VOICING SWITCHES: Each channel contains two voicing switches which can further alter the
HEARTBREAKERS’
sound.
CHANNEL 1: TRIM / FAT: This toggle affects the “HI” mode only. It adds midrange warmth and gain saturation to round out the sound
(FAT), or reduces saturation to leave the natural sound of your guitar more intact (TRIM).
CHANNEL 1: NORMAL / BOOST: This toggle affects the “HI” mode
only. The “HI” mode of Channel 1 contains two levels of gain, each with
their own distinct personality. NORMAL is a lower gain setting that is
optimized for more traditional styles where less saturation is desired.
This setting will allow more of the guitars’ natural character to come
through. BOOST adds gain and shifts the lower mids to fatten and
saturate, producing a more liquid and sustaining lead voice.
NOTE: Use CAUTION when switching to the BOOST position - turn the MASTER down! The extra gain that is added when
this voicing is chosen increases the volume substantially.
CHANNEL 2: TRIM / FAT: This toggle affects the “HI” mode only. It adds midrange warmth and gain saturation to round out the sound
(FAT), or reduces saturation to leave the natural sound of your guitar more intact (TRIM). BRIGHT / WARM: This toggle affects both
“HI” and “LO” modes. BRIGHT dips the midrange in both modes - creating more sparkle and letting more low end breath through for
clean sounds in the “LO” mode. In the “HI” mode, BRIGHT strips mids to allow the guitars’ natural character to come through more
urgently.
WARM adds low midrange and bottom end warmth to both modes - produc-
ing great jazz and single note clean sounds for soloing in the “LO” mode,
while the “HI” mode gets more liquid and sustain is increased.
LEVEL CONTROL: After deciding on the sound you wish to use in each channel and have set the desired balance between the two
channels’ with each MASTER control, you can use the LEVEL control located on the right
side of the front panel to adjust the overall playing level of the entire amplifier. This allows
you to adjust for different rooms without having to alter your individual channels once you
have found your sound.
GENDER SWITCH: (BOLD / CURVACEOUS “Power Voicing”) - With this switch the entire personality of the
HEARTBREAKER
may be altered radically at the end of the power section by adding or deleting negative feedback to the power stage. This reconfiguring
of the power stage has a drastic effect on both the dynamic response and the output of this
stage, turning the whole amp from a sweet vintage gem to a modern raging beast with a flick
of the switch. This revoicing may be done at any time, independent of all other controls and
affects both channels simultaneously.
FRONT PANEL & CONTROLS:
(Continued)
INPUT
SWITCH
INPUT
SWITCH
TREBLE
MASTER
VOLUME
BASS
MIDDLE
HI MODE
TRIM
FAT
HI MODE
NORMAL
BOOST!
HI
CH 2
LO
LO
HI
CH 1
CH 1
TREBLE
MASTER
VOLUME
BASS
MIDDLE
HI MODE
TRIM
FAT
HI & LO
BRIGHT
WARM
GAIN
LO
HI
HI
CH 2
GAIN
CH 2
LUST
CH 1
LO
CH 1
ON
POWER
STANDBY
ON
LEVEL
BOLD
CURVACEOUS
ALL
ON
POWER
STANDBY
ON
LEVEL
BOLD
CURVACEOUS
ALL
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