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TWEAKER-40

Owner’s Manual

TWEAKER-40 HEAD

Summary of Contents for TWEAKER-40 HEAD

Page 1: ...TWEAKER 40 Owner s Manual TWEAKER 40 HEAD ...

Page 2: ...15 Contact Warranty 16 Greetings I would like to personally thank you for choosing Egnater as your Tone Partner Our goal is to provide you with the best tools we can to help you express yourself to the fullest Your amplifier is an integral piece in your never ending Tone Quest Our commitment to helping you achieve that goal is our passion Our hope is that you will take advantage of the years of in...

Page 3: ...o satisfy your Jones for Tones In no time at all you will be hooked YOU RE OFFICIALLY A TWEAKER Congratulations You have just entered the world of Tone Tweakers The Tweaker 40 is your next step into the never ending quest for The Tone The Tweaker 40 gives you double the tone power and features of our original Tweaker The 40 sports two identical channels for easy seamless switching between two pre ...

Page 4: ... is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug the apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the ap...

Page 5: ...placement or biasing 17 Servicing The user should not attempt any service to the amplifier beyond that described in the operating instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel 18 Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventila tion and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must n...

Page 6: ...ntly select any one of the three classic tone control circuits that are quite familiar to all of us The USA setting duplicates the classic American California so revered in those Blackface amps The BRIT settings conjures up the stronger lower midrange girth of the Brit ish amps The AC setting creates a unique voice that lives in the world of alternate British amps whose three letter name begins wi...

Page 7: ...or take some of the honk out of your humbucking pickups Try it on your high gain settings to get some serious metal ish chunk 24 CHANNEL 2 GAIN This controls the amount a drive in the preamp Low set tings of the GAIN knob with higher settings of the VOLUME knob will keep the sound big full and beautiful You can also use higher settings of the GAIN knob to push the channel into overdrive to get som...

Page 8: ...t you started Keep in mind these are merely suggestions You are encouraged to experiment to find your tone SHIMMERING CLEAN ROCKIN TWANG CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA CLEAN CRUNCH BRITISH BRITISH CLEAN RAWK PRISTINE CLEAN BEDROOM METAL 8 Let your ears create the tones not your eyes Bruce Egnater ...

Page 9: ... tighter and more solid 4 The less gain you use the clearer and more defined your tone will be Try to find a happy medium be tween lots of gain more fun to play and less gain cuts through the band better 5 When experimenting with the tone controls be aware that turning the TREBLE up and the BRIGHT switch off sounds very different from turning the TREBLE down and the BRIGHT switch on Try both ways ...

Page 10: ...coded to match the jacks on the amp 5 EXTENSION SPEAKER OUTPUT Used to connect a second speaker cabinet Since the MAIN speaker output is labeled USE FIRST it would reasonable to assume this jack could be labeled USE SECOND which would be correct See the section later in this manual for proper connection and IMPEDANCE SWITCH settings for different speaker arrangements 6 MAIN SPEAKER OUTPUT Labeled ...

Page 11: ...the loop may be higher than normal guitar level Though many floor type and tabletop effects may work some may tend to overload You will know an effect is not made for higher levels if when you turn the loop on with the effect in the loop you notice distortion and or a loss of volume Most modern ef fects including many pedals can operate just fine in an effects loop We have gone to great lengths to...

Page 12: ...TWEAKER 40 HEAD 12 CONNECTING YOUR SPEAKERS 112X 112X 112X 212X information ...

Page 13: ...13 TWO BUTTON FOOTSWITCH ...

Page 14: ... 8 16 ohm Impedance Selector Switch Master Treble Middle Bass controls Master BRIT AC USA EQ switch Two Footswitchable Channels Buffered Series Effects Loop with Level Switch Instrument or Line International Voltage Selector Two Button Footpedal for Channel and Effects Loop Front Panel Channel Select Pushbutton CHANNEL FUNCTIONS Separate Gain and Master Volume Con trols for Each Channel Deep Tight...

Page 15: ...15 Your own settings PERSONALIZE YOUR SETTINGS ...

Page 16: ... must be obtained from our Customer Service Department prior to shipping the product Please contact our Customer Service Department for the Authorized Egnater Service Center nearest you Products must be shipped in their original packaging or its equiva lent in any case the risk of loss or damage in transit is to be borne by the purchaser The Return Authorization Number must appear in large print d...

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