Ampeg B5R - Manual (Page 3)

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An Introduction to your new Ampeg B5R Bass Amplifier:
Thank you for making one of the best choices you will ever make for your musical career – choosing one
of the finest bass amps available, the Ampeg B5R. This versatile and powerful bass amplifier delivers up
to 675 watts of unsurpassed musical power, and offers several outstanding features.
All of the features and controls of your B5R are covered in detail within the pages of this owner’s guide.
We recommend going over them before you use the amplifier.
Features:
In the world of high performance bass amps, Ampeg amplifiers stand alone. In true Ampeg tradition, the
B5R offers you more power, performance and flexibility than any other bass amplifier in its class. The out-
standing features of your new amplifier, features which set it apart from the competition, are listed below.
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TWO SEPARATE CHANNELS: Clean and Overdrive, with the ability to combine the
two for a unique sound and added versatility
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TWO 5-POSITION STYLE CONTROLS: Take your pick from five different tone varia-
tions to best suit your playing style
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OCTAVE CIRCUIT: Adds another signal to the input signal, one octave lower than the
original
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FX BLEND: Varies the amount of external effects mixed into the signal
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TUNER OUT JACK: Allows connection to an electronic tuner and provides an “always
live” monitor feed even when the other outputs are muted
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HEAVY-DUTY SPEAKER JACKS: A Speakon ® jack is provided for a more reliable
connection at higher outputs, as well as a pair of 1/4” jacks
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TRANSFORMER BALANCED/UNBALANCED LINE OUTPUTS: Balanced XLR and
1/4” line output jacks
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EFFECTS LOOP: Connect your effects here for increased intensity and quieter oper-
ation
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POWER AMP IN/PREAMP OUT: A separate preamp may be connected to the Power
Amp In jack, and the Preamp Out jack may be connected to a slave amp, or use as a
patch point for active devices such as compressors, EQs, etc.
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FOOTSWITCH CONTROL: Use footswitches to control channel selection, the octave
circuit, and the channel combine feature
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CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTION: A heavy duty, resettable circuit breaker provides
protection against fault conditions
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BUILT-IN NOISE GATE: A preset internal noise gate helps keep the Overdrive chan-
nel quiet while no signal is present
Speakon ® is a registered trademark of Neutrik AG.
B5R Bass Amplifier