TANK-G

 

TANK-G is a portable and multifunctional guitar effector. It has36 editable Presets, the users also can customize effectors chain and save. TANK-G has built-in battery, it has Noise Gate,9 Preamp selection slots,3-band EQ,3 Modulations,3 Delays,3 Reverbs,8 IR CAB slots and a Tuner.You can download the computer software or APP from our official channels, use it to edit presets, exchange presets, share presets, import/export presets, and customize the color that each preset footswitch-light displays, and you can import the IR files, restore the factory Settings of the machine. Beside,it support mobile phone recording jack, BT, earphone monitoring function, XLR balanced output jack, and computer sound card. It integrates a variety of function, it is easy-carry and it has excellent sound! It could be a good partner of your guitar.

 

1. Attentions

The power supply

It is equipped with built-in battery for power supply, which can last for 12 hours after full charge. It can charge with the 5V adapter or the power bank. When the battery run low, you can use the 5V 2A adapter, you need 4 hours to fully charge the battery. When the battery run low, the display screen will show the pattern " ", it shows every five seconds. When the battery run low, don't use it for a long time to avoid unstable working performance, please charge it in time.

The connection

Be sure to turn off the power of related equipment before connecting or disconnecting the device.

The electrical interference

The electromagnetic wave of radio, television and other

equipment may cause interference to the equipment, so please try to stay away from radio , television and other equipment.

The location

To avoid deformation, discoloration, or other serious damage, do not expose this unit to the following conditions:

1. Heat sources
2. Magnetic fields
3. Sunlight
4. High temperature or moist district
5. Excessively dusty or dirty locations
6. Strong vibrations or shocks

 

Ⅱ. Effectors chain diagram

（There is a picture description of this position, please understand it with the picture above）

 

Ⅲ. Rear panel

（There is a picture description of this position, please understand it with the picture above）

 

①IN: 1/4“MONO audio input jack.

②Audio output jack: It support mobile phone recording.

③Earphone output.

④ OUT: 1/4"MONO audio output jack.

⑤Power switch.

⑥Charging indicator: When the battery is normally using, the indicator will go off; During charging,the indicator will stay red, then it will turn to green after fully charging.

⑦USB jack: Use to charge the battery/the TANK-G can be sound card of computer/you can edit 36 groups of presets on computer/you can import the IR on computer.

 

1. Front panel

（There is a picture description of this position, please understand it with the picture above）

 

①NOISE GATE: Adjust the threshold of NOISE GATE, move to the far left to close the NOISE GATE.

②TYPE: 9 Preamp selection slots.

③GAIN: Adjust the gain of AMP,

④TREBLE: Adjust the treble of AMP.

⑤MIDDLE: Adjust the middle of AMP.

⑥BASS: Adjust the bass of AMP.

⑦VOLUME: Adjust the volume of AMP,

⑧MOD FX: Adjust the effect parameters of Modulation, this knob contains three processes, you can use it to select one of 3 types MOD.

⑨MOD SPEED: Adjust the speed of Modulation.

⑩DLY MIX: Adjust the dry and wet ratio of Delay, this knob

contains three processes, you can use it to select one of 3 types Delay.

⑪DLY TIME: Adjust feedback speed of echo repeats of Delay.

⑫RVB DECAY: Adjust the duration of Reverb Echo, this knob contains three processes, you can use it to select one of 3 types Reverb.

⑬RVB MIX: Adjust the dry and wet ratio of Reverb.

⑭IR CAB: Select the types of IR CAB.

⑮MASTER: The MASTER light is always lighting on after the power is turned on.In any case, you can use it to control TANK- G's final output volume, this light is not affected by any mode or scenes.

⑯BT indicator.

⑰The display screen: Display the number of the BANK, there are 1-9 groups; when in the TUNER mode, show the note name; when the battery run low, it show the pattern "U".

⑱A footswitch: Use it to turn on/off A-Preset when in PRESET mode, or use it to turn on/off REVERB Module when in LIVE mode.

⑲B footswitch: Use it to turn on/off B-Preset when in PRESET mode, or use it to turn on/off DELAY Module when in LIVE mode.

⑳C footswitch: Use it to turn on/off C-Preset when in PRESET mode, or use it to turn on/off MOD Module when in LIVE mode.

