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Hughes & Kettner SwitchBlade Head 100 Manual

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  • Page 1 Switchblade Head 100, Combo 100, Combo 50 Manual 1.1...

  • Page 2: Things To Do Before Operating The Amp

    Switchblade Foreword Head Only First plug the speaker ® For another first in guitar amp history, Hughes & Kettner has packed all cord into the appropriate the features guitarists have long been dreaming of into one amp – a output on the Head. Do bona fide all-tube design and the boundless versatility of amp modeling.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Switchblade Table of Contents Standby STANDBY switch breathes life into those glowing The Fundamentals of tubes. It controls the anode voltage, not the heating. Handling SWITCHBLADE When taking a short break from playing, please use STANDBY rather ON/OFF so the tubes remain at operating temperature.

  • Page 4: The Switchblade's Channels

    Switchblade The Fundamentals of Handling reflect the setting programmed in the Preset. This means you may SWITCHBLADE is a tube amp and, as such, works like as a tube amp. well hear something other than what you’re seeing would suggest. As Nevertheless, the handling concept is rather advanced, so time spent soon as you touch the knob, it will respond like any other conventional familiarizing yourself with it is time well spent.

  • Page 5: Crunch Channel

    Switchblade 2.2 CRUNCH Channel all they way Down; it merely boosts or cuts the given Level. This Classic British overdrive à la carte! The CRUNCH Channel covers the design makes musical and practical sense: The Clean Channel normally diverse tonal spectrum from Clean to mean, and all points in between. requires a much higher Master Level than a distorted Channel, which The Gain control’s integrated Boost function transforms tight rhythm is why it is about as loud as the other Channels when the knob is set...

  • Page 6: Store

    Switchblade 4.4.1 SERIAL automatically according to the rate so that every knob position gives you the best effect sound. To switch modulation effects off, simply Switches the effects loop from Parallel (LED does not light up) to Serial twist the knob to the far left-hand position. (LED lights up).

  • Page 7: Fx Loop

    Switchblade Note: The footswitch changes the Channels only, and not presets. in parallel, the resulting resistance (R) is calculated by multiplying the That is, it activates the most recent Channel settings and it does not two individual resistances and dividing their product by the sum of the switch effects.

  • Page 8: Setting Switchblade's Midi Channel And Switching Omni On/Off

    Switchblade 6.1.3 TAP function gives you a very fast and convenient option for changing the Delay’s TIME parameter. comes in particularly handy on stage: Simply tap your foot on the button in Time with the groove to match delay Time to the tempo. The effect adopts the new time after the second tap.

  • Page 9: Storing Settings/Programming

    Switchblade 6.4 Storing Settings/Programming FACTORY SETTING: MIDI CHANNEL = 1, OMNI = ON You have two options for storing a preset to one of the 128 memory Note: OMNI ON is helpful if you are unsure via which channel slots: Select a new memory slot via MIDI (6.4.1) or overwrite the preset directly at the device (6.4.2).

  • Page 10: Troubleshooting

    Switchblade Note: Replacing tubes for experimentation purposes is not low. When in doubt ask the venue’s sound technician or facility engineer. recommended. Installing the wrong tubes will damage the amp and • Refrain from DIY repairs! Also have a qualified technician replace cost you a lot more than you bargained for in repair costs.
  • Page 11 Switchblade COMBO 50 Switchblade is connected properly, but no sound is audible. • The guitar’s VOLUME knob is turned all the way down. • The amp is set to STANDBY • The amp’s VOLUME knob is turned all the way down. •...

  • Page 12: Technical Specifications

    Switchblade Technical Specifications All level indications relate to 0 dBV (1V RMS). 9.1 Inputs 9.3 General Electrical Data INSTRUMENT Input Switchblade 100 Head/Combo Switchblade 50 Combo Input: 6.3 mm (1/4") jack Max. current consumption: Type: unbalanced 440 watts 290 watts Input impedance: 1 M ohms Sensitivity:...
  • Page 13 Hughes & Kettner Switchblade Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 01/26/06 26.01.2006...

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