Mesa/Boogie Bass Prodigy, Owner'S Manual

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Precautions
Overview _________________________________________________________________________________________ 1-3
Helpful Hints _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4
FRONT PANEL:
INSTRUMENT INPUT _________________________________________________________________________________ 5
INPUT SELECT SWITCH ______________________________________________________________________________ 5
CONTROLS:
GAIN, BASS ________________________________________________________________________________________ 6
MID _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6-7
TREBLE ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 7
VOICE ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 7-8
MASTER ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 8
MUTE / PLAY / SILENT RECORD SWITCH ________________________________________________________________ 8
FULL / HALF POWER SWITCH _________________________________________________________________________ 9
PRE / POST: D.I. OUTPUT SELECT SWITCH ___________________________________________________________ 9-10
D.I. LIFT / GROUND, D.I. LEVEL _______________________________________________________________________ 10
SOLO CONTROL ___________________________________________________________________________________ 10
POWER SWITCH ___________________________________________________________________________________ 11
STANDBY SWITCH _________________________________________________________________________________ 11
REAR PANEL:
AC MAINS FUSE, FUSE RATING AND REPLACEMENT ____________________________________________________ 13
POWER CABLE, EXTERNAL SWITCHING _______________________________________________________________ 14
SEND / RETURN _________________________________________________________________________________ 14-15
TUNER ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 15
SLAVE ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15
FOOTSWITCH JACK ________________________________________________________________________________ 16
SPEAKER OUTPUTS _____________________________________________________________________________ 16-17
D.I. OUTPUT _______________________________________________________________________________________ 18
FACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGS ________________________________________________________________________ 19
PERSONAL SETTINGS ______________________________________________________________________________ 20
BIASING THE KT-88 POWER TUBES ________________________________________________________________ 21-22
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE MATCHING AND HOOKUP GUIDE ______________________________________________ 23-28
TUBE NOISE AND MICROPHONICS ________________________________________________________________ 29-30
TUBE REPLACEMENT CHART ________________________________________________________________________ 32
PARTS SHEET _____________________________________________________________________________________ 33
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