Laney VC30-112 - Manual (Page 7)

LO INPUT: ‘
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HI INPUT:
CLEAN VOL:
BRIGHT:
DRIVE:
Lo’ stands for low gain. This input is attenuated down approximately 50% from the Hi input and is designed for
high output level guitars. It is useful in obtaining output that is "tight" not "mushy" from high gain humbucker type pickups
Only use good quality guitar cable.
‘Hi’ stands for high gain. This input is designed for the connection of low output level guitars making it well
suited for guitars with single coiled or low gain humbucker type pickups. Use of high gain pickups in this input may drive the
preamp too hard causing a "mushy" sound. Only use good quality guitar cable.
Sets how loud the clean channel is. Try cranking it up a little to drive the power tubes harder for that real
retro sound and feel that only a quality tube amplifier can deliver. Now use your guitar volume to control the amount of
distortion. (Wind it up for distortion back it off a little for clean)
Adds brightness and life to the treble frequencies of your guitar when on the clean channel. Adds edge and
picking emphasis when on the drive channel. The switch has more effect at low Clean Volume/Drive control settings. Use in
conjunction with the Treble and Tone controls for optimum performance.
Sets the level of tube preamplifier drive or how dirty your sound is. This control should be used in conjunction with
the Drive Volume (6) Setting low levels of gain with high levels of volume will give a clean preamplifier sound with tube output
stage overdrive. Setting a medium drive level and medium Drive Volume will give a nice crisp bluesy lead tone, again with the
ability to drive the output stage at higher Drive Volume settings. Setting a high level on the Drive control and a low setting on
the Drive Volume will give you a punchy hard rock lead tone, with the ability to again drive the output tubes at higher Drive
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
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volume settings. Having set the Drive and Drive Volume controls to 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.
Sets how loud the 'Drive' channel is
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This led will illuminate when the Drive channel is activated with the Drive switch (8) or an optional Laney FS2
remote footswitch.
Switch in to enable the 'Drive' channel. (This switch must be in the disengaged position in order for the
drive to be switched remotely via a foot switch.)
BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE: These are a traditional set of passive tone controls. Passive controls have the advantage of
always sounding musical at any of their settings mainly due to their unique interactive nature. This gives players a more natural
set of tools to create their ideal sound. (Try them all set at midway (5) as a good starting point)
REVERB: Controls how loud the built in reverb sounds. The reverb in the VC30 is a legendary Sound Enhancements aka
‘Accutronics reverb’ - the only choice for that authentic reverb sound .
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 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 preamplifier overdrive sounds. This will give you
bright cutting sounds at high settings and smooth rounded sounds at lower settings. (Midway (5) is a good starting point)
STANDBY: Disconnects the main HT voltage from the tubes but keeps the tubes warm so that they are ready to go
instantly. Switch off for short breaks when you don’t want to wait for the tubes to warm up again.
(Always switch off and disconnect the power cord when not in use)
POWER: Main power switch for the unit. Tube amplifiers take between 30seconds and 2minutes to warm up and be ready
to play after switching on, this is normal. Use in conjunction with the standby switch.
DRIVE VOL: . It is useful to experiment with drive levels and drive volumes. If you want
a very open, warm and semi overdriven sound try reducing the amount of drive and increasing the drive volume. This reduces
pre amp gain but pushes the power amp section and makes it work harder giving you a very desirable level of power amp
distortion which is a very pleasing “retro” style sound.
DRIVE LED:
DRIVE SWITCH:
TONE:
POWER LED: This led will be lit when the amplifier is switched on.
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