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www.HavocAmps.com Table of Contents WARNINGS ....................3 RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK .............. 3 SERVICE AND SUPPORT ..............3 OVERVIEW ....................3 FEATURES ....................4 FRONT PANEL .................... 4 REAR PANEL ....................6 SPECIFICATIONS ..................7 WARRANTY....................8 Warranty Coverage ................8 Items Not Covered ................
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OVERVIEW AVOC preamplifier, Congratulations on your purchase of a hand-built and hand-wired by Finkbiner Industries LLC in the USA. The AVOC preamplifier features three 12AX7 tubes, TREBLE, MIDDLE, and BASS controls to fine tune your tone, and an adjustable level unbalanced line level output for connecting to your choice of a AVOC power amplifier, effects unit, mixer, or any other line input audio device.
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www.HavocAmps.com AVOC of driving the line output to the full 0 dBV (1 volt rms) level ( power amplifiers are designed to overdrive with a 0 dBV input signal, so this combination results in clean preamplifier with overdriven power amplifier). Crank the distortion with the GAIN control, and adjust output signal level with the LEVEL control.
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www.HavocAmps.com 2. GAIN The GAIN control sets the overall overdrive and distortion of the preamplifier, as well as impacts output level. Low settings result in a cleaner sound, while the maximum setting results in an intense distortion tone. 3. TREBLE The TREBLE control alters the high frequency content of your sound.
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www.HavocAmps.com the amplifier is designed to clip once the output signal reaches over 1 Vrms; this is important to avoid damage to guitar pedals and other gear you might plug into. 7. POWER It turns it on when you want to rock, and turns it off when you are finished.
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www.HavocAmps.com 10. LINE OUT (Unbalanced) Accepts a 1/4” TS connector, and sends a line level signal to a power amplifier, stomp box, mixing board, effects unit, etc. Designed to produce a 0 dBV (1 volt RMS) signal. The GAIN and LEVEL controls are used in concert to adjust the level of this signal.
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USA for a period of one year from the date of original purchase. The warranty begins on the date of purchase. Finkbiner Industries LLC will repair or replace, at its discretion, the defective product. Items Not Covered The warranty does not cover: 1.
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