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- Page 1 Diezel User Manual for the Herbert Amplifier Diezel USA Salwender International 1147 W. Collins Ave. Orange CA 92867 714-538-1285...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter One: Safety and Warranty Safety Warnings Warranty Information Chapter Two: Using Your Herbert Mains Connections, Power and Standby 2.1.1 Mains/connect to power outlet 2.1.2 Power up, Warm up, Standby off 2.1.3 Power tube caution 2.1.4 Operating Temperature 2.1.5 Power Tube Information... - Page 3 5.1.1 Master Volume 5.1.2 Presence 5.1.3 Deep Power Amplifier Tubes 5.2.1 Function 5.2.2 Selection 5.2.3 Life Span Chapter Six: Functions and Switches Programming Herbert Manual Channel Selection Mid Cut on/off Loop on/off Mute on/off Master 2 Store Chapter Seven: Midi...
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Page 4: Chapter One: Safety And Warranty
• Do not open the panels of the amplifier. No user serviceable parts inside. Your Herbert operates on very high internal voltages, which may still be present after the Amplifier has been turned off and disconnected for a while. •... -
Page 5: Chapter Two: Using Your Herbert
Also excluded from this warranty are damages due to not following the Safety Warnings in 1.1 above. Diezel USA is the local executor of this warranty. Customer is responsible for shipping charges to Diezel USA in Orange, California, unless other arrangements are made in advance. -
Page 6: Operating Temperature
2.1.4 Operating Temperature It will take a little more time after warm-up until everything inside the amp is working in sync and to it’s fullest potential. A trained ear will notice a slightly warmer tone and better complexity in tone after playing the amp for a short while. It’s like warming up before running a marathon. -
Page 7: Cable Selection
There are 2 ways to handle effects signals. If you use the serial return, then the signal path of your Herbert is interrupted, the signal is sent to the processor, gets more or less processed, then sent back to the serial return into the power amp. -
Page 8: Switch-Able Loop As Additional Volume Control
One might extend one’s tonal variety by hooking up an external guitar pre-amp to the switch-able return jack. Now the external preamp, once selected via the “Loop” function, can feed the Herbert’s power amp. 3.2.5 Switch-able Parallel Loop To route your effects signal parallel to the original signal, connect the switch-able send to the input of your effects unit and go from the output of your effects unit to the parallel return. -
Page 9: Compensated Out
3.2.8 Speaker Connections Herbert has 5 speaker jacks: 1 for a 16-Ohm load, 2 for 2 16-Ohm loads or 1 8- Ohm load, and 2 for 2 8-Ohm loads or 1 4-Ohm load. Confusing? Oh, yes! Just do what it says on the jacks, and you’ll be fine... -
Page 10: Midi Thru
From hard and percussive sounds to soft and warm blossoming tones. Herbert was designed to offer as many of the clean variety as possible. Your choice of guitars and pickups will have a large part in this equation. -
Page 11: Channel Three
If you don’t want to use the Mid Cut function, then it can be used as an additional programmable volume control with the Intensity control set to 0 or off. This gives your Herbert 8 programmable volume options! Pre-amp Tubes The pre-amps are equipped with 12AX7 tubes in all positions, except the phase inverter, which is a 12AT7. -
Page 12: Pre-Amplifier Tubes
Herbert utilizes 6 power tubes, organized in 3 pairs with triple bias possibility. This allows use of 3 different pairs of power tubes, either the same or different types. -
Page 13: Life Span
Chapter Six: Functions and Switches Programming the Herbert It is quite easy to program your Diezel Herbert and, also, easy to explain. Pushing the “Store” toggle switch twice must follow each change in the MIDI program. After the first click, the selected blue LED lights will blink. Click on the switch again and your program is in memory. -
Page 14: Manual Channel Selection
Manual Channel Selection The 3 channels of the Herbert can be selected manually by activating the red button above each channel strip, or can be programmed via the midi control system. If you assign the Channel one switch function to a MIDI program (for example “01”), then you can initiate this channel’s switching via your MIDI... -
Page 15: Store
(and processors and computers) of all kinds. We will only need to learn a small portion of this “language” to use the Herbert and its peripheral MIDI partners. We are going to learn only about “program change”. -
Page 16: Single Channel Mode - Automatic Channel Recognition
“Mute”. 7.4.3 Single Channel Mode – Manual Channel Selection If you would like to have your Herbert on a certain MIDI channel, then we can accommodate you here as well. Here is how this works: Push and hold “Mute”... -
Page 17: Chapter Nine: Maintenance And Cleaning
Only trained professionals should attempt this procedure. Salwender International and the Diezel Company wish to express their gratitude and congratulate you on your decision to purchase the Diezel Herbert Amplifier.
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