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MULTI-WATT ™ Switchable Power: FULL / HALF PWR
As you might have guessed, this switch allows you to select be-
tween two distinct ranges of power, enabling you to better tailor the output response of the PRODIGY to the preamp sounds you have
dialed up and/or the venue you’re playing in. In some cases you will want to use it to create an appropriate
volume level, while in other scenarios to further authenticate a certain sound, style or vibe.
While the two settings – FULL and HALF – refer to both power rating and available headroom, each of
these also has an effect on the Tone and personality of the sound. You’ll quickly learn to use these choices
as part of your Tone palette along with the rotary Tone controls and VOICE Feature to craft sounds that are
appropriate in volume and clarity as well as authentic in shape and feel.
FULL incorporates all four power tubes to create the maximum power and headroom – approximately 250
watts RMS of tube power – that sounds and feels more like 500. This is the choice any time you need the
maximum clean transient attack, clarity and headroom. FULL will also track complex rhythmic passages with the most accuracy as it
has the quickest recovery time between notes. Tone-wise, FULL has the best balance of punch and authority, sparkle and detail and
creates a “Hi-Fi” experience, particularly when used with the BRIGHT input selection. Tight delivery and tracking in the low mids and
bottom end is beautifully integrated with top end detail and angelic sounding upper harmonics. Up here the air is fresh and inspiring
as only an all-tube circuit can create.
HALF PWR utilizes two of the four KT88s to provide approximately 125 watts of sweet, tube power. This option has a less shim-
mering top end, warmer detail and a little less emphasis on midrange punch. HALF can be pushed into a furry clip in medium size
venues for added Rock attitude or for an old school R&B sound that can meet lower to medium headroom requirements. HALF is the
perfect Studio power mode. Clean enough, but not too clean. It makes up, in personality and color, what it lacks in brute power. It
also can save you money on tube replacement costs. By using the HALF position for your applications that don’t require maximum
output and headroom, you can lengthen the interval between re-tubing if you employ power tube rotation (swapping the ones used in
HALF Power with the ones that remain in STANDBY during HALF Power operation). If you do end up using HALF for much of your
playing, you can rotate the “unused” tubes and get twice the Tone-full life out of a set of output tubes. (See the TUBE TASK CHART
in the Rear Section of this Manual to identify the tubes in use during HALF Power Operating Mode).
NOTE: When using the HALF power setting, to obtain the maximum headroom and power and retain tight, punchy attack character-
istics, move an 8 Ohm speaker cabinet to the 4 Ohm SPEAKER OUTPUT on the Rear Panel. (See the SPEAKER OUTPUT section
later in the manual for more details and options on speaker connections in HALF Power.)
However you decide to utilize the PRODIGY’S Multi-Watt™ Switchable Power, it adds a level of versatility that’s hard to beat in Tone,
adaptability and authenticity. Be sure to experiment enough to learn the personalities, applications and boundaries of these classic
power choices so that you can apply them quickly and appropriately to your style and your musical endeavors.
PRE/POST: D.I. OUTPUT SELECT
This switch toggles the output signal at the D.I. OUTPUT between a POST signal –
where the entire preamp and control settings affect the sound – and a PRE signal – where the instrument signal is fed directly to the
D.I. OUTPUT, bypassing the preamp and tone controls.
PRE is the direct sound of your instrument before it goes through the preamp. In this setting, the controls
will not affect the signal at the DIRECT OUTPUT. The PRE setting is useful for large venues when the
sound you have dialed up for your optimum stage tone might have too much low end for the front of house
engineer to balance through a large PA where there are subs employed.
POST gives you the entire preamp signal including INPUT SELECT, Tone Controls, the VOICE Mode se-
lection and processing in the Effects Loop. POST is appropriate for recording situations where you want
to capture the closest thing to what you are hearing when you play, or live situations where the sound
engineer requests your “stage sound” as a Direct feed to the front of house.
THE CONTROLS (Continued)
MASTER
FULL
HALF PWR
MUTE
SIL. REC.
P
L
A
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D.I.
LEVEL
D.I. LIFT
GROUND
D.I. PRE
POST
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