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THD FLEXI-50 INSTRUCTION MANUAL  

THD Flexi-50 

 

 

 
 

Instruction Manual 

 
Thank you for your purchase of the THD Flexi-50 amplifier!  The Flexi-50 is a precision 
hand-built 50-watt Class-AB amplifier with foot-switchable overdrive/boost, foot-
switchable master volume control and the ability to use almost any preamp and power 
tubes in any combination, including 6L6, EL-34, 6V6, 6CA7, 8417, 6550, KT-66, KT-77, 
KT-88, KT-90, KT-100, EL-84 (with Yellow Jacket adaptor), 6K6, 6F6, 12AX7, 12AY7, 
12AU7, 12AT7, 12AZ7, 12DW7, 12BH7, ECC-83, ECC-82, ECC-81 and many more, 
giving the user a huge pallet of available sounds simply by changing tubes. The amplifier 
has a fat, clear, full clean sound reminiscent of late 1950s to early 1960s American 
combos, and overdrive to rival the best British heads. Even at the highest overdrive 
settings, the amp still demonstrates dramatic touch sensitivity, cleaning up very well 
when the volume on the guitar is reduced. Additional features include external bias test 
points and individual bias controls, permitting the user to quickly and accurately set the 
output tube bias with any digital voltmeter. The dual bias controls permit the user to 
correctly bias even mismatched tubes, eliminating the need for matched power tubes. 
 
 The unique combination of our touch-sensitive input circuit and the wonderfully active 
and reactive tone control section  (that we slaved a year to perfect) make for a front-end 
that really responds to subtle and not-so-subtle changes in the signal being fed into the 
amplifier either by the guitar or any effect that may be between the guitar and the 
amplifier. 

Summary of Contents for Flexi-50

Page 1: ...960s American combos and overdrive to rival the best British heads Even at the highest overdrive settings the amp still demonstrates dramatic touch sensitivity cleaning up very well when the volume on...

Page 2: ...ill read it later here s a basic amp setting that will get you up and running Keep in mind the following conventions There are no numbers on the dials so knob positions are expressed in clock face not...

Page 3: ...ting for lower output pickups or to drive the Flexi input slightly harder The yellow LED above the Input jack will light when High gain mode is engaged 3 Volume This knob controls the input volume int...

Page 4: ...ter completely out of the circuit to better emulate the signal path of those amplifiers 12 Master Switch This switch engages or disengages the Master control If the green LED above Master control is l...

Page 5: ...f the transformer windings all of the time This assures you a full even output sound regardless of the impedance setting The power and output transformers are fully shielded to assure that hum and noi...

Page 6: ...fects to the Flexi The FX loop is after the preamp section and before the power amp Connect the Flexi s Send jack to your line level device s input and your device s output to the Flexi s Return jack...

Page 7: ...clockwise to its limit Sometimes referred to as dimed since it represents a value of 10 on numbered dials Dark and Smooth Input Lo Bright OFF Master OFF Volume 3 00 O clock Boost OFF Master Vol N A Tr...

Page 8: ...Upper Mids Input Hi Bright ON Master OFF Volume 1 00 O clock Boost ON Master Vol N A Treble 9 00 O clock Gain 1 00 O clock Cut 7 00 O clock Middle Full Tone 1 00 O clock Power Mode 20W Bass 3 00 O cl...

Page 9: ...or 6K6 6F6 and any other derivations of the above tube types You can even mix and match different tube types together eliminating the need for matched pairs Re biasing the Flexi is simple You ll need...

Page 10: ...il the reading is 0 00 NOTE You won t need to re bias the amp if you are using EL 84 tubes in the THD YJS or YJ20 Yellow Jacket adaptors as they are self biasing If you are using EL84 tubes in the THD...

Page 11: ...ormation or if you have any questions that are not answered in this manual please feel free to contact us THD Electronics Ltd 3510 6th Avenue W Seattle WA 98119 1513 USA T 206 781 5500 F 206 781 5508...

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