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OOGIE Owner's Manual The Spirit of Art in Technology 1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954...
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OOGIE The Spirit of Art in Technology Thank you for trusting MESA/Boogie to be your amplifier company. We wish you many years of toneful enjoyment from this handbuilt all tube instrument.
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Feel confident, as we do, this amp will inspire many hours of musical satisfaction and lasting enjoyment. It was built with you in mind, by players who know the value of a fine musical instrument and the commitment it takes to make great music. The same commitment to...
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Your MESA/Boogie Amplifier is a professional instrument. Please treat it with respect and operate it properly. USE COMMON SENSE AND ALWAYS OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS: Do not expose amplifier to moisture, rain or water, direct sunlight or extremely high temperatures. Always insure that amplifier is properly grounded.
Operating Instructions Overview: The SUBWAY ROCKET ushers in a new era of compact, portable and affordable combo amplification that boasts no compromise, quality construction throughout. Don’t let small size and the sparse layout fool you...the ROCKET is an extremely versatile single channel, Tri-Modal amplifier that provides a georgious clean sound, a soaring high gain lead and a giant, grinding crunch - way too big for its humble size.
FRONT PANEL POWER-UP: First familiarize yourself with the Front and Rear Panels of your new ROCKET. 1.) Connect your favorite guitar to the instrument INPUT jack. Now turn the power switch "ON" while leaving the standby switch set to "STANDBY." It is always a good idea to practice this start up procedure as at least 30 seconds of warm-up time lessens the shock on cold power tubes, thus prolonging their toneful life substantially.
CONTROLS: GAIN: This is by far the most powerful control in each of the three different Modes that are activated by the Mode switch. It not only determines the overall gain amount, shape and sensitivity of the Mode selected...but it is also a powerful Tone control.
MIDDLE: Through endless daily tone dreaming, the "if-only" design dictum led to the MID Control that doubles as a dial-in INPUT GAIN MASTER FT.SWITCH LEAD TREBLE rhythm sounds are possible. Try the MID Control set high and the GAIN Control at about a grinding crunch rhythm sound "Dime"...
TOGGLE SWITCHES: RHYTHM / LEAD / CONTOUR: RHYTHM CONTOUR STANDBY POWER Perfect for set breaks...this toggle switch also serves an even more important purpose. In the STANDBY ON / STANDBY: RHYTHM CONTOUR STANDBY POWER This switch delivers the A.C. power to the SUBWAY ROCKET. POWER: RHYTHM CONTOUR...
RECORD / PHONES: This jack provides direct-to-console interfacing for recording or sound reinforcement applications. It can also be used to power a set of personal headphones which is a convenient way to practice day or night privately. It is a circuit dedicated to reproducing the roll off that occurs in the output section with a FUSE speaker connected.
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The Spirit of Art in Technology 1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954...