Crate SHOCKWAVE GT3500H manual

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    GT3500H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier User ’ s Guide[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Di[...]

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    3 Congratulations! Y ou are now the proud owner of the Crate GT3500H ShockW ave three-channel guitar amplifier . This rugged ampli- fier combines outstanding features with serious clean and dis- torted sounds. The rear panel Ef fects Loop allows you to con- nect your effects for greater flexibility . Channel switching and reverb may be controlled b[...]

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    The Front Panel: 4 12 3 4 5 6 9 7 8 1. POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and of f (bottom of the switch depressed). The switch illuminates when the power is on. 2. REVERB: Use this control to adjust the amount of reverb effect: in its fully counterclockwise position the signal will be “dry” (without a[...]

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    10 11 12 13 16 17 18 14 19 20 15 LINE OUT LINE IN 220W @ 4 Ω 350W @ 2 Ω SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN REVERB SPEAKERS FOOTSWIT CH FUSE 27 21 23 24 25 22 26 The Rear Panel: 21. LINE OUT : When using an external effects processor , connect this jack to the input of the effect by means of a shielded signal cable. This jack also doubles as a source for a post-[...]

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    Suggested Settings: 6 OUT N/A IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT OUT IN Sweet & Clean: Just a ‘Lil Nasty: Politely Gritty: Down ‘n Dirty!: Mean & Obscene[...]

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    System Block Diagram: 7 INPUT RHYTHM / SOLO/ CLEAN LOW VOL MID HIGH REVERB BUFFER MIX AMP CLEAN CHNL SPEAKERS SOLO/ RHYTHM LINE OUT LINE IN SOLO GAIN SOLO LEVEL SWITCHING CIRCUIT RHYTHM LEVEL SOLO RHTM RHYTHM GAIN RHTM SOLO SOLO RHTM MID LOW HIGH SOLO SHAPE DAMPING CIRCUIT POWER AMP[...]

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    GT3500H TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 350W RMS @5% THD, 2 Ω , 120 V AC Input Impedance 470k Ω T otal System Gain Solo Ch 1 10dB, all controls @10 Rhythm Ch 88dB, all controls @10 Clean Ch 58dB, all controls @10 Maximum Input Signal Accepted 7 volts peak-to-peak Solo Channel Shape Control Proprietary Circuit Rhythm Channel Low C[...]