Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Blue Angel Owner's Manual page 7

CONTROLS:
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TREBLE:
As with most guitar amplifiers, the TREBLE control is the strongest of the three rotary tone controls. Its setting on
the BLUE ANGEL determines the blend and strength of the MIDDLE and BASS controls. Set high, it is the dominant control
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MIDRANGE:
Through endless daily tone dreaming, the "if-only" design dictum led to the dial-in-gain boost. In the BLUE
ANGEL an over the top crunch sound was made possible by the inclusion of the dual purpose MID control. From
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versatility that this dual purpose MID control lends to the BLUE ANGEL greatly expands the amplifiers' clean and overdrive capa-
bilities.
NOTE: The lower region of the MID control determines midrange punch and boldness in lower gain sounds and a smooth vocal
blend in high gain sounds. It can be very effective acting as a "cut through the band control" in certain situations. Dial to taste,
remembering that the setting of the TREBLE control greatly effects this controls strength.
BASS:
This control blends in the lower frequencies and its effectiveness, again, depends on the setting of the TREBLE
control. It should be set with moderation as extreme settings in either low or high directions can produce an unbalanced tone. Be
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. These settings will vary with the amount of Volume and Treble that you have dialed up.
minimizing the amount of MID and BASS that would be possible in the mix. Set
low, the TREBLE becomes the recessive control and a warmer, darker blend is
produced. Dial with care. Subtle tweaking of this control tends to produce the best
results.
VOLUME TREBLE
VOLUME TREBLE MID
VOLUME TREBLE MID
the taper is adjusted to act as a very effective MID control. As you in-
crease the MID to
more pronounced and fatter. At about
notion of being a tone control and becomes a truly usable gain control.
The MID controls upper range
control for all kinds of higher gain sounds. Try the MID set high and the
VOLUME control at
isn't crazy enough for you...Max the VOLUME and TREBLE controls
and plug into a 4x12 with some Celestion Vintage 30's or 25's. This should
be sufficently grinding for all you crunch fiends. As you can see, the
"especially" careful in higher Volume settings, for too much BASS
will cause a flabby unfocused sound that can't be dialed out be-
cause excessive Bass has been introduced to the pre-amp in the
early stages.
NOTE: When using the ANGELS' BRIGHT / FAT switch in the
BASS
up position (BRIGHT), try setting the BASS to
When using the switch in the opposite direction try a setting of
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and above, you will hear the lower Mids getting
, the MID leaves behind the
is a smokin' addition to the VOLUME
for a cool blues solo sound. If this still
to about
.