Line 6 Bass Floor POD User Manual

Pilot’s Guide

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Line 6, POD and LowDown are trademarks of Line 6, Inc. All other product names, trademarks, and artists’ names are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or afﬁliated with Line 6. Product names, images and artists’ names are used solely to identify the products whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development for this product. The use of these products, trademarks, images and artists’ names does not imply any cooperation or endorsement.

You should read these Important Safety Instructions.

Keep these instructions in a safe place.

Before using your Bass Floor POD, carefully read the applicable items of these operating instructions and the safety suggestions.

1. Obey all warnings on the unit and in the manual.

2. Connect only to AC power outlets rated 100-120V or 200-240V 47-63Hz (depending on voltage range of the unit; refer to back panel).

3. Do not perform service operations beyond those described in the manual. Service is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as:

• power-supply cord or plug is damaged

• liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus

• the unit has been exposed to rain or moisture

• the unit does not operate normally or changes in performance in a signiﬁcant way

• the unit is dropped or the enclosure is damaged.

4. The bottom of the metal chassis can get hot during operation. Do not touch during operation or shortly after.

5. Do not place near heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers, or appliances which produce heat. Keep the rear of the unit at least three inches from walls or other items that might block heat radiation.

6. Do not block any of the ventilation openings or use in an enclosed space.

7. Guard against objects or liquids entering the enclosure. Do not use or place unit near water.

8. Do not step on power cords. Do not place items on top of power cords so that they are pinched or leaned on. Pay particular attention to the cord at the plug end and the point where it connects to the amp.

9. Unplug the amp when not in use for extended periods of time. Unplug the amp during lightning storms.

10. Clean only with a damp cloth.

11. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The third prong is provided for your safety. When the provided plug does not ﬁt into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

12. Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁed by the manufacturer.

13. Prolonged listening at high volume levels may cause irreparable hearing loss and/or damage. Always be sure to practice “safe listening”.

NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of ﬁre or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of ﬁre or electric shock, do not remove screws. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel.

The exclamation point within a triangle means “caution!” Please read the information next to all caution signs.

The lightning symbol within a triangle means “electrical caution!” It indicates the presence of information about operating voltage and potential risks of electrical shock.

This symbol within a triangle means “caution! hot surface!” It is placed in areas that may become too hot to touch when device is in operation.

Controls

1. Amp Model

Spin this knob to select one of 5 groovalicious Amp Models or Synth Bass. All the Bass Floor POD controls will automatically dial in to sound great with that Amp Model, so you can just play!

2. Drive

Like the volume or gain knob on other amps; controls how much “dirt” you get in your sound.

3. Tone Controls

Bass, Low Mid, Hi Mid and Treble controls are customized for each Amp Model to give you optimal tonal control.

4. Opto Comp

Turn clockwise to even out your playing dynamics (more compression). Watch for the Threshold lights and set the knob so that the second light comes on just at the point where you play with your typical intensity. This is a good place to start.

5. Effects

Spin this knob to get great FX, fast and easy: This knob selects Envelope Filter, Octaver or Chorus, with a range of settings – from subtle to overpowering – for each effect. The lights show the active effect.

6. Chan Vol

This control helps you balance the volumes of different amp-and-effect setups that you store in your Bass Floor POD’s channel memories (see control

16). Start with the knob at 2 o’clock, adjust the Drive and Tone Controls to get the sound you want, then use Channel Volume to make your presets even in volume.

7. Outputs Record/Direct Output – Use this output to send

your sound to a PA or multitrack recorder. This gives the live sound man or studio engineer a simulation of a miked up cabinet that is Amp Model-speciﬁc.

Amp Output – Use this output to send your sound to a bass amp or power amp.

8. Amp Mode Switch

Depending on what speaker cabinet your signal is headed for, use this switch to select Horn (for a cabinet with a tweeter or compression driver) or No Horn (for a cabinet without a tweeter or compression driver).

