Introduction In 1978, a certain guitarist erupted on the scene with a sound that took the world by storm. No one had ever heard guitar playing or guitar tones like what this guitarist was putting down on record. Everyone’s minds were collectively blown and album sales, as well as guitar and amp sales, went through the roof.
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.
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 Master –...
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 instrument level send signal. FX Loop Bypass Switch – switch to fully bypass the FX loop circuit. FX Loop Return Jack –...
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.
Sample Settings Channel 1 - Chimey Clean: Channel 1 - Blues Crunch: Channel 2 - 80’s Rock: For a classic 80’s rock tone, start with the bass, middle and treble all at 7 and adjust to taste from there. For an early 80’s tone, put the “Mean/Classic”...
Width: 30 in Width: 30 in Height: 10.75 in Height: 10.75 in Depth: 9 in Depth: 9 in Weight: 36 lbs Weight: 42 lbs www.sonictoneamps.com Made in the USA The SonicTone logo is a registered trademark of SonicTone Amplification, LLC.
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