Carr Slant 6V Amp, Slant 6V Owner's Manual
CARR AMPLIFIERS
OWNER’S MANUAL
Revised 22 Mar 2011
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Slant 6V Instructions
Thank you for purchasing the Carr Slant 6V amplifier. The Slant 6V is our most versatile
amp capable of yielding a huge array of tones. Our channel switching scheme uses a high
quality, gold contact relay to organically select between the 100% discrete channels. The
guitar signal does not have to go through any solid state devices in this style of channel
switching. Our goal was to fully optimize each channel for its job without compromise.
Cathode and fixed bias pairs of power tubes and a tube rectifier set the Slant 6V apart as a
truly unique design. Please take time to familiarize yourself with this manual.
Clean Channel
Volume
– Adjusts the loudness of the clean channel.
Treble – Varies the top end from dark to bright.
Middle – Varies the mid frequencies and is very influential in taking the tone from a 60’s
blackface sound (minimum to 11 o’clock) to a pushed tweed mid sound (11 o’clock to
full).
Bass – Varies the low end from lean to full.
Reverb – Controls the amount of reverb from none to deep and lush.
Channel Selector Switch – Selects the active channel: clean (switch baton left), or
overdrive (switch baton
on the back panel is in the
right). The switch is active only when the Footswitch/Panel switch
Panel position. See Footswitch below for more information.
Overdrive Channel
Reverb
– Controls the amount of reverb from none to deep and lush.
Volume – Adjusts the amount of overdrive from slight (8 to 10 o’clock) to distorted (10
o’clock to full) with more and more grind and sustain.
Boost Switch – Increases the gain before the master volume control (see Master below)
by a factor of 3. Though it does result in an increase in loudness, its main effect is to
produce more overdrive and sustain. ON when the switch baton is
switch baton is
back panel is in the
up. The switch is active only when the Footswitch/Panel switch on the
Panel position. See Footswitch below for more information.
down, OFF when the
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Master – Adjusts the overall loudness of the overdrive channel.
Treble – Varies the top end from balanced to forward.
Middle – Varies the mid frequencies and is very influential in taking the tone from dark
to cutting.
Bass – Varies the low end from lean to full.
Standby – Set amp to Standby (switch baton down) before turning on the power switch (see
On-Off-On below). After 1 minute of warm up, switch the Standby baton up. The amp is
ready to be played. Using the Standby switch every time the amp is turned on will prolong
tube life. Set the amp to standby when adjusting the
Impedance and Power selectors (see
below).
Back Panel
On – Off – On – Selects between two ON positions and the OFF position (middle). The
two ON’s are wired in opposite phase of each other. If you receive a shock from another
piece of equipment (a microphone or another amp) that is not properly grounded, or if you
hear static, switching to the opposite ON may solve the problem. This is sometimes called
“switching polarity”.
Mains Fuse – The Slant 6V is protected by a 2 Amp Slow Blow fuse for 120v and 100v
(North America and Japan) models or a 1 Amp Slow Blow fuse for 220v and 240v (Europe
and Asia) models. Please consult us or a qualified tech for assistance in the event of the
mains fuse blowing.
High Voltage Fuse – The Slant 6V is further protected against damage from tube failure by
a 3/8 Amp fast blow fuse (all domestic and export models). If the high voltage fuse blows,
one of the power tubes has most likely gone bad. Please consult us or a qualified tech for
assistance in the event of the high voltage fuse blowing.
Bias Test Points – see Biasing your Slant 6V below
Power Selector – When adjusting the Power selector, the amp should be set to standby. The
Power selector allows you to engage either pair of output tubes (half power) or all 4 at once
(full power). Changing the power setting may require an adjustment of the impedance
setting. See
Impedance Selector below for the correct setting combinations.
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