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RedPlate BlackVerb Standard Operations Guide
Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate BlackVerb
Standard 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 BlackVerb models produced after 03/01/2011. See the Addendum
Section for the BlackVerb88 model differences.
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 BlackVerb.
BlackVerb Standard
Operations Manual
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- Page 1 BlackVerb Standard Operations Manual Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate BlackVerb Standard 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).
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Page 2: Drive Section
CLEAN PREAMP SECTION The Clean Preamp is designed to imitate (and surpass) all of the “classic” guitar amp preamps. The BlackVerb gives the player the ability to do two unique things: 1. Shift the midrange center point frequency. 2. Select the amount of Bass gain appropriate to your guitar choice (via Humbucker/Single coil switch covered in the Rear Panel Section of this manual). -
Page 3: Master Section
RedPlate BlackVerb Standard Operations Guide The Drive section controls the amount of character to add to the clean tone. The section’s range of effect can be just a hint of early break up or a full on aggressive heavy metal distortion. - Page 4 The BlackVerb can accept both the larger (3AG footprint) or smaller European (5mm X 20mm) fuses. A time delay variety (SLO-BLO) is recommended. A fuse in the range of 2.5 to 3 Amps is fine for domestic use (110 –...
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Page 5: Other Features
RedPlate BlackVerb Standard Operations Guide OTHER FEATURES The BlackVerb comes complete with a 3 button footswitch and a 25’ footswitch cable. The cable used is a regular MIDI cable and is readily available in any length at most music stores. -
Page 6: Bias Procedure
RedPlate BlackVerb Standard Operations Guide TUBE CHART All tube brands are acceptable, a long plate is preferred in the V6 (Phase Inverter) position. Warning – No user serviceable parts inside so unless you know what you’re doing please refer to a qualified service person only. -
Page 7: Favorite Settings
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). - Page 8 RedPlate BlackVerb Standard Operations Guide Mood = Bluesy Fusion, clean or dirty depending on touch. Favorite setting #2 (AKA Keith’s JP setting): Guitar Type = Stock ’86 Telecaster with volume rolled back for cleaner rhythm, and then bring volume up for leads and harder rhythm.
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- Page 10 RedPlate BlackVerb Standard Operations Guide ADDENDUM Re: Model BlackVerb88 (with 80 watt KT-88 output section) This manual is applicable for the BlackVerb88 with the following changes: 1. There is no cathode bias option switch. 2. The output tube type is KT-88 only.