Owner`s manual

FOOTSWITCH FUNCTIONS
LEFT TO RIGHT
To use the footswitch, it must be connected between the footswitch and the amplifier back
panel. Your amplifier came with a special cable that has an XLR connector on one end that
connects to the footswitch and 3 ¼” phone plugs on the other end. To connect the footswitch,
align the XLR type plug properly with the foot controller’s connector and then push the plug in
until it snaps - you won’t be able to pull it out. To detach, press the release button on the plug
before pulling on it. The phone plugs on the other side of the cable are labeled and colored. When
you wish to use the footswitch, connect the phone plug with the RED jacket section to the SOLO
FOOTSWITCH OUTPUT jack, the phone plug with BLUE jacket section to the LOOP FOOTSWITCH
OUTPUT jack and the phone plug with the GREEN jacket section to the CHANNEL SELECT
FOOTSWITCH OUTPUT jack. PLEASE NOTE – When the footswitch is connected properly, the
LOOP, CHANNEL SELECT, and SOLO switches on the front panel are rendered non-operational
and the footswitch controls those switching features.
1. LOOP - The LOOP switch controls whether the tube-buffered effects loop is engaged or not. Depress
the switch to engage the loop and light the BLUE LED above the switch. To take the effects loop out of
the circuit and turn the BLUE LED off, depress the switch again.
2. SOLO - The SOLO switch controls whether the SOLO master for the ROD channel (and associated
SATURATION switch) or the regular channel MASTER (and associated SATURATION switch) is
engaged. Depress the SOLO switch to engage the SOLO master for the ROD channel (and associated
SATURATION switch) and light the RED LED above the switch. Depress the switch again and the
regular channel MASTER (and associated SATURATION switch) will be engaged and the RED LED
above the switch will not be lit.
The SOLO switch does not change the Cherry Bomb’s channel. In order for the function of the
SOLO switch to have effect on the sound, the amp must be in the ROD channel with the YELLOW
LED on the front panel and footswitch lit. If the amp is in the PLEX channel and the GREEN LED on
the front panel and footswitch is lit, even if the SOLO switch is ON and the RED LED is lit, it is having
no effect on the sound because all you are hearing is the PLEX channel. One cool thing is that if you
are using the PLEX channel for rhythm on a song, but want to engage the ROD channel with the
SOLO master for a solo, you can keep the SOLO switch ON and simply click the PLEX ROD switch to
go from the rhythm to lead.
3. PLEX ROD – The PLEX ROD switch controls which channel of your amp is engaged. Simply depress
the footswitch to change channels and the associated YELLOW or GREEN LED above the switch will
light, indicating that you are either in the ROD or PLEX channel.