Mesa/Boogie M 2000 manual

1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954 USA The Spirit of Art in Technology OO GI E B M ESA B ASIS M 2000 O WNER'S M ANUAL[...]

Congratulations on your choice of the BASIS M-2000 as your amplifier and welcome to the MESA/Boogie family! As a discriminating player you probably know that you have purchased the most comprehensive instrument for amplifying bass that is available. What you might not realize is that this entitles you to all the experience, resources and commitment[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS B ASIS M 2000 9 9 9 10 & 11 9 9 & 10 12 13 - 14 - 15 REAR PANEL Description Channel Select Footswitch Control Speaker Out Effects Loop Balanced Output / Balanced Level Footswitch Function Assign External Select Fuse A.C. Receptacle Precautions FRONT PANEL Description 1 Output Level Control (Adjusting Listening Level) Selec[...]

PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS YOUR AMPLIFIER IS LOUD! EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND VOLUMES MAY CAUSE No user serviceable parts inside. Refer service to qualified personnel. Always unplug AC power before removing chassis. EXPORT MODELS: Always insure that unit is wired for proper voltage. Make certain grounding conforms with local standards. PERMANENT HEARING D[...]

OVERVIEW For ease of understanding the M-2000 and to reduce the intimidation factor that one might experience upon first glance, it should be noted that the unit may be digested one channel at a time. The only shared controls on the entire front panel are the MIX control and the Output Level control. Thinking of the M-2000 as two completely separat[...]

FRONT VIEW BASIS M-2000 By now you see the M-2000 houses two completely different pre-amplifiers, one all tube, one FET. These may be footswitched between and/or combined by utilizing the Mix Mode, in which any blend of the two may be created. The Tube Channel offers the choice of a normal (low gain) mode operation and an all tube Hi Gain overdrive[...]

Select FOOTSWITCH with the rotary control. (If the Foot Controller is not available, use the rotary control to select the channels during this exercise.) CHOOSE SWITCHING LOGIC CHANNEL SELECT FOOT SWITCH EXT FET MIX MODE TUBE TUBE HI GAIN MIX RETURN EFFECTS LOOP CROSSOVER LOW HIGH 0% 100% SEND FOOTSWITCH FUNCTION ASSIGN MUTE GAIN SELECT INSTRUMENT [...]

OOGI E B M ESA MIDDLE GAIN TREBLE BASS MASTER VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL OUT EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT NORMAL HI GAIN NORMAL MIX ASSIGN 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz 4K 6K 8K MIDDLE GAIN TREBLE BASS MASTER VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz 4K 6K 8K OOGI E B M ESA OUT EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT NORMAL HI GAIN NORMAL MIX ASSIGN LISTENING LEVEL Select the VACUU[...]

Set the FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL rotary controls and the 9 Band Graphic E.Q. per this example, making sure that the FET channel's MASTER control is set to zero. You will notice there is no Gain control in this channel. This was done to make room for a different tone control wiring scheme. The FET channel's Treble and Mid are wired in the same[...]

PAGE 5 In this channel the bass frequencies are shaped utilizing a pair of parametric type controls. Two rotary controls, Bass and Bass Frequency enable you to center in on the region of lows that you wish to enhance and boost or cut them to your desire. Just to the right of these two controls there is a mini-toggle switch that enables you to "[...]

BRIGHT / NORMAL SWITCH HIGH LOW BASS SHIFT BRIGHT NORMAL ON POWER OUT EQ IN MIX MODE MIDDLE MASTER TREBLE BASS BASS FREQ. FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz 4K 6K 8K OOGI E B M ESA 9 BAND EQ Engage the 9-Band Graphic Equalizer (toggle in the up position) and notice that though they are the same controls, they react differently because of[...]

PAGE 7 MIX MODE BLEND CONTROL OUTPUT LEVEL CLIP FET COMPRESSION FREQUENCY THRESHOLD 5:1 3:1 OFF HI GAIN TUBE 50% MIX TUBE FET THRESHOLD COMPRESSION FREQUENCY While playing a note on an open string, sweep the MIX Control from the center (Equal Blend of Tube and FET), to the left (100% Tube) and to the right (100% FET.) Between these three positions [...]

PAGE 8 MIXING A DISTORTION and a CLEAN SOUND Next, let's try mixing a distortion (or maybe just a slightly overdriven) sound from the VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL with a tight clean sound from the FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL. While still in the MIX Mode, select the HI-GAIN setting of the MIX ASSIGN Switch in the TUBE Channel's lower left corner. Start wi[...]

117 VAC 60Hz 1200VA TUBE HI GAIN EQ TUBE MIX MODE EQ FET EXTERNAL SELECT FX LOOP AUTO OFF ON TUBE FET MIX MODE POST PRE BALANCED OUTPUT BALANCED LEVEL SEND RETURN EFFECTS LOOP CROSSOVER LOW HIGH MIX 0% 100% TUNER OUTPUT CHANNEL SELECT FOOT SWITCH EXT FET MIX MODE TUBE TUBE HI GAIN FOOTSWITCH FUNCTION ASSIGN MUTE GAIN FOOTSWITCH SPEAKER OUT SPEAKER [...]

BALANCED OUTPUT / BALANCED LEVEL (Continued) Balanced Output XLR jack. Basically, this means that your instrument is going directly into the console with no alteration from the M-2000 . Sometimes this is preferred when playing venues with large sound systems that have plenty of low frequency power of their own and don't always need the added s[...]

EFFECTS LOOP (Continued) When panned hard left (7:00), mostly lows will pass this junction. When the rotary control is swept toward HIGH, the crossover will allow more of the upper harmonic range to receive processing. Panned hard right (5:00), mostly highs will be present in the loop's signal path. With the CROSSOVER control set straight up ([...]

PAGE 12 NOTE If you wish to use the External Select Jacks to call up a Mode or E.Q., you must have the Rotary Mode Select Switch (located on the right side of the Rear Panel) set to the EXT position. These External Select Jacks can always be used to select a Mode, regardless of the state of any other switching logic. EPILOGUE We hope this manual ha[...]

Settings Templates for Your Personal Favorite M-2000 Sounds OOGI E B M ESA MIDDLE GAIN TREBLE BASS MASTER VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL OUT EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT NORMAL HI GAIN NORMAL MIX ASSIGN ACTIVE INSTRUMENT INPUTS PASSIVE OUT EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT NORMAL HIGH LOW BASS SHIFT FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL S IMUL S TATE P OWER ON POWER 50% MIX OUTPUT LEVEL COMPRES[...]

Sample Settings - Field Effect Channel FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL S IMUL S TATE P OWER ON POWER 50% MIX OUTPUT LEVEL COMPRESSION FREQUENCY THRESHOLD 5:1 3:1 OFF FET CLIP FET MIDDLE TREBLE BASS MASTER BASS FREQ. B ASIS M 2000 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz 4K 6K 8K Punch Funk OUT EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT NORMAL HIGH LOW BASS SHIFT FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL S IMUL S TAT[...]

Sample Settings - Vacuum Tube Channel PAGE 15 OOGI E B M ESA MIDDLE GAIN TREBLE BASS MASTER VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL ACTIVE PASSIVE S IMUL S TATE P OWER 50% MIX OUTPUT LEVEL THRESHOLD COMPRESSION FREQUENCY 3:1 5:1 OFF TUBE HI GAIN TUBE 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz 4K 6K 8K OOGI E B M ESA MIDDLE GAIN TREBLE BASS MASTER VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL ACTIVE INSTRUMENT I[...]

FRONT VIEW BASIS M-2000 REAR VIEW BASIS-M2000 OOGI E B M ESA MIDDLE GAIN TREBLE BASS MASTER VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL OUT EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT NORMAL HI GAIN NORMAL MIX ASSIGN ACTIVE INSTRUMENT INPUTS PASSIVE OUT EQ IN MIX MODE BRIGHT NORMAL HIGH LOW BASS SHIFT FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz 4K 6K 8K 80 180 300 600 1.2K 50Hz 4K 6K 8K S IM[...]

The Spirit of Art in Technology OO GI E B M ESA Thank you for trusting MESA/Boogie to be your amplifier company. We wish you many years of toneful enjoyment from this handbuilt all tube instrument.[...]