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Page 3 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction..........................................................................2 Safety Information.................................................................4 Amp Speciﬁcations................................................................8 ‘36 Coupe Control Panels.....

Page 4 - “IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE?”; You are now a hipper

Congratulations! 2 Introduction “IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE?” you ask. YES. When an amp has tone this hot, looks this cool and Vibe out the wazoo, it’s bound to happen. You are now a hipper person than before. You look better , you seem smar ter and you’ve probably even become more popular . “ Why? ” ...

Page 5 - in a sea of retreads; hot; chunky; sustaining; why you play guitar; tone; body; a killer riff; talking; The; key; is in your; hand; Now; Yes; Coupe; cannot; deliver

The Coupe is a one-of-a-kind ampliﬁer in a sea of retreads . It has a special look that recaptures the ﬂash of VINTAGE 1960s and ‘70s Kustom amps but with the Tone that players often dream about, but don’t often attain. We’re talking about hot , chunky , sustaining sounds that will remind you why yo...

Page 14 - ’36 Coupe Front Panel

’36 Coupe Front Panel 1) Input 1 —This 1⁄4” input jack provides the highest gain through the amp. It is considered to be the “normal” input. 2) Input 2 —This 1⁄4” input jack provides 6dB lower gain through the amp, so it will allow for a cleaner sound. It can also be useful when us- ing pedals in fr...

Page 16 - ’36 Coupe Back

’36 Coupe Back 1) Footswitch —The Footswitch jack on the Coupe is a stereo jack that connects the Coupe footswitch to the ampliﬁer. It uses a special circuit to decode the three switches through a simple stereo cable. In an emer- gency, a mono instrument cable can be used to allow footswitching of t...

Page 17 - ’36 Coupe Bottom

� � � � � � � �� ’36 Coupe Bottom 1) Power Cord Receptacle/Fuse Holder : Insert the AC cord (provided) ﬁrmly into the AC connector. NOTE: Replace the AC pow...

Page 18 - ’72 Coupe Front Panel

’72 Coupe Front Panel 1) Input 1 —This 1⁄4” input jack provides the highest gain through the amp. It is considered to be the “normal” input. 2) Input 2 —This 1⁄4” input jack provides 6dB lower gain through the amp, so it will allow for a cleaner sound. It can also be useful when us- ing pedals in fr...

Page 20 - ’72 Coupe Back

’72 Coupe Back 1) Footswitch Assignment —This button selects which of the amp’s ef- fects are controlled by the “Effects” button on the footswitch. If the switch is IN, the footswitch will control the Reverb and the Tremolo will only be controlled by the Pull Active Switch on the Speed control. If t...

Page 21 - ’72 Coupe Bottom

’72 Coupe Bottom 1) Power Cord Receptacle/Fuse Holder: Insert the AC cord (provided) ﬁrmly into the AC connector. NOTE: Replace the AC power cord if protective jacket is damaged or ground pin is damaged or removed. The fuse is located in a housing just below the re- ceptacle. Replace only with same ...

Page 22 - ’72 Coupe Hardtop Front Panel

20 ’72 Coupe Hardtop Front Panel 1) Input 1 —This 1⁄4” input jack provides the highest gain through the amp. It is considered to be the “normal” input. 2) Input 2 —This 1⁄4” input jack provides 6dB lower gain through the amp, so it will allow for a cleaner sound. It can also be useful when us- ing p...

Page 24 - ’72 Coupe Hardtop Back

22 ’72 Coupe Hardtop Back 1) Effects Send —This 1⁄4” jack delivers a tube-driven preamp signal to ex- ternal effects devices. It can be used to send the signal to another ampliﬁer to run multiple amps. Connecting a 1⁄4” plug does NOT break the ﬂow of the ampliﬁer signal. To connect two Coupe ampliﬁe...

Page 25 - ’72 Coupe Hardtop Bottom

23 9) Impedance Selector —This switch is used to select the appropriate impedance, and is important in achieving the desired results from the Coupe ampliﬁers. The cor- rect impedance should be selected using the Impedance Selector Switch as follows: Incorrectly “mismatching” the amp to the speaker s...

Page 26 - Coupe Footswitch

� � � Coupe Footswitch 1) LEAD —The Lead footswitch selects between Rhythm and Lead Chan- nels on the ampliﬁer, regardless of the setting of the channel selector switch on the front panel. If the LEAD word is backlit, then the Lead chan- nel is active. If the LEAD word is unlit, then the Rhythm chan...