Presence / Master; Power Select: 100 Watt / 50 Watt - Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Owner's Manual

FRONT PANEL: Controls & Features
PRESENCE:
The PRESENCE Control is a high frequency attentuator that is placed at the end of each channels pre-amp stage
and affects frequencies higher than those of the TREBLE Control. It acts independantly of the other rotary tone controls and is crucial
in voicing the channel. It is a powerful global tone control. Lower PRESENCE Control settings darken and, in fact compress the signal
PRESENCE BASS
MASTER:
This control is the master feed from the end of the pre-amp to the driver stage and the Effects Loop. As you can see
each Channel is fitted with its own MASTER Control, enabling the channels relative volumes to be matched regardless of their ex-
tremely different sound styles and gain signatures. The MASTER Control makes possible a wide range of sounds through its ability
to use very low Gain sounds at high volumes and conversly, high Gain sounds at low volumes and everywhere between.
MASTER PRESENCE BASS

POWER SELECT: 100 watt / 50 watt

switched at any time during performance, or when the amplifier is in STANDBY. The choices are 100 watt (150 watt - Trident ) or
50 watt (Trident and Deuce ). In the 100 watt setting all four (all six, 150 watt -Trident ) power tubes are on line and delivering the
maximum power and headroom. (Assuming all other power switching features are set for max power.) In the 50 watt setting, only two
100 W
CH 1
50 W
MASTER PRES
FTSW
100 W
CH 1
50 W
Ohm SPEAKER OUTPUT. This selection creates a "more proper" impedance match and imparts a slightly brighter, snappier voice.
This is not critical to performance as the Stiletto is not overly sensitive to impedance, but you may prefer this EQ characteristic.
If you prefer the 8 Ohm speaker tap for its bolder, rounder tone, by all means continue to use it, either way is fine and you need not
consider which one you use as far as reliability goes. We just wanted to give you this little tip and we always encourage experimenta-
tion on the path to finding your ultimate tone.
which works well to fatten single note solo sounds, giving them girth and focus. Some of the best
lead sounds in your Stiletto will find the PRESENCE Control in its lower regions, where a bal-
anced, vocal response is achieved.
MID
Higher settings unleash the mighty roar of your Stiletto and this can be great for sparkling clean
sounds in Channel 1 and more aggressive crunch rhythm sounds in the high gain modes. Be
sure to taunt the beast that lurks in Channel 1 and 2's CRUNCH mode as the PRESENCE is truly
amazing in this most agro mode.
Again, we suggest using the MASTER Control in its sensible ranges (9:00 - 2:00). Here, the chan-
nels will be easier to match with each other and the Effects Loop will see more reasonable signal
levels.
NOTE: Because the MASTER Control creates the send to the Effects Loop, extreme settings
will cause a large signal to be sent to the Loop for that Channel. Not only may this cause possible
overloading of the processors Input stage, but will make balancing the two channels' Effect Send
level difficult.
These mini toggles determine the power section mode for each channel and can be
of the four (or six) power tubes are operational and the rest are in a standby mode.
This power programmability is a powerful feature that allows you to tune the power rating to the style
of preamp performance you have set up and create a sound that is both stylistically accurate and
inspiring to play. Combining the power selections with the other switchable power features takes
this concept even further to create the ultimate EL34 tone weapon.
NOTE: When using the POWER SELECT switch in the 50 watt mode, try experimenting with the 4
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