RedPlate ShredPlate Operation Manual

Redplate shredplate amplifier operations manual

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RedPlate ShredPlate Operations Guide
Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate ShredPlate
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 ShredPlate models produced after 02/01/2012.
Signal Path Block Diagram:
FRONT PANEL:
Input Jack – Typical High impedance input to the amplifier. Designed to be "Pedal Friendly".
ShredPlate
Operations Manual
CLEAN PREAMP SECTION
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  • Page 1 ShredPlate Operations Manual Welcome to the RedPlate Family, thank you for your purchase of a RedPlate ShredPlate 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 ShredPlate Operations Guide The Clean Preamp is designed to provide a basic full range clean tone with plenty of clear overtones. Volume – Typical setting is between 10 and 1 o’clock but experimentation is encouraged. Headroom is adjustable via an internal trim pot. (The trim pot location is covered in the Other Features Section of this manual).
  • Page 3: Master Section

    RedPlate ShredPlate Operations Guide HI GAIN PREAMP SECTION The HI GAIN Preamp Section is another variation of the popular European Style preamp with even higher gain and sustain. Like the LO GAIN channel it has the same features: 1. The combination of Volume and Gain lets you adjust the character of the channel at various volume levels for consistency of tone and character in both small and large venue sizes.
  • Page 4: Rear Panel Section

    The ShredPlate can accept both the larger (3AG footprint) or smaller European (5mm X 20mm) fuses. A time delay variety (SLO-BLO) is recommended. When the...
  • Page 5: Other Features

    RedPlate ShredPlate Operations Guide OTHER FEATURES The ShredPlate comes complete with a 4 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. FOOTSWITCH LO GAIN – engages the LO GAIN Channel – the footswitch has no effect if the Volume control on the LO GAIN channel is pulled out (duplicate function) or if the HI GAIN channel is already engaged (HI GAIN Volume control is pulled out or HI GAIN footswitch button is pressed).
  • Page 6: Tube Layout

    8. Recheck the reading after 10 minutes of operation, and again after a week or two of operation. INTERNAL TRIM POTS The ShredPlate has 2 internal trim pots: 1. Clean Headroom – can be adjusted to match your guitars pickup output so your clean tone has the desired amount of character.
  • Page 7 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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