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Vox BRIAN MAY SPECIAL VBM1 User Manual

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In a nutshell, the

Brian May Special

is a 10 Watt, 1 x 6.5" combo that sounds

identical to Brian’s homemade “Deacy System” (i.e. his Treble Booster/Deacy amp

combination) and also offers the following additional features that dramatically

enhance its flexibility:

Controls for Gain, Tone and Volume plus a High/Low Gain switch.

A Booster Output that allows you to use the Booster section of the

Deacy to drive another amp. This is a very useful facility as Brian uses

his homemade Treble Booster to overdrive the AC30s he uses live

and the Booster section of the Brian May Special sounds exactly the

same as Brian’s homemade device.

An Emulated Recording/Headphone jack.

An External Speaker jack.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In Brian May’s “Original Deacy System” both the Treble

Booster and the Deacy amp are powered by 9 Volt batteries. Because of this the

Brian May Special

has two “battery simulation circuits” (one for the Booster sec-

tion, one for the amp section) that emulate the unique characteristics of batteries.

For more information on the combo’s features, read on....