How to Make a Bass Floor Pod Work
A Bass Floor POD is an amplifier emulator and signal effects processor designed for easy access while playing live music. You can emulate the sounds of several different amplifiers and speaker cabinets and add effects like distortion of flange to to your bass playing. The effect and emulation settings are configured using the knobs on the top of the processor. These effects are then accessed while playing using the foot switches and the pedal. But before you start experimenting with sounds, you'll need to set up the device itself.
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Instructions
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Turn off the bass floor POD and amplifier. Position the bass floor POD on the floor where you can reach the foot switches with your feet.
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Plug the power cable into the power port on the back edge of the bass floor POD, then plug the opposite end of the power cable into an electrical outlet.
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Plug an instrument cable into the "AMP OUTPUT" port on the back edge of the bass floor POD, then plug the opposite end of the instrument cable into your amplifier's input port.
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Plug the second instrument cable into the "INPUT" plug on the back edge of the bass floor POD. Plug the opposite end of the instrument cable into your bass guitar or other electric bass instrument.
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Turn on the bass floor POD, then turn on the amplifier.
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Press the "Down" and "Up" foot switches to browse through existing effect and emulation channels. Move the pedal back and forth to adjust the context-sensitive pedal effect for the selected channel, which may include volume adjustment, effect intensity or "wah" control.
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Turn the "AMP MODEL" knob to apply an amplifier emulator to the selected effect channel.
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Turn the "DRIVE" knob to increase or decrease the distortion or overdrive effect for the selected effect channel.
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Rotate the "BASS" and "TREBLE" knobs to boost or cut the bass and treble for the effect channel.
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Turn the "OPTO COMP" knob to change the compression threshold.
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Rotate the "EFFECTS" knob to choose an effect and increase or decrease the amount of effect to apply to the effect channel.
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Turn the "CHAN VOL" knob to boost or cut the volume for the effect channel.
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Press the "SAVE" button to save the current effects setting to the selected channel. Press and hold the "SAVE" button to access the alternate settings for the "BASS" and "TREBLE" knobs.
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Press the "DEEP" button to add a boost to the low-end frequencies, which can help improve sound. Press and hold the "DEEP" button to access the built-in bass tuner.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not turn on the amplifier until the effects processor and bass instrument are plugged in as this can result in a loud pop and possible speaker damage.
