Park Farm • Inworth • Colchester • Essex • CO5 9SH http://www.ashdownmusic.com
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Fallen Angel 40
Fallen Angel 60
Fallen Angel 180
Thank you for purchasing your Ashdown Engineering Amplifier. If you live in the UK, please register your purchase by completing this form and return it to the following address:
Ashdown Engineering Ltd., Park Farm, Inworth, Colchester, Essex CO5 9SH (Alternatively you can register online at http://www.ashdownmusic.com)
If you live outside the UK, the local Ashdown distributor may have included a specific registration form for your country.
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5 Year Limited Lifetime Warranty |
Your Ashdown Engineering amplifier has been manufactured to the highest standards, using the bestselected materials.To ensure its optimum performance, please ensure your amplifier is regularly serviced. This product carries a LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY, against defects in materials and workmanship, for the original purchaser. Ashdown Engineering will, at their discretion, replace or repair any product or part thereof, which is found by Ashdown Engineering to be defective.This warranty shall not apply to the damage of covering, fittings or finishes when affected by carelessness, accident or extreme climate changes. Nor does it apply to normal wear and tear of parts such as valves, fuses, light bulbs, speakers, controls etc.
Please complete the lower section of this warranty and return it within 10 days of purchase to Ashdown Engineering Ltd. at the above address. In the unlikely event of any defect, please contact an authorised Ashdown Engineering dealer. All transport charges are to be pre-paid by the Owner. Unless the registration card is returned normal country warranty laws apply.
Important - Registration Card
Please complete and return this warranty within 10 days of purchase. Include any comments if possible.
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Important Safety Instructions
BASIC PRECAUTIONS
WARNING - When using electrical products, basic precautions should be followed, including the following:
1.Read all the instructions before using the product.
2.Do not use this product near water – for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.
3.This product may cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at any level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist.
4.Make sure nothing interferes with the ventilation of the product when in use.
5.The product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that produce heat.
6.The product should be connected to a power supply of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product.
7.The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.
8.Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.
9.The product should be serviced by qualified personnel when:
a.The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
b.Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product: or
c.The product has been exposed to rain or moisture: or
d.The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance: or
e.The product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.
10.Do not attempt to service the product. All servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.
11.For continued protection against the risk of fire, replace fuses only with those of the same type and rating as indicated on the back of the product.
WARNINGS USED ON THE EQUIPMENT
The lightning flash with the arrow head symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within this product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying this product.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This product must be grounded (earthed). If it should malfunction or break down, grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a supply cord having an equipment grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with the local codes and ordinances.
DANGER - Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided with the product
– if it will not fit the outlet, have a suitable outlet fitted.
The wires in this mains cord are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Green & Yellow - Earth |
Blue - Neutral |
Brown - Live |
CE MARK FOR EUROPEAN HARMONISED STANDARDS
The CE mark which is attached to these products means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/69/EEC), CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive (72/23/EEC).
Fallen Angel Design Philosophy
Fallen Angel 180w All Tube Head:
This amplifier helps the professional live gigging guitarist get a saturated and singing soloing voice that still retains the big bottom end punch required by so many of today’s music styles. A fat bottom end requires a lot of power from the output stage to deliver the punch needed for muted notes and chords.The Fallen Angel, with 180 Watts of raw power derived from 6 x EL34 output tubes, does the business.
180 Watts may at first sound excessive for a guitar amplifier but music styles have changed and amplifiers need to adapt accordingly.This is even more relevant when you consider how many players now use 7 string guitars. Most amplifiers wimp out when presented with 7 strings of chugging power chords because their output stage can’t deliver.
With many tube amplifiers you only get the best solo voice when the output stage is close to working flat out.Then it’s often too loud - so some kind of power soak device is used to get this sound at lower volumes and you lose the power you require for chords.With the Fallen Angel 180, the solo voice character comes from the carefully designed all tube pre-amp so you don’t have run it flat out for the best tone. However, if you do crank it up to the max, our 6 tube output stage will saturate with the best of them so be warned, it will be deafening!
Fat bottom end tone also comes from the pre-amp and with the Fallen Angel 180, a huge 180 RMS Watts of output power is delivered to the speaker stack.You’ll get an idea of the power required for different styles if you watch the VU meter while playing - it monitors the output power being used and you will notice on muted chords with a fat chunky bottom end whack that it will be peaking quite high showing that massive amounts of power are required for this sound.With the same settings try a screaming solo line and you will see the power drop right back.This demonstrates exactly what we are saying - that old style amps are great for screaming solo lines but give up on modern 7 string fat chords.
The CLEAN channel allows you to switch instantly from huge body crunching chords and screaming solo leads to crisp and sparkling arpeggio chords that ring out with unbelievable clarity.The dual effects loops also help here, allowing you to set up separate effects for each channel. So you can (for instance) have a beautiful clean sound with a swirling chorus on Channel 1, and a soaring solo voice with lashings of delay on Channel 2 - then instantly switch between the two. Either or both effects loops can be assigned to either or both channels.
Also supplied with the Head is a dedicated 4-way footswitch on a single jack lead (no more fiddling with multi-way connectors). LED indication on the footswitch itself is provided so you always know the current status without having to look at the amplifier. Footswitch provides control for Channel 1/Channel 2, Channel 2 Boost, Master 1/Master 2 and Loop In/Out.
Fallen Angel 40w and 60w Combos and 60w Head:
The Fallen Angel 40 and 60 combo (and 60 head) amplifiers are built on the same principles as the 180 Watt head and suit the same heavier guitar playing styles.They have been designed to produce the maximum bottom end possible from an open back cabinet. For extended low end and maximum ‘Punch’ it is recommended that they be used with a 4 x 12 closed back cabinet.
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