIL THE BLUE LIGHT STARTS ILLUMINATING .EXT BACK OFF ON THE '!). JUST ENOUGH SO THAT THE LIGHT STAYS OFF AS YOU PLAY 4HIS METHOD WILL RESULT IN THE OPTIMAL GAIN SETTING FOR THE BASS YOURE PLAYING $IFFERENT BASSES HAVE DIFFERENT OUTPUT LEVELS MOSTLY DEPENDING ON THEIR PICKUPSAND IN THE CASE OF ACTIVE BASSES THE INSTRUMENTS ONBOARD PREAMP AND %1 SETTINGS /NCE YOUVE SET THE '!). LEVEL USE YOUR -!34%2 KNOB TO CONTROL THE VOLUME OF YOUR BASS ,).% /54 4HIS ,).% /54 KNOB CONTROLS THE VOLUME LEVEL OF THE REAR ,).% /54 8,2 WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE MIXING CONSOLE IN LIVE OR STUDIO SITUATIONS %15!,):!4)/. -ARKBASS AMPS ARE DESIGNED TO FAITHFULLY REPRODUCE THE NATURAL SOUND OF YOUR BASS )F YOU HAVE A GOOD INSTRUMENT VERY LITTLE EQUALISATION %1 IF ANY SHOULD BE REQUIRED "ASS GUITARS PRODUCE A SURPRISINGLY WIDE RANGE OF FREQUENCIES FROM EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES THAT ARE MORE FELT THAN HEARD TO EXTREMELY HIGH FREQUENCIES THAT PASS THROUGH YOUR CABINETS TWEETER AND ARE BARELY AUDIBLE TO THE HUMAN EAR !S YOU EXPERIMENT WITH YOUR %1 SETTINGS YOU WILL NOTICE THAT ALL THE DIFFERENT FREQUENCY RANGES PLAY ESSENTIAL ROLES IN MAKING UP YOUR BASS TONE ,/7 FREQUENCIES CONSTITUTE MUSICS SONIC FOUNDATION THEY GIVE POWER TO YOUR SOUND PHYSICALLY RESONATING YOUR LISTENERS BODIES AND YOURS SOMETIMES EVEN CAUSING PEOPLE TO MOVE AND DANCE ,/7 -)$S h-&