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    OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

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    Thank you for the p urchase of your ne w Diamond Amplification Phantom 100watt guitar a mplifier. This a mplifier is of th e high est quality and wi ll give you years of enjoym ent if it is w ell maintained. Before you begin, remember, learn your amp an d you’ll be in the best position to achieve the tones and performance you want. So please take[...]

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    OWNER’S MA NUAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 1 FRONT PANEL ...................................................................................................................... 2 REAR PANEL ....................................................[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 1 OF 17 Welcome to a new world in g uitar amplificati on. Combine the functionality you want with the tried and true technology of tube tone, wrap that in a completely new approach to the structure of a high gain sound, and unleash the dynamic range of Diamond Amplification’s Phantom. This manual will walk yo[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 2 OF 17 F R O N T P A N E L R E A R P A N E L M A K I N G C O N N E C T I O N S Power. As always, plug your power cable in first. Your amp can be wired for any voltage. Thi s allows yo u to take y our amp all o ver the w orld and ensure you ’re ready fo r the voltage yo u need. Rewiring for an alterna te volt[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 3 OF 17 If you a re using two speaker cab inets, you should reduce the impedance to half that of the impedance of t he cabinets. For exa mple, if you are u sing two 16ohm cabinets, your impedance se lector should be set to 8 ohms, not 16 (if you were using o nly one 16ohm cab, you’d set the impedance selector[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 4 OF 17 B E F O R E Y O U B E G I N Ensure your g uitar is plug ged into the front panel “Input ” jack. Make su re your amplifier is connected to a spe aker (or spea kers) an d ensure your impedance is set correctly (more o n this in the previous section). Flip the “Power” switch up with the amp on stan[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 5 OF 17 2. Dial Channel 2 like this: a. Gain A 6 b. Volume A 6 c. Treb le 5 d. Middle 4.5 e. Bass 5 f. P resence 6 g. Gain B 3 h. Volume B 6 3. Set your Low Focus knob on the rear panel to Low 4. Take t he amp off standby and try out Chann el 1. Play with the “Low Focus” knob. Go first from Lo w to Hi gh (w[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 6 OF 17 D I A L I N G I N LOW FOCUS The Low Focus knob on the rear p anel is one of the best fe atures on all DA products. This knob lets you focus yo ur low fre quencies and adjust the a mount of l ows relative t o mids a nd highs. It is NOT a bass bo ost. DA’s products are tuned to the optimal frequency ran[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 7 OF 17 People somet imes inquire about the lack of an e ffects send. T here is one. When t he loop is engaged, each Volume co ntrol be comes that Volume/Gain’s effects sen d. So, when on t he clean channel with th e loop engaged, t he Volume control o n the clean channel beco mes th e effects send. When on C[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 8 OF 17 THE TONE/VOLUME CONTROLS The interplay between the volume and gain dictates your tone mor e than any other controls. So let’s start there. Volume/Gain. As with any amp, t he gain c ontrol dictates t he amount of sa turation, break up or distortion of the channel. The higher the gain, the more the cha [...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) P AGE 9 OF 17 start with you r ga in at 5 and work from t here. On your clean, st art with your gain at ar ound 2 and work up. Bass. This is the most incorrectly used control on an amp. Do we all wa nt fa t low en d? You bet. Do we get that by diming the bass control? Not on this amp. The simple truth of a good tube[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 10 OF 17 Dialing in Channel 1 (Clean) Your clean channel is capable of a huge array o f tones ran ging f rom full, round crystal cleans to vintage classic rock crunch including blues/Texas blue s tones and everything in between. Our suggestions? Start for true clean t ones f irst. Set the gain around 2, dial yo[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 11 OF 17 Dialing in Channel 2 (Crunch) You’ll note the Dual Volume/Gain design of Chan nel 2. For the moment, let’s forget about Volume/Gain B. Set them to 0 and forget them. You’re crun ch channel is also capable of pr oducing a range of tone s as well. The most important feature is that as yo u bring th[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 12 OF 17 Start with whichever of these settings is closer to your tone, then tweak the controls one at a time. Until you really get u sed to t he amp, afte r altering on e control, return it to where you started before tweaking the next. NOTE: In both example s, none of the controls vary far from 5. You should [...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 13 OF 17 Button 1 (lab eled CH 1/2) will control switchi ng between the two channels (i.e . clean to dirt y). Once o n Channel 2, b utton 2 (labe led CH2 A/B) will toggle between the two volume/gain controls on Channel 2. The intended use for the two settings is rhythm/lead so button 1 will take you to crunch a[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 14 OF 17 T U B E S TUBE LAYOUT V1 – Common V2 – Channel 1 (Clean) V3 – Channel 2 (Gain 1) V4 – Channel 2 (Gain 2) V5 – Loop V6 – Phase Inverter CHANGING/REPLACING TUBES Preamp tubes have a mu ch longer life than p ower tubes. You are no t likely to have to replace them unless one or more tubes fail.[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) P AGE 15 OF 17 between the two outside tubes. Y ou will need a Bias King or similar bia s p robe to che ck this. The bias trim pot, in the event you need to adjust bias, is located on the P CB. DIAGNOSING TUBE PROBLEMS Most tube amp p roblems relate to the tubes themselves. After a ll, tu bes are not the cutting edg[...]

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    PHANTOM OWNER’S MANUAL (rev.2) PAGE 16 OF 17 or microphon ic tube in this po sition will affect the ent ire amp. Microphonic or noisy tubes in several other positions may not be audible at all. You can try tapping the tubes like you did the power tubes and s ee if t he problem worsens. It is normal to hear a slight ring when you tap on p reamp tu[...]

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    D I A M O N D A M P L I F I C A T I O N , I N C . 5 2 6 1 L A N G F I E L D R D . H O U S T O N , T E X A S 7 7 0 4 0 7 1 3 . 9 3 4 . 0 1 0 0 ( T E L ) 7 1 3 . 9 3 4 . 0 1 5 5 ( F A X ) w w w . d i a m o n d a m p l i f i c a t i o n . c o m[...]