Mesa_boogie F-30 User Manual

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MASTER: (Continued) -rectly to a mixing board or recorder, this control will determine the amount of signal you will be sending viathis jack. In thi

PAGE 7FUSE:This is the A.C.’s ( Alternating Current ) main fuse and provides protection from outside A.C. fluctuations,as well as power tube failure d

FX MIX:This control determines the dry/wet blend of the FX Loop signal in relation to the unaffected signal. Set to 10%you will experience only the dr

PAGE 9INPUTTREBLE MIDBASS REVERBGAINPOWERSTANDBYON ONMASTERCH1FTSW.CH2CHCONTOURFACTORY SAMPLE SETTINGSTREBLE MID BASS REVERBGAINMASTERCH1FTSW.CH2CHCON

PAGE 10INPUTTREBLE MIDBASS REVERBGAINPOWERSTANDBYON ONMASTERCH1FTSW.CH2CHCONTOURTREBLE MID BASS REVERBGAINMASTERCH1FTSW.CH2CHCONTOURINPUTTREBLE MID BA

PAGE 11EL8412AX7(4)V 4 V 3 V 2V 1PARTIAL VIEW OF CHASSISBACK EDGE OF CHASSISF-30 TUBE TASK CHARTB AB AB A B A(Each 12AX7 contains two se

PAGE 126L612AX7(4)V 4 V 3 V 2V 1PARTIAL VIEW OF CHASSISBACK EDGE OF CHASSISF-50 TUBE TASK CHARTB AB AB A B A(Each 12AX7 contains two sep

PAGE 136L6PARTIAL VIEW OF CHASSISBACK EDGE OF CHASSISF-100 TUBE TASK CHART12AX7(4)V 4 V 3 V 2V 1B AB AB A B A(Each 12AX7 contains two s

TUBE NOISE & MICROPHONICS:You may occasionally experience some form of tube noise or microphonics. Certainly no cause for alarm, this quirky behav

DIAGNOSING PREAMP TUBE PROBLEMS:Because your amplifier is an all tube design, it is quite possible that you will at some point experience minor pre-am

Hello from the Tone Farm...YOU, the smart player and all around intuitive human, have put your trust in us to be your amplifier company. This is some

into oscillation or start crackling or any other form of bizzare noise, it is considered normal and functional.BIAS ADJUSTMENT: (a continuing series)

it doesn’t need to be adjustable.”BIAS ADJUSTMENT: (Continued) When you set the bias (whether it’s by selecting the right resistors, as we do, or ad

BIAS ADJUSTMENT: (Continued) tubes. The thinking is that adjusting the bias to each tube separately eradicates the inherentdifferences between th

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE MATCHING & HOOK-UP GUIDE:IMPEDANCE:Wiring up speakers to provide the most effective load and making sure that all of them are in

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE MATCHING & HOOK-UP GUIDE: (Continued)PARALLEL:When wiring in parallel, the resistance of the speakers decreases. Two 8 ohm spea

PAGE 2112544 Ohm Cabinet38 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHMPartial back view of some Mesa amp8 Ohm CabinetSAFE MISMATCH WIRING SCHEMES...Amplifier to Speaker Cabin

PAGE 228 OHM 4 OHM 4 OHMPartial back view of amplifier8 Ohm Cabinet8 Ohm Cabinet68 Ohm Cabinet16 Ohm Cabinet84 OHM 4 OHM 8 OHMPartial back vie

PAGE 234 OHM 4 OHM 8 OHMPartial back view of amplifier8 Ohm Cabinet8 Ohm CabinetSERIES BOX16 Ohm8 Ohm8 Ohm8 Ohm Cabinet10SAFE MISMATCH124 OHM 4

PAGE 244 OHM 4 OHM 8 OHMPartial back view of amplifier8 Ohm Cabinet8 Ohm CabinetSERIES BOX16 Ohm8 Ohm8 Ohm16 Ohm Cabinet13SAFE MISMATCH WIRING S

ON TRIODES, PENTODES & IRISHMEN:With apologies to Friends and Relatives from the Emerald Isle - who will make their appearance soon enough - the

FRONT PANEL: Controls & SwitchesREAR PANEL: Controls / Switches / Connection JacksPrecautions 0Overview 1-2-3Instant Gratifi

the plate, electrons will flow only during the times when the plate is positively charged. During periods of negative plate charge,ON TRIODES, PENTODE

PAGE 27grid, they discover...there’s almost nothing there. The path they’re on has them aligned to zing straight through the spaces BETWEENON TRIODES,

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PRECAUTIONS & WARNINGSYour MESA/Boogie Amplifier is a professional instrument. Please treat it with respect and operate it properly.USE COMMON SE

OVERVIEW:Congratulations on choosing the F Series as your amplifier and welcome to the Mesa/Boogie family! The new F Series amplifierscombines high ga

OVERVIEW: (Continued) darker than that of its lower power family members but posses a depth and punch found only in amps ofthis serious-gigging hors

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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 onlydetermines the ov

MID: (Continued) pressed, even feel to the strings and therefore less apparent resistance to the pick. As the MID control is increased,( 11:00 thro