Hughes & Kettner Statesman EL 34 Head, Statesman 6L6 Combo User Manual
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St a t esman
Head EL34 & Combo 6L
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Manual 1 . 0
Statesman Series
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Foreword
The Hughes & Kettner Statesman Series brings together for the fi rst
time what classic rock as well as blues & country guitarists have been
dreaming about for a long time: From early ‘60s open-back Clean to
early ‘80s stack-drive Cream
– and tons of top-drawer crunch tones
in between – these tone monsters deliver the dynamics and state-ofart features that make life on stage so sweet and simple. With the
marvelous new Statesman series, Hughes & Kettner has debunked the
myth that all classic tube amp designs lack versatility.
The Statesman models’ kinship with ‘60s-era forebears is obvious at
fi rst
glance – they share that familiar look & feel. Take a closer look,
though, and you will see its talents transcend mere mimicry, with two
sweet-sounding discrete channels!
Clean delivers the soulful shimmering tone of an open tube combo.
Its Twang switch lives up to its name by adding a healthy helping of
punchy high-mids that put the spank in funk and do the country twang
thang so well; even contemporary ballads benefi t from the upper
mids boost. Dial in a dab more gain, and dive into a world of dynamic
crunch tones and hair-trigger response to every subtlety of your touch.
The Drive channel offers more than merely more gain. It delivers
the secret ingredient that is so critical to a classic rock sound - the
powerful punch of a half-stack. The Gain knob takes you on a magical
mystery tour from a throaty mid-‘60s bark to a typical ‘70s rock
bite. The Boost button is a time machine, taking you and the amp’s
overdrive tone a few years down the road!
We wish you lots of fun with your Statesman!
Your Hughes & Kettner Team
Before the start-up
• Please read the safety notes on Page 42 to 44 before the start-up!
• A word of warning before you start-up your Statesman: It is loud!
High loudness levels can cause hearing damage.
• Ensure a suffi cient air supply to the amplifi er’s cooling surfaces.
Absolutely pay attention to a fi
xed storage space, which precludes
mechanical and thermal external infl
uences, and thus ensures the
operational safety of the equipment and the safety of individuals.
• The manufacturer cannot assume any liability for damages to the
appliance or to other devices which ensue through improper
operation.
Head Only
First plug the speaker cord into the appropriate output on the Head.
Do not use more than one of these outputs simultaneously! That is, use
either 1x4 ohms, 2x16 ohms, 1x8 ohms, or 1x16 ohms. Don’t mix and
match cabinets either, say by plugging a 4-ohm cabinet into the 4-ohm
output and a 16-ohm cabinet into the 16-ohm output.
Plug the other end of the cord into the speaker cabinet’s Input. This is
vital to every all-tube amp’s life! Power amps may be damaged when
tube amps are operated without a connected speaker load or at an
insuffi cient impedance level!
Combo Only
Check to ensure the cable to the internal speaker is connected properly
to the power amp (see fi gure).
Start-up
• Before connecting the Statesman to the power supply network, make
sure that the power switch is turned off and the indicated voltage
value on the back side (see illustration: next to the “Voltage Setting”
arrow) tallies with the local mains voltage.
• The illustration shows the 100/120 volt version as an example. The
indication of 100 volts is next to the arrow.
And so the amp may only be operated on
100 V mains voltage. If the indication on your
Statesman next to the arrow does not tally
with the voltage that you intend to operate
with, it must not be connected!
• In order to avoid unwanted surprises, you should always turn the
CLEAN VOLUME and the DRIVE MASTER controllers to the left stop
before turning the amp on.
• INPUT: Connect your guitar with this input. Please use only suitable,
shielded guitar cable.
• POWER: This switch opens the main current supply; the blue PILOT
LAMP lights up.
• Allow the tubes to warm up before you begin playing. Flip the
STANDBY switch to bring those glowing tubes to life.
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CONTENTS
1. Connections & Operating Elements 12
2. Standard Set Up / Cabling 13
3. Tubes, Servicing & Maintenance 13
4. Possible Error Sources / Troubleshooting 14
5. Technical Data 16
Statesman Series
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1. Connections & Operating Elements
Front side
(from right to left)
INPUT
Input for guitar.
CLEAN CHANNEL
TWANG:
Switches the clean channel from classic British tonal
character to the attack-rich vintage Californian clean sound.
VOLUME: Regulates the volume and saturation of the CLEAN
channel. Saturated crunch sounds can be generated with higher
volume settings (depending on the guitar’s output level).
Equalizer BASS, MID, TREBLE: MID and TREBLE have a reciprocal
influence on each other: A high-frequency accentuation causes a midrange reduction and vice versa.
CHANNEL SELECT: The illuminated pushbuttons serve for manually
switching between CLEAN (amber) and DRIVE (red) channels. This
switching function is executable via foot switch.
DRIVE CHANNEL
BOOST:
Boosts selected frequency ranges in the DRIVE channel. Even
more creamy sounds will be achieved this way. This switching function
is executable via foot switch.
GAIN: Regulates the degree of overdrive in the DRIVE channel.
Equalizer BASS, MID, TREBLE: MID and TREBLE have a reciprocal
influence on each other: A high-frequency accentuation causes a midrange reduction and vice versa.
MASTER: Regulates the volume of the DRIVE channel.
PRESENCE
This knob determines the overtone content for all channels.
REVERB
Regulates the overall intensity of the integrated Accutronics® spring
reverb. The spring reverb is also capable of being activated via foot
switch.
STANDBY
This switch controls the high voltage power supply to the tubes. When
engaged, anode voltage is applied to the tubes‘ filaments only so that
the tubes remain warm and ready to rock. When taking a short break
from playing, please use STANDBY rather than ON/OFF so the tubes
remain at operating temperature.
MAINS ON/OFF
This button switches the main power supply on and tubes the
opportunity to warm up for the work ahead.
Back side (from left to right)
REVERB BALANCE
Regulates the ratio of reverberation between the CLEAN and DRIVE
channels.
2ND VOLUME
This feature was integrated in order to allow spontaneous volume
control which can be operated by foot. Especially for soloing, you can
quite elegantly “make yourself heard”. The 2ND VOLUME controller
regulates the difference in volume to the MASTER controller of the
DRIVE channel, i.e. it is dependant on its position and increases and/or
reduces the volume to the preset value. Turned to the left, the 2ND
VOLUME corresponds to half the volume of the MASTER, turned to the
right, you get one and a half times the volume. This function can only
be activated with the included footswitch FS -3N!
FX-LOOP
External ef fects can be looped-in via the effect path. In this connection,
SEND is linked with the input and RETURN is linked with the output
of the effect device. The FX-loop is also capable of being activated via
foot switch.
FX Level
This switch cuts the FX SEND’s output level by 10 dB and boosts the
FX RETURN’s input sensitivity by 10 dB to match the FX loop to the
effect device’s input level. Press this button when using processors
designed to handle instrument levels.
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