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RedPlate BlackLine/BluesLine Operations Guide
Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate BlackLine or
BluesLine amplifier. Please take a moment and review this manual for an understanding of all
the available features (or just put all the knobs at noon and play).
This Manual applies to BlackLine or BluesLine models produced after 11/1/2015.
Signal Path Block Diagram:
INPUT
BlackLine Front Panel:
BluesLine Front Panel:
Input Jack – Typical High impedance input to the amplifier. Designed to be "Pedal Friendly".
BlackLine/BluesLine
Operations Manual
LEAD
CLEAN
FX
MASTER
LOOP
1
OUTPUT
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Summary of Contents for RedPlate BlackLine
- Page 1 BlackLine/BluesLine Operations Manual Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate BlackLine or BluesLine amplifier. Please take a moment and review this manual for an understanding of all the available features (or just put all the knobs at noon and play).
- Page 2 RedPlate BlackLine/BluesLine Operations Guide BlackLine Clean Preamp Section The BlackLine’s Clean Preamp is designed to imitate (and surpass) all of the “classic” blackface style guitar amp preamps by providing a full range clean tone with plenty of clear overtones and absolute control of the midrange frequencies. The channel can be boosted from the footswitch BOOST button and the input bass gain can be controlled via the VOICING switch on the rear panel.
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Page 3: Master Section
The BlackLine/BluesLine can accept both the larger (3AG footprint) or smaller European (5mm X 20mm) fuses. A time delay variety (SLO-BLO) is recommended for the MAINS fuse. The right side... - Page 4 LINE OUT – A line level signal jack derived from the speaker output which contains the whole tone of the amplifier. MID BOOST Switch – BlackLine only. This switch lets you select a midboost which increases upper mids on both the clean and lead channels. Makes the clean preamp more “midrangey” and adds “creaminess”...
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Page 5: Other Features
RedPlate BlackLine/BluesLine Operations Guide OTHER FEATURES The BlackLine/BluesLine comes complete with a 3 button footswitch and a footswitch cable. The cable used is a regular MIDI cable and is readily available in any length at most music stores. FOOTSWITCH MID – Light on = MID Boost. Light off = no MID Boost – the footswitch has no effect if the MID switch is not activated on the rear panel (duplicate function). -
Page 6: Bias Procedure
RedPlate BlackLine/BluesLine Operations Guide TUBE CHART All tube brands are acceptable, a long plate is preferred in the V5 (Phase Inverter) position. Warning – No user serviceable parts inside so unless you know what you’re doing please refer to a qualified service person only. - Page 7 At RedPlateAmps we pride ourselves making products that are built to last. The workmanship in your RedPlate amplifier is warranted to be problem free for the lifetime of the original owner, or in the event of resale a onetime transfer to a new owner for coverage for 3 years from the original manufacture date (please inform us of an ownership change to insure coverage).