(Environments E1, E2 and E3 EN 55103-1/2) and the Low Voltage directive in the E.U. Note: It is recommended that all audio cables used to connect to the Big Chopper are of a high quality screened type. These should not exceed 10 Metres in length. Always use Audio Kitchen approved speaker leads with the Big Chopper and speaker cabinets.
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Like the Little Chopper but more insistent. Much more. Billy Bush (Butch Vig's go-to engineer and guitar amp aficionado) recently told me that the Big Chopper has THE BEST clean sound of ANY amp he has ever recorded; and he has recorded a few.
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The Big Chopper sounds 'all there' as soon as you plug in, so you won't need to spend time hunting for the sweet spot , but there are so many sounds available,...
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Controls This Input jack is where you plug your musical instrument in to access channel one. Yes, really. This Brite switch boosts high frequencies in channel one's tone. Because of the way this is implemented, the effect reduces the higher up you sweep the Gain control This Hi/Lo switch replaces the traditional Hi and Lo jacks on the front panel.
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9 10 11 12 Controls This Input jack is where you plug your musical instrument in to access channel two. Trust me, people have asked. This Brite switch affects channel two, only. This Hi/Lo switch affects channel two, only. Gain controls the level of channel two's preamp signal presented to the power amp (EL84s).
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Also, to extend the life of the EL84s, flip the amp to Standby if the Big Chopper will be left un-played for over 10 minutes.
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EL84s in the power amp. The Speaker Output jacks are paralleled. This allows you to drive more than one cabinet with The Big Chopper. Make sure that any pair of cabinets you attach have the same impedance, otherwise you will not get the best from them.
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