Fender Dual Showman Owner Manual - Page 2

DUAL SHOWMAN OWNER'S MANUAL: The Fender DUAL SHOWMAN AMPLIFIER is the next step up in the evolution of High Performance instrument amplification. The DUAL SHOWMAN is a direct descendent of such classic tube amps as the Fender Twin Reverb, and 410 Bassman which have shaped today's world of guitar amps. The features of the Fender DUAL SHOWMAN AMP provide flexibility rarely found in a tube amp. Channel One is the traditional Fender design and offers the vintage sounds as well as contemporary with the use of the TREBLE & MID CUT switches. Channel Two is like owning a second, fully loaded, custom amplifier which is unmatched in sonic flexibility. "The Mods are Built In." All the latest sounds, and then some, are there at your fingertips. MORE GAIN for singing sustain, a triple threat of Boost Functions stacked onto the three band EQ. section. A New PRESENCE control that tailors the sound in much the same way as a recording console, and can also operate as a NOTCH filter that will take you from a deep in the heart of Texas HONK to U.K. CRUNCH with just a flick of the wrist. These two channels are tied together by four inputs which provide standard independent Dual-Channel operation, Switching-Channel operation with a remote footswitch, or Parallel-Channel operation. Special effects will interface to the DUAL SHOWMAN Effects Loop easily and with no guesswork on levels. Simply set the three position LEVEL SELECT switch to match up to the latest digital reverb or your old favorite battery powered effect pedals. The unique POWER AMP THRU jack can be used as a preamp line output or in conjunction with the POWER AMP IN jack of another DUAL SHOWMAN allowing you to instantly chain a wall of slaves together strong enough to fill any stadium and look incredible while doing it. The power amplifier section of the DUAL SHOWMAN is a 100 Watt Fender design which has become the industry standard as a result of its reputation for reliability and good sound. This amplifier goes further than its clones. In addition to a HIGH/LOW POWER switch, that you can hear, the DAMPING switch provides three levels of output damping which will allow the speakers to produce a looser, more live sound. Try it with distortion and you'll get more crunch and bite to your sound. The DUAL SHOWMAN also features external bias and balance adjustment capability. The four 6L6-GC output tubes can be set up by anyone with a digital voltmeter without removing the chassis. This means that you can re-bias every time you re-tube and can check bias and balance over the life of the tubes. With the price of tubes today you can't afford not to have them set up right every time. In addition to being able to drive a wide range of speaker combinations from the three speaker output jacks, switch selectable to 4, 8, or 16 ohms, the BALANCED LINE OUTPUT will drive any 600 ohm line input. This is a transformer coupled, truly balanced, floating ground output which is particularly useful for driving slave power amps or can be used with the proper equalization as a send to a mixing console for recording or sound reinforcement. The Fender DUAL SHOWMAN AMPLIFIER is designed to be used with one or two Fender 412 "The Wedge" speaker enclosures to obtain optimum performance and to achieve the "Stack" look. The selection of a Fender amplifier will reward you with years of quality music in a wide range of controlled sounds. This manual is designed to familiarize you with the equipment and to acquaint you with its many fine features. Read it carefully so that you will benefit from all the features as soon as you start using the amplifier. The built in quality of a Fender amplifier is the result of over three and a half decades of dedication in the combined skills of research and development by our engineers and musicians. That is why we say, proudly... FENDER, The Sound That Creates Legends. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE AMPLIFIER TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.