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Page 2: ...like you Our 45 year commitment to excellence along with our solemn promise to musicians to treat each of them as we ourselves would wish to be treated guarantees you an experience that will make you...
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Page 4: ...openings with items such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc Do not impede ventilation by placing objects on top of the apparatus which extend past the rear edge of its cabinet No naked flame sour...
Page 5: ...over what the MARK Series success inadvertently postponed for so long you ve already missed too many days and nights without inspiration like this You can come back to this later and get some tips but...
Page 6: ...op end that doesn t sound buzzy or thin when it s clipped and saturated It s about as close as one can imagine to sustain without distortion something we all dream about or at least those of us who re...
Page 7: ...voice like character This voicing excels at single note soloing and allows a more vocal pleasing tone for melody work It can grind and growl as well but you may find the TREBLE MID and PRESENCE set a...
Page 8: ...rocessing for the first time just to hear the pure sounds and get to know the amp by itself before adding processing This also helps tell you if your processing might be robbing anything sonically fro...
Page 9: ...NDBY switch every time you power up from cold or hot during set breaks cable hook ups and anytime you are not playing for a few minutes Doing so will increase the toneful life of your tubes Circuits e...
Page 10: ...ts to this level of gain May we humbly suggest using the GAIN control no higher than you need it to achieve the style you want whenever possible in order reach the best balance of overdrive and still...
Page 11: ...ated by the gain and controlled largely with the TREBLE will put a patina of three dimensional harmonic enriched haze on things that smears nicely As the MID is increased past the 10 00 range cut and...
Page 12: ...the harmonic region far above that the TREBLE affects the BASS is a one stop shop in terms of dialing in rich low end PRESENCE This control adjusts high frequencies above those of the TREBLE and is f...
Page 13: ...s parameters can be achieved at any playing volume Once you have dedicated the Channels to their respective sounds with the Mode Switch you can then balance the volume levels of the Channels using th...
Page 14: ...state even after a short time with the power off This procedure when followed religiously will help prevent tube problems and extend their useful life substantially COLD START PROCEDURE Use every tim...
Page 15: ...place you get what you pay for most times and there is a wide range of quality in regards to both build and sonic performance While technology has raced ahead and features are at an all time pinnacle...
Page 16: ...d to the Output transformer and put undue strain on it as it was not designed for this application Below for your reference are some common and correct SPEAKER Output Connection Examples One 8 Ohm Cab...
Page 17: ...BASS PRESENCE REVERB MASTER FT SW DRIVE DRIVE CHANNEL CLN HI CLN HI INPUT FT SW 50W 25W DRIVE POWER STANDBY ON ON FT SW DRIVE DRIVE CHANNEL LN HI CLN HI TREBLE GAIN MID BASS PRESENCE REVERB MASTER Fil...
Page 18: ...SS PRESENCE REVERB MASTER FT SW DRIVE DRIVE CHANNEL CLN HI CLN HI INPUT FT SW 50W 25W DRIVE SOLO POWER STANDBY ON ON FT SW DRIVE DRIVE CHANNEL LN HI CLN HI TREBLE GAIN MID BASS PRESENCE REVERB MASTER...
Page 19: ...SW DRIVE DRIVE CHANNEL CLN HI CLN HI TREBLE GAIN MID BASS PRESENCE REVERB MASTER INPUT FT SW 50W 25W Fillmore TREBLE GAIN MID BASS PRESENCE REVERB POWER STANDBY ON ON MASTER FT SW DRIVE DRIVE CHANNEL...
Page 20: ...over heat before the others and thus it can be identified It should be replaced with one from the same color batch shown on its label Call us and we will send one out to you The severe short is not n...
Page 21: ...se they are at the start of the chain and their noise gets amplified over and over by the tubes that follow The tube that goes into this input socket usually labeled V1 needs to be the least noisy of...
Page 22: ...esistance for example 8 ohm output into 16 ohm cabinet a slightly different feel and response will be eminent A slight mismatch can provide a darker smoother tone with a little less output and attack...
Page 23: ...Connect the Negative side of Speaker A to the Negative side of Speaker B COMBINATION OF SERIES PARALLEL This is really just two sets of Series wired speakers connected in Parallel This is how you main...
Page 24: ...8 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHM SPEAKERS 8 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHM SPEAKERS 8 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHM SPEAKERS WIRING SCHEMES Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets 8 Ohm Cabinet 8 Ohm Cabinet SAFE MISMATCH 16 Ohm Cabinet SAFE MISMATCH 4 O...
Page 25: ...WIRING SCHEMES Amplifier to Speaker Cabinets 8 Ohm Cabinet 8 Ohm Cabinet 5 8 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHM SPEAKERS PAGE 21...
Page 26: ...PHASE INVERTER V4A LOOP RETURN V4B REVERB MIXER 50 Watts V6 V7 PENTODE 25 Watts V6 V7 TRIODE BEFORE CHANGING TUBES FLIP POWER STANDBY SWITCH TO OFF INPUT JACK TO MAINTAIN WARRANTY USE MESA BOOGIE TUBE...
Page 27: ...2 5 A SLO BLO FUSE POWER RETURN REV FTSW 8 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHM TUBE GUIDE 5 x 12AX7 2 x 6L6 FILLMORE 50 VACUUM TUBE AMPLIFIER MADE IN PETALUMA CA WITH THE WORLD S FINEST MATERIALS SPEAKERS EFFECTS WARNIN...
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