Overview & Instant Gratification - Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Ace Amp Owner's Manual

Overview:
Congratulations on your choice of the
This design represents our experience gained over the last several decades hand-building all-tube, high performance amplifiers and
showcases ultimate tone and versatility served up with intuitive simplicity.
We wish you many years of inspired enjoyment from your new instrument and feel confident that it will exceed your expectations right
away. And as your musical journey unfolds, so will your
to come.
While the Stilettos arethe first amplifier in the MESA Family that features exclusively the EL34 type power tube, it is no less endowed
with the patented features and refinements than its MESA siblings utilizing 6L6 type pentodes for power production.Years of scrutiny
and testing of the available '34's was incorporated into the long process of R&D to ensure reliable performance while we were extract-
ing our measure of this revered tubes' golden elixir of harmonic bliss.
ACE
The delivers all the vintage voodoo power-clip characteristics of the best classic British EL34 amps, and yet goes far beyond
those gems in terms of gain, expression, nuance and flexibility to put a new standard in place in the realm of EL Based circuits.
We begin with the straightforward 2 Channel platform that presents everything in a one glance, confidence inspiring visual tour of the
Front Panel. All the controls you need and nothing more. A closer look reveals two sets of mini toggles adjacent to the input GAIN
Control, one 3 position for each Channel, responsible for choosing one of 5 incredible Modes (CRUNCH appears in both channels).
FRONT PANEL : Stiletto ACE
SOLO
ON SPONGY
POWER
OFF
STDBY
ON
OUTPUT
REAR PANEL : Stiletto ACE
LEVEL OUT
4 OHM 4 OHM
SLAVE
Instruction Manual
DIODE
TUBE
CH 1
FT
SW
CH 2
DIODE
TUBE
CHANNEL
8 OHM 8 OHM
EXT
SW
SPEAKER
STILETTO
®
ACE
H
ACE
as your amplifier and welcome to the MESA/Boogie Family!
ACE
, proving its lasting value as it supports your musical growth for years
PRESENCE
MASTER BASS
SOLO
RETURN
HARD BYPASS
FX LOOP
LOOP IN
ALL TUBE
AMPLIFIER
®
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ANDBUILT IN ETALUMA, ALIFORNIA
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GAIN
MID TREBLE
LOOP NOTE:
First set sound with LOOP
NORMAL
BYPASSED. Then set SEND
LEVEL and OUTPUT to 50%
SEND
for unity gain. With LOOP IN,
adjust SEND to match FX.
Use OUTPUT for RETURN
level & live volume.
SEND LEVEL
FAT
CLEAN
T
C
I
L
T
N
INPUT
E
CRUNCH
CRUNCH
G
T
FT.SW
A
I
I
T
N
E
FLUID
DRIVE
WARNING: Unplug power
before replacing fuse or
removing bolts mounting
chassis
POWER FUSE
120 V~ 4 A
60 Hz SLO
4 A BLO
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E