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INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your choice of product! The three channel, all tube Voodoo Lab Guitar Preamp was designed to be simply the most effective and organic direct recording tool available for guitar, as well as a centerpiece to the live rig of any tone connoisseur. Careful attention was paid in the design stage to provide tighter and more even bass response than you find in many vintage circuits, with an emphasis on string definition and picking dynamics.
FRONT PANEL POWER VOLUME TREBLE MID BASS GAIN VOLUME CABINET SIMULATOR VOLUME TREBLE MID BASS GAIN GAIN INPUT CHANNEL SELECT GUITAR PREAMP 1 2 3 BRIGHT PUNCH IN OPEN OUT CLOSED 4 5 6 7 8 9 SHIFT CLEAN RHYTHM LEAD 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 BRIGHT 18 19 BRIGHT 20 21 22 23 1. Power switch 2. Cabinet Simulator – In/Out 3. Cabinet Simulator – 2x12 Open/4x12 Closed 4. Green Volume – volume control for Clean channel 5.
BACK PANEL PREAMP OUT CAUTION E MADE IN U.S.A. 4 3 FUSE SE 2 1 FUSE FU GUITAR PREAMP AC IN (100W MAX) To prevent electrical shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. FUS DIRECT OUT FOOTSWITCH 1 AMP 5 1. Footswitch Jack – 1⁄4" TRS input jack for footswitch 2. Direct Out 1 – balanced XLR with Cabinet Simulator 3. Direct Out 2 – unbalanced 1⁄4" with Cabinet Simulator 4. Preamp Out (2) – standard 1⁄4" outputs 5.
LIVE: Pre-amp/power amp setup PREAMP OUT CAUTION AC IN (100W MAX) SE MADE IN U.S.A. FU GUITAR PREAMP FUSE FUSE To prevent electrical shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. E DIRECT OUT FUS FOOTSWITCH 1 AMP CABINET CABINET IN LEFT IN RIGHT POWER AMP Pre-amp/power amp/effects setup PREAMP OUT CAUTION 4 1 AMP CABINET IN LEFT IN RIGHT EFFECTS PROCESSOR IN LEFT IN RIGHT POWER AMP SE MADE IN U.S.A.
LIVE (continued): Pre-amp/amplifier head setup PREAMP OUT CAUTION FUSE FUSE E SE MADE IN U.S.A. FU GUITAR PREAMP AC IN (100W MAX) To prevent electrical shock, do not remove cover. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. FUS DIRECT OUT FOOTSWITCH 1 AMP AMPLIFIER HEAD CABINET SPEAKER FX SEND FX RETURN Pre-amp/power amp/PA setup CAUTION AC IN (100W MAX) FUSE FUSE SE MADE IN U.S.A.
USING THE FOOTSWITCH Your Preamp comes equipped with a footswitch for channel selection. To use it, simply plug the 1⁄4" jack from the captured cord into the footswitch jack on the back panel. Plugging into this jack disables the channel select switches on the front panel. SWITCHING CHANNELS WITH A GCX AUDIO SWITCHER You can also switch the channels of your Guitar Preamp with an external switching device like the Digital Music GCX Guitar Audio Switcher.
OPERATION Your Guitar Preamp is designed to bring the warmth of an all tube signal path to any musical situation. Here is a brief description of the character of each channel: CLEAN CHANNEL The Clean channel is modeled after the legendary “black face era” American amps of the mid-60’s. It’s airy and open sounding, with lots of spank and headroom for clean guitar sounds of many flavors – from rhythmic funk to sparkly pop to country twang.
WARRANTY Digital Music warrants this product against defects that are due to faulty material or workmanship for a period of five years from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty does not include vacuum tubes or damage to the product from accident or misuse. This warranty is given to the original purchaser only and is not assignable to any other person.
