Valve 3/100 Top User Manual - Front Panel View
Front Panel View
(1) Input Jack
(Please read up to and including No. 17). Accepts low- and high- input (such as acti-
ve pickup) levels.
(2) Channel Selection Buttons
Use these buttons to select channels, press twice to select the Boost function.
(3) Channel Selection LEDs
These LEDs, located next to the respective volume controls, light up when the given chan-
nel is selected, thus indicating which channel is currently active. Selecting the Clean chan-
nel lights up the green LED, selecting the Crunch channel lights up the yellow LED, and
selecting the Lead channel lights up the red LED.
(4) Presence 1 Control
This presence control functions only with the Clean channel, to which it adds definition and
brilliance. Presence can be controlled on the Crunch channel also by using the Pr1/Pr2 switch.
Please please refer to point "7".
(5) Volume Controls
Controls the output level of each channel independently
(6) Tone Controls
Bass, middle and treble controls designed to give maximum tonal variation.
(7) Pr1, Pr2 Switch
Turn this switch to the left to produce a typically British Crunchy sound. Turn it to the right to
beef up the sound by increasing the bottom end. This switch also allows you to process the
Crunch channel's high frequencies through the Clean channel presence knob (switch to Pr1
position) or to the Lead channel presence knob (switch to Pr2 position).
(8) Gain Controls
These are used to control the amount of gain - in other words to adjust the overdrive level
of the Crunch and Lead channels. Turn this control clockwise until the desired amount of
distortion is produced.
(9) Shaping Button
Pushing this button scoops the mid-range on the Lead channel. This is very useful for when
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