Line 6 Bass POD xt Live User Manual - MIDI Manuals

Stomp, Mod & Delay/Verb Models • Modulation ModelsBias TremOne of our long time favorite pieces of ‘Rube Goldberg’ engineering, the old Vox ®tremolo (and a similar circuit in some blonde and brown Fender ® amps) got its pulse byliterally varying the bias of the power amp tubes. While this tended to reduce the lifespan of the output tubes in these amps, it gave a beautifully liquid, uneven, and rather‘lumpy’ sound that bears a distinct resemblance to a Uni-Vibe or other phase shifter(mainly because treating the tube bias in such a cavalier manner actually caused somephase shift to occur).Rotary DrumLeslie ® s—cabinets with rotating speakers in them—were originally created for organists. When theynoticed that guitar players had started using Leslie ® s,Fender ® decided to come out with its own, guitarspecificwhirling dervish of a tone machine. Dubbedthe Vibratone, it used a styrofoam baffle spinning infront of a 12-inch speaker, kicking all the sound outthe sides of the box, and one of the best known uses ofa Vibratone is Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar classic‘Cold Shot’. Now we figure its bassist’s turn to takethe mighty power of the rotary horn for themselves!6 • 15* All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated oraffiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are provided for the sole purposeof identifying the specific products that were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. VOXis a registered trademark of Korg Europe Limited. LESLIE is a registered trademark of Suzuki MusicalInstrument Manufacturing Co. Ltd. FENDER is a registered trademark of Fender Musical InstrumentsCorporation.