AMP1 Mercury Edition - Operation

How what works

AMP1 Mercury Edition - Features

What is it, what can it do?

AMP1 Mercury Edition - Troubleshooting

Is there something wrong?

AMP1 Mercury Edition - Extras

Good to know!

AMP1 Mercury Edition - Other devices

… in conjunction with devices from other manufacturers

Articles in AMP1 Mercury Edition

• When does the Nanotube have to be replaced?
• Power Soak via MIDI
• Which parameters on the AMP1 can be controlled via MIDI Control Change (CC)?
• How does MIDI LEARN work?
• What is the difference between the REC OUT of the AMP1 and the BluBOX?
• Can the AMP1 be operated without a load (loudspeaker, reactive load, etc.) connected?
• Different grid voltages in different countries - do you need a transformer?
• Is it normal for the AMP1 fan to make a very loud operating noise?
• How to switch off AMP1's speaker simulation
• Which cabinet is the REC OUT of the AMP1 based on?
• Problems with AMP1 Mercury Edition and Line6 HX Effects
• Connecting multiple cabinets to the AMP1: a guide
• How does the AMP1 factory reset work?
• AMP1 + external footswitch - how to access all 4 channels
• Direct Access Mode and Preset Mode
• AMP1 + external footswitch - why don't all footswitches with LEDs work?
• What MIDI controllers can be used to control the AMP1?
• Reading the production date from the serial number - this is how it works!
• Problems when switching - do I have a defective footswitch?
• What is HALF POWER MODE, and how does it work?
• When the HALF POWER MODE is activated, there is no difference in volume. Why is this?
• Stiff custom control trim pots
• Trouble activating LOW GAIN MODE
• What Expert Features does my AMP1 have?
• Trouble activating HALF POWER MODE
• Missing FX loop level switch?
• The FX Loop level switch does not work
• Hum in the speaker cabinet when connected to the mains
• Ticking noise when connected to mains
• Is the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power MONDO suitable as a power supply for the AMP1?
• Locating (and eliminating) noise in the AMP1
• Overdrive crosstalk on the Clean Channel
• Distortion on the Clean Channel
• Does the Custom Control pot for the BOOST regulate the volume or the gain of the BOOST?
• Can you connect an additional, external audio source to the FX RETURN?
• Noise Gate: Differences between the AMP1 Silver, Mercury and Iridium Editions
• Does the AMP1's FX loop have a buffer?
• What can be the causes of sound dropouts?
• Using AMP1 with a bass guitar
• The Custom Controls of the AMP1 Mercury Edition
• Custom Controls and 3-band equalization - tips on handling
• Troubleshooting: Clean channel too treble-heavy
• Troubleshooting: Overdrive channels too treble-heavy
• Pre or post FX: which effects belong before the amp and which in the FX loop?
• MIDI handling issues with the Line6 HX Effects
• AMP1 with acoustic guitar
• The custom control axles on my AMP1 are defective. What now?
• Are the Custom Controls on my AMP1 broken?
• Simultaneous use of both speaker outs on AMP1
• MIDI handling of AMP1 and Line6 HX Effects - a quick step guide
• The AMP1 Power Soak - functionality and areas of application
• Which AMP1 parameters can be saved in presets - and which can not?
• Is the Power Soak installed in the REMOTE1 or in the AMP1?
• Simultaneous operation of REC OUT and SPEAKER OUT?
• Loss of volume after connecting REMOTE1
• Stereo operation with the AMP1
• Switching the FX Loop on and off
• Can LOW GAIN MODE and HALF POWER MODE be used at the same time?
• The left footswitch LED on the AMP1 changes in brightness
• Output power of the AMP1
• Power Soak with the REMOTE1
• Which parameters can be saved with the REMOTE1 - and which cannot?
• Does the REMOTE1 deactivate LOW GAIN MODE and HALF POWER MODE?
• Activating pre-effects in front of the AMP1 and insert effects in the FX loop of the AMP1 at the same time
• Signal flow in AMP1
• AMP1's reverb depends on the preamp's volume
• Second master volume / solo volume without REMOTE1 or MIDI
• What is the difference between AMP1 Silver Edition and the AMP 1 Mercury Edition?
• What is the difference between the AMP1 Mercury Edition and the AMP1 Iridium Edition?
• What kind of footswitch is suitable for switching the AMP1?
• The 15 most common AMP1 'faults' that really aren't!
• A "squeaky" sound when switching off the AMP1
• MIDI controlled stereo AMP1 system using the 7 cable method - a guide
• Switch two AMP1s with one REMOTE1
• Which cables are used to connect the BluBOX?
• Clanking tube under mechanical vibration
• Serial vs. parallel effects loop (FX loop)
• Treble Bleed - what is it and what is it used for?
• The AMP1 Mercury Edition sporadically does not switch in preset mode.
• The "Zero Gain" method