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Mesa Throttle Box Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 THROTTLE BOX EQ™ With the worldwide success of the THROTTLE BOX™ overdrive, we saw potential for an even more powerful version that included our classic Five-Band Graphic Equalizer. With the added shaping power the on-board Five Band Graphic EQ creates, the THROTTLE BOX EQ™ can go anywhere you want to take it stylistically.

  • Page 3: Features And Controls

    Gain Mode individually. The EQ can be assigned to either or both of these Gain Mode choices so that it becomes active with the desired Gain Mode selection. And of course it wouldn’t be a Throttle Box without the powerful MID CUT control from the original that allows global scooping of the mids in addition to whatever you might do with the Graphic sliders.
  • Page 4 MID CUT In addition to the standard “blend-type” TONE control, the THROTTLE BOX EQ incorporates a global (works in LO and HI Modes) MID CUT control (located just below the HI LEVEL) that scoops out the midrange for a wider, bigger sound. It can also be used to mimic the classic Boogie “V”...
  • Page 5 The GRAPHIC EQ provides for +/- 12db of boost or cut in each band of the 5 Slider pots. This makes for a very powerful response and you can easily blow holes (cut) or add unpleasant peaks (boost) in your sound if it is not used with taste and musicality in mind. While there are almost limitless ways to set the Sliders and craft your own signature sound, one “curve”...
  • Page 6 INPUT to the OUTPUT. It is the same as having a very short piece of wire in line with your guitar’s signal cable. When in BYPASS Mode none of the controls on the THROTTLE BOX EQ™ have any effect on the signal and you can rest assured your guitar ‘s sound is not being altered in any way by the THROTTLE BOX EQ™.

  • Page 7: Specifications

    BATTERY This unit can operate on either one 9-Volt or two 9-Volt batteries (for longer replacement intervals) or a standard 9-Volt “wall-wart” DC power supply. The unit is shipped from the Factory with a single long-life 9-Volt Battery to facilitate easier trial demonstration in a music store environment.
  • Page 8 CLASSIC ROCK CRUNCH HI LEVEL LO LEVEL TONE GAIN MID CUT EQ HI EQ LO BOOST (OUT) 80Hz 2200 6600 HI / BYPASS...
  • Page 9 HI SOLO HI LEVEL LO LEVEL TONE GAIN MID CUT EQ HI EQ LO BOOST (IN) 80Hz 2200 6600 / LO BYPASS...
  • Page 10 HI “V” CRUNCH HI LEVEL LO LEVEL TONE GAIN MID CUT EQ HI EQ LO BOOST (IN) 80Hz 2200 6600 / LO BYPASS...
  • Page 11 LO STINGING BLUES HI LEVEL LO LEVEL TONE GAIN MID CUT EQ HI EQ LO BOOST (OUT) 80Hz 2200 6600 HI / BYPASS...
  • Page 12 ® ® 14/04/01...