9. Master Volume

This knob controls the overall level of the Record/ Direct Output and Amp Output, as well as the level of the Phones. This control is not saved with preset amp-and-effect setups.

10. Phones

Use this output to listen in stereo with headphones. Make sure you turn the Master Volume down all the way and then slowly turn it up to adjust the level of your headphones. This jack was designed for 1/8inch phones you’d connect to an MP3 player, but 1/4-inch phones will also work with an adapter (not included).

11. Power Jack

Please only use the Line 6 power supply that came with your Bass Floor POD. Using a different power supply could damage the unit.

12. CD/MP3

Plug the output of your CD or MP3 player into this jack so you can jam along to your favorite tunes. To balance the music with your guitar, adjust the output volume on your CD player or MP3 player.

13. Input

Dude, plug your bass in here.

14. Save / Hold for Alternate Features

Press this button to save a Channel Memory (preset amp-and-effects setup) you’ve created or edited. You can save 64 different Channel Memories in your Bass Floor POD. Press and hold this button to adjust the alternate features of the Bass and Treble knobs.

15. Deep / Hold for Tuner

Selecting Deep will kick in a special tone shaping feature that enhances the selected Amp Model for supreme fatness. Press and hold this button to access the chromatic Tuner.

FX On/Off Mode: This mode allows you to

• turn effects on and off within a preset. The DEEP footswitch turns the low end enhancement on and off, while COMP and FX turn the Opto Comp and Effects on and off, respectively.

16. Channel Memories (Display)

Displays the current Channel Memory (preset ampand-effects setup). Bass Floor POD has 64 Channel Memories to choose from.

17. Footswitches

There are two footswitch modes; Channel Memory and FX On/Off. To toggle between modes press and hold the BYP footswitch for 1 second.

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Channel Memory Mode: The s and t footswitches allow you to select a preset Channel Memory. Scroll through Channel Memories by pressing and holding one of these footswitches. The BYP (bypass) footswitch does just that, bypassing all Amp Models and Effects - including the pedal.

18. FX On/Off Light

This is only lit when you’re in FX On/Off mode. If NOT lit, you’re in Channel Memory mode.

19. Pedal

To switch the pedal between Volume and Wah control, press the pedal fully forward to click the toe-switch. The Wah light is lit when Wah effect is on. If NOT lit, your pedal is controlling Volume.

The Bass Floor POD Legacy

Hey. Thanks for choosing the Line 6 Bass Floor POD. We’re excited to welcome you to the Line 6 community. POD is known around the world as THE way to bring great tone in a small package into the studio and on live gigs. In order to deliver a fabulous range of exacting bass tones, we spent tons of time with artists and technicians dialing in the tone available in the critically-acclaimed Line 6 LowDown series of bass ampliﬁers. That same tone lives inside the Bass Floor POD.

The LowDown was inspired by some classic bass amps that shaped the tone of rock and roll, such as the Ampeg® SVT®, Ampeg® B-15 and the Marshall® Super Bass – amps that deliver tone to rearrange your insides! These were, and still are, the standard

for professional bass players the world over (or at least the ones without a LowDown). Unfortunately, many of these amps are incredibly heavy and can very quickly empty your checking account or max out your credit card. As a result, most of us working stiffs had to gravitate to one of the many portable multi-effects pedals with fairly generic tone to try and spice up our rigs. Until now…

With Bass Floor POD, we put everything we learned from LowDown into an affordable, portable pedal. We have spent countless hours modeling the best of the best amps and effects and incorporating those models into the very pedal you’re probably staring at right now. Whether you are looking for that mindbending funk tone or that classic rock tone heard ’round the world, Line 6’s Bass Floor POD brings it to you. The endless search for the perfect small gigging/recording pedal has come to an end.

Now let’s get started!

All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which 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. AMPEG® and SVT® are registered trademarks of St. Louis Music, Inc. MARSHALL® is a registered trademark of Marshall Ampliﬁcation Plc.

