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- Page 1 Standard Model / Lead Model Classic Series Fixed-Biased Tube Amplifier 50-Watt Head or 2x12 Combo - or - 100-Watt Head Owner’s Manual www.sonictoneamps.com Made in the USA...
- Page 2 Table of Contents Introduction ............... Safety Instructions ............Features ................Front Panel ................. Rear Panel ................Warranty ................Specifications ..............SonicTone Amplification, LLC P.O. Box 24456 New Orleans, LA 70184 contact@sonictoneamps.com www.sonictoneamps.com Made in the USA...
- Page 3 Introduction I’d like to personally thank you for purchasing the SonicTone ‘81 Special tube amplifier. I know how important every player’s tone is to them and that consideration goes into every amp. Carefully designed and hand-built here in the U.S., the ‘81 Special represents the arrival of a new wave of rock and metal sounds that exploded on the scene in the early 1980’s.
- Page 4 Features The ‘81 Special is a fixed-biased tube amplifier that uses four (4) 12AX7 preamp tubes. The 50-watt model uses two (2) EL34 power tubes and the 100-watt model uses (4) EL34 power tubes. The features include: 2 channels with independent gain controls (footswitchable) Shared 3-band EQ with presence Master volume Bright switch on channel 1...
- Page 5 Front Panel POWER STANDBY PRESENCE BASS MIDDLE TREBLE MASTER VOLUME 2 ‘81 Special Pilot Light – illuminates when the amp is turned on. Power Switch – turns the amp on. Standby Switch – allows the amp to be played. When the standby is off, the tubes are kept warm, but the amp will not make any sound.
- Page 6 Rear Panel Standard Lead Footswitch Jack – 5-pin DIN jack to plug the provided footswitch cable into. FX Series/Parallel Switch (Standard) – switch to operate the FX loop in either series or parallel mode. In parallel mode, the original signal is allowed to pass through unaffected and the send control acts as a “wet/ dry blend”...
- Page 7 Rear Panel (continued) Parallel Speaker Jacks – mono input jacks to plug the speaker(s) into. PLEASE NOTE: The jacks are in parallel, so if you plug two equal impedance speaker loads into them, you must set the impedance switch to half their impedance.
- Page 8 Specifications Product Series: Classic Series Product Model: ‘81 Special Head or 2x12 Combo AC Input & Fuses: U.S. Standard IEC jack rated for 120V @ 60Hz Slo-blo mains fuse: 50W - 3A; 100W - 4A Slo-blo high voltage (B+) fuse: 50W - 0.5A; 100W - 1A Tubes &...
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