㉑D footswitch: Use it to turn on/off D-Preset when in PRESET mode, or use it to turn on/off AMP Module when in LIVE mode.

㉒Use balanced XLR cable to connect to your studio gear, mixer, PA, or FRFR speakerd.

 

1. Effectors module

Attention:Please make sure that TANK-G is in LIVE mode then you can listening-test the Effectors module below.

 

1. NOISE GATE module

• NOISE GATE knob: Adjust the threshold of NOISE GATE, move to the far left to close the NOISE GATE.

2.AMP module

• TYPE knob: Select the types of AMP, there are 9 different types, please look at the list.

SLOT	NAME	TYPE
1	Based on VOX AC30HW Normal	Clean
2	Based on Fender 65 Twin Reverb	Clean
3	Based on Bogner Shiva	Overdrive
4	Based on Marshall JTM45 OD	Overdrive
5	Based on Plexi 100	Overdrive
6	Based on Marshall JCM800	Dist
7	Based on Peavey 5150 LEAD	Dist
8	Based on ENGL Powerball E645/2	Dist
9	Based on Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier	Dist

     

• GAIN knob: Adjust the gain of AMP.
• TREBLE knob: Adjust the treble of AMP.
• MIDDLE knob: Adjust the middle of AMP. BASS knob: Adjust the bass of AMP.
• VOLUME knob: Adjust the volume of AMP.

3.MOD module

• MOD SPEED knob: Adjust the speed of Modulation.
• MOD FX knob: Adjust the effect parameters of Modulation, this knob contains three processes, you can use it to select one of 3 types MOD. The first process is to adjust the MIX-parameter of CHORUS, the second process is to adjust the DEPTH-parameter of PHASER, the third process is to adjust the MIX-parameter of TREMOLO. When the knob is set to the middle of any two processes, the MOD module turned off, the two knob lights of the MOD module go off at the same time.

4. DELAY module

• DLY TIME knob: Adjust feedback speed of echo repeats of Delay.
• DLY MIX knob: Adjust the dry and wet ratio of Delay, this knob contains three processes, you can use it to select one of 3 types Delay. The first process is ANALOG delay, the second process is TAPE delay, the third process is CLEAN delay. When the knob is set to the middle of any two processes, the DELAY module turned off, the two knob lights of the DELAY module go off at the same time.

5. REVERB module

• RVB MIX knob: Adjust the dry and wet ratio of Reverb.
• RVB DECAY knob: Adjust the duration of Reverb Echo, this knob contains three processes, you can use it to select one of 3 types Reverb. The first process is ROOM reverb, the second process is SPRING reverb, the third process is CLOUD reverb.When the knob is set to the middle of any two processes, the REVERB module turned off, the two knob lights of the REVERB module go off at the same time.

6.IR CAB module

• IR CAB knob: Select the types of IR CAB. A total of 9 slots, the first slot means the IR has been turned off, the other 8 slots are 8 types of IR CAB, please look at the list. You can import the IR files to TANK-G on computer software or APP, the previously IR will overwritten with the current IR.

SLOT	NAME	CAB TYPES
0	The IR CAB turn off	None
1	Based on VHT Deliverance	4x12
2	Basedon Sperimental	4x12
3	Based on Electrovoice	2x10
4	Based on Mesa Boogie	4x12
5	Based on Fender Champ	1x8
6	Based on Fender Pr Junior	1x10
7	Based on Marshall 1960V30	4x12
8	Based on DiezelV30	4x12

7.TUNER

• Hold the B+C footswitchs for 2 seconds to enter the TUNER mode. In this mode, the guitar output is muted. Then you can tap the B+C footswitchs to exit the TUNER mode.
• When tuning the string, the note name will be displayed on the screen, for note name with sharp/flat signs, the system defaults only to use # (sharp sign) to indicate, it appears on the display screen as a small dot in the bottom right corner, for example,“C#” is displayed on the screen as C.. All the knob lights above will show the pitch, when the middle green light keep lighting on, it indicate that the pitch of string is close to the note name on screen. When the left red lights keep lighting on, it indicate that the pitch of string is lower than the note name on screen. When the right red lights keep lighting on, it indicate that the pitch of string is higher than the note name on screen.