Amp Model Details

Just as a great artist has many colors to paint with, you, too, will be able to paint your music in many colors, thanks to the wide range of tone available in the Bass Floor POD. Each of these Models, when selected, automatically dials up a great useable default sound that you can then change to your liking and save into a preset using the Channel Memories.

Drive

This control is used to overdrive the virtual preamp circuitry of the Amp Model in order to get various distorted sounds. The fully counter-clockwise position is the cleanest, least distorted sound and as you turn it clockwise you bring in distortion. Adjust to your taste.

Tone Controls

Bass, Low Mid, Hi Mid and Treble controls are customized for each Amp Model to give you optimal tonal control. These controls will help you create and shape the tone you hear in your head.

Opto Comp

This adjusts the threshold of the compressor. The farther the control is rotated clockwise, the more dramatic the compression becomes which brings a more even dynamic to your sound. When completely in the counter-clockwise position, the compressor circuit is off. As you turn the knob clockwise, the threshold at which the compressor kicks in is lowered. The lights around this control will light when the compressor hits different levels (approximately 3, 6 and 9 dB) of gain reduction. As a starting point, set the knob so the second light comes on just at the point where you play with your typical intensity.

Some Helpful Hints

Remember that the tone controls will act differently for each Amp Model, faithfully emulating the kind of tone range you would get from the original amp that model is based on. For instance, turning the Treble up all the way is a very different experience on each Model. When ﬁrst getting friendly with a particular Amp Model and its tone controls, be sure to use your ears to discover what you like best about the tone possibilities of each Model.

If you want more low end, ask yourself whether you want more round, thick low end or punchy low end. This will help you determine if you should add Bass or Low Mid to your sound. Sometimes adding Low Mid gives you the bottom you want with a punchier sound. The same goes for the high end: are you looking for clarity for your note or a percussive attack? If you want clarity, many times Hi Mid will give that to you without adding the percussive attack. Experiment with the tone controls because we’ve given you a range of vintage bass tone that has never been so authentic in a ﬂoor pedal.

Amp Model Descriptions

Clean – This model is all about clean, funk and

fusion bass tone. It’ll give you all the warm lows and punchy highs you need. This sound is modeled after* the Eden Traveler.

R & B – This Amp Model is a tribute to those late 60’s and early 70’s clean, fat bass tones. It’s the kind of tone you hear on most Motown recordings, as played by a pioneering young James Jamerson. This Amp Model is based on* the 1968 Ampeg® B-15 Flip Top.

* All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which 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. AMPEG® is a registered trademark of St. Louis Music, Inc.

Rock – Modeled after* a ’74 Ampeg® SVT®. This workhorse has appeared on innumerable recordings and arena stages worldwide. Now, all the tone of the 300-pound behemoth 8x10 cab plus head is available in a ﬂoor pedal!

Brit – Based on* the ’68 Marshall® Super Bass. Enough said. This Model covers the kind of overdriven bass sound brought to us by late ’60’s British rock pioneers such as Cream and The Who, as well as ’70’s giants Yes and Rush.

Grind – As the name would suggest, this is for you modern rock lovers. Alice in Chains, Mudvayne and Rage Against the Machine...’nuff said. This model is based on* a distorted SansAmp PSA-1 into an Ampeg® SVT® with direct clean bass signal mixed in for that angry, clear and punchy aggression that takes your sound to DEFCON 1.

Synth – Remember the Gap Band or the Dazz Band? How bout Marilyn Manson or NIN? They all incorporate Synth Bass into their music and now you can too with this synth that we based on the classic synths of the ’70’s. See the About the Synth section for a breakdown on Synth controls.

Effects

The Effects knob gives you a trio of the most popular and usable bass effects known to man:

Chorus

Modeled after* the much loved T.C. Electronic® Chorus, this is the most transparent, smooth and

Envelope Filter

Modeled after* an Electro-Harmonix® Q-Tron, this is the baddest envelope ﬁlter on the planet. You have

expressive bass chorus ever built. Using it does not reduce your low end. It is especially beautiful on fretless bass.

heard this on your favorite P-Funk and Red Hot Chili Peppers recordings. An envelope ﬁlter is a wah-wah type effect that is controlled by the dynamics of your bass note instead of being controlled by your feet.

