Marshall Amplification Valvestate VS15 Handbook
Marshall Amplification Valvestate VS15 Handbook

Marshall Amplification Valvestate VS15 Handbook

Combos and head

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VS15, VS15R, VS30R, VS65R,
Combos
VS100 & VS102R
&
Head
VS100

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  • Page 1 VS15, VS15R, VS30R, VS65R, Combos VS100 & VS102R & Head VS100...
  • Page 2 From Jim Marshall I would like to personally thank you for selecting one of our new generation of Valvestate™ amps. From my early teens, right up to the present day, I have spent the vast majority of my time working alongside many great guitarists of all styles.
  • Page 3: Front Panel Features

    Valvestate™ has placed the classic Marshall sound in the hands of thousands of waiting guitarists the world over. With the release of our VS15, VS15R , VS30R, VS65R, VS100R & VS102R combos and VS100H amplifier head, we have produced a range of amplification ideal for a host of different playing environments.
  • Page 4 3. Gain Control 2 9. Headphone Jack This Gain control takes off where Gain 1 For use when silent practice is the order of the finishes. Having both Gains off will result in no day. Connection of headphones will automatically sound.
  • Page 5: Suggested Settings

    6. Treble By turning this control fully anti-clockwise you can get some great fusion type tones. We By adjusting this Treble control you can add or would suggest that you spend some time take away the higher frequencies in your guitar experimenting with this control to find the tone when on the Clean Channel.
  • Page 6 Pre-amp V S 1 5 R MASTER GAIN 1 GAIN 2 TREBLE CONTOUR BASS VOLUME REVERB HEAD LINE Input Power PHONES Single Coil Pick-ups. POWER Pre-amp Master V S 1 5 R Pre-amp MASTER VOLUME Input GAIN 1 GAIN 2 TREBLE CONTOUR BASS...
  • Page 7 V S 6 5 R 6. Treble By adjusting this Treble control you can add or VS65R: 65 Watt Combo with Reverb take away the higher frequencies in your guitar The quality and flexibility of the twin channel tone when on the Clean Channel. By turning up 65 Watt VS65R make it ideally suited to a host of the Treble control and increasing those high playing situations such as warm-ups, rehearsals,...
  • Page 8: Vs65R Suggested Settings

    12. Treble 2. Headphones Jack By adjusting the Treble control you can add or For connection of headphones. Connecting take away the higher frequencies in your guitar tone. headphones will automatically shut off the internal By turning up the Treble control and increasing speaker.
  • Page 9 V S 6 5 R Input Channel 1 Clean Channel 2 Overdrive V S 6 5 R Single Coil Power Ch1/2 POWER Pick-ups. Tone Ch1/2 Shift BASS TREBLE FX MIX VOLUME MIDDLE TREBLE GAIN BASS CONTOUR VOLUME REVERB Tone switch pushed IN. Input Channel 1 Clean Channel 2 Overdrive...
  • Page 10 V S 1 0 0 R V S 1 0 2 R 5. Middle V S 1 0 0 H The middle frequencies are those which generally VS100R/VS102R: 100 Watt Combo with affect the size of your sound. By increasing the Reverb amount of middle in your tone your guitar will sound fatter, conversly reducing the middle frequencies will...
  • Page 11 combine this setting with heavy distortion and high Treble -Reverb- and Bass settings you can get a killer ‘thrash’ tone, perfect Adding reverb to your guitar tone will add ambience for brutal rhythms and vicious leads. By turning the and size, giving the effect of playing in a large empty Contour fully anti-clockwise you can get some great room or hall.
  • Page 12: Vs100R/H&Vs102R Suggested Settings

    Suggested Settings 3- There are a whole range of factors that can influence background noise. You will notice, particularly when using a heavily Before we look at some suggested settings there are a few points overdriven tone, that standing too close to the combo when playing can that you should remember;...

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