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Rambler and Imperial Instructions
Thank you for purchasing a Carr Amplifier.
The Rambler and Imperial models employ pure and simple classic
60's American style pre amp circuits combined with output sections owing
more to the early 50's. This unique blending yields very open and rich clean
tones with mild overdrives. You will find both models work very well with
pedals – staying dimensional and wringing the best from your guitar. Please
take time to familiarize yourself with this manual.
Volume – adjusts the loudness of the amplifier.
Treble - varies top end from dark to bright.
Middle – varies mid frequencies and is very influential in taking the tone
from a 60's Blackface sound (off to 11 o'clock) to a pushed tweed mid
sound (11 o'clock to full).
Bass - varies low end from lean to full.
Reverb - controls amount of reverb sound from off to deep and lush.
Tremolo Depth and Speed – Depth controls intensity of the tremolo swell
off to deep. The Speed control affects the rate of the tremolo pulse. You may
here some pulse even when you are not playing while the Tremolo is on –
this is normal and an effect of the late 50s style of output tube bias tremolo
we use. The jack for the footswitch is on the bottom of the chassis between
the third and forth pre amp tubes counting from the left as you look at the
back of the amp.
Boost Imperial only – varies the amount of midrange push and volume
increase. This boost partially bypasses the tone stack so the tone controls
will have less effect as the boost is advanced. The toggle switch on the front
panel is active when the footswitch is not plugged in.
Triode / Pentode Switch – Rewires the Pentode output tubes into Triode
operation. Pentode sounds loud and punchy with great headroom while
Triode is more vintage and warm with very thick midrange.
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Summary of Contents for Carr Rambler and Imperial Amps
- Page 1 Please keep your original packing materials. Rambler and Imperial Instructions Thank you for purchasing a Carr Amplifier. The Rambler and Imperial models employ pure and simple classic 60’s American style pre amp circuits combined with output sections owing more to the early 50’s. This unique blending yields very open and rich clean tones with mild overdrives.
- Page 2 (when looking from the back) and 4 ohms when pointing to the right. Carr Amplifiers selects and tests the finest current production tubes specifically for each amplifier model. Caution should be used when buying replacement tubes from any dealer who does not have a return policy as all tubes can have problems (NOS tubes are susceptible to microphonics and failure too).
- Page 3 Recommended Settings (Pentode yields a punchy full sound while Triode is mellow and thick) Single Coil Neck – 60’s American: Volume: 10 o’clock Treble: 1 o’clock Mid: 11 o’clock Bass: 1 o’clock Reverb: 11 o’clock Depth: off Speed: off Tele Bridge Punch: Volume: 1 o’clock Treble: 12 o’clock Mid: Full...
- Page 4 Humbucker Neck – 60’s American: Volume: 10 o’clock Treble: 1 o’clock Mid: 9 o’clock Bass: 12 o’clock Reverb: 10 o’clock Depth: off Speed: off Bridge Bark: Volume: 1 o’clock Treble: 12 o’clock Mid: 11 o’clock Bass: 11 o’clock Reverb: off Depth: off Speed: off In Between Trem:...