User guide

Eleven Rack User Guide22
‘67 Black Panel Duo
Without a doubt, the blackface-era amp we
based our ‘67 Black Panel Duo model upon is
considered one of the greatest combo amps ever
made. With two 12-inch ceramic-magnet speak-
ers and a quartet of 6L6 tubes pushing 80 watts,
no concert stage has been complete without one
since it was introduced in the late 60s.
One of the main reasons for the amp’s popular-
ity is that it can maintain classic vintage clean
sounds even at high volume levels. Another spe-
cial Black Duo feature is the inclusion of a Bright
switch.
For our model, just like the original, as you turn
the Volume knob up, the Bright switch has less
of an effect. Dial the Volume knob around 3 or 4
with the Bright switch on, and you’ll get that ul-
tra-clean snap that it’s famous for.
On the first Control page, SW2 is set to toggle
the Bright switch on and off. On the second
page, SW2 toggles vibrato on and off.
‘69 Plexiglas
Based on one of the most highly sought-after
high-volume amplifiers of the late 1960s, our
‘69 Plexiglas model delivers no-nonsense British
crunch. The original amp's dual 4x12 cabinets
and 100-watt head offered unprecedented vol-
ume and power for the time, helping to usher in
the era of the Guitar God.
For our model, we’ve based it on the legendary
100-watt 1968/69 version. We’ve also “jumped”
both channels, for further gain.
‘82 Lead 800
Based on the early-80s descendent of the amp
we based our Plexiglas model upon, the ‘82 Lead
800 adds a higher-gain cascaded preamp design
and a master volume control. Unlike the high-
volume heads of the 60s, which needed to be on
10 to achieve an overdrive sound, this amp
could conjure up real distortion at any volume
level, and that made it very popular in the bur-
geoning 80s heavy metal scene.