Mesa/Boogie SOLO 50 - Manual (Page 6)

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FRONT PANEL:
First familiarize yourself with the layout of the Front Panel. Next, remove the footswitch from the transport pouch located inside the
cabinet ( combo ) and connect it to the proper jack. RECT-O-VERBS use a DIN jack located on the rear of the chassis directly
behind the label FOOTSWITCH. SOLO 50 HEADS use a 1/4 jack on the right side of the Front Panel. If the footswitch is not
available, you may select the two channels via the manual Channel Select toggle located on the far left of the Rear Panel.
First remove the protective covers from the tubes (plastic webbing) before connecting the A.C. cord to a power
receptacle.
Connect your favorite guitar to the instrument INPUT jack. Flip the POWER switch to the ON position while leaving the
STANDBY switch set to STANDBY.” (It is always a good idea to practice this start up procedure as at least 30 seconds of warm-up
time lessens the shock on cold power tubes, thus prolonging their life substantially.) Next, using the example below as a guide , set the
controls as illustrated and flip the STANDBY switch to the ON position to listen to the two distinctly different channels using either the
footswitch or the Channel Select toggle switch as mentioned in the paragraph above.
Before discussing each control, let’s audition a couple of possible ways the two channels might be configured for footswitchable
sounds. The first example leans towards a more traditional format with a clean rhythm dialed up on the top RHYTHM ( Green )
channel and a moderate gain, vintage style solo sound dialed up on the bottom LEAD ( Red ) channel.
This second example leans in a more aggressive direction with the top channel switched to PUSHED for a crunchy high gain rhythm
sound and the bottom channel switched to MODERN for a blistering lead voice.
NOTE: CAUTION - REDUCE THE OUTPUT LEVEL CONTROL BEFORE PLAYING THESE SOUNDS AS THE ADDED GAIN
INCREASES VOLUME LEVELS.
Now that you’ve heard the SINGLE RECT-O 50’S two channels, let’s move on to understanding the controls and their interactive
roles in achieving the sounds that you want to hear.
POWER-UP:
INPUT FT.SW
CLEAN
PUSHED
MODERN
VINTAGE
POWER
ON ON
STANDBY
GAIN TREBLE MID PRESENCE BASS MASTER
SOLO OUTPUT
LEAD
RHYTHM
INSTANT GRATIFICATION: Demo Setting #2
INPUT FT.SW
CLEAN
PUSHED
MODERN
VINTAGE
POWER
ON ON
STANDBY
GAIN TREBLE MID PRESENCE BASS MASTER
SOLO OUTPUT
LEAD
RHYTHM
INPUT FT.SW
CLEAN
PUSHED
MODERN
VINTAGE
POWER
ON ON
STANDBY
GAIN TREBLE MID PRESENCE BASS MASTER
SOLO OUTPUT
SOLO 50 HEAD VERSION
LEAD
RHYTHM