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Overview Overview Overview Overview
The Big Boy 33
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Big Boy 330
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0 is a Bass tube amplifier with high quality custom wound transformers.
Simplicity in design and function creates the purest and most musical bass tones made available yet.
The Big Boy
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Big Boy has silky smooth big warm lively tube sound packing a powerful tight punch.
The overdrive tone and crunch is rich with even-order musical harmonics.
Six KT150 power tubes in ultra-linear operation with Gain, 5-band EQ and Master Volume controls plus
parallel FX loop and Preamp output and Power amp input.
External bias and balance feature allows for easy adjusting and monitoring of the output tubes for ideal
performance and sound quality.
Power Power Power Power----up up up up
Important : This power-up procedure should always be followed to substantially extend the tubes life.
Plug your Bass into the Input
Input Input
Input jack on the front panel.
Bring the Standby Standby Standby Standby switch to the
Standby
position.
Turn the Power
Power Power
Power switch on.
The pilot lamp will light up - an indicator that the tubes are being heated.
Each tube will emit a faint glow in its center. After about 1 minute
1 minute 1 minute 1 minute, the elements inside the tubes have
been sufficiently heated for the tubes to operate properly without premature wear.
The Standby
Standby Standby
Standby switch can now be turned off to supply voltage to the tubes.
The front panel will light up - an indicator that the amp is ready to play.