SONICTONE AMPLIFICATION SNAKECHARMER Legends Series Owner's Manual

50-watt or 100-watt fixed-biased tube amplifier

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SNAKECHARMER
Legends Series
50-Watt or 100-Watt
Fixed-Biased Tube Amplifier
Owner's Manual
www.sonictoneamps.com
Made in the USA

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  • Page 1 SNAKECHARMER Legends Series 50-Watt or 100-Watt Fixed-Biased Tube Amplifier Owner’s Manual www.sonictoneamps.com Made in the USA...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ............... Safety Instructions ............Features ................Front Panel ................. Rear Panel ................Sample Settings ............... 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

    Introduction The year 1987 was a banner year for music. The sheer number of incredible albums released, particularly in the rock and metal genres, was astounding. At the forefront was a rude and brash band that was destined to rule the airwaves. And at the center of that band’s sound was a guitar player with tremendously soulful skills and a tone that had a venomous bite.
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Always use the correct types of tubes for this amplifier. Please only use an active 5-pin DIN cable to connect the footswitch to the amplifier. Always match the impedance to correct value of the speaker load. Please operate the amplifier in dry and safe conditions. Do not attempt to bypass the fuses or use different Please store the amplifier in a reasonable, climate- fuse values.
  • Page 5: Front Panel

    Front Panel 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. The solo boost is an additive volume boost for channel 2 Master –...
  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel Footswitch Jack – 5-pin DIN jack to plug the provided footswitch cable into. FX Loop Send Jack – mono input jack for the FX loop send signal. FX Loop Bypass Switch – switch to fully bypass the FX loop circuit. FX Loop Return Jack –...
  • 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. For example, with two 16 ohm speaker loads plugged in, the impedance switch should be set to 8 ohms.
  • Page 8: Sample Settings

    Sample Settings Channel 1 - Chimey Clean: Channel 1 - Blues Crunch: Channel 2 - G.N.R. (Gain Normalization Resistance): Of course, the key to this amp and the tone it’s trying to achieve from the late ‘80s is the use of the G.N.R., or gain normalization resistance circuit.
  • Page 9: Warranty

    2-Year Limited Warranty This amplifier is protected with a limited, 2-year warranty for any and all defective issues with the build workmanship and parts, excluding tubes, transformers and speakers. The warranty does not cover general wear and tear, neglect, misuse or abuse, damage from liquids (water, alcohol, etc.), disasters, acts of God or unauthorized modifications.
  • Page 10: Specifications

    Specifications Product Series: Legends Series Product Model: Snakecharmer Head 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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