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Mesa/Boogie BASIS M 2000 Owner's Manual

Mesa/Boogie BASIS M 2000 Owner's Manual

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WNER'S
ANUAL
The Spirit of Art in Technology
1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954
USA

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  • Page 1 OOGIE M 2000 ASIS WNER'S ANUAL The Spirit of Art in Technology 1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954...
  • Page 2 Congratulations on your choice of the BASIS M-2000 as your amplifier and welcome to the MESA/Boogie family! As a discriminating player you probably know that you have purchased the most comprehensive instrument for amplifying bass that is available. What you might not realize is that this entitles you to all the experience, resources and commitment our twenty-five years of service to musicians world wide has to offer.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Footswitch Control Effects Loop Speaker Out External Select Fuse Sample Settings...Personal, Field Effect Ch. and Vacuum Tube Ch. Parts Sheet M 2000 ASIS TABLE OF CONTENTS Setting Mini-Toggles Set Listening Level 9 Band EQ Set Mini Toggles Set Master Control...
  • Page 4 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.

  • Page 5: Channel Controls

    TUBE BASS MASTER HI GAIN CLIP FREQUENCY FREQUENCY OUTPUT LEVEL 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT M 2000 ASIS NORMAL HI GAIN MASTER TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ. BASS SHIFT FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL FIELD EFFECT...

  • Page 6: Description

    12A S.B. TUBE FUSE 250 VOLTS SUGGESTED LOAD 4 OHMS 600 WATTS RMS MINIMUM LOAD 2 OHMS TUBE 117 VAC 60Hz 1200VA HI GAIN MODE M 2000 ASIS CAUTION: NEVER BLOCK AIR VENT IMUL TATE OWER COMPRESSION COMPRESSION TUBE THRESHOLD THRESHOLD...

  • Page 7: Initial Set-Up

    INITIAL SET-UP CONNECT SPEAKER First connect the M-2000 to your favorite speaker cabinet using either the 1/4 inch jacks or the 3- SPEAKER OUT SUGGESTED LOAD 4 OHMS 600 WATTS RMS MINIMUM LOAD 2 OHMS SPEAKER OUT CHANNEL SELECT MIX MODE TUBE FOOT SEND...

  • Page 8: Vacuum Tube Channel

    VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL ROTARY CONTROLS & GRAPHIC EQ 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT OOGIE NORMAL HI GAIN NORMAL GAIN TREBLE MIDDLE BASS ASSIGN VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL MINI TOGGLES Locate the 3 mini toggle switches on the left side of this channel and set to these positions. 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz EQ IN...

  • Page 9: Band Eq

    Following the same procedure, we will run through the Field Effect Channel. FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL ROTARY CONTROLS & GRAPHIC EQ 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT M 2000 ASIS NORMAL HIGH MASTER TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ.

  • Page 10: Tunable Bass Control

    Vacuum Tube channel. MINI TOGGLES Locate the 3 mini toggle switches on the right side of this channel and set to these positions. 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K M 2000 ASIS MASTER TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ.

  • Page 11: Band Eq

    TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ. FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL 9 BAND EQ Engage the 9-Band Graphic Equalizer 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K M 2000 ASIS MASTER TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ. FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL COMPRESSOR Turn on the Compressor by selecting the 3:1 position on the Face Panel of the M-2000. With the Threshold set per the example to the left, play a low note and sweep the Frequency control clockwise.

  • Page 12: Mix Mode Select

    PASSIVE GAIN TREBLE MIDDLE ASSIGN VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K M 2000 ASIS MASTER TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ. FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL While playing a note on an open string, sweep the MIX Control from the center (Equal Blend of Tube and FET), to the left (100% Tube) and to the right (100% FET.) Between...

  • Page 13: Mixing A Distortion & Clean Sound

    One or both 9 Band Equalizers may be automatically engaged when the MIX Mode is called up via the footswitch (or via the Rear Panel rotary switch.) Simply select the MIX IMUL TATE OWER REST AREA PAGE 8 COMPRESSION M 2000 ASIS THRESHOLD MIDDLE BASS MASTER TREBLE FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL FREQUENCY 80 180 300 600 1.2K...

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    REAR PANEL EXTERNAL SELECT 12A S.B. TUBE FUSE 250 VOLTS SUGGESTED LOAD 4 OHMS 600 WATTS RMS MINIMUM LOAD 2 OHMS TUBE 117 VAC 60Hz 1200VA HI GAIN MODE Let's start from the right, as you are looking at the Rear Panel and go through the features one at a time. We are starting from the right because the more frequently used features begin here, as you have probably already experienced.

  • Page 15: Footswitch Control

    BALANCED OUTPUT / BALANCED LEVEL (Continued) going directly into the console with no alteration from the M-2000. Sometimes this is preferred when playing venues with large sound systems that have plenty of low frequency power of their own and don't always need the added shaping that is happening on the stage.

  • Page 16: Speaker Out

    EFFECTS LOOP (Continued) pass this junction. When the rotary control is swept toward HIGH, the crossover will allow more of the upper harmonic range to receive processing. Panned hard right (5:00), mostly highs will be present in the loop's signal path. CROSSOVER control set straight up (12:00), the whole range of frequencies (lows and highs) pass equally through the EFFECTS LOOP.

  • Page 17: External Select

    This section of the Rear Panel as we mentioned earlier, EXTERNAL SELECT while explaining the CHANNEL ASSIGN section, is provided to make possible the triggering of the M-2000 Modes from remote switching sources. The six 1/4 inch jacks represent all four Modes of operation and the two channels' Graphic Equalizers.
  • Page 18 TUBE MASTER HI GAIN CLIP FREQUENCY FREQUENCY OUTPUT LEVEL PAGE 13 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT M 2000 ASIS NORMAL HIGH MASTER TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ. BASS SHIFT FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K...

  • Page 19: Sample Settings

    IMUL TATE OWER COMPRESSION THRESHOLD CLIP FREQUENCY OUTPUT LEVEL Sample Settings - Field Effect Channel 50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K M 2000 ASIS MIDDLE BASS MASTER TREBLE FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz M 2000 ASIS...
  • Page 20 Sample Settings - Vacuum Tube Channel Fat R & B ACTIVE EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT INSTRUMENT INPUTS NORMAL HI GAIN NORMAL PASSIVE ASSIGN Thumb Funk ACTIVE EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT INSTRUMENT INSTRUMENT INPUTS INPUTS NORMAL HI GAIN NORMAL PASSIVE ASSIGN ASSIGN...
  • Page 22 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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