Fryette G-100-CLX Owner's Manual

HUNDRED/CLX

VACUUM TUBE GUITAR AMPLIFIER

MODEL G-100-CLX

OWNERS MANUAL

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY

Congratulations and thank you for choosing the PITTBULL HUNDRED/CLX Guitar Amplifier!

At Fryette Amplification, we know you are constantly searching for new sounds and new ways to improve your
existing sound. We understand the constantly evolving nature of artistic creativity and the search for the perfect
sound to complement your ever-widening musical vision. Providing the tools to help you to create your own
sonic signature is our primary mission.

The Pittbull Hundred/CLX Master Built Series Amplifier is without question one of the finest, most expressive,
most versatile amplifiers ever created. Each amplifier is hand built from individual component inspection right
down to every last solder connection and then signed by our most experienced and meticulous amplifier
Master Builder. Upon completion, tubes are carefully selected and matched; the amplifier is then pre-tested
and burned in for a minimum of 72 hours. In the next test stage, all functions and features are tested, final tube
selection and biasing takes place, and then channel voicing is evaluated and messaged to perfection. Before
his signature goes on the amp, each CLX is thoroughly personally play-tested by Steven Fryette to assure
flawless performance.

Specially designed, precision wound power and output transformers produce optimum performance, reliability
and stability, delivering excellent power tube response and just the right amount of natural output transformer
saturation and compression.

Getting familiar with the Hundred/CLX amplifier is easy, so don’t be terribly surprised when you find yourself up
and running in no time. First hand experience and real world application will yield the ultimate satisfaction of
finding your own path of comprehension and self-expression.

FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS

FRONT PANEL, LEFT TO RIGHT

1. INPUT HI - High sensitivity input (also has a brighter tone)

2. INPUT LOW - Low sensitivity input (also has a slightly darker tone)

LEAD CHANNEL CONTROLS

3. LEAD EDGE SWITCH

4. LEAD GAIN

5. LEAD CHANNEL SWITCH - Activates Lead Gain, Volume and Edge. Overrides Rhythm and Clean channels. Must
be OFF for Rhythm and Clean channel to operate.

6. HI GAIN SWITCH

7. LEAD VOLUME

RHYTHM CHANNEL CONTROLS

8. RHYTHM BOOST SWITCH

9. RHYTHM GAIN

10. RHYTHM CHANNEL SWITCH

11. RHYTHM VOLUME - Activated by Rhythm (10) Pre FX loop

12. RHYTHM EDGE SWITCH

SHARED LEAD/RHYTHM CHANNEL CONTROLS

13. TREBLE - Active for both Rhythm and Lead channel

14. SHIFT SWITCH - Active for both Rhythm and Lead channel. Shifts Treble, Middle and Bass shelving down.

15. MIDDLE

16. BASS - Active for both Rhythm and Lead channel

CLEAN CHANNEL CONTROLS

17. CLEAN VOLUME
with Master Volume at approximately 2 O’clock and match Rhythm Volume and Lead Volume to desired setting

18. CLEAN BOOST SWITCH

19. TREBLE

20. BRIGHT - High frequency boost (becomes less active as Volume increases)

21. MIDDLE

22. SHIFT SWITCH

23. BASS

- Amount of overdrive

– Gain Stacking Switch. Activates additional tube overdrive gain stage.

- Activated by LEAD (5) Pre FX loop

- Activated by Rhythm (10)

- Active for both Rhythm and Lead channel

- Gain and volume for Clean channel, pre FX loop. For initial set-up, set to approximately 2 O’clock

- Low midrange boost between Middle and Bass frequencies

- Frequency dependent gain boost; gain increases as you play up the neck (it’s subtle)

- Switches from low (clean to slightly dirty) to medium gain (crunch to medium overdrive)

- Toggles between rhythm and Clean channel

- Same function as Lead Edge for Rhythm channel

- Gain boost for Clean channel

GLOBAL CONTROLS

24. GRAPHIC EQ – 100Hz, 250 Hz, 630 Hz, 1.2KHz, 2.3KHz, 5KHz ±12 dB cut or boost per band. Activated by

rear panel pushbutton or footswitch.

25. MASTER VOLUME

26. STANDBY - Turns on high voltage to output section and selects between full-power or half-power

– Global power amp volume control, post FX loop. Controls volume of all 3 channels.

operation. Standby switch settings: II= Full Power (4 power tubes) ; 0= Standby, I= Half Power (2 power tubes).

27. MAINS – Switches main AC power on or off.