Ashdown Kidd G-1508 Combos Operating Instructions Manual

Ashdown Kidd G-1508 Combos Operating Instructions Manual

Kidd combos peacemaker 20, 40 and 60 combos & 60 amplifier head, peacemaker 50 and 100 hand-wired amplifier heads

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O perating
I nstructio ns
Park Farm • Inworth • Colchester • Essex • CO5 9SH
http://www.ashdownmusic.com
Kidd G-1508 and G-2008 Combos
Peacemaker 20, 40 and 60 Combos & 60 Amplifier Head
Peacemaker 50 and 100 Hand-Wired Amplifier Heads

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  • Page 1 O perating I nstructio ns Park Farm • Inworth • Colchester • Essex • CO5 9SH http://www.ashdownmusic.com Kidd G-1508 and G-2008 Combos Peacemaker 20, 40 and 60 Combos & 60 Amplifier Head Peacemaker 50 and 100 Hand-Wired Amplifier Heads...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance: or Please complete the lower section of this warranty and return it within 10 days of purchase to Ashdown e. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.
  • Page 3 The lightning flash with the arrow head symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to with the attention to design and quality that has made Ashdown a world leader in instrument amplification. alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within this product’s Here are a few features of the NO COMPROMISE design: enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
  • Page 4: Front Panel Facilities

    Fro nt Panel Facilities KIDD G-1508, G-2008 COMBO G-2008 INPUT The sensitivity of the single jack instrument input socket has been designed to suit passive guitars such as a standard Strat.This also has sufficient headroom to cope with double humbucker and active guitars. CLEAN CHANNEL KIDD G-1508 Combo VOLUME...
  • Page 5 Fro nt Panel Facilities PEACEMAKER 20, 40, 60 COMBO & PEACEMAKER 60 HEAD Peacemaker 20 Combo Peacemaker 40 Combo Peacemaker 60 Combo Peacemaker 60 Head...
  • Page 6 Fro nt Panel Facilities PEACEMAKER 20, 40, 60 COMBO & PEACEMAKER 60 HEAD INPUT VOLUME The sensitivity of the single jack instrument input socket has been designed to suit passive guitars such as a This is the channel 2 VOLUME control for adjusting the volume level of the LEAD/OVERDRIVE channel standard Strat.This also has sufficient headroom to cope with double humbucker and active guitars.
  • Page 7: Rear Panel Facilities

    Rear Panel Facilities PEACEMAKER 20, 40, 60 COMBO & PEACEMAKER 60 HEAD Peacemaker 20 Combo Peacemaker 40 Combo Peacemaker 60 Combo Peacemaker 60 Head...
  • Page 8 Rear Panel Facilities PEACEMAKER 20, 40, 60 COMBO & PEACEMAKER 60 HEAD MAINS INLET SOCKET IMPEDANCE SELECTION ADVICE This is the mains power inlet to the amplifier. Make sure that this is connected to the correct voltage supply. This also carries the power inlet FUSE. If this should ever need replacing be sure to use the correct rating It is important to ensure the correct impedance is selected for the load presented to and type as marked on the rear panel of the unit.
  • Page 9 Fro nt Panel Facilities PEACEMAKER 50, 100 HEAD amplifier is active. Keep STANDBY engaged for at least 1 minute when powering up the amplifier with the MAINS BUTTON.The life of the tubes will be extended quite considerably if you do this every time you use the amplifier.
  • Page 10 SPEAKER OUTPUTS Altering the bias of a tube may have a slight effect on the bias of other tubes.When all four tubes have These are for connecting the amplifier to one or two speaker cabs.They are wired in parallel. been set once, return to the first tube and repeat steps 4 and 5 as many times as required to obtain 0 VU on all tubes.
  • Page 11: Specifications

    Specificatio ns PEACEMAKER 20, 40, 60 COMBO & PEACEMAKER 60 HEAD PEACEMAKER 50, 100 HEAD INPUTS INPUTS Input Impedance 1M Ohm Input range 100mV to 1V p-p Input 1 Impedance 330k Ohms Input range up to 1V p-p Effects return Impedance 50k Ohms Input level 0dBu nominal Input 2...
  • Page 12: Example Settings

    Example Settings Below are some examples of typical amplifier settings for the Peacemaker 50 / 100w Head. Each diagram carries a brief decription of the sound that the particular settings will create. Of course, these are only a few suggestions. Let your creative spirit run wild and fill in the blank templates so you don’t forget how to get that unique sound.
  • Page 13 Templates Character Switch: Character Switch: PENTODE / TRIODE PENTODE / TRIODE Notes: Notes: Character Switch: Character Switch: PENTODE / TRIODE PENTODE / TRIODE Notes: Notes: Character Switch: Character Switch: PENTODE / TRIODE PENTODE / TRIODE Notes: Notes: Character Switch: Character Switch: PENTODE / TRIODE PENTODE / TRIODE Notes:...

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