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- Page 1 BONES All Tube Guitar Amplifier By Fortin Amplification, Inc. Owners Manual © 2008 FORTIN AMPLIFICATION, INC.
- Page 2 Take some time to familiarize yourself with this manual and discover all the features BONES has to offer. Please do not hesitate contacting us with any questions you might have.
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Your Fortin amplifier is a professional instrument. Please use common sense, read, understand and follow all instructions in this manual and warnings on the back of the amplifier. ► Do not store or operate this amplifier in or near moist/wet areas. ►... - Page 4 BONES Functions FRONT PANEL, LEFT TO RIGHT 1. INPUT – Plug in your guitar or stompbox here. Sets the amount of overdrive. GAIN – 3. BRIGHT High frequency boost that becomes less active as GAIN is increased. – 4. BASS – Passive/Interactive low frequency equalization.
- Page 5 REAR PANEL, LEFT TO RIGHT 1. MAINS FUSE – Protection for AC power faults. 2. MAINS INPUT – AC wall power via IEC cord to a grounded outlet. 3. HT FUSE – Protection for high voltage faults. 4. MIDI IN* – Connects to external device via MIDI OUT or THRU. 7 connector with outside pin 1 and pin 7 supplying 9VAC at 1.5A to power external Midi pedals.
- Page 6 Beside the use of top quality parts, special attention was given to the grounding system that gives the BONES tons of detail to the tone. This is why the amplifier loves pedals and different guitars so much. You can dial in luscious, spanky clean to the perfect crunch with plenty of girth to searing, cabinet exploding overdrive.
- Page 7 As you can see, by experimenting with combinations of the control settings plus all the different output tubes that the BONES can accept, you can cover an astonishing array of tones. To embellish this entirely new found tonal palette, let’s move on to the optional FX Loop.
- Page 8 easier since they have input indicators. You will have to experiment with your rack effects to obtain the best signal to noise ratio by trying different S.LEVEL & R.LEVEL settings in conjunction with the input & output level controls of your rack effects unit. On the R.LEVEL control, bring this up to match the signal level when the FX LOOP switch is turned off (for footswitchable loop) or when the effects pedal is turned off.
- Page 9 Only a small volume reduction and slight tonal change will occur. Biasing the BONES amp is simple and does not require removal of the chassis. You will need a simple voltmeter or digital multimeter set to the lowest DC voltage range, typically 200mV (millivolts).
- Page 10 “feel” that you can use to your advantage in further fine tuning your BONES amplifier. Taking this approach one step further, you can also experiment with different preamp tubes.
- Page 11 TUBE LAYOUT & FUNCTION V1 - V4 Class A/B power output tubes: EL34, 6CA7, KT77, 6L6, 5881, KT66, 6550, KT88, KT90, KT100 Phase Inverter: 12AX7 FX Loop: 12AT7 only. gain stage & Cathode follower: 12AX7 and 3 gain stage: 12AX7 gain stage: 12AX7 * Optional TIPS &...
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Page 12: Limited Warranty
This warranty will be honored only on the presentation of the original proof of purchase. Products are to be returned freight prepaid, to and from, Fortin Amplification. Warranty repairs and must be authorized. Fortin Amplification is not liable for any freight or duty charges (if applicable).
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