RedPlate TweedyDrive Operation Manual

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RedPlate TweedyDrive Operations Guide
Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate TweedyDrive
amplifier. Please take a moment and review this manual for an understanding of all the
available features (or just put all the knobs at noon and play).
This Manual applies to TweedyDrive models produced after 6/01/2012.
Signal Path Block Diagram:

FRONT PANEL:

Input Jack – Typical High impedance input to the amplifier. Designed to be "Pedal Friendly" in
the unlikely event you will ever use a pedal in front of the TweedyDrive.
TweedyDrive
Operations Manual

TWEED PREAMP SECTION

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  • Page 1 TweedyDrive Operations Manual Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate TweedyDrive amplifier. Please take a moment and review this manual for an understanding of all the available features (or just put all the knobs at noon and play).
  • Page 2 RedPlate TweedyDrive Operations Guide The Tweed Preamp is designed to imitate the classic Tweed style guitar amps and do it with on board spring reverb. The TweedyVerb gives the player the ability to do three unique things not seen in conventional tweed style amps: 1.
  • Page 3: Master Section

    To access the fuse(s) use a small flat blade screwdriver in the notch at the side of the power cord inlet connector, the drawer snaps out in a rearward direction. The TweedyDrive uses the smaller European (5mm X 20mm) sized fuses. A time delay variety (SLO-BLO) is recommended Voltage Selector- (export version only) Rotate the selector switch for the proper VAC selection.
  • Page 4: Other Features

    OTHER FEATURES The TweedyDrive comes complete with a 3 button footswitch and a footswitch cable. The cable used is a regular MIDI cable and is readily available in any length at most music stores.
  • Page 5: Bias Procedure

    MAINTENANCE SECTION Your TweedyDrive amp has been designed for years of trouble free operation. The vacuum tubes will need to be replaced over time. We recommend new output tubes every 160 - 240 hours and new preamp tubes every 320 - 480 hours.
  • Page 6 At RedPlateAmps we pride ourselves making products that are built to last. The workmanship in your RedPlate amplifier is warranted to be problem free for the lifetime of the original owner, or in the event of resale a onetime transfer to a new owner for coverage for 3 years from the original manufacture date (please inform us of an ownership change to insure coverage).
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