User manual MARSHALL AMPLIFIER SUPER100 JH LIMITED EDITION

[. . . ] =c`^ eYV :YRZc^R_ =c`^ eYV :YRZc^R_ During the mid '60s a lot of well-known and up-and-coming guitarists used to visit me and see me at my music shop in Hanwell, West London, but there's one particular visitor that I'll never forget. One Saturday in the autumn of 1966, a tall, lanky American chap walked in with Johnny Mitchell or `Mitch' Mitchell as most people know him. His name was James Marshall Hendrix and he quickly became the greatest ambassador my amplifiers have ever had. @_ec`UfTeZ`_ the factory for several weeks. He must've been a very good learner because we were never called out at all! [. . . ] This coupled with the period correct smoothing capacitor values produces that characteristic `sag' (compression). Chassis: We are using a box-section chassis made from 16gauge mild steel with butt-welded corner joints. The steel is also passivated, giving it lifelong resistance to corrosion. This is a deviation from an original 1966 Super 100 head as it had an aluminium chassis. The reason we have made this change is for strength, longevity and reliability reasons, and we can assure you that it has no tonal effect whatsoever. The material we're using is made exclusively for us and is registered with UL as `Marshall EM42 brown. ' The reason we didn't use a board with the exact same chemical composition as in the original units is simple - that material doesn't pass current safety legislations concerning flammability!Transformers: The mains (power) and output transformers are vital to the performance, sound and feel of an all-valve Marshall amplifier. In order to achieve authentic tone and performance, we went to Drake for these important components as they are the company that supplied us with the transformers used in the original Super 100. Fortunately, Drake still had all of their original documentation intact in their files. Mains (Power) Transformer: The Mains Transformer in this re-issue is an exact duplicate of the original in terms of electrical performance and behaviour. This said, some constructional alterations had to be made in order to pass current Safety Legislations. These alterations have no impact on tone or performance whatsoever! V1 KT66 POWER VALVES ECC83 VALVES V2 V3 " Anybody wanting quotes from Jimi regarding his Marshall Amps will find hundreds recorded on his albums and videos. Neville Chester " " ENGLISH Photo credit - Ulrich Hand / © Authentic Hendrix, LLC - Big Apple Club, Munich, West Germany - 9th November 1966 2 3 KVTY_ZTR] @_W`c^ReZ`_ =c`_e GR_V] =VRefcVd IVRc GR_V] =VRefcVd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 Performance Note: `Jumping' the two channels and `Daisy Chaining' amps. Because both channels of the Super 100JH have the same number of gain stages and are in phase with each other, it is possible to `jump' (a. k. a. `link' or `bridge') them together and use them both at the same time. Doing this enables you to expand upon the amp's tonal capabilities. The most common way of doing this is to plug your guitar into the top input of Channel 1 and then run a short `jumper' guitar cable (i. e. a screened cable) from Channel 1's bottom input to the top input of Channel 2, (Fig. Adjust Loudness 1 & 2 controls until the desired mix of tone is achieved. plugging your guitar into Channel 2's top input and then running the `jumper' cable from Channel 2's bottom input to Channel 1's top input (Fig. Whether the channels are linked or not is entirely the choice of the individual player's taste in tone. It is possible to `Daisy Chain' or Link a number of amplifiers together using the same principals described above. As illustrated in numerous photographs, Jimi would often use this facility to `split' his guitar signal between two or more full stacks - his guitar would be plugged into the top input of Channel 1 on his main amp and then a relatively long `jumper' cable went from the bottom input of the same channel to the top input of Channel 1 of the second amp. [. . . ] Important Note: Always ensure that there is a (speaker) load attached before connecting the mains lead. MAINS FUSE The correct value of this MAINS fuse is specified on the rear panel of the amplifier. For safety reasons NEVER attempt to bypass the fuse or fit one of incorrect value. For safety reasons NEVER attempt to bypass the fuse or fit one of incorrect value. [. . . ]