Hughes & Kettner EDITION TUBE User Manual

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INPUT

FOOT

SWITCH

BASSMID

TREBLE

POWER

LEADTONE CONTROLS CLEANREVERB

MAX. POWER

CONSUMPTION 100 VA

CAUTION!

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE AND SHOCK HAZARD DON´T

EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO MOISTURE OR RAIN.

DO NOT OPEN CASE;

NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

FX-LOOP

SEND

RETURN

Ser. No.

50 - 60 Hz

230 V~ T 0,5 A

117 V~ SB 1000 mA

100 V~ SB 1000 mA

LEAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR PROPER VENTILATION!

REAR PANEL MAY BECOME TOO HOT TO TOUCH!

20 WATTS

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8 -16 OHMS

EXTERNAL SPEAKER

NEVER USE THIS AMP

WITHOUT SPEAKERS CONNECTED!

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WE’RE DELIGHTED THAT YOU CHOSE TO PURCHASE
AN HUGHES & KETTNER EDITION TUBE!

loudspeaker do their part to give the EDITION TUBE the kind of
sonic wallop you need to be heard loud and clear at
rehearsals and club gigs.

The EDITION TUBE delivers mighty all-tube tone in Hughes &
Kettner’s handy Edition format. Sporting two channels and a
nifty retro design, it mates simple functional elegance to
bodacious tube tone, giving you an easy-to-use, portable
combo that looks and sounds great.

The EDITION TUBE’s Clean channel delivers a remarkably varied
spectrum of vintage sounds from squeaky-clean yet warm
skank to rough-and-ready blues-approved bite, and all points
in between. Taking up where Clean leaves off, the Lead
channel ups the dirt factor, giving you the full bandwidth, from
a throaty growl to creamy,
searing rock lead tone.

Two EL84 tubes toil away in the EDITION TUBE’s engine room ­they’re responsible for the amp’s striking sound. These power
amp tubes are known and cherished by tube freaks for a
unique property - they begin saturating at medium volume
levels, and squeezing the signal with ever so sweet
compression. And that’s why the EDITION TUBE is better suited
for situations that call for moderate volume levels.

However, we’re not talking wallflower here - au contraire, it
can rock out with the best of them. Living up to Hughes &
Kettner’s rep for building ultra-responsive tone generating
machines, the preamp reacts very dynamically to your touch,
and packs plenty of punch when you attack those strings
hard. With a back that is almost fully closed, the cabinet
provides additional bottom end oomph. Twenty genuine tube­driven watts and the 12" Celestion RockDriver Junior

Rounding out the EDITION TUBE’s complement of features are
a variable spring reverb, an effects loop, and a connector for
external cabinets. But then that shouldn’t come as a huge
surprise because any Hughes & Kettner amp boasting the
“EDITION” mark of distinction promises a touch of class.

HERE’S YOU WISHING YOU LOTS OF FUN WITH THE
TONE OF YOUR EDITION TUBE!

BEFORE POWERING UP

• Check that your local wall socket voltage and the
amp's AC power rating are identical before you plug
the amp in.

• Ensure air can circulate around your amp's ventilation
ducts.

• Make sure the amp sits securely on a stable platform
where it is not exposed to mechanical shocks or
temperature extremes which may damage the amp
or endanger the safety of bystanders.

• Hughes & Kettner is not liable for damages due to
improper use.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BEFORE POWERING UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.0 JACKS AND CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.0 STANDARD SETUP/CABLE CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . .

3.0 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.1 SELECTING SOUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 USING SIGNAL PROCESSORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.0 REPLACING TUBES, SERVICE

AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.0 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.0 JACKS AND CONTROLS

RED CHANNEL SELECT LED: This one illuminates up to indicate
the LEAD channel is active.

GAIN: Rotate this knob to determine the amount of distortion
in the LEAD channel.

MASTER: Dial this knob to control the LEAD channel’s volume
level.

EQ SECTION: The Bass, Mid and Treble knobs affect both
channels. Mid and Treble influence one another, an attribute
considered normal and desirable in a tube amp. Boosting
treble decreases midrange honk and vice versa: jacking up
the mids cuts back on the high-end shimmer.

REVERB: Controls the intensity of the on-board reverb effect.

INPUT: Plug your guitar into this jack.

FOOTSWITCH: Plug a footswitch (e.g. the Hughes & Kettner TTY-

1) into this jack when you want to change channels remotely.

If you choose to use a footswitch, make sure that the
CHANNEL SELECT switch is set to the CLEAN channel (yellow
LED lights up).

VOLUME: This knob controls the CLEAN channel’s volume and
saturation levels. Depending on your guitar’s output level, you
can dial in fat, crunchy sounds at higher VOLUME settings.

YELLOW CHANNEL SELECT LED: Lights up to indicate the CLEAN
channel is active.

CHANNEL SELECT BUTTON: This selector lets you change
channels by pushing the button by hand as opposed to
stomping on a footswitch, which is also an option.

POWER: The EDITION TUBE’s mains power switch.

MAINS IN: Connect the included Euro-norm mains cord to this

socket. Ensure the amp's voltage rating matches your local AC
power rating before you plug the cord into the wall outlet.

EXTERNAL SPEAKER: Use this jack to connect external speaker
enclosures with an overall impedance ranging from 8 to 16
ohms (an 8-ohm cabinet, for example, would work nicely). The
internal loudspeaker remains in operation.

RETURN: Connect this jack to the output of your signal
processor.

SEND: Connect this jack to the input of your signal processor.

2.0 STANDARD SETUP/CABLE CONNECTIONS

FX-UNIT

IN OUT

SEND RETURN

INPUT

SPEAKER OUT

FOOTSWITCH

FS-1

3.0 OPERATION

3.1 SELECTING SOUNDS

• Now adjust the LEAD MASTER to dial in the desired balance
of levels between the LEAD and CLEAN channels.

3.2 USING SIGNAL PROCESSORS

The EDITION TUBE is equipped with a serial effects loop. This
means that the entire preamp signal is routed to the FX device
and processed there. For this reason, use only high-quality
signal processors that do not color the signal unnecessarily,
add undue noise, or impair its sound quality.

CONNECTING EFFECT DEVICES:

• Connect the SEND jack to the processor‘s input, and the
RETURN jack to the processor‘s output.

• To avoid noise, signal loss, and signals from being cut off, use
high-quality patch cords only.

When you’re ready to tweak the settings for both of the
fundamental sounds that the EDITION TUBE has to offer, we
recommend you proceed as follows:

• Dial in all your sound settings with the guitar’s volume knob
turned all the way up so that it give the amp the highest
possible level to work with.

• First concentrate on tuning the CLEAN channel VOLUME
knob to dial in the desired volume level and amount of
overdrive.

• Once you’re satisfied with that sound, activate the LEAD
channel and use the GAIN knob to shape the second
fundamental sound to suit your taste.

• Make sure the processor is not distorting the signal. Check
the processor's level meter and use its input and output
controls to dial in a suitable level.

• Unless you’re going for bizarre lo-fi effects, distortion devices
are not designed for use in an FX loop. As a rule of thumb,
any kind of device that compresses the signal should be
connected first in the signal chain. Depending on the type of
effect you want to achieve, you may want to connect a
compressor to the amp's input.

• If you are using several processors or stomp boxes, ensure
you connect them in the proper sequence.