Laney DIGBETH DB500H User manual

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Table of contents
ENGLISH ............................................................................... 2
GERMAN.............................................................................. 18
FRENCH............................................................................... 34
SPANISH.............................................................................. 50
PORTUGUESE...................................................................... 66
KOREAN.............................................................................. 82
CHINESE.............................................................................. 98
WARNINGS........................................................................ 114

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THE. NEW. STANDARD.
Bass is part of the Laney DNA. Founded in 1967 by Lyndon Laney – a bass player - the
business was born with a bass in its hand.
The DIGBETH bass range is a celebration of this fact. Designed with a vintage aesthetic,
harking back to the looks and sounds of the 60’s & 70’s, the DIGBETH takes vintage tone
and looks, and combines it with ultra-modern functionality and British design and
engineering.
Created for the bass player seeking a range of FET & TUBE tones not previously available
in a compact, powerful and portable bass amp.

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1 - FET VOLUME – Controls the level of the FET Channel. This channel offers a clean, fast
response which is articulate & punchy in the low end
2 - FET/TUBE SWITCH – Changes the selected channel between FET & TUBE.
3 - TUBE DRIVE – Sets the amount of pre-gain to the TUBE channel. At low settings the
TUBE channel will have subtle amount of overdrive adding a characteristic warm sound.
At higher settings the preamp into the TUBE channel is pushed harder, giving you more
growl and distortion.
4 - TUBE VOLUME – Controls the post-gain level of the TUBE channel. Use it in
conjunction with the TUBE drive control to get the perfect overdrive tone at the right
volume. The TUBE Volume control can also be pulled to allow MIX both the TUBE &
FET channel. This allows blending if the sonic benets of both channels. Great for a
clean tone with a small bit of grit or a distorted tone with super punchy bass!
5 - BASS – Increasing this control adds move low frequencies to the sound, great for
increasing the sub. Decreasing this control cuts back low frequencies, useful to help
reign in low end feedback or clean up a muddy sound. Set to 5 this control is by
passed and doesn’t affect sound.
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6 - MID MODE - A 4-position rotary switch – each position applies one of four
different pre-shaped EQ sounds. The position selected works in conjunction with the
MIDS PRESHAPE LEVEL (7) control.
Position 1 -> A narrow lower mid cut which is great for giving more denition to your
bass when playing with a drummer. Pull it back to give space to the kick & snare, bring
it up to push your bass in front of the drums.
Position 2 -> A wider mid-range control is great for bringing out the growl of you bass,
very useful to give more bite to your distorted tones, or for cutting back and increasing
mid-range clarity.
Position 3 -> A narrow mid-range setting, like in position 2, though more rened and
less aggressive, good for scooping out your bass for a slap tone or increasing denition
when playing distorted guitars.
Position 4 -> A upper mid setting, great to honing in on the pop of a bass or to cut
back on fret noise.
7 - MID LEVEL – This control works in conjunction with the MID MODE control.
Increasing the control boosts the set MID band, decreasing the control cuts the set MID
band. Set to 5 this bypasses the mid control irrespective of the MID MODE setting.
8 - TREBLE - Boost the higher frequenciesgiving more top end clarity to the sound.
Decrease the control to remove higher frequencies, good for a subby mellow sound.
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9 - TILT - Works like an overall balance control of the tone. Turning toward the TREBLE
clef will decrease lower frequencies and boost higher frequencies. Turning towards
the BASS clef does the opposite. This control is perfect for ne tuning your overall
tone and making sure your tone works in any situation.
10 - STANDYBY SWITCH – Works in conjunction with the power switch and switches the
amp out of stand-by (MUTE) and into active mode (RUN). In stand-by (MUTE) mode
the LED pulses to give you a visual reference that the amp is in stand-by (MUTE)
mode.
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11 - POWER SWITCH - Switches the power to the AMP.
12 - GROUND LIFT – Provided to avoid any hum problems there may be when connecting
the balanced D.I to external equipment such as mixing desks etc.
13 - SOURCE SWITCH - Selects the signal sent to the Balanced D.I. out. Can be set to PRE,
only sending the input signal to the AMP, or POST sending the signal after the Preamp,
EQ and TILT sections.
14 - XLR-Balanced D.I. Out – This is a balanced signal output for sending to external
devices such as mixing desking, PA etc.
15 - PHONES SOCKET with Level Control – Connect headphones for monitoring or
silent practice.
16 - AUX IN with Level Control – Provided for connecting an external sound source.
Useful for jamming along with audio tracks.
17 - EFFECTS LOOP LEVEL - Selects the level at which the effects loops operates at. When
using effects start with 0dB as the setting, but if your effects are HOT or start
distorting set the switch to -10dB. When not using the EFFECTS loop is not in use, set
the switch to bypass.
18 - FX LOOP SEND & RETURN - These sockets are used for connecting an external effects
device to your amplier. Use the send jack to connect to the input of your external
device and use the return jack to connect the output of the external device to your
amplier.
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19 - REMOTE SOCKET – Allows you to connect an external remote footswitch (FS2-MINI)
for remote switching of TUBE DRIVE and MUTE.
20 - TUNER SOCKET - Plug your external tuning device in here. The signal is still sent to
the tuner socket even when the unit is in MUTE mode allowing silent tuning.
21 – COMBI Socket – Speakon NL2 compatible twist lock and 6.3mm jack. Provided to
connect your external cabinet. Please make sure the total cabinet impedance is no
less than 4 Ohms i.e. you can use a single 4 Ohm rated cabinet or 2 x 8 Ohm rated
cabinets may be used.
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1 - FET VOLUME – Controls the level of the FET Channel. This channel offers a clean, fast
response which is articulate & punchy in the low end
2 - FET/TUBE SWITCH – Changes the selected channel between FET & TUBE.
3 - TUBE DRIVE – Sets the amount of pre-gain to the TUBE channel. At low settings the
TUBE channel will have subtle amount of overdrive adding a characteristic warm sound.
At higher settings the preamp into the TUBE channel is pushed harder, giving you more
growl and distortion.
4 - TUBE VOLUME – Controls the post-gain level of the TUBE channel. Use it in
conjunction with the TUBE drive control to get the perfect overdrive tone at the right
volume. The TUBE Volume control can also be pulled to allow MIX both the TUBE &
FET channel. This allows blending if the sonic benets of both channels. Great for a
clean tone with a small bit of grit or a distorted tone with super punchy bass!
5 - MID MODE - A 4-position rotary switch – each position applies one of four
different pre-shaped EQ sounds. The position selected works in conjunction with the
MIDS PRESHAPE LEVEL (6) control.
Position 1 -> A narrow lower mid cut which is great for giving more denition to your
bass when playing with a drummer. Pull it back to give space to the kick & snare, bring
it up to push your bass in front of the drums.
Position 2 -> A wider mid-range control is great for bringing out the growl of you bass,
very useful to give more bite to your distorted tones, or for cutting back and increasing
mid-range clarity.
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Position 3 -> A narrow mid-range setting, like in position 2, though more rened and
less aggressive, good for scooping out your bass for a slap tone or increasing denition
when playing distorted guitars.
Position 4 -> A upper mid setting, great to honing in on the pop of a bass or to cut
back on fret noise.
6 - MID LEVEL – This control works in conjunction with the MID MODE control.
Increasing the control boosts the set MID band, decreasing the control cuts the set MID
band. Set to 5 this bypasses the mid control irrespective of the MID MODE setting.
7 - TILT - Works like an overall balance control of the tone. Turning toward the TREBLE
clef will decrease lower frequencies and boost higher frequencies. Turning towards the
BASS clef does the opposite. This control is perfect for ne tuning your overall tone
and making sure your tone works in any situation.
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8 - POWER SWITCH - Switches the power to the AMP.
9 - GROUND LIFT – Provided to avoid any hum problems there may be when connecting
the balanced D.I to external equipment such as mixing desks etc.
10 - SOURCE SWITCH - Selects the signal sent to the Balanced D.I. out. Can be set to PRE,
only sending the input signal to the AMP, or POST sending the signal after the Preamp,
EQ and TILT sections.
11 - XLR-Balanced D.I. Out– XLR-Balanced D.I. Out – This is a balanced signal output for
sending to external devices such as mixing desking, PA etc.
12 - PHONES SOCKET – Connecting headphones for monitoring or silent practice.
13 - AUX IN – Provided for connecting an external sound source. Useful for jamming along
with audio tracks.
14 - FX LOOP SEND & RETURN - These sockets are used for connecting an external effects
device to your amplier. Use the send jack to connect to the input of your external
device and use the return jack to connect the output of the external device to your
amplier.
15 – COMBI Socket – Speakon NL2 compatible twist lock and 6.3mm jack. Provided to
connect your external cabinet. Please make sure the total cabinet impedance is no
less than 4 ohms i.e. you can use a single 4 Ohm rated cabinet or 2 x 8 Ohm rated
cabinets may be used. *Not present on the DB200-210.
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Technical Specications
DB500H
Product BASS Amplier
Power 500 Watts RMS
Channels FET & TUBE
Features FET Volume
TUBE Drive
TUBE Volume
Bass
Mid Preshape
Mid Preshape Level
Treble
TILT
DI OUT Pre/Post
Ground Lift
Phones with Level
Aux in with Level
FX loop send
FX Loop Return
Tuner
Footswitch socket (FS2-MINI)
External Speaker socket
Unit Size/mm 205x420x220 (HxWxD)
Unit Weight 7.1 Kg
Carton Size/mm 280x585x310 (HxWxD)
Packed Weight 11 Kg
Mains Voltage 100-240V Universal power supply
Power Consumption 150W
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In the interest of continued product development, Laney reserve the right to amend product specication without prior notice
Technical Specications
DB200H
Product BASS Amplier
Power 200 Watts RMS
Channels FET & TUBE
Features FET Volume
TUBE Drive
TUBE Volume
Mid Preshape
Mid Preshape Level
TILT
DI OUT Pre/Post
Ground Lift
Phones
Aux in
FX loop send
FX Loop Return
External Speaker socket
Unit Size/mm 180x300x207 (HxWxD)
Unit Weight 4.1 Kg
Carton Size/mm 235x470x300 (HxWxD)
Packed Weight 6.5 Kg
Mains Voltage 100-240V~ Universal power supply
Power Consumption 75W
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Technical Specications
DB200-210
Product BASS COMBO Amplier
Power 200 Watts RMS
Channels FET & TUBE
Features FET Volume
TUBE Drive
TUBE Volume
Mid Preshape
Mid Preshape Level
TILT
DI OUT Pre/Post
Ground Lift
Phones
Aux in
FX loop send
FX Loop Return
2x10” HH Blue 25038-8.
Lavoce DF10.10L 1” Compression driver
Unit Size/mm 580x440x325 (HxWxD)
Unit Weight 18.5 Kg
Carton Size/mm 645x535x420 (HxWxD)
Packed Weight 22.5 Kg
Mains Voltage 100-240V~ Universal power supply
Power Consumption 75W
In the interest of continued product development, Laney reserve the right to amend product specication without prior notice
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RING - FET/TUBE
PRE
ON
POST
LIFT
D.I. SOURCE
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DIRECT OUT
PHONES
PHONES LEVEL
PHONES MUTE
GROUND LIFT
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BYPASS
BASS
RUN
MUTE
MODE TILT
LEVEL
FET/TUBE
MID
TREBLE
POWER
AMPLIFIER
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FET VOLUME
TUBE DRIVE
TUNER OUT
REMOTE
INPUT
AUX INPUT
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FX LOOP
MAIN OUTPUT
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RETURN
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D.I. SOURCE
POST
PRE
DIRECT OUT
PHONES
PHONES MUTE
GROUND LIFT
MODE
TUBE
VOLUME
(Pull the Tube Volume control to provide
a blend of FET and TUBE channels)
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LEVEL
FET/TUBE
MID
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THE. NEW. STANDARD.
Bass ist Teil der DNA von Laney. 1967 von Lyndon Laney – einem Bassisten – gegründet,
wurde das Unternehmen mit einem Bass in der Hand geboren.
Die DIGBETH-Bass Serie zelebriert diese Tatsache. Entworfen mit einer Vintage-Ästhetik,
die an die Looks und Sounds der 60er und 70er Jahre erinnert, nimmt der DIGBETH
Vintage-Sound und -Look auf und kombiniert ihn mit ultramoderner Funktionalität und
britischem Design bzw. Ingenieurwesen.
Entwickelt für Bassisten, die eine Reihe von FET- und TUBE-Klängen suchen, die zuvor nicht
verfügbar waren in einem kompakten, leistungsstarken und tragbaren Bassverstärker.

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1 - FET VOLUME – Regelt den Pegel des FET-Kanals. Dieser Kanal bietet einen cleanen Ton,
schnelle Ansprache, die im unteren Bereich artikuliert und druckvoll ist
2 - FET/TUBE SWITCH – Ändert den ausgewählten Kanal zwischen FET & TUBE.
3 - TUBE DRIVE – Stellt die Vorverstärkung des TUBE-Kanals ein. Bei niedrigen
Einstellungen, Der TUBE-Kanal verfügt über einen subtilen Overdrive, der einen charak
teristischen warmen Klang hinzufügt. Bei höheren Einstellungen wird der Vorverstärke
in den TUBE-Kanal stärker gedrückt, wodurch Sie mehr Verzerrung erlangen.
4 - TUBE VOLUME – Regelt den Post-Gain-Pegel des TUBE-Kanals. Verwenden Sie es in
in Verbindung mit dem TUBE-Driveregler, um den perfekten Overdrive-Sound mit dem
richtigen Volumen zu erhalten. Der TUBE-Lautstärkeregler kann auch gezogen werden,
sowohl im TUBE- als auch im FET-Kanal. Dies ermöglicht das Mischen, wenn die klan
glichen Vorteile beider Kanäle genutzt werden sollen. Großartig für einen sauberen Ton
mit etwas Körnung oder ein verzerrter Ton mit super druckvollem Bass!
5 - BASS – Wenn Sie diesen Regler erhöhen, werden dem Klang tiefe Frequenzen hin
zugefügt, ideal für den Sub zu erhöhen. Durch Verringern dieses Reglers werden tiefe
Frequenzen reduziert, was hilfreich ist um das Low-End-Feedback zu beherrschen. Auf
5 gesetzt ist dieses Steuerelement Neutral und hat keinen Einuss auf den Klang.
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