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- Page 1 Ceriatone Tweedle Delight 16W all-tube guitar amplifier User’s Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Thank you for the purchase of your Ceriatone Tweedle Dee guitar amplifier! Here, we hope to explain how best to use your new amp. Table of Contents 1) About the Tweedle D……...…………………………………………………………………………………………page 2 2) Quick setup……………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 3 3) Front Panel controls………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 4 4) Rear Panel controls…………………………………………………………………………………………………..page 6... -
Page 3: Quick Setup
2) QUICK SETUP (for instant gratification) 1) Plug your guitar using a 1/4” instrument cable into the INST 1 INPUT on the left of the front panel 2) Plug a suitable power cable from the Tweedle Dee’s rear panel A.C. MAINS cable inlet to your wall power receptacle 3) Plug the Tweedle Dee into your speaker cabinet using 1/4”... -
Page 4: Front Panel Controls
3) FRONT PANEL CONTROLS From left to right: 1) INPUT INST 1 and 2, MIC 1 and 2 ¼” instrument jacks 2) INST VOLUME control 3) MIC VOLUME control 4) TONE control 5) INDICATOR lamp 6) POWER two-way switch 7) STANDBY two-way switch INST 1, 2 and MIC 1, 2 are ¼”... - Page 5 This setup is a “vestigial tail” from the original amplifier which was a modified 5C3 Deluxe with three inputs. We used the same labeling, but proved high and low inputs for each channel for added flexibility. INST VOLUME adjusts the signal strength in the INST channel of the Tweedle Dee. Again, this is for the brighter, tighter channel.
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Page 6: Rear Panel Controls
4) REAR PANEL CONTROLS 1) A.C. MAINS IEC cable inlet 2) MAINS slow-blow fuse 3) HT slow-blow fuse 4) SPEAKER OUTPUT ¼” speaker jacks 5) IMPEDANCE three-way rotary selector 6) NFB three-way toggle switch A.C. MAINS IEC cable inlet – plug a suitable IEC power cable into this inlet to power your amplifier MAINS slow-blow fuse –... - Page 7 SPEAKER OUTPUT ¼” speaker cable jacks. Use a ¼” speaker cable to connect your speaker cabinet to the amplifier using these jacks. If you use one speaker cabinet, use the jack labeled MAIN. If you want to run two cabinets in parallel, connect the second cabinet to the amplifier using the jack labeled EXTENSION.
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Page 8: Tube Compliment
5) TUBE COMPLIMENT From left to right: V5 – 5AR4 / GZ34 rectifier tube (yellow arrow) V4, V3 – 6V6 power tubes (red arrows) V2 – 12AX7 / ECC83 phase inverter (green arrow) V1 – 12AX7 / ECC83 input/gain stages (blue arrow) A FEW COMMENTS ON BIASING …well, don’t worry about it! The Tweedle Dee is a cathode-biased amplifier and requires no bias adjustment. -
Page 9: Frequently Asked Questions
For a more traditional Tweed feel and tone, try a 12AY7 in V1. Usage of other power tubes is not recommended. Please first consult Ceriatone Amplification or your local competent amplifier technician. - Page 10 potentiometers) and those used in the original amplifiers (Vishay/Dale RN65 precision metal film resistors, 1W carbon film resistors, SBE 6PS polyester film capacitors, high-quality ceramic disc capacitors, Belton tube sockets, Alpha potentiometers). We prefer high-quality enclosed Cliff (built in the UK) jacks to the open-style Switchcraft jacks used in the originals and many clones.