8.BT

• This product supports BT, you hold the B+C footswitchs for 3 seconds to turn on/off BT.When the BTindicator off, the BT function had been turned off; when the indicator flashing, it means that BTis turnning on, but not in connection; when the indicator lighting up, it means the BT has been connected.

9.Mobile phone recording

• This product supports phone recording function, you can use the recording cable to connect the Phone and TANK-G, then you can use your Phone to get a high quality recording.

 

1. PRESET/LIVE mode

TANK-G has 2 operation modes, LIVE mode and PRESET mode. The initial power-on default enters PRESET mode, tap the combination footswitches B+C to toggle LIVE/PRESET mode back and forth.

 

1. Function Introduction of PRESET mode.

In PRESET mode,press BANK- or BANK+ at first, the screen shows the target's BANK flashing, then tap A/B/C/D to switch to any preset you want.

PRESET mode is the most normal playing state, TANK-G has a total of 36 presets, you can use 4 footswitches to select any one of them.But in PRESET mode, you can't use the knob to adjust the tone parameters in real time, if you want to adjust the parameters, you should enter the LIVE mode at first, or you can use the computer software or APP to read and adjust the parameters of TANK-G.

As you can see from the display, there are 1-9 preset groups, which we call BANK, each BANK has four presets for A,B.C,and D.Tap BANK-footswitches to turn down the BANK, Tap BANK+ footswitches to turn up the BANK.A,B,C,D footswitches are the4 presets of the current BANK, when a preset is selected, the corresponding footswitch-indicator keep lighting up. At this point, some of the top knob lights will light up, the continuously on knob light means that the effect is on, and the off knob light means that the effect is off, If none of the 4 presets of the current BANK are enabled, it means TANK-G is currently in BYPASS, all 4 footswitch-lights and all parameters-knob lights are off, with only the MASTER knob on.

In PRESTET mode, you can save the current preset(2A,for example) overwrite to any of the 36 presets. It's very simple, under the current preset, tap BANK- or BANK+ to select your target group(eighth group, for example), now the number "8" on the screen will continue flashing, this will indicate that you are ready to select the eighth BANK. Then press and hold either A/B/C/D footswitch(B footswitch, for example), after this

operation, you had copied and pasted the 2A preset to the 8B preset, the B-footswitch blinks quickly, indicating "Save successfully".

1. Function Introduction of LIVE mode.

In LIVE mode you can fine-tune and edit one of the 36 presets, when you switch B+C footswitch to enter the LIVE mode, the machine will retain the data in the corresponding knobs before switching, the data is retained only once, and once the knob value is manually changed, the data is overwritten by the actual knob value. Therefore, you can adjust any parameters-knob of the current preset, then tapBANK- or BANK+ to select the BANK you want, finally you can hold the A/B/C/D to save the overlay, at this time, the A/B/C/D footswitch blinks quickly, indicating "Save successfully".

In LIVE mode you can also customize a effectors chain, after you enter the LIVE mode, you should close all effector modules manually at first, then you turn on the module you want, at this time you get a effectors chain, visual operations can be performed, the timbre of parameters-knob is what you see is what you get, you can use the knobs to improvise the timbre when you performing.

In LIVE mode, the knob lights have only 3 states:lighting on/went off/flashing. If the knob light is off, it means that the effect of this knob is not on; If the knob is lighting on, it means that the effect has been turned on and the knob timbre effect is what you see is what you get; If the knob light flashing, it means that the effect has been turned on, but the knob timbre what you get is diffrent from what you see, and once the knob value is manually changed, the data is overwritten by the actual knob value, the knob light become lighting on.

In LIVE mode, the footswitch lights have only 2 states: went off/flashing. If the footswitch light is off, it means that the effecor module of this footswitch is not on; If the footswitch light is flashing, it means that the effecor module of this footswitch is on.

 

1. Technical parameters

Input	Standard1/4"jack MONO/TS
Output	Standard1/4"jack MONO/TS, 1/8"Stereo jack, XLR balanced jack
Sample rate	44.1KHz/24bit
Size	310(L)X65(W)X40(H)mm
Weight	613g
Power supply& USB data transmit	Type-C、5V≥300mA
Battery capacity	3000mah
Current draw	200mA
Attachment	User manual, USB cable, recording cable

 

Ⅷ.FCC Warning

★FCC Warning Statement Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.