Tube Amp Fireball 100 Full Tube Guitar Amplifier Operator´s Manual Please, first read this manual carefully!
Fireball 100 - more tone, more punch, more Fireball than ever before - burn up the stage and feel the heat! The ENGL Fireball 100 guitar amp head offers all essential sound features in addition to a practical, clear layout for all players who appreciate straightforward structures. In its cool "black magic" optical appearance the amp delivers a mighty bottom end punch well suited for playing power chords and solos with precise accentuation, courtesy of its powerful 6L6GC-100 watts poweramp.
5 Bottom Alters the EQ by boosting the low end range; the Bottom feature affects the Clean Channel & the Lead Channel. A tip from the designer: If you want to ladle an extra helping of bottom-end oomph on specific sounds, I recommend that you activate the Bottom button. At very high Volume settings, it can be an advantage to deactivate this function for a more focused, crisper tone with precise definition in the lo end frequency range. 6 Bass Bottom end voicing control of the preamps´s passive EQ.
15a Power Tube Monitor V1 This LED lights up when the current flowing through the V1 power amp tube is too high and the power tube monitor system has switched that tube off. See the tube layout chart to locate V1's position on the amp chassis. 15b Power Tube Monitor V2 This LED lights up when the current flowing through the V2 power amp tube is too high and the power tube monitor system has switched that tube off. See the tube layout chart to locate V2's position on the amp chassis.
Rear Panel REPLACE FUSE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING ! CAUTION ! Footswitch Noise Gate Lead Channel ! R DO NOT OPEN ! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ! DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE ! FX Loop Tube Poweramp Output Amp 100 W All-tube Guitar Amp Head Fireball 100 TYPE E635 designed by Horst Langer MADE IN GERMANY Mid Boost FX Loop off/on 18 19 Clean/Lead Master A/B 20 21 4 Off-Lo Hi Threshold 22 Or 8 And 8 Or-> 8 Or 16 And 16 Or-> 16 Dry Effect Return Balance 4 Ohms P
22 Noise Gate Threshold: A Tip from the Designer - continuation The most common source of noise is 50 Hz or 60 Hz (hertz/cycle) mains hum, particularly when the guitar is positioned near transformers and power units. Because in worst-case scenarios this humming can attain extremely high levels, the Noise Gate can hardly distinguish between the musical signal and noise. This makes it hard to find the right Threshold setting.
The different options for controlling the Fireball 100 amp remotely: REPLACE FUSE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING ! ! CAUTION ! Footswitch Noise Gate Lead Channel R DO NOT OPEN ! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ! DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE ! FX Loop Tube Poweramp Output Amp 100 W All-tube Guitar Amp Head Fireball 100 TYPE E635 designed by Horst Langer MADE IN GERMANY Mid Boost FX Loop off/on 1.
Technical Data: Rated power: Input sensitivity level Input, Clean channel: Input sensitivity FX RETURN: Output level FX SEND, level range: Tubes: V5: V6, V7: V8: V1 - V4: Fuses: external: internal: (internal fuse located at the power transformer) Important: Power Consumption: Dimensions: (W x H x D) Weight: approx. 100 watts at 4, 8 or 16 ohms; -20 dBV nominal, max. 0 dBV from -20 dBV to -10 dBV nominal, max. 0 dBV from -20 dBV to -10 dBV nominal, max.
Troubleshooting * The amp does not power-up after you have switched the power on. The control lamp inside the power switch (17) does not light. -> Is the mains cord connected to the receptacle / live power source ? -> Is the power cable you are using intact ? Try another equal mains cable. -> Is the mains lead properly connected to the AC Power Inlet (18) at the amp ? -> Possibly the mains fuse (19) has blown, unplug the mains cord from the mains connector and the receptacle and check the mains fuse.
Sound setting samples - Clean channel Input Clean Gain Lead Gain Bass Middle Treble Lead Volume Master A Master B Presence Mid Boost Clean Lead Fireball 100 Power Tube Monitor V1 Bright Bottom V2 V3 V4 Power Tube Failure Indication System Tube Amp Stand By Power Sound sample 1: Crystal Clean Input Clean Gain Lead Gain Bass Middle Treble Lead Volume Master A Master B Presence V1 Mid Boost Bright Bottom Clean Lead Fireball 100 Power Tube Monitor V2 V3 V4 Power Tube Fai
Sound setting samples - Lead channel Input Clean Gain Bass Lead Gain Middle Treble Master A Lead Volume Master B Presence Clean Lead Fireball 100 Power Tube Monitor V1 Mid Boost Bright Bottom V2 V3 V4 Power Tube Failure Indication System Tube Amp Stand By Power Sound sample : Vintage Blues Crunch Input Clean Gain Lead Gain Bass Middle Treble Lead Volume Master A Master B Presence V1 Bright Bottom Mid Boost Clean Lead Fireball 100 Power Tube Monitor V2 V3 V4 Power Tub
Handling and Care * Keep the amp safe from hard knocks and shocks. Tubes are fragile and tend to suffer when exposed to mechanical stress! * Let the amp cool down before you transport it. Ten minutes or so will spare the tubes. * Tubes take some 20 seconds to warm up after you switch the power on, and about two to three minutes before they are able to pump out full power. Make a habit of giving your amp plenty of time to get toasty and flipping the Standby switch for short breaks.