For each of these effects you can choose anything from a subtle hint of change to total tone-bending sounds. While turning the knob, Bass Floor POD adjusts all the individual controls of the modeled

Octaver

Based on* the EBS® OctaBass®, this effect produces a single note one octave below the pitch of the played note, adding a powerful new vibe to your

effect to automatically give you a complete range of sounds without having to mess with multiple knobs and switches. We ﬁgured you would appreciate making music instead.

sound.

* All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which 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. ELECTROHARMONIX® is a registered trademark of New Sensor Corp. EBS® and OCTABASS® are registered trademarks of EBS Holding HB. T.C. ELECTRONIC® is a registered trademark of T.C. Electronic A/S.

About the Synth

Selecting the Synth re-works the amp controls to give you Analog Synth control over the Bass Synth. For easy reference, a diagram describing the Synth controls is printed on the bottom panel of the unit.

Here’s what happens:

Drive

Adds post ﬁlter distortion. Start with this knob at 10 o’clock for a little dirt.

Cutoff (Bass)

Filter Frequency Cutoff. Start with this at 10 o’clock for deeper synth tones.

Resonance (Low Mid)

As you turn this knob clockwise you bring in resonance. Think laser sounds.

Envelope (High Mid)

Filter Envelope Depth. The Filter Envelope is triggered every time you play a new and clear note. The Envelope amount controls how much the ﬁlter will open each time you play a note.

Attack/Decay (Treble)

Filter Envelope Rate. Controls the speed of the Filter envelope from fast to slow. Start with this control at 9 o’clock for typical Synth bass sounds.

Waveform (Opto Comp)

A number of Waveforms are offered on this knob:

The waveforms are split into 2 parts. Part 1 goes from sawtooth to triangle. Part 2 square wave to square wave with lots of pulse width modulation. The LEDs will indicate which waveform you’ve selected. Start at 9 o’clock for a fat tone.

Effects

Each of the Bass Floor POD’s Smart FX unlocks lots of hidden features and tonal secrets buried in the Bass Synth. Do take some time to dial around to uncover the tonal riches within!

Deep

Adds an octave down triangle wave for even fatter Synth bass tone.

Editing and Saving Presets

Tuner

You can edit any of Bass Floor POD’s preset Channel Memories and store it to whatever location you want. To edit, just turn the knobs to adjust the sound to your liking. You’ll notice that when you adjust or change something in a preset the SAVE LED is lit solid. To save your sound, follow these steps:

• Press the SAVE button

• The SAVE light will now ﬂash. Use the arrow up/ down footswitches to select the preset location you want to store the new preset in.

• Press SAVE a second time and you’ll notice the preset number will blink off and on conﬁrming you have saved.

• All top panel settings are saved in their current state.

Press and hold the DEEP button for 2 seconds to enter tuner mode. Note that while in tuner mode the output of Bass Floor POD is muted. You can press any button or footswitch to exit tuner mode.

Play a note on your bass and Bass Floor POD will show you its pitch by displaying the note name in the display. All notes are displayed as naturals or ﬂats, so you’ll see Ab instead of G# (and so on).

The LEDs around the Amp Model knob tell you if the note is sharp or ﬂat. Red lights on the left hand side of the knob tell you the note you’re playing is ﬂat. Red lights on the right tell you the note is sharp. The string is in tune when both Rock and Brit lights turn green.

Performing a Factory Reset

To reset your Bass Floor POD and restore factory default settings – including original preset sounds, overwriting any presets you may have saved – hold down the COMP and FX footswitches while plugging the power in. Once “01” shows up in the display, unplug the power then plug it back in. You’re done!

