Hughes & Kettner ATS SIXTY manual

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    ATS SIXTY ADVANCED TUBE SYSTEM GUITAR COMBO USER MANUAL[...]

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    THF CL FAN CHANNEL: The CLEAN channel on the ATS Sixty is constructed using solid state (transistor) technology. This allows modern, sparkling clean sounds to be produced, like those featured on many contemporary recordings . The traditional 3-band equalisation section with passive tone controls also makes it possible to produce valve-like clean so[...]

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    TURF OVERDRIVE CHANNEL 0 Valves need to reach a specific operating temperature, which means that it takes a few seconds after switching on before they are ready for use. l Valves are sensitive to shock. Allow the unit to cool off for a few minutes before moving it. 0 The sound characteristics of valves do lend to change with age. You should exchang[...]

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    b 6 18 0 18 G&Ill VOICE BITE VOLUME REVERB MISTER (33 (6) 0 (8) (9) (10) MASTERSFCTION: An Accutronics spring unit is used to generate the reverb effect in the ATS Sixty. The quality of a reverb is largely dependent on the lenght and number of springs used: the unit used in the Sixty contains thre e particulary long springs which make the Sixty[...]

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    THF RFAR PANFI OF THF AT S SIXTY LINE OUT : Line level output to feed extern poweramps, a Hughe s & Kettner RED BOX etc. EFFEC T LOOP:Effect path for extem effect devices. Connec t FX SEND to the INPUT and F’X RETURN to the output of rhe effect unit. FOOTSWITCH: A standard on-off footswitch connected to this socket will switch between the CLE[...]

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    ATS SIXTY SOUN D EXAMPL ES 1. ‘VINTAG E COMBO - CLEAN SOUND I -.__ Classical "Tweed Sound” with "Soft Click” . Specially tuned for single coil pickups. 2. ‘MODERN ULTRA CLEAN" less GAIN: BASS and MID i n 12 o'clock position The ton e gets sheer, shimmering an d absolutely clean. 3. "STRAT CREAM LEAD’ __-- ~~~__.._[...]