REAR PANEL FEATURES
TUNER SEND
This feature allows the user to connect their instrument tuner to the Strawberry Blonde without having to unplug and go back and forth
from amp to tuner to amp. The Tuner send is isolated from the rest of the circuitry and no other controls other than your instrument affect
the signal. Being on a side chain (isolated) also avoids loading down of the instrument which can cause a loss in dynamic range. To use
the Tuner send, connect a shielded patch cable from this jack to the INPUT of your tuning device. Turn the amp on and you're ready to go.
If you don't want to monitor your sound while tuning, turn down either the Gain or Master Volume or position the selector switch on the
back panel to the “Head Phones” position.
EFFECTS LOOP
The Strawberry Blonde’s Effects Loop is located POST EQ and PRE Reverb & Master Volume in the signal path. The level appearing at the
Send jacks is controlled by the Gain functions on the front panel. If you are getting too hot a signal at the input of your effects unit, reduce
the level of the Gain control. You can raise your Master Volume to retain similar overall volume levels. By using the Gain, Master Volume
and Effects Blend controls, optimum performance should be easily obtainable with any effects device.
Because the Effects Loop is on a side chain, it should greatly reduce noise generated by effects devices (as compared to in-line effects
loops). Additional features of this type of loop can be found below under the Receive jack section.
SEND JACK
Run a shielded patch cable from the Send jack to the input of your effects device. This jack may be used as an additional line level output,
in which case its level is determined by the setting of the Gain control.
RECEIVE JACK
Run a shielded patch cable from the output of your effects device to the Receive jack.
One unique feature of the Receive jack is the ability to practice along with pre-recorded music. Insert a sound source into the Receive jack
(make sure it’s a mono signal). Use the Effects Blend control to mix the level of the recorded music with your instrument's level. The com-
bined signal will be heard through the internal speakers or your headphones. The Send jack is not used.
NOTE:
Inserting a plug into the Receive jack activates the Effects Blend control by receiving a “command” through the ground
created. Therefore, only a mono (2-conductor) phone plug should be used.
If you are not getting any “effect” through the speakers, check the position of the Effects Blend control on the front panel.
BALANCED LINE XLR OUT
Being a "line" out, the signal appearing here is similar to that heard through the speaker system. All of the controls on the front panel,
except the Master Volume, will affect the sound.
To use this feature, run an XLR cable from the Balanced Line out to the input of a mixing console, tape machine, etc. This output is also suit-
able for sending a signal to a house mixer in live situations.
Wiring for the XLR connector is American standard: Pin 1= ground, Pin 2= +, Pin 3= –
3-WAY TWEETER MODE SWITCH
This switch gives you three different options for operation of the piezo tweeter. In the
ON
(left) position, the tweeter will reproduce a full
range, unattenuated signal of every frequency it sees (roughly 2 kHz up to 15 kHz, within certain tolerances). The -6db (right) position
reduces the level of the tweeter's outputs by 6 decibels, which to the ear sounds roughly as if cut in half compared to the Full Range posi-
tion. The
OFF
(middle) position will defeat the tweeter's output entirely.
Try starting with the switch in the
Full Range
position. If this sounds too "treble-y" to your ear and you still want the touch of crispness
that a tweeter provides, you can: a) set the Tweeter Mode Switch to -6db; b) adjust the Treble tone control on the front panel; c) a combi-
nation of both.
NOTE:
We have found that most fiddle and violin players prefer the tweeter out of the circuit (Horn Off position). This can be true for
some upright bass and cello players as well. Guitar, Dobro, bass and mandolin players tend to like the horn activated. Try it both ways and
pick the setting that sounds best to you. The Treble control's range is very similar to the response of the tweeter and can be used as a
"high end pad."
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