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Ever wish you could take just one bass to a session that
could go from round, vintage warmth to modern, active pickup punch?
What if you could take that jazz gig and not have to squeeze an
acoustic bass in your trunk or on the subway?
With a Variax® Bass, you can show up to any
live gig or studio date with the confidence your tone will always
be perfect for any tune. Best of all, that’s just the beginning of
what you can do with a Variax Bass 700 and 705.
An overview of the Variax Bass controls:
MODEL SELECT
Its primary function is in choosing the active instrument
model. Rotate the knob to choose from the 12 positions, and that
handy indicator light will be lighting up the knob so you’ll even
be able to see what you’re doing on a dark stage. Each position
actually contains two models, just push the Volume knob to select
between them
BLEND – PICKUP POSITION – MIC POSITION
Most of the basses we’ve modeled have two pickups. Instead of
providing individual volume controls for each pickup, we’ve taken
the more modern approach of a master Volume and Blend. Rotate the
Blend fully clockwise for just the bridge pickup, and fully
counterclockwise for just the neck pickup. At the center detent,
you get equal amounts of both pickups. Everything in-between is a
blend of the two.
Several of the modeled basses have only a single pickup. Ordinarily
this doesn’t give you much pickup variation, but the Variax Bass is
no ordinary instrument. At the center detent, you can hear the
pickup in the “stock” position. Rotate the control clockwise to
move the pickup closer to the bridge, and counterclockwise to move
the pickup closer to the neck. Welcome to the future, my
friend.
For the acoustic instruments, the Blend control lets you change the
position of the modeled microphone. Rotate the control clockwise to
bring the mic closer, counterclockwise to pull the mic out for more
ambience
SAVING THE PERFECT SETUP
To really take advantage of the sonic capabilities of the
Variax Bass when performing, you’ll want each instrument model to
be set up for your specific needs and preferences. Use the
Customize function of Variax Bass's model knob to get all 24 models
sounding just the way you want. Once you’ve tweaked these settings
to perfection, just press the Model Select knob down and hold for a
few seconds until the indicator light shines solid green or red.
That’s it. Now every time you call up that model, it’s set up just
the way you like it.
VARIAX BASS 700 4 string RRP $1299. Our price $1149.
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VARIAX BASS 705 5 string RRP $1399. Our price $1199.
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