Amplifier 3 Head

RED NOTE . MELO . CUSTOM INSTRUMENTS

CHARACTERISTICS

 

FRONT PANEL

Input one - This jack gives access two channel one.

Input two - This jack gives access two channel two.

Channel 1 - Volume/Bright Switch, Treble, Middle and Bass.

Channel 2 - Gain/Bright Switch Treble, Middle, Bass and Volume/Fat switch.

Master Volume - Controls the power amp input.

Reverb Volume - Controls the amount of Reverb (Reverb is 100% tube based with Accutronics tank).

Standby switch - Removes high Voltage during standby periods.

Power switch - Power ON/OFF.

 

BACK PANEL

Fuse -Main fuse 3A

Fuse HT - Protects output transformer and other sensitive components in the event of a tube short

Pentode/Triode Switch - Switch between Triode and Pentode (mode Triode has a mellower sound but with half the power than Pentode)

External speaker jack - Use this jack for speaker cabinet

Impedance selector switch - Switch between 4 and 8 ohms (Internal speaker is 8 ohms)

Headphone jack - This jack is for dynamic headphones. Impedance is 150 ohms. With a special cable can also be used as post-reverb recording out

Headphone/Speaker switch - This switch mutes the amplifier. Useful for headphones as well as during recording through send outputs

Send (only channel 2)- Send level is a low impedance cathode follower output, will drive any effect of the market. Can be used as a preamp/recording out or to drive another amp. Send is pre-reverb

Send level (only channel 2) - Controls the amount of signal to the effects as well as other destinations (Power amp, computer, mixer etc...)

Return (only channel 2) - Return effects input. This is a power amp input

Pedal - For remote Footswitch . Switches the Reverb on/off

 

TECHNICAL

Topology - Push-Pull fixed bias with a pair of matched Svetlana 6L6GC. (EL34 or 6550 versions can be factory ordered by special request). Bias can be set externally by a military style blocking potentiometer, Quiescent current of the tube is monitored through a Jack

Triode mode - 25 Watt

Pentode mode - 50 Watt

Headphones - 1 x 6922

Channel 1 x ECC83

Channel 1 x ECC83

Loop - 1 x ECC81

Phase Inverter - 1 x ECC83

Resistors - 1% Low noise mixed Kiwame carbon and metal film

Capacitors - Electrolytics (Tesla, Sprague) Polyprop. (SBE, SCR), Silver mica

Input and output Jacks - Switchcraft

Switches - Carling

Output transformer - Wide bandwidth interleaved windings

Cabinet wood - Selected American Ash or hard maple

 

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Height - 32 cm (12.6")
Width - 47 cm (18.33")
Depth - 30 cm (11.7")

Weight - 22 Kg (48.5 lbs)

 

PACKAGE CONTENT

AMPLIFIER 3 HEAD
COVER
OWNERS MANUAL

optional: FLIGHT CASE

 

 

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