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CARVIN ENGINEERING DATA NOMAD, BEL AIR COMBO & VINTAGE16 GUITAR AMPS OPERATING MANUAL 212 Bel Air™ Nomad 112™ TONE CONTROLS The T-Bridge passive BASS, MID and TREBLE tone controls offer a wide range of tone settings. Take full advantage by setting them where they sound best. Your sound may not be at center (5 on the dial). Instead, the treble and bass may need to be at 10 while the mid control at 0 (or) the treble at 1 and the bass at 10 depending dual or single coil pickups. These controls will not affect or color your sound when set at extreme settings, nor do they interact with each other. The greater range of these controls comes from the high impedance 1 meg sealed pots (most guitar amps use 250k pots). The frequency of the bass control is set at 80 Hz while the mid control is set at 650 Hz. The treble control is set at a very high 11k Hz giving the VINTAGE TUBE SERIES it's dynamic highs. FEATURES REVERB The FS22 footswith for the long tailed REVERB system in the VINTAGE TUBE SERIES switches CELESTION only the reverb "send" leaving the tail of the reverb to decay naturally, the way it's done in the studio. A special pre filter eliminates the spring "boing" normally heard in other sys- SPEAKERS! tems giving it a "lush" sound. The all tube reverb system offers vibrant clarity with full depth reminiscent of the sixties tube amps. Guitar Player magazine rated this system as one of the best they have heard. The Vintage 16™ does not have the footswitch option. Vintage16™ RECEIVING INSPECTION-read before getting started INSPECT YOUR AMP FOR ANY DAMAGE which may have occurred during shipping. If any damage is found, please notify the shipping company and CARVIN immediately. SAVE THE CARTON & ALL PACKING MATERIALS. In the event you have to re-ship your unit, always use the original carton and packing material. This will provide the best possible protection during shipment. CARVIN and the shipping company are not liable for any damage caused by improper packing. SAVE YOUR INVOICE. It will be required for warranty service if needed in the future. SHIPMENT SHORTAGE. If you find items missing, they may have been shipped separately. Please allow several days for the rest of your order to arrive before inquiring. RECORD THE SERIAL NUMBER on the enclosed warranty card or below on this manual for your records. Keep your portion of the card and return the portion with your name and comments to us. Congratulations on your purchase of the VINTAGE TUBE SERIES all tube amplifier. Carvin has been building tube guitar amplifiers since 1949. They have been used by top professionals like; Joe Walsh, Chet Atkins, Jeff Beck, James Burton, Jorma Kaukonen, and many other great musicians. You will discover that these amplifiers represent a significant sound improvement over conventional tube amplifiers. Spend time with your new amp and get to know it's many sounds. TECHNICAL DESIGN OF THE VINTAGE TUBE SERIES The VINTAGE TUBE SERIES is 100% tube design-no IC's, FET's or transistors. The design criteria was to build an all-tube guitar amp that sounded better than anything else on the market. This meant that the VINTAGE TUBE SERIES was going to be totally new from the ground up and that it was going to be an all tube design. DYNAMIC EL84 POWER TUBES Premium EL84 power tubes are selected for their excellent saturation and power soak characteristics. Just like early VOX AC30 amps, EL84's are used for their ideal transconductance delivering a tight bottom and soft drive with superior definition. HIGH IMPEDANCE GUITAR INPUT Carvin has long known about the effects of miss-loading a guitar pickup which can cause high frequency loss. The VINTAGE TUBE SERIES guards against this loss with its ultra high input impedance. Also, we considered the capacitance of the average shielded guitar cable which can reduce the high frequency response of your guitar pickups. Unlike other amplifiers, we purposely avoided adding capacitance anywhere in the preamp to control high frequency oscillations. Instead, we controlled oscillations through careful component layout and lead placement allowing its shimmering highs to be reproduced. CLEAN AND SOAK CHANNELS The equalization of the clean and soak channel is designed to offer clarity to your instrument. Special mud-cutting circuits eliminate the unwanted sounds in the 500 to 700 Hz range which normally take away the tone definition of your instrument. You will also take notice of the clean channels rear PRESENCE control which adds acoustic voicing to your instrument. This control boosts only the guitars very highest harmonics which are in the 10k Hz range instead of the normal 3K Hz of a bright switch. For your records, you may wish to record the following information. Serial No Invoice Date 76-10302C 0705 GETTING STARTED QUICKLY If you are like most players, you probably want to plug in your new amp and get started playing it right away. You can read the rest of the manual later to learn the finer points of operating your amp. In order to get started you will need your VINTAGE TUBE SERIES amp, a 120 or 230 AC grounded power outlet, your instrument and a standard guitar cord. With the amp turned off, you may now plug it into the proper AC voltage. Now turn all the volume and drive controls off and set tone controls at their mid center position. If you have purchased the FS22 foot switch, plug it into the rear foot switch jack for switching the channels and reverb. Note: The channel SELECT switch must be selected for channel 1 for the FS22 to function (a hum will be heard if it's in the wrong position). Now, turn the power switch and allow a few minuts for the tubes to warm up then turn on the standby switch. Gradually raise the volume controls and re-adjust the tone controls and your ready to go. Please call if you feel your amp is malfunctioning. Occasionally tubes are damaged in shipping. VINTAGE16 SPECS: RMS Power: Output Imp: Input Imp: Tone Controls: Sensitivity: Preamp Tubes: Power Tubes: USA Model: USA Fuse: Export Model: Export Fuse: Cabinet Size: Cabinet: Warranty: Options: 16/5 watts 8Ω 100,000 ohms BASS: 80Hz MID: 600-700Hz TREBLE: 11k Hz 1mV for clipping 16mV for full output 3-12AX7's (dual stage) 2-EL84's 120VAC, 300VA 1A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm 240VAC 1A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm 16W x 17.75H x 8.5"D, 31 lbs. 7-ply poplar wood One Year CV16 cover NOMAD & BEL AIR COMBO SPECS: Speakers: RMS Power: Output Imp: Input Imp: Tone Controls: Both Channels: Ch 1 Sensitivity: Ch 2 Sensitivity: Channels: Voiced Line Out: Preamp Tubes: Power Tubes: USA Model: USA Fuse: Export Model: Export Fuse: 112 Cabinet : 212 Cabinet : Cabinet: Warranty: Options: One/Two Celestion G12 Vintage 30 12" spks 33 watts Vintage 33, 50 watts all others 4, 8 & 16Ω 100,000 ohms BASS: 80Hz MID: 600-700Hz TREBLE: 11k Hz 1mV for clipping 16mV for full output 2-switching 1.5 VAC @ 100 watts RMS 5-12AX7's (dual stage) 4-EL84's 120VAC, 300VA 3A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm 230VAC, 300VA 1.5A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm 19.5W x 10.25D x 17.5"H, 44 lbs. 26W x 10.25D x 17.75"H, 56 lbs. 7-ply poplar wood One Year CV3212 cover, FS22 footswitch c 12340 World Trade Drive, San Diego, CA 92128 800.854.2235 carvin.com