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Contents 

 

1.   Specifications 

 

 

 

 

2.   Top Panel Controls 

 

      Guitar Input 

 

      Preamp Controls    

 

      Master Volume 

 

      Power & Standby Switches 

 

 

 

 

3. Back Panel Controls 

 

10 

      AC Line 

 

10 

      Fuse 

 

10 

      Footswitch 

 

10 

      Speaker Jack 

 

11 

      Line Out 

 

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5. Operation 

 

12 

      Unpacking 

 

12 

      Setting Up 

 

12 

      Connecting Your Guitar or Pedalboard 

 

12 

      Powering Up 

 

12 

      Powering Down 

 

12 

 

 

 

6. Dialing in Your Sound

 

 

13 

      Preamp Controls

 

 

13 

 

 

 

7. Getting a Great Sound at Home 

 

14 

      The Effect of Your Acoustical Environment

 

 

14 

      Floor Reflections 

 

14 

      Where to Place the Amp 

 

14 

      Carpeting 

 

14 

 

 

 

8. Tube Installation and Replacement 

 

15 

      

Tube Quality

 

 

15 

      Tube Replacement  

 

15 

      Tube Locations 

 

16 

 

 

 

9. CE Declaration 

 

17 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Sugarland

Page 1: ...1 Sugarland 12W Guitar Amplifier User Manual Bartel Amplifiers LLC 4401 Eastern Avenue Bldg 46A 3G Baltimore MD 21224 www bartelamps com...

Page 2: ...Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 9 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 10 Refer all servicing to qualified service perso...

Page 3: ...e amplifier that goes beyond traditional boutique amplifiers in terms of sound quality build quality artistry and design innovation The Sugarland s finely tuned cabinet produces a tonal response with...

Page 4: ...ontrols with a new form of circuitry that provides a more complex tone control behavior than a conventional guitar preamp While conventional treble bass controls offer simple variations of a single vo...

Page 5: ...uires the fabrication of custom made components For example I custom mold a number of components including a set of wire trees to help implement a tidy secure wire layout and custom molded knobs with...

Page 6: ...5 Operation 12 Unpacking 12 Setting Up 12 Connecting Your Guitar or Pedalboard 12 Powering Up 12 Powering Down 12 6 Dialing in Your Sound 13 Preamp Controls 13 7 Getting a Great Sound at Home 14 The E...

Page 7: ...V6 Biasing Cathode Bias Operating Mode Class AB Output Impedance 8 Ohms Power Supply Type Tube Rectified Tubes 1x5Y3GT Cabinet Body Solid Eastern White Pine Finger Jointed Baffle Board Multi Piece Sol...

Page 8: ...the Treble control performs the function you expect i e increasing decreasing the amount of high frequency content in the signal it has a more complex and profound effect than a conventional Treble c...

Page 9: ...own as needed This will help maximize the signal to noise ratio and will generally provide the best tone Power and Standby Switches The Power switch is used to control the application of AC power to t...

Page 10: ...from that shown in the illustration above IMPORTANT The MAINS power applied must match the voltage and frequency specification printed on the back panel of your amplifier Fuse It is essential that th...

Page 11: ...ive only an external speaker and to disconnect the internal speaker then you must unplug the internal speaker from the main speaker jack location on the underside of the chassis and connect the extern...

Page 12: ...to turn the reverb and tremolo on and off It isn t necessary to connect the footwitch to use reverb and tremolo If you don t connect the footswitch reverb and tremolo are still fully functional Connec...

Page 13: ...drange more prominent This voicing can be compared to a vintage Tweed tone and can be tweaked by adjusting bass and treble slightly one way or the other Compared to the previous setting you will note...

Page 14: ...t the sound you hear is greatly influenced by the location of the amp in the room and by the orientation of the amp with respect to the listening position i e if the amp is pointing at you or away fro...

Page 15: ...amplifier If you experience a problem with your amplifier the first step in debugging involves consideration of the possibility of a tube problem I subject all tubes to a thorough burn in and test pro...

Page 16: ...ean without overdrive you may prefer to use a TAD 12AU7 in the U1 position It will significantly increase clean headroom and deliver a fuller fatter sound 12AU7 Tubes The preferred brand for 12AU7 tub...

Page 17: ...ctives and applicable Standards EMC Directive 2014 30 EU EN55032 2015 EN55103 2 2009 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 Low Voltage Directive 2014 35 EU EN 60065 2002 A1 2006 A11 2008 A2 2010 A12 2011 Ro...

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