Calibrating the Wah/Vol Pedal

To calibrate the pedal on your Bass Floor POD, unplug the power, press and hold the toe-switch on the Vol/Wah pedal, and connect the power while that switch is pressed. Once “PC” appears in the display, press and hold the DEEP footswitch until a number ﬂashes in the display. Move the pedal from toe-down to heel-down position and back up to the toe-down position, clicking the toe-switch. Wait 5 seconds, unplug the power then plug it back in. You’re there!

Manuel de pilotage

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Lisez attentivement ces informations importantes liées à la sécurité.

Conservez ce manuel dans un lieu sûr.

Avant d’utiliser votre Bass Floor POD, lisez attentivement les consignes d’utilisation et de sécurité ci-dessous.

1. Respectez tous les avertissements imprimés sur l’appareil et dans le mode d’emploi.

2. Branchez l’appareil à une prise de courant de 100~120V ou de 200~240V/47~63Hz (selon la tension d’utilisation de l’appareil; voyez son panneau arrière).

3. N’effectuez aucune opération d’entretien autre que celles préconisées dans le mode d’emploi. Faites réparer ce produit s’il a subi un dommage, notamment:

• si le cordon d’alimentation ou sa ﬁche est endommagé

• si du liquide a été renversé ou des objets sont tombés dans l’appareil

• si l’appareil a été exposé à la pluie ou à l’humidité

• si l’appareil ne fonctionne pas normalement ou ses performances baissent de manière signiﬁcative

• si ce produit est tombé ou si son boítier est endommagé.

4. Le fond du châssis métallique peut chauffer durant le fonctionnement. Evitez de le toucher durant ou juste après le fonctionnement.

5. Evitez les emplacements situés à proximité de sources de chaleur comme des radiateurs, des poêles ou tout autre appareil produisant de la chaleur. L’arrière de l’appareil doit être à une distance d’au moins 10cm de murs ou d’autres obstacles pouvant obstruer la ventilation.

6. N’obstruez pas les oriﬁces de ventilation et évitez les endroits clos.

7. Veillez à ne jamais laisser d’objet ni de liquide pénétrer dans le boítier de l’appareil. Evitez les endroits à proximité d’eau.

8. Ne marchez pas sur le cordon d’alimentation. Évitez de coincer le cordon d’alimentation sous des objets lourds. Faites particulièrement attention au cordon au niveau de la prise secteur et du point de connexion au produit.

9. Débranchez l’ampli du secteur si vous ne comptez pas l’utiliser durant un bon moment. Débranchez aussi l’ampli en cas d’orage.

10. Utilisez exclusivement un chiffon mouillé pour le nettoyage.

11. Ne perdez pas le bénéﬁce de ﬁche avec borne de terre. Une telle ﬁche est équipée de deux bornes d’alimentation et d’une borne de terre. Cette troisième borne est là pour votre sécurité. Si la ﬁche n’entre pas dans votre prise secteur, faites remplacer cette prise obsolète par une prise respectant les normes de sécurité.

12. Utilisez exclusivement les ﬁxations/accessoires préconisés par le fabricant.

13. Une écoute prolongée à volume élevé peut provoquer une perte d’audition et/ou des dommages irréversibles de l’ouïe. Consommez toujours les décibels avec modération.

NOTICE: Ce produit a fait l’objet de tests et a été déclaré conforme aux normes des appareils numériques de classe B, conformément à la partie 15 des réglementations FCC. Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) L’appareil ne peut pas causer d’interférences nocives et (2) doit accepter toute interférence reçue, même des interférences susceptibles d’entraíner un fonctionnement indésirable.

AVERTISSEMENT: Pour éviter tout risque d’incendie ou d’électrocution, n’exposez jamais ce produit à la pluie ni à l’humidité.

PRUDENCE: Pour réduire les risques d’incendie et d’électrocution, ne retirez jamais aucune vis. Ce produit ne contient aucune pièce pouvant être réparée par l’utilisateur. Conﬁez toute réparation à un technicien qualiﬁé.

Le point d’exclamation dans un triangle signiﬁe “Prudence!”. Lisez toujours les informations précédées de ce symbole.

Le symbole d’éclair dans un triangle signiﬁe “danger d’électrocution!”. Il attire votre attention sur des informations relatives à la tension de fonctionnement et à des risques d’électrocution.

Ce symbole inscrit dans un triangle signiﬁe “Attention! Surface chaude!”. Il est présent aux endroits susceptibles de chauffer fortement pendant l’utilisation et qu’il faut donc éviter de toucher.

Commandes

1. Amp Model

Tournez cette commande pour sélectionner un des 5 modèles d’amplis ou de synthé de basse. Les autres commandes du Bass Floor POD sont alors automatiquement réglées en fonction du modèle choisi: il ne vous reste qu’à jouer!

2. Drive

Appelée commande de volume ou de gain sur d’autres amplis, elle détermine le niveau de “crasse” envoyé au son.

3. Commandes de timbre

Les commandes Bass, Low Mid, Hi Mid et Treble sont optimisées pour chaque modèle d’ampli choisi.

4. Opto Comp

Tournez la commande vers la droite pour ajouter plus de compression. Guettez le témoin Threshold et réglez la commande pour qu’il s’allume juste au point correspondant à l’intensité avec laquelle vous jouez normalement. C’est un bon point de départ.

5. Effects

Actionnez cette commande pour accéder rapidement et facilement à d’indispensables effets. La commande sert à choisir l’effet Envelope Filter, Octaver ou Chorus dont les réglages s’échelonnent du “subtil” au “renversant”. Le témoin de l’effet actif s’allume.

6. Chan Vol

Cette commande permet de régler le volume des conﬁgurations ampli+effet sauvegardées dans les mémoires du Bass Floor POD (voyez le point 16). Commencez par un réglage à 2h puis réglez les commandes de timbre et Drive. Après un certain réajustement, vos presets devraient avoir un volume plus constant.

7. Sorties Record/Direct Output – Cette sortie permet

d’envoyer vos signaux à la sono ou à un enregistreur multipiste. Cette sortie offre à l’ingénieur du son une simulation d’enceinte captée avec un micro variant selon le modèle.

Amp Output – Cette sortie permet d’envoyer vos signaux à un ampli de basse ou de puissance.

8. Sélecteur Amp Mode

Selon le type d’enceinte utilisé, ce sélecteur permet de sélectionner “Horn” (pour une enceinte avec tweeter ou pavillon à compression) ou “No Horn” (pour une enceinte sans tweeter ou pavillon à compression).

9. Master Volume

Cette commande pilote le niveau global du signal aux sorties Record/Direct Output et Amp Output ainsi que Phones. Ce réglage n’est pas mémorisé avec les réglages de la conﬁguration ampli & effets.

10. Phones

Branchez un casque à cette prise et proﬁtez du son stéréo. Vériﬁez que la commande Master Volume est au minimum puis augmentez progressivement son réglage pour ajuster le volume du casque. La prise est conçue pour ﬁche 1/8” (pour écouteurs de lecteur MP3) mais vous pouvez utiliser un casque avec ﬁche 1/4” moyennant un adaptateur.

11. Prise d’alimentation

Utilisez exclusivement l’adaptateur Line 6 fourni avec le Bass Floor POD. Le recours à un autre adaptateur risque d’endommager l’appareil.

12. CD/MP3

Branchez la sortie d’un lecteur CD ou MP3 à cette prise pour jouer en accompagnant vos morceaux favoris. Pour équilibrer le niveau de la musique et de l’instrument, réglez le niveau de sortie sur le lecteur CD ou MP3.

13. Input

Branchez votre basse ici.

14. Save/Hold for Alternate Features

Appuyez sur ce bouton pour sauvegarder les réglages d’ampli et d’effets créés ou modiﬁés dans une mémoire. Le Bass Floor POD vous propose 64 mémoires. Maintenez ce bouton enfoncé pour accéder à la fonction alternative des commandes Bass et Treble.

15. Deep/Hold for Tuner

“Deep” lance une égalisation spéciale conférant une profondeur suprême au modèle. Maintenez le bouton enfoncé pour accéder à l’accordeur chromatique.

16. Mémoires (Afﬁchage)

Afﬁche la mémoire sélectionnée (contenant des réglages d’ampli et d’effets). Le Bass Floor POD met 64 mémoires à votre disposition.

17. Commutateurs au pied

Les commutateurs au pied peuvent avoir deux modes: sélection de mémoire et “FX On/Off”. Pour alterner entre ces deux modes, maintenez le commutateur BYP enfoncé durant 1 seconde.

• Mode de sélection de mémoire: Les commutateurs au pied s et t permettent de

sélectionner une mémoire. Vous pouvez faire déﬁler les mémoires en maintenant un de ces commutateurs enfoncé. Le commutateur BYP (bypass) contourne tous les modèles d’amplis et d’effets, y compris la pédale.

Mode FX On/Off: Ce mode active et coupe les

• effets d’une mémoire. Le commutateur au pied DEEP active et coupe l’accentuation des graves tandis que COMP et FX activent et coupent respectivement le compresseur (Opto Comp) et les effets.

18. Témoin FX On/Off

Il ne s’allume qu’en mode “FX On/Off”. S’il est ETEINT, vous êtes en mode de sélection de mémoire.

19. Pédale

Pour alterner entre le pilotage de l’effet wah et du volume, enfoncez cette pédale jusqu’en bout de course pour actionner son commutateur. Le témoin Wah est allumé quand l’effet wah est activé. S’il est ETEINT, la pédale pilote le volume.

L’héritage du Bass Floor POD

Bonjour et merci d’avoir opté pour le Bass Floor POD de Line 6. Nous sommes heureux de vous accueillir au sein de la communauté Line 6. Le POD est connu dans le monde entier: ce petit boítier apporte des sons géants sur scène comme au studio. Nous avons passé beaucoup de temps avec des artistes et des techniciens pour que les amplis de basse de la série LowDown de Line 6 délivrent les plus grands sons de basse. Ces mêmes sons animent le Bass Floor POD.

Le LowDown est basé sur d’incontournables classiques à l’origine du son du rock & roll comme les Ampeg® SVT®, Ampeg® B-15 et le Marshall® Super Bass. Ces amplis délivrent un son à vous réagencer les tripes. Ils restent aujourd’hui encore la référence pour bassistes professionnels du

monde entier (du moins pour ceux qui n’ont pas de LowDown). Malheureusement, le poids de la plupart de ces amplis n’a d’égal que leur prix qui vous nettoie un compte en banque en moins de deux. Le commun des mortels devait donc se contenter d’un des nombreux pédaliers multi-effets portatifs aux sons passe-partout pour tenter d’épicer la sauce. Du moins, jusqu’à présent…

Avec le Bass Floor POD, nous avons mis tout ce que nous avons appris du LowDown dans un pédalier abordable et portatif. Nous avons passé d’innombrables heures à modéliser les meilleurs amplis et effets et à en reproduire ﬁdèlement les sons dans le pédalier que vous avez en face de vous. Quel que soit le son de basse recherché, allant d’un funk déjanté à un rock classique, le Bass Floor POD de Line 6 vous l’amène sur un plateau. La longue quête du petit pédalier de concert et de studio parfait à tous égards est enﬁn terminée…

Et maintenant, au boulot!

Tous les noms de produits sont des marques commerciales de leurs détenteurs respectifs. Ceux-ci ne sont nullement associés ni afﬁliés à Line 6. Les noms de produits, descriptions et illustrations servent uniquement à faciliter l’identiﬁcation des produits étudiés par Line 6 pour élaborer ses modèles. AMPEG® et SVT® sont des marques déposées de St. Louis Music, Inc. MARSHALL® est une marque déposée de Marshall Ampliﬁcation Plc.

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