ORIGINAL VALUE LED: What�s being used here, man?
So, you�re flipping through the programs on your new Valvetronix combo, you come across one you really dig and you decide you wanna know exactly how the amp is dialed in to get such a killer tone. Sounds like a reasonable plan but how on earth do you do it? Prepare to meet your saviour, the incredibly useful ORIGINAL VALUE LED. Yes sir, with the aid of this little red light you�re gonna be able to find out exactly what Pedal and Amp models are being used and where each and every one of the 15 programmable knobs on the Top Panel is set - which is all of the front panel ones with the exception of the MASTER. �Hold on a minute, what about the MODULATION, DELAY and REVERB models being used? You talked about the 15 programmable knobs but you didn�t say anything about how to tell if any of these effects are being used,� do I hear you ask? Good question, bro. Here�s your answer: the amp will tell you! What do I mean by this? Well, whenever you call up a program y�see, you can tell if it�s using a MODULATION, DELAY &/or REVERB by simply looking at the pretty lights in each section and seeing if they�re on or off. For example, program 2 - 1, �Clean Edge,� uses CHORUS, MULTI and PLATE. And as soon as you call it up, the LEDs for CHORUS, MULTI and PLATE will automatically light up. Can you say �user friendly?� We�ll get into finding out exactly how the controls for any MODULATION, DELAY & REVERB effects being used are dialed in shortly. Detour over; let�s get back to the wondrous workings of the ORIGINAL VALUE LED... As mentioned earlier when we were going through the Top Panel of your amp, the ORIGINAL VALUE LED also acts as the indicator for the BYPASS Button which, when engaged, bypasses the MODULATION, DELAY and REVERB sections of the amp. So, as you�d expect, when the BYPASS Button is activated, the ORIGINAL VALUE LED lights up, and stays lit until the BYPASS is switched off again. So, the ORIGINAL VALUE LED is either �off� or �on.� If it�s �off� it will light up for a second when an original value is found. Likewise, if it�s �on� it will turn off for a second when an original value is found. Logical enough, right? Good, now that�s loud �n� clear, lets get on to the business of finding out exactly what�s dialed in on a particular program. To make life easier, let�s start at the far left of the Top Panel and work our way through it. First up is the PEDAL Section... STEP 1: Look at the LED in the top left hand corner of the PEDAL Section. Is it lit up? If it is it means a pedal is being used so go to STEP 2. If it isn�t lit up, skip to STEP 5. So, the PEDAL LED is on, meaning a pedal is being used - let�s find out which one. Simply keep your eye on the ORIGINAL VALUE LED and slowly click through the 10 pedal model choices. When you reach the one that�s being used the ORIGINAL VALUE light will either go on or off for a second, depending on whether the BYPASS button is engaged or not. Like I said, simple stuff...
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