TCT50 & 100 Features and Controls
INPUT –
Mono ¼” Jack socket for instrument input. Use
a properly screened “guitar” cable for interconnection.
There are many different makes of guitar cable available,
ranging from fairly inexpensive to very expensive.
Each have different characteristics, and depending on
your particular guitar will give different results, all very
confusing for the inexperienced! For instance, a “cheap”
cable with high capacitance (which would normally be
termed as a “not very good cable”) can actually be of
benefit for an overly bright single coil guitar by taming
the very high end frequencies. Alternatively, a very low
capacitance cable can help brighten up a muddy sounding
hum-bucker type guitar. If possible experiment to try and
find what suits you and your guitar best. Hopefully your
dealer can help you choose the right cable. If using an FX
pedal system then the best advice is to use high quality,
low noise, low capacitance cable from pedals to amp
connection.
CHANNEL & MIX SWITCHING –
the pushbutton
above the INPUT JACK controls which channel you are
using. OUT activates channel A and illuminates A L.E.D.
indicator, and IN switches over to channel B and the B
L.E.D. indicator will come on. When using the remote
footswitch operation then both pushswitches MUST
be pushed in to engage the footswitch circuit. Push
MIX switch in to combine both channels in a parallel
configuration. In MIX mode all controls are functional and
can be blended in any way you require.
CHANNEL A & B PREAMP CONTROLS –
each
channel has the same independent control line up,
therefore the description below should be read for each
channel.
GAIN –
this control determines the amount of signal that
the first amplifier gain stage lets through to the rest of the
amplifier. Although this control works in conjunction with
the next DRIVE control, it is pretty straightforward in use
– low settings are clean – mid settings are in the start
of distortion range – and high settings are the overdrive
range.
TIGHT SWITCH –
this switch alters the low frequency
voicing of the input stage from deep low frequency to a
shelved high pass. Experiment with your guitar and style,
but normally when using high gain and high volume then
the Tight switch is usually required.
DRIVE –
the DRIVE control determines the gain and
voicing of the 2nd and 3rd amplification stages. Please
be aware that this control does NOT turn the signal OFF
at zero setting! As with the GAIN control, low settings are
cleaner – mid settings are crunchier – and high settings
are more distorted.
As stated above the GAIN and DRIVE controls work in
conjunction and by so doing a very wide of different gain
levels and voicing’s can be obtained – much more than
amps with just a single gain control. Please experiment;
there is no right or wrong setting, but many different
sounds and voices!
SMOOTH SWITCH –
this switch alters the voicing
associated with the 2nd and 3rd gain stages from bright
and attacking to a smoother less high frequency style.
This can be used to tame very bright distortion pedals, or
for getting warm clean tones for jazz style playing. Again
experiment.
TREBLE, MIDDLE, BASS EQ & SHIFT SWITCH –
as stated above the EQ system is very wide ranging and
very versatile, experimentation is the key – please start
with these controls set to mid position. What is important
to remember is that the EQ circuit is connected before the
gain circuits on channel A, and after the gain circuits on
channel B. Putting this as simply as possible this means
that channel A’s EQ affects the sound of the guitar signal
going into the preamp gain circuits, whereas channel
B’s EQ affects the sound generated by the preamp
gain circuits. Think of it as channel A has a West coast
USA flavour, and channel B has much more of a British
flavour – but with much more on offer. The Shift Switch
reconfigures the EQ circuit for a different mid frequency
SERIES EFFECTS LOOP
LEVEL
RETURN
SEND
BYPASS
LOOP
ROUTE
LOW
HIGH
LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUT SOCKETS
PARALLEL CONNECTED SOCKETS - INTERNAL LOUDSPEAKER = 16ohms
WARNING! DO NOT USE WITHOUT CONNECTING
LOUDSPEAKER LOAD TO AMPLIFIER AND MATCHING
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE TO SPEAKER IMPEDANCE.
16ohm OUT = 1 x 16ohm LS, 8ohm OUT = 1 x 8ohm OR 2 x 16ohm LS
OUTPUT = 35 Watts RMS into 8 or 16 ohms
DO NOT CONNECT ANY UNBALANCED GROUND CONNECTED EQUIPMENT
TO THE OUTPUT OF THIS AMPLIFIER. USE UN-GROUNDED DIFFERENTIAL
MODE ONLY. IF IN DOUBT REFER TO USER MANUAL
35 WATT TWIN CHANNEL VALVE GUITAR AMPLIFIER
FOOTSWITCH
CONNECTOR
8ohm
16ohm
HT FUSE
MAINS INPUT
T315mAL 250V
T1.6AL 250V
WARNING! USE CORRECT FUSE ONLY
POWER
MUTE
100%
PHASE
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ACTIVE 33%
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MAINS
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POWER OUTPUT
MASTER
REVERB
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MIX
F'BK
POWER AMP RESPONSE
DEEP
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VOLUME
TREBLE
MIDDLE
BASS
DRIVE
GAIN
TIGHT
SMOOTH
SHIFT
TIGHT
LOOSE
INPUT
CHANNEL A - PRE EQ
CHANNEL B - POST EQ
A-B
MIX
PRESS BOTH
FOR REMOTE
OPERATION
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BALANCE
SERIES EFFECTS LOOP
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BYPASS
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LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUT SOCKETS
PARALLEL CONNECTED SOCKETS
WARNING! DO NOT USE WITHOUT CONNECTING
LOUDSPEAKER LOAD TO AMPLIFIER AND MATCHING
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE TO SPEAKER IMPEDANCE.
16ohm OUT = 1 x 16ohm LS, 8ohm OUT = 1 x 8ohm OR 2 x 16ohm LS
OUTPUT = 100 Watts RMS into 8 or 16 ohms
DO NOT CONNECT ANY UNBALANCED GROUND CONNECTED EQUIPMENT
TO THE OUTPUT OF THIS AMPLIFIER. USE UN-GROUNDED DIFFERENTIAL
MODE ONLY. IF IN DOUBT REFER TO USER MANUAL
100 WATT TWIN CHANNEL VALVE GUITAR AMPLIFIER
FOOTSWITCH
CONNECTOR
OUTPUT BIAS ADJUST SYSTEM
WARNING! DO NOT REMOVE COVER
8ohm
16ohm
HT FUSE
MAINS INPUT
T1AL 250V
T2.5AL 250V
WARNING! USE CORRECT FUSE ONLY
CAUTION! NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN
SERIES EFFECTS LOOP
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RETURN
SEND
BYPASS
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ROUTE
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LOUDSPEAKER OUTPUT SOCKETS
PARALLEL CONNECTED SOCKETS
WARNING! DO NOT USE WITHOUT CONNECTING
LOUDSPEAKER LOAD TO AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT = 200 Watts RMS into 8ohms - 300 Watts RMS into 4ohms
DO NOT CONNECT ANY UNBALANCED GROUND CONNECTED EQUIPMENT
TO THE OUTPUT OF THIS AMPLIFIER. USE UN-GROUNDED DIFFERENTIAL
MODE ONLY. IF IN DOUBT REFER TO USER MANUAL
MAINS INPUT T3.15AL 250V
WARNING! USE CORRECT FUSE ONLY
TUNER
FOOTSWITCH
MUTE
OUT
LINE OUT
GROUND
CONNECT
ISOLATE
300Watt TUBE PRE/BIPOLAR POWER BASS AMPLFIER
WARNING! DO NOT USE LOAD OF LESS THAN 4ohm IMPEDANCE
OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDE
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