SWR Baby Baby Blue, Operating Instructions Manual

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6 • BABY BABY BLUE
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the SWR Baby Baby Blue Bass Combo Amplifier! You now own the
legendar y SWR Sound in its most por table configuration to date.
You may read the name of the product and think, “Baby Baby Blue—is that a typo?” No, it's not. It's a
smaller, more compact version of one of the most sought-after pieces ever produced by SWR, the Baby
Blue Combo. This combo amp, developed by SWR in the early 1990s, was designed for “the discerning
professional bassist in need of a superior small bass rig for studio and small venues.” More specifically, it
was designed to emulate a studio reference monitor, and this was done in two ways. First, it employed a
groundbreaking speaker complement (two 8" drivers and one time-aligned 5" cone tweeter). Second, it
contained a hyper-tweaked version of the original SWR preamp and power amp circuitr y, with superior
specs in signal-to-noise ratio, power amp frequency response, and—of course—purity of tone. Professional
players such as Walter Becker (Steely Dan), Jimmy Haslip, Neil Stubenhaus, and many more were key in
the final stages of development. The final result: an industr y-standard bass combo amp coveted by both
electric and upright players—and, by fer vent account of SWR insiders and studio musicians, perhaps the
best-sounding electronics package SWR ever produced.
Demand for an electronics-only version of the Baby Blue spawned sporadic limited runs of the head (called
the “Electric Blue” or the “Baby Blue Head” depending on the time period). People kept telling us how
incredible the amp sounded with a variety of speaker complements, but one thing was consistent—they
were all small, highly por table systems. We asked ourselves: what would happen if we combined these
electronics with a single SWR Professional Line 10" speaker—the same as used in our famous Goliath III
4x10 speaker cabinet and Super Redhead 2x10 combo—in the smallest cabinet configuration possible?
The result is the “Baby” Baby Blue, the easiest way to take the SWR sound with you wherever you go. The
electronics have been preser ved in their original form. The speaker cabinet was designed for maximum low
end response and tone while still maintaining a weight (under 40 lbs.) and size designed for one-hand
carrying into the gig. The features—3-band semi-parametric EQ with extended third-band high end, Aural
Enhancer, switchable EQ and side-chain effects loop—provide maximum tone and flexibility for both
onstage and in the studio. The sound is pure SWR. And, of course, ever y Baby Baby Blue is still
assembled by hand and individually soundtested in the USA at our factor y in Southern California.
It’s all par t of SWR’s commitment to continued improvement and refinement of even our most popular
models, so that we can continue to assist today’s bassist in the pursuit of the ultimate goal: finding
equipment that not only does the job, but actually enhances the overall musical experience and contributes
to the creative process. Ever yone here at SWR sincerely hopes that the purchase of your Baby Baby Blue
helps you get there from here… and beyond.
Please take the time to read your User Guide thoroughly and completely, so that you can realize the full
potential of your new Baby Baby Blue Bass Combo Amplifier. Once again, thanks for your purchase, and for
letting SWR help Amplify Your Future.™
Sincerely,
SWR