Mesa/Boogie M6 manual

Owner ’ s Manual[...]

G r eetings from the H ome of T one ...Y ou, smart player and intuitive human, have put your trust in us to be your amplifier company. This is something we do not take lightly. By choosing this instrument to be a part of your musical voice, you have become part of the M esa family...WEL COME! Our goal is to never let y ou down. Y our rewar d is th[...]

Precautions Overview _________________________________________________________________________________________ 1-2 INSTRUMENT INPUT _________________________________________________________________________________ 3 A CTIVE / P ASSIVE SWITCH ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 CONTR OLS: GAIN ______________[...]

PRECA UTIONS & W ARNINGS Y our MESA/Boogie Amplifier is a professional instrument. Please tr eat it with respect and operate it properly . USE COMMON SENSE AND AL W A YS OBSER VE THESE PRECA UTIONS: READ AND FOLLO W INSTR UCTIONS OF PROPER USA GE. Y OUR AMPLIFIER IS LOUD! EXPOSURE T O HIGH SOUND V OLUMES MA Y CA USE PERMANENT HEARING D AMA GE ![...]

P A GE 1 Congratulations on y our choice of the M6 Carbine and welcome to the Mesa/Boogie F amily! First we would like to thank you f or choosing us as your amplifier company and trusting us to help create your musical voice. This is something we nev er take for granted and you’ll find that we are here ready to assist you should y ou e ver need[...]

P A GE 2 DI LEVEL and MASTER controls mak e adjusting y our playing v olume le v els quick and easy on stage. The DI LEVEL features both post and pre T one control options, with post being the def ault (pushed in) setting and PULL PRE activating the pre setting that b y- passes the entire preamp . A TUNER MUTE pull pot is added to the MASTER Output[...]

P A GE 3 INPUT : This jac k is the instrument INPUT which f eeds the first tube in the all-tube preamp of the M6 CARBINE . It is set up with enough headroom to handle both passiv e and activ e style instruments. F or active instruments you ma y find yourself running the GAIN control somewhere between 10:00 and 2:00 f or optimum headroom. If you d[...]

P A GE 4 B ASS: This control is responsible for the basic mix of low frequencies in the tube pre-amp . The BASS control is an active shelving type control as opposed to a passiv e style control. This means that a center Q point has been chosen and this control allows you to either boost or cut that frequency . This control diff ers from the lo w ba[...]

P A GE 5 V OICE: This simple to use f eature puts the shaping power of a parametric EQ at y our finger tips without the lear ning cur v e and allows you to go right to the most iconic sounds instantly . The 5 position rotar y allows you to select from four distinct and different v oices aimed at all the classic Bass sounds. Most of the dramatic ch[...]

P A GE 6 This activ e shelving TREBLE control complete s the rotary tone control string to create a pow erful and e xtremely accur ate network to use as your funda mental platf orm. It’ s no w onder man y first time M6 CARBIN E pla ye rs mak e the comme nt tha t just these contr ols c ombine d with the G AIN cr eate t he bes t tone the y ha v e [...]

P A GE 7 MUTE LED: This LED indicates that the T uning MUTE function has been triggered either b y pulling out the F ront P anel MAS- TER PULL MUTE, or by the Rear Panel Function Switch jack. When this LED is illuminated there will be no signal present at the SPEAKER OUTPUT jacks . PO WER SWITCH: This s witch delivers the A.C . po wer to the M6 CAR[...]

P A GE 8 FUSE: This is the A.C. Mains Fuse f or the M6 CARBINE . REPLACE ONL Y WITH A SLO-BLO TYPE FUSE OF THE PR OPER RA TING. THIS IS EXTREMEL Y IMPOR T ANT , AS THE M6 CARBINE DRA WS A SUBST ANTIAL AMOUNT OF CURRENT A T HIGH OUTPUT LEVEL SETTINGS. FUSE rating f or USA - 10A S.B . / 120 V olts. A.C. RECEPT ACLE: The removab le “Euro” Style”[...]

P A GE 9 FUNCTION SWITCHES: (Continued) The live perf or mance pow er of the M6 CARBINE is greatly e xpanded by the inclusion of the Function Switch jacks as y ou gain access to alter nate sounds without having to w alk back to the amplifier or stop pla ying to adjust knobs. NO TE: If the F ront P anel V OICE select switch is set to an y position [...]

P A GE 10 reAr P ANeL CONTr OLS: (Continued) F U S E F U S E EFFECTS LOOP: (Continued) NO TE: Alwa ys use good quality shielded cable of the shor test possible length when patching your eff ects. One f oot lengths are pref erab le - with lengths of more than 3 f eet (each cable) star ting to roll off top end and reduce midrange punch and clarity . [...]

P A GE 11 SAMPLE #1: STRAIGHT UP GREA T V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE SAMPLE #4: SLAP HAPPY V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE SAMPLE #3: TIGHT TRA CKING V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER[...]

P A GE 12 V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE PERSONAL SETTINGS SHEET[...]

P A GE 13 DIA GNOSING PRE-AMP TUBE PROBLEMS: At some point it is quite possib le that you will e xperience some kind of minor pre- amp tube noise. Rest assured - this is no cause for alar m and you can take care of the problem yourself in a matter of minutes by simply s wapping tubes. It is alwa ys a good idea to keep at least a couple of spare pre[...]

P A GE 14 V ACUUM T UBE P REAMPLIFIER MOSFET P OWER EXT SW PULL-DEEP PULL-PRE PULL-MUTE F U S E F U S E FRONT P ANEL : REAR P ANEL : 590148 JA CK PT# 618102 SWITCH PT# 600631 CAP & HOLDER - DOMESTIC PT# 790347 FUSE - DOMESTIC (10A) PT# 790110 A.C. RECEPT ACLE PT# 613713 FUSE - EXPORT (5A) PT# 795500 CAP & HOLDER - EXPORT PT# 790346 ALL KNOB[...]

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