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Genz-Benz EL DIABLO 60 manual

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  • Page 1

    Head and Combo V ersions: El Diablo 60 (Head) El Diablo 60-TS (Head – T ribal Series) El Diablo 60-C (Combo) CONGRA TULA TIONS! Thank you for your purchase of the GENZ BENZ EL DIABLO 60. I believe you will fi nd that this tube amp will immediately become an invaluable tool in your quest for the best possible guitar tone. EL DIABLO’s versatile [...]

  • Page 2

    • Six T riode Preamp Stages (3-12AX7’s) • T wo Power T ubes (w/Ruby T ubes™ EL 34’ s) • Military Spec. Double-sided Glass Epoxy Circuit Boards • All Custom Wound T ransformers • T ransformer Based Phase Inverter for Optimum Power T ube Grid Drive • Heavy-duty Steel Chassis, Mounted within a Sturdy Birch Plywood Cabinet FEA TURES: [...]

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    The W ARM CHANNEL offers full, round pristine clean response cascading up to pushed vintage gain with warm upper mid break-up, rich bass and abundant sustain. The HOT CHANNEL takes you from rich classic tube break-up to full-bodied hi gain splendor . The option of a dynamic or compressed setting insures the amplifi er responds to your every touch;[...]

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    7. REVERB CONTROL – This control pot adjusts the signal send level to the on-board ACCUTRONICS® long pan reverb. This control works in conjunction with the global reverb control and dif ferent styles of lush, or “splashy” warm analog reverbs are possible by running the channel reverb high and the global control low and also vise versa. Exper[...]

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    23. GLOBAL VOLUME CONTROL – This knob controls the fi nal output stage of the amplifi er and is the master volume for EL DIABLO. It should be noted that this control is best set between the 9 o’clock and 2 o’clock positions. Each channel volume should be adjusted accordingly to achieve the desired total amplifi er output. For lower volume [...]

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    5. EFFECTS LOOP – The EL DIABLO is designed with a serial effects loop. The effects loop is a post master section loop and is an ideal place to send the entire preamp signal out to another amp using only the send jack, or to insert a global effect such as a compressor (serial ef fect) or a digital effects processor (a serial ef fect when used wit[...]

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    1 1. TUBE BIAS SECTION – The T ube Selector switch is provided for setting the correct bias for the power tubes used. EL DIABLO 60 ships from the factory with a matched set of Ruby T ubes™ EL 34 power tubes. The EL DIABLO will also operate with 6L6 or 5881 power tubes. When using either of these tubes the bias should be set to the 6L6 position.[...]

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    SPEAKER CABINET (combo version) • The El Diablo 60 combo’ s enclosure is constructed from ¾” birch plywood in a rear-ported cabinet design. This helps to support the low frequency response of the internal loudspeaker . • The loudspeaker is our GBE 1240-V75 loudspeaker—the same model used in our popular GFLEX cabinets. • The combo of fe[...]

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    INDUSTRIAL (Pentode Mode) T ight grind with edge CLASSIC EDGE “BROWN” SOUND (Pentode Mode) Need we say more? HI-GAIN BRITTISH ST ACK (Pentode Mode) “BLACK MAGIC WOMAN” (T riode Mode) W arm and vocal solo time BLACK F ACE W ARMTH (T riode Mode) Setting is very touch sensitive-Dig in for a nice break-up CRUNCH RHYTHM (Pentode Mode) T urn up t[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS: (All Models) TUBE COMPLIMENT (as shipped): 1 ea. 12AX7CZ (T esla/JJ) - Input Buffer and Hot Channel Gain 2 ea. 12AX7AC4 (Ruby T ubes™) - W arm and Hot Channel Preamp T ubes RA TED OUTPUT POWER: 2 x EL 34 power tubes: Pentode 60 watts / T riode 30 watts 2 x 6L6 power tubes: Pentode 50 watts / T riode 25 watts POWER CONSUMPTION: 35[...]

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    W ARRANTY AND SERVICE INFO: THREE YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY TRANSFERABLE Genz Benz Enclosures warrants the El DIABLO 60 to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, for a period of 3 years from the date of purchase, when purchased from an authorized Genz Benz dealer . T ubes are warranted for a period of 6 months from the date of purchase. Th[...]

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    Declaration of Conformity (89/336 EEC-EMC Directive) Manufacturer ’ s Name: Genz Benz, a division of Kaman Music Manufacturer ’ s Address: 781 1 East Pierce Street Scottsdale, AZ 85287, U.S.A. Product T ype: Audio Amplifi er Model Number: ELDIABLO60, ELDIABLO60-C, ELDIABLO60-TS Operating Power Condition: 1 15/230 V , 50/60 Hz Effective Date: 0[...]