Mesa/Boogie Rocket 44 Owner's Manual
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- Page 1 OOGIE Owner's Manual The Spirit of Art in Technology 1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954...
- Page 2 Hello from the Tone Farm..You, smart player and all around intuitive human, have put your trust in us to be your amplifier company. This is something we do not take lightly. Our reward is that we’ve designed and built another fine guitar amplifier that is destined to become a classic.
- Page 3 Your MESA/Boogie Amplifier is a professional instrument. Please treat it with respect and operate it properly. USE COMMON SENSE AND ALWAYS OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS: Do not expose amplifier to moisture, rain or water, direct sunlight or extremely high temperatures. Always insure that amplifier is properly grounded.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Precautions ______________________________________________________ Page # Overview: ____________________________________________________________ 1 FRONT PANEL: Description & Usage Power-Up / Instrument Input _____________________________________________ 2 Connecting Footswitch _________________________________________________ 2 Mode Select (sample settings) ____________________________________________ 2 CONTROLS Gain _________________________________________________________________ 3 Master _______________________________________________________________ 3 Treble ________________________________________________________________ 3 Middle _______________________________________________________________ 4 Bass _________________________________________________________________ 4 Reverb _______________________________________________________________ 4... -
Page 5: Overview
Heavyweight Tone in a Bantam-watt arena. Its powerful footswitching capabilities and all the Gain a player could need, make the ROCKET 44 well suited for Rock, Pop, Country, Top 40 or any other style where versatility is the name of the game. -
Page 6: Front Panel
30 seconds of warm-up time lessens the shock on cold power tubes, thus prolonging their toneful life substantially. 2.) Connect the ROCKET 44 s’ Mode Select Footswitch ( which is included ) to the Footswitch jack that is located just under the left (when viewing the amplifier from the rear) corner of the chassis. -
Page 7: Controls
TREBLE: As with most guitar amplifiers, the TREBLE control is the strongest of the three rotary controls. Its setting on the ROCKET 44 determines the blend and strength of the MIDDLE and BASS controls. Set high, it is the dominant control, minimizing the amount of Mid and Bass that would otherwise be possible in the mix. -
Page 8: Middle
GAIN and TREBLE controls, this should be sufficient enough fuel to get you to the next planet! The versatility that this dual purpose MID control lends to the RHYTHM Mode of the ROCKET 44 greatly expands its usefulness as both a clean and overdrive Mode. -
Page 9: Toggle Switches (Rhythm/Lead&Contour)
POWER: This switch delivers the A.C. power to the ROCKET 44. Make sure the unit is grounded (all three terminals of the A.C. power cord must be connected whenever possible and that the proper voltage is present. Follow the cold start procedure described in the ON / STANDBY section above when powering up your ROCKET 44. -
Page 10: Fuse
These two 1/4" jacks are the patch point for external effects. The Effects Loop is wired in parallel with the normal signal. Connect the SEND jack of the ROCKET 44 to your Effects Input jack. Connect the RETURN jack of the 44 to the Output jack of your effect unit. -
Page 11: Fx Mix
Sensitivity to speaker mismatching in regards to ohmage differences is low, hence no damage to the amplifier will occur. However, very low ohmage loads will cause the power tubes to wear faster. The ROCKET 44 is equipped with a single 12 inch 8 Ohm speaker, but as you can see, other speaker configurations may be used. -
Page 12: Factory Sample Settings Page
Factory Sample Settings Page SAMPLE 1: Sparkling Clean Most Pickups RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB SAMPLE 2: Pushed Bluesy Rhythm/Solo Neck Single Coil RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB SAMPLE 3:... -
Page 13: Personal Setting Page
Personal Settings Page RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM... - Page 14 Personal Settings Page RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM...
- Page 15 Personal Settings Page RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN MASTER INPUT CONTOUR STANDBY POWER LEAD TREBLE MIDDLE BASS REVERB RHYTHM...
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Page 16: Tube Task Chart
TUBE TASK CHART NOTE: BEFORE CHANGING TUBES TURN POWER SWITCH TO OFF. (Each 12AX7 contains two separate Triodes) 12AX7 ALL SHIELDED EL84 EL84 EL84 EL84 REAR OF CHASSIS Description of Tube Functions V3A= 4th Lead Stage /3rd V1A= 3rd Lead Stage Rhythm Stage / FX Send V1B= 2nd Rhythm Stage V2A= Lead Input Stage... -
Page 17: Tube Noise & Microphonics
The power tubes should be all but quiet when they are tapped. If crackling or hissing changes with the tapping, you have probably found the problem. To confirm a noisy power tube, merely put the ROCKET 44 on Standby, remove it from its socket and turn it back on. -
Page 18: Diagnosing Pre-Amp Tube Problems
DIAGNOSING PRE-AMP TUBE PROBLEMS: Because your amplifier is an all tube design, it is quite possible that you will at some point experience minor pre-amp tube noise. Rest assured - this is no cause for alarm and you can take care of the problem yourself in a matter of minutes by simply swapping tubes. Let us begin by saying;... -
Page 19: Bias Adjustment
BIAS ADJUSTMENT: (Part of a continuous series) BEAM- NOTE: An article written by Randall Smith that CONFINING ELECTRODE we thought you might find interesting. CATHODE GRID ..SCREEN GRID .. - Page 20 BIAS ADJUSTMENT (Continued) When you set the bias (whether it’s by selecting the right resistors, as we do, or adjusting a trimmer — which is quicker) what you are doing is establishing the correct amount of idle CURRENT that flows through the power tubes. But you can’t adjust the current directly, you can only change it by adjusting the amount of bias VOLTAGE that goes onto the tubes’...
- Page 21 How much money and trouble that has saved Mesa/Boogie players you couldn’t estimate. Our rigorously tested and hand selected tubes are available at your nearest Mesa/Boogie Pro Center or from us directly. Nobody offers better price, quality or warranty than we do ... so why swerve? Next time we’ll talk about our part in developing the great Sylvania STR 415 type 6 6 and how we’re on the verge of seeing something...
- Page 22 FRONT VIEW SWITCHES pt# 605373 KNOB pt# SWITCH pt# 601073 (all four) 409124 KNOB pt# (all four) 408115 RHYTHM POT pt# POT pt# 592739 592737 POT pt# POT pt# POT pt# POT pt# GAIN MASTER 592737 592148 592150 592149 INPUT POT pt# POT pt# CONTOUR...
- Page 23 OOGIE The Spirit of Art in Technology Thank you for trusting MESA/Boogie to be your amplifier company. We wish you many years of toneful enjoyment from this handbuilt all tube instrument.
- Page 24 The Spirit of Art in Technology 1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954 Phone: (707) 778-6565 Fax: (707) 765-1503...
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