Roland V-Bass VB-99 Owner's Manual

1VB-99 V-Bass System®ÂØÒňήWorkshopPickup Settings© 2009 Roland Corporation U.S.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in

10Turn the F1 knob or press the F1 button to set the desired GK VOL 1 behavior. Turn the F6 knob or press the F6 button to set the desired S1 and S2

2About the Workshop BookletsRoland’s VB-99 V-Bass System is, simply put, the most powerful bass processor ever made. It’s the second-generat

3A divided pickup is also sometimes called a “hex,” “hexaphonic,” or “polyphonic” pickup.See the VB-99 Workshop booklet Introduction t

4Regular PickupIf you want to use your normal bass pickups—and you’re not sending the normal pickup signal along the 13-pin cable—plug one end

5PIEZO G—• Choose this setting if your bass is equipped with a piezo-type divided pickup manufactured by Graph Tech Guitar Labs.PIEZO R—•

6When the GK PU TYPE is set to GK-3B or GK-2B (Step 5), the GK PU POS setting should mirror how the pickup is physically installed on your bass in re

7Roland’s GK-3B and GK-2B divided pickups—as well 12 as most non-Roland divided pickup systems—have two onboard switches for controllin

8The Play screen is the VB-99’s “home” screen. It’s the screen that’s displayed after the VB-99 finishes its power-up sequence. You’ll usual

9AUTO—• With this setting, the VB-99 automatically detects whether a 13-pin pin cable is connected to the GK IN jack, and adjusts