Carvin Valve Master Instruction Manual

FRONT

PANEL

FEATURES

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INPUT

VOLUME

1

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4

3

2

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4

7

3

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9

1

10

CHANNEL

1

BASS

MID

5

5

6

4

n

6

10

7

3

7

82

9

1

82

9

1

10

TREBLE

5

4

6

SELECT

3

7

1

2

(...

NV)

10

8

9

LEAD

5

6

3

7

3

2

82

9

1

0

10

VOLUME

2

5

4

6

7

3

10

82

9

1

CHANNEL

2

BASS

5

4

n

6

MID

5

4

n

6

7

3

82

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1

10

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10

TREBLE

MASTER

REVERB

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CARVIN

2

5

1.

INPUT

JACK

A

standard

1/4"

input

jack

feeds

both

channels

through

the

SELECT

switch.

Use

a

profes-

sional

quality

guitar

cord

no

longer

than

25

feet.

Typical

cable

capacitance

should

be

under

50pf—the

longer

the

cord,

the

greater

the

capacitance

(you

can

measure

this

with

a

capacitance

meter).

A

long

cable

with

high

capacitance

will

reduce

the

overall

treble

response

of

your

pickups.

2.

CHANNEL

1

VOLUME

Start

with

a

setting

around

2

on

the

VOLUME

dial.

If

you

want

more

highs,

reduce

the

vol-

ume

to

1

on

the

dial

and

turn

up

your

guitar.

This

will

give

you

about

2

dB

more

treble

at

10k

Hz.

This

special

taper

volume

control

allows

for

more

highs

at

the

lower

settings

while

a

fatter

—warmer

sound

starting

about

4

on

the

dial.

If

you

have

too

much

treble,

simply

reduce

the

TREBLE

control.

3.

CHANNEL

1

BASS,

MID

&

TREBLE

CONTROLS

These

controls

may

have

no

standard

settings

that

you

are

familiar

with.

They

will

require

different

settings

when

using

single

coil

or

dual

coil

pickups.

You

can

start

at

5

on

the

dial

for

each

of

the

tone

controls.

However,

because

this

is

an

"all

tube"

amp,

these

settings

do

not

represent

a

normalize

(flat)

sound

as

found

with

active

solid

state

EQ

systems.

You

need

to

set

them

where

it

sounds

best!

Most

musicians

like

to

reduce

the

MID'S

between

1

and

4

for

a

deeper

bass

and

crisper

highs.

Turn

up

the

rear

PRESENCE

control

for

added

top

end

at

12k

Hz.

SUGGESTED

SETTINGS

FOR

DUAL

and

SINGLE

COIL

PICKUPS

SINGLE

COIL

PICKUP:

A

typical

setting

with

good

bottom

end:

BASS

9,

MID

2

&

TREBLE

3

DUAL

COIL

PICKUP:

A

typical

setting

with

good

bottom

end:

BASS

7,

MID

4

&

TREBLE

8

4.

CHANNEL

SELECT

Set

the

channel

SELECT

switch

to

the

desired

channel.

Use

CH

1

for

clean

playing.

Use

CH

2

for

overdrive

sustain.

For

foot

switch

operation,

leave

the

CH

SELECT

to

the

CH

1

position.

6

8

S.

DRIVE

(CHANNEL

2)

For

clean

playing,

set

the

DRIVE

control

on

1

and

use

VOLUME

2

to

set

the

level.

For

crunch,

set

the

levels

between

1

and

3.

For

overdrive

sustain,

set

the

control

between

5

and

10

(these

settings

are

with

the

guitar

volume

up

full).

Because

the

Valve

Master

has

been

"Hot

Rodded"

with

added

gain,

you

may

experience

some

guitar

feedback.

To

help

eliminate

this

problem,

reduce

the

amount

of

DRIVE

or

move

the

guitar

to

the

side

or

away

from

the

speaker(s).

6.

VOLUME

2

(Pull

MID

BOOST

—Dual

Voicing)

Channel

2

offers

2

voice

settings

controlled

by

the

VOLUME

2

push-pull switch.

With

the

VOLUME

2

switch

in

the

IN

position,

a

deeper

bass

along

with

a

mid

frequency

cut

offers

a

popular

sound

for

musicians

requiring

good

bottom

end.

If

you

need

more

upper

mids

in

the

IN

position,

turn

up

the

MID

control

in

the

rear

PRESENCE.

The

OUT

position

of

the

VOLUME

2

control

restores

and

brings

out

the

mids,

offering

a

second

voice

option

that

is

also

popular.

For

clean

playing

only,

set

the

VOLUME

2

to

ten

and

use

the

DRIVE

control

to

set

levels.

7.

CHANNEL

2

BASS,

MID

&

TREBLE

CONTROLS

Channel

2's

voicing

for

the

BASS,

MID

&

TREBLE

controls

are

entirely

different

from

chan-

nel

1.

These

controls

will

have

to

be

set

according

to

the

type

of

pickups

you

are

using

(dual

or

single

coil).

It's

normal

to

increase

the

BASS

when

VOLUME

2

is

set

for

lower

playing

levels.

At

high

levels

you

will

want

to

decrease

the

BASS

response.

If

you

need

more

bass,

reduce

the

MID

control

setting.

Remember

that

you

have

the

rear

PRESENCE

control

for

the

upper

mid

range

and

treble.

8.

MASTER

REVERB

Get

the

REVERB

control

for

the

desired

amount

(functions

in

both

channels).

.i.

POWER

INDICATOR

LED

The

jeweled

power

light

is

powered

by

a

6

volt

ac

supply.

Replace

the

bulb

with

a

#40

bulb

with

a

screw

type

base.

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