Wounded Paw BASS701 User manual

Wounded Paw
BASS701 Amplifier
Owner's Guide
The BASS701 is a compact but powerful bass amp with a TON of overdrive on tap and massive
flexibility to shape your tone The pre-amp features a 6 band overdrive section that allows you to
carefully tailor the gain The power amp has 700 watts of power to deliver that tone
Features
•6 Band Overdrive: In the overdrive section the instrument signal is split into 6 frequency
bands and each band goes through it's own overdrive channel, with separate Drive and Level
controls Then all the overdrive channels are summed back together to form a harmonically
rich tone that still maintains the integrity of all the notes you're playing There is a wide range
of drive that can be applied to each frequency band as well as adjusting the individual channel
volume
•ffects Loop: The effects loop can be set to come before or after the entire overdrive
section or off completely, or on the clean channel independently
•Select Footswitch: Select between Overdrive and Clean with either the included footswitch
or the Select toggle switch on the front panel
•700 Watt Power Amp: The class D power amp section can deliver 700 watts of power into
a 4 ohm speaker load
•Balanced Line Outputs: A separate level control sets the output volume to the balanced
XLR and balanced/unbalanced 1/4” jacks to connect to mixing consoles or other amplifiers
•Headphone Output: Connect headphones to use the amp for practice with a line in option
for playing along to recorded tracks
•Universal Power: Can accept 100 to 240 Volts AC, 50 to 60 Hz
•Compact Size: 12” wide x 3” tall x 9” deep
Front Panel

In: 1/4” jack to connect to an instrument
Standby: In the down position the amp is in standby mode and there is no output In the up
position the red LED turns green and all the outputs are active The tuner output is active in either
position
-15dB Pad: In the down position this toggle switch attenuates the input signal by 15dB, for use
with active basses or instruments with very high output levels
Overdrive Section
In the overdrive section the instrument signal input level is set by the Pre Gain control and then split
into 6 frequency bands covering the entire audio spectrum Each band goes through a separate
overdrive channel with individual Drive and Level controls Then all the overdrive channels are
summed back together into one signal It's important to note that the overdrive channels are divided
by frequency on the input signal and the overdrive on each channel will be applied mostly to that
particular frequency band The harmonics generated on each overdrive channel will go beyond that
frequency band and are retained as an integral part of the output tone
Pre Gain: This sets how much of the clean instrument signal is sent in parallel to all the individual
drive channels which offers a quick way to alter the overall amount of overdrive Turning the Pre
Gain down also slightly raises the output level of the entire Overdrive section to allow for full volume
at lower gain settings
Drive Channels: Each drive channel has a Drive control which sets how much overdrive is applied
to that frequency range and a Level control which sets the volume of that channel in the overall
output of the Overdrive section
The Low channel covers the bass end of the audio spectrum
The four mid range channels are centered on 190Hz, 250Hz, 400Hz and 620Hz
The High channel covers the treble end of the audio spectrum
Treble: The treble controls works on the output mix of all those channels to tame the possibly huge
amounts of harmonics generated by summing all the overdrives together
ffects Loop
The effects loop can be set to come before or after the overdrive section or turned off entirely using
the rotary switch labeled POST, OFF, PRE The toggle switch next to it enables the effects loop on
the clean channel The red LED indicates when the Effects Loop is in use either The Send and
Return jacks are on the back panel
In the Pre position the instrument signal is sent to the effects loop send and then the effects loop
return is sent directly to the overdrive section and finally to the Ovedrive Level control
In the Post position the output of the overdrive section is sent directly to the effects loop send The
effects loop return is then sent to the Overdrive Level control
In the Off position the effects loop is not in the signal path The overdrive section output is sent
directly to the Overdrive Level control
On the Clean Channel, if the Effects toggle is on, the instrument signal is sent to the send of the
effects loop and the return is sent to the Clean Level control

Overdrive / Clean: Use this toggle switch to select the output signal sent to the Master section,
either the Overdrive Section or the Clean channel When the Select footswitch is plugged into the
Footswitch jack on the back panel it overrides the functioning of the Select toggle With the Clean
Level all the way down this can also be used as a mute for tuning or just silence
Clean Level: Set the level of the clean signal sent to the Master section when the clean channel is
selected
Overdrive Level: This control sets the output level of the Overdrive section sent to the Master
section
Master Section
The master section is the final stage before the power amp controlling the master volume and bass
and treble on the output signal
Bass: Bass shelf control with 12dB of boost or cut At the noon position there is no change to the
signal With the treble controls this forms a Baxandall type tone stack
Treble: Treble shelf control with 12dB of boost or cut At the noon position there is no change to
the signal
Volume: Output volume sent to the power amp
Back Panel
Speaker Outputs: Two 1/4” jacks and one Speakon jack all wired in parallel to connect to speaker
cabinets The absolute minimum load is 2 5 ohms but 4 ohms is recommended The output power is
700 watts at 4 ohms or 350 watts at 8 ohms
Line Out: Send a signal out to mixing consoles, PA systems or other amplifiers
XLR out: Connect a mic cord to send a balanced signal to mixers DO NOT apply 48V phantom
power to this XLR line
GND Lift: Toggle switch to lift the ground on the XLR out Only flip this toggle up if there is a hum
problem on the XLR out Normally it should be in the down position
PR / POST: In the Pre position the Line Out signal is taken directly from the input of the amp In
the Post position the Line Out signal is taken from the Master section, before the Master Volume but
after the Bass and Treble controls

Level: The volume of the Line Out signal
Unbalanced: Connect to an external amp using an unbalanced 1/4” instrument cable For a
balanced output use the XLR out
ffects Send and Return
1/4” jacks to connect to an external effects pedal or signal processor The effects loops can be set to
come before or after the overdrive section on the front panel If nothing is plugged into the Return
jack the signal is passed through from the Send
Footswitch: Connect the included footswitch using a 1/4” instrument cable The footswitch
overrides the function of the front panel Select toggle switch when it is attached The LED on the
footswitch is lit when the Overdrive section is selected
Tuner: Buffered 1/4” output jack to connect to a tuner, taken from the input of the amp
Headphones
Connect headphones to use the amp for practice with a line in for playing along to recorded tracks
Volume: Sets the headphone volume of the bass amp sound
Line In: 1/8” jack to connect to a phone or MP3 player, or any other source of pre-recorded music
The knob sets the headphone volume for the line in music only
Phones: Stereo 1/4” jack to connect to headphones
AC Power In
Use a grounded wall socket or power bar and the supplied AC cable to connect to AC power The
power range can be from 100 to 240 volts AC, 50 to 60Hz
Recommended Settings
As a starting point we recommend setting all the overdrive section's controls to noon, as well as the
master section's bass and treble From there you can experiment with changing the overdrive pre
gain to quickly add or subtract the total gain, or individually adjust the overdrive channels To hear
what each overdrive channel sounds like individually you will have to turn all the channel's levels
down to 0 and then bring one up by itself It may take a while to find your tone but it will be well
worth it
Contents
The Bass701 amplifier ships with the Overdrive / Clean select footswitch, one 1/4” cable to connect
the footswitch, and a power cord
Wounded Paw Audio
26C Brookfield St
Toronto, ON
M6J 3A9, Canada
www.woundedpawaudio.ca