Epifani American Tweed 4x10 User manual

American Tweed
Limited Edition
Bass Speaker Cab

Thank you for purchasing a limited edion American Tweed bass speaker cabinet, and welcