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ESA OOGIE
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Owner's Manual
The Spirit of Art in Technology
1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954
USA
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ESA OOGIE B M The Spirit of Art in Technology Thank you for trusting MESA/Boogie to be your amplifier company. We wish you many years of toneful enjoyment from this handbuilt all tube instrument.
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Hello from the Tone Farm... ..You, smart player and all around intuitive human, have put your trust in us to be your amplifier company. This is something we do not take lightly. Our reward is that we've designed and built another fine guitar amplifier that is destined to become a classic. By purchasing and choosing this unit to be a part of your musical voice, you have become part of the Mesa family...WELCOME! Our goal is to never let you down. Your reward is that you are now the owner
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PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS Your MESA/Boogie Amplifier is a professional instrument. Please treat it with respect and operate it properly. USE COMMON SENSE AND ALWAYS OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS: Do not expose amplifier to moisture, rain or water, direct sunlight or extremely high temperatures. Always insure that amplifier is properly grounded. Always unplug AC power cord before changing fuse or any tubes. When replacing fuse, use only same type and rating. Avoid direct contact with heated tubes. I
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TM Table of Contents Precautions FRONT PANEL Description and Usage 1 1 Overview 2 Power-Up 2 Connect Footswitch 2 Mode Select 2 Sample Mode Settings CONTROLS Gain 3 Master 3 Treble 3 Middle 4 Bass 4 Presence 4 Toggle Switches 5 REAR PANEL Description and Usage 5 Fuse 5 Record / Phones 6 FX Loop: Send / Return 6 FX Mix 6 Silent Recording / Speaker Mute Switch 6 Speakers 6 Parts Sheet 7
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2 8 10 10 1 0 0 0 3 2 9 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 4 10 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 5 4 0 3 3 5 4 4 4 1 6 4 2 5 5 5 6 TM Operating Instructions Overview: The SUBWAY ROCKET ushers in a new era of compact, portable and affordable combo amplification that boasts no compromise, quality construction throughout. Don’t let small size and the sparse layout fool you...the ROCKET is an extremely versatile single channel, Tri-Modal amplifier that provides a georgious clean sound, a soaring high gain lead and a giant, grinding
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2 2 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 FRONT PANEL POWER-UP: First familiarize yourself with the Front and Rear Panels of your new ROCKET. 1.) Connect your favorite guitar to the instrument INPUT jack. Now turn the power switch "ON" while l
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2 10 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 4 1 3 3 3 5 2 3 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 CONTROLS: GAIN: This is by far the most powerful control in each of the three different Modes that are activated by the Mode switch. It not only determines the overall gain amount, shape and sensitivity of the Mode selected...but it is also a powerful Tone control. Generally speaking, whatever is dialed up here ultimately determines the Modes’ personality. Set low, it allows cleaner and brighter sounds with enhanced dynamic response, e
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10 10 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 MIDDLE: Through endless daily tone dreaming, the "if-only" design dictum led to the MID Control that doubles as a dial-in gain boost. From to about the taper is adjusted to act as a very 0 3 effective MID Control. As you increase the MID to and above, you will 4 RHY hear the lower Mids getting more pronounced and fatter. When the MID INPUT Control is set above the MID le
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TOGGLE SWITCHES: RHYTHM / LEAD / CONTOUR: Use this toggle to select one of the three Modes - RHYTHM, LEAD or CONTOUR. This toggle can also take the place of the remote footswitch when there isn’t one handy. ON RHYTHM ON F L T E S A W D CONTOUR STANDBY POWER Perfect for set breaks...this toggle switch also serves an even more important purpose. In the STANDBY ON / STANDBY: position the tubes are at idle so that during power up they may warm up before being put RHYTHM ON ON to use. Before the
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RECORD / PHONES: This jack provides direct-to-console interfacing for recording or sound reinforcement applications. It can also be used to power a set of personal headphones which is a convenient way to practice 1 2 A day or night privately. It is a circuit dedicated to reproducing the roll off that occurs in the output section with a FUSE speaker connected. With accuracy, it faithfully captures the SUBWAY ROCKET'S soulful character. 1A SB RECORD / PHONES The send level strength is dete
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SUBWAY ROCKET FRONT VIEW SWITCHES pt# 605373 KNOB pt# SWITCH pt# 601073 JACK pt# (all four) 409124 KNOB pt# (all four) 408115 610120 ON RHYTHM ON POT pt# POT pt# RHY 592739 592737 F L INPUT E T POT pt# POT pt# POT pt# GAIN MASTER POT pt# S A FT.SWITCH D W 592737 592148 592737 592149 CONTOUR POWER POT pt# POT pt# STANDBY LEAD 592739 592378 TREBLE MIDDLE BASS PRESENCE PILOT LIGHT 610120 B JACK pt# 703110 pt# REAR VIEW SUBWAY ROCKET 790342 FUSE HOLDER pt# POT pt# JACK pt# KNOB pt#
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The Spirit of Art in Technology 1317 Ross Street Petaluma, CA 94954 USA
