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An in-depth exploration of the revolutionary technologies and tonal pleasures of the Duoverb. Electrophonic Limited Edition. Also available at www.line6.
SERIAL NO: Y OU SHOULD READ THESE I MPORTANT S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS K EEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN A SAFE PLACE The serial number can be found on the back panel of your Duoverb. It’ s the number that begins with “(21)”. Please note it here for future reference: CA UTION: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not remove screws.
Please Note: Line 6, Duoverb, Vetta, POD and Flextone 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.
Welcome to Duoverb ...................................................................................................... 1•1 Working It Quick Start Guide ....................................................................... 2•1 Front Panel Features .
W elcome to Duov erb • Register 1 • 1 W ELCOME TO D UOVERB Register Thanks for buying a Duoverb! Please send in that included registration card or click on over to www.line6.com to get registered. We’ll wait right here... Connect at www.line6.com Join the thriving community at www .
W orking It Quick Start Guide 2• 1 W ORKING I T In a rush? Well, then, just read this page and come back to the rest later: Quick Start Guide SPEAKERS, PO WER: If you’ve got a Duoverb HD, hook up your speakers (details are on Connecting External Speak ers on page 2•9).
W orking It Fr ont Panel F eatures 2• 2 Front Panel Features 1. Guitar Input: Plug your guitar in here. 2. Amp Models: When you spin one of these knobs, it’ s like swapping the electronic “circuitry” running inside the Duoverb to make your amp sound (see Chapter 3 for descriptions of the Amp Models).
W orking It Fr ont Panel F eatures 2 • 3 As you come across your own favorite settings that you’d like to keep, you can save them to the A, B, C and D buttons to replace the factory presets.
W orking It Amp 1 & Amp II Foot Switch 2 • 4 Amp 1 & Amp II Foot Switch The included Amp I – II foot switch connects to Duoverb’s rear panel, letting you control which amp(s) are on with your feet. The lights on the pedal show which amp(s) are currently on.
W orking It Manual Mode: What Y ou See Is What Y ou Get 2 • 5 Manual Mode: What You See Is What You Get When none of the A, B, C, D Buttons are lit, Duoverb is operating in Manual Mode , meaning that all of the controls are active and the sound of the amp is determined by the current knob settings.
W orking It Rear Panel F eatures 2 • 6 Rear Panel Features 12. Phones: Keep it quiet around the house by connecting headphones to the Phones jack. Just remember to unplug your headphones when you want to rock the house again—plugging in headphones disables your speaker outputs.
W orking It Rear Panel F eatures 2 • 7 16. Le vel T rim: The level of the XLR Ouputs is set by the small rear panel trim, and is not affected by the Master knob. 17. XLR Balanced Outputs & Gr ound Lift: These versatile connections are designed with Line 6’ s exclusive A.
W orking It Using Y our Direct XLR Outputs 2 • 8 Using Your Direct XLR Outputs One of the nifty features inside your Duoverb is Line 6’s exclusive A.
W orking It Connecting External Speakers 2 • 9 Connecting External Speakers The following pages illustrate how to connect your Duoverb to Line 6 speaker cabinets. If you are using any other cabinets be sure to check your speaker cabinets’ impedance and choose the matching setting on your Duoverb’s rear panel impedance switch.
W orking It Connecting External Speakers 2 • 10 Hooking up your HD in mono with a single 4x12 Hooking up your HD in stereo with a single 4x12 LEFT/ MONO RIGHT 4 PER SIDE STEREO OR 2 MONO (LEFT ONL Y.
W orking It Connecting External Speakers 2 • 11 Hooking up your HD in side by side stereo with two 4x12s Hooking up your HD in stacked stereo with two 4x12s LEFT/ MONO RIGHT 4 PER SIDE STEREO OR 2 M.
W orking It Connecting External Speakers 2 • 12 Hooking up your HD in side by side stereo with two 2x12s Hooking up your HD in stacked stereo with two 2x12s LEFT RIGHT STEREO - 8 USE BOTH JACKS 80 W.
The Amps & Cabs • Meet The Family 3 • 1 T HE A MPS & C ABS Duoverb’s heart is its collection of Amp and Cab Models—resulting from Line 6’s meticulous study of a dream collection of vintage and modern amplifiers and cabinets.
The Amps & Cabs • Explorer – based on a 1960 Gibson Explorer 3 • 2 Explorer – based on a 1960 Gibson Explorer This Amp Model is based on a 1960 Gibson Model GA-18T Explorer (little brother to the Gibson “Les Paul” GA40T).
The Amps & Cabs • T weed 410 – based on a 1958 F ender T weed Bassman 3 • 3 Tweed 410 – based on a 1958 Fender Tweed Bassman The classic ’58 Fender Bassman 4x10 combo was the amp that started it all—instant rock and roll tone.
The Amps & Cabs • Blackface – based on a 1964 Fender Delux e Rev erb 3 • 4 Blackface – based on a 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb The Holy Grail for many blues, country, and “roots” players has been a blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb.
The Amps & Cabs • Line 6 Clean 3 • 5 Line 6 Clean Now, that amp sure looks familiar.... In fact, this model is a unique sound that you’ll only find in Duoverb and Line 6’s other amp modeling equipment.
The Amps & Cabs • Class A-30 – based on a 1967 V ox A C-30 T op Boost 3 • 6 Class A-30 – based on a 1967 Vox AC-30 Top Boost Music was changing in the early ’60s and guitarists were asking for more brilliance & twang.
The Amps & Cabs • Plexi Lead - based on a 1968 Marshall Super Lead 3 • 7 Plexi Lead - based on a 1968 Marshall Super Lead We literally scoured the world for this particular amp, finally finding a great example of a Super Lead languishing (we like to think fate preserved it for us) in Holland.
The Amps & Cabs • Brit 800 – based on a 1987 Marshall JCM 800 3 • 8 Brit 800 – based on a 1987 Marshall JCM 800 Turn to this Amp Model to conjure up tones of the coveted JCM 800, one of Marshall’s most universally-acclaimed modern amps.
The Amps & Cabs • Solo 100 – based on a Soldano SLO-100 3 • 9 Solo 100 – based on a Soldano SLO-100 This model is based on a Soldano SLO-100 head. Mike Soldano first came to fame as the guy who could do all the really cool mods to your Marshall.
The Amps & Cabs • Zen Master – based on a 2001 Budda T winmaster 3 • 10 Zen Master – based on a 2001 Budda Twinmaster This model is based on a Budda Twinmaster 2x12 combo. The Budda has a great, warm, Class A/B, sound. The Budda philosophy is all about power tube distortion.
The Amps & Cabs • Small T weed – based on a 1953 Fender T weed Delux e 3 • 11 Small Tweed – based on a 1953 Fender Tweed Deluxe Modeled after a 1953 “wide panel” Fender Tweed Deluxe, this Amp Model will snarl with the best of them. The original amp had only a single tone control, essentially a Treble roll off.
The Amps & Cabs • Blackface 212 – based on a 1965 Fender T win Re verb 3 • 12 Blackface 212 – based on a 1965 Fender Twin Reverb The classic blackface Fender Twin (in this case, a 1965 Twin) was a real workhorse. Everybody used it, from jazz and country players to serious rockers.
The Amps & Cabs • Modern Class A – based on a Matchless DC-30 3 • 13 Modern Class A – based on a Matchless DC-30 This model is based on a Matchless DC-30.
The Amps & Cabs • Class A-15 – based on a 1961 V ox A C-15 3 • 14 Class A-15 – based on a 1961 Vox AC-15 This model is based on a wonderful 1961 Vox AC-15.
The Amps & Cabs • Plexi 45 – based on a 1965 Marshall JTM-45 3 • 15 Plexi 45 – based on a 1965 Marshall JTM-45 When the royal agents that we had dispatched to the UK found this particular amp, we instantly fell in love.
The Amps & Cabs • Hiway 100 – based on a Hiwatt 1973 Custom 100 3 • 16 Hiway 100 – based on a Hiwatt 1973 Custom 100 Based on a Hiwatt DR-103, this model gives a great, punchy sound that will cut through almost anything and retains great definition even when cranked.
The Amps & Cabs • Recti fi ed – based on a 2001 Mesa Boogie Dual Recti fi er 3 • 17 Rectified – based on a 2001 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier This Amp Model is based on a 2001 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head. The Dual Rectifier was part of Boogie’s more modern, high gain approach.
Using Y our Feet • FBV Class Foot Controllers 4 • 1 U SING Y OUR F EET FBV Class Foot Controllers If you find that your Amp I – II switcher pedal is just not enough, have no fear—the FBV is here! Using an FBV series foot controller gives you Wah and Volume pedal control plus the ability to name, store and recall 36 Duoverb Channel Memories.
Using Y our Feet • So What Do All These Buttons and P edals Do? 4 • 2 So What Do All These Buttons and Pedals Do? 1. Bank Up - Bank Do wn: Use these two switches to choose any of the 9 Banks of Duoverb Channel Memories. Bank 1 is the same four memories you get from the front panel A, B, C , D Buttons when no FBV is connected.
Using Y our Feet • So What Do All These Buttons and P edals Do? 4 • 3 3. Amp 1 - Amp 2: (Shortboard owners, apply the included sticker to label these controls.) When one amp is on, kick the other amp’ s switch to turn that other amp on instead. Or when one amp is on, kick that amp’ s switch to turn both amps on.
Using Y our Feet • Saving and Naming with an FBV 4 • 4 Saving and Naming with an FBV To prepare for saving, it’s a good idea to browse through the various factory-stored preset sounds to decide which you can do without. Make a note of their Bank number and Channel letter so you can save your own sounds there instead.
Appendices • MIDI Capabilities 5 • 1 A PPENDICES MIDI Capabilities Duoverb always communicates on MIDI Channel 1. MIDI Program Change messages select Duoverb’s Channel Memories or Manual Mode, and are sent by Duoverb to control MIDI effects, etc.
Appendices • MIDI Continuous Contr ol Messaging (Part 1) 5 • 2 MIDI Continuous Control Messaging (Part 1) Amp Models: 0= Explorer, 1= Tweed 410, 2= Blackface, 3= Line 6 Clean, 4= Class A-30, 5= Pl.
Appendices • MIDI Continuous Contr ol Messaging (Part 2) 5 • 3 MIDI Continuous Control Messaging (Part 2) Rev erb Models: 0= Deluxe Spring, 1= T win Spring, 2= King Spring, 3= Small Room 1, 4= Til.
Appendices • Customer Service 5 • 4 Customer Service Before contacting the Line 6 Customer Service team, please take the time to look through this publication to see if it can answer your questions. Additional helpful information is on the Support page of the Line 6 web site (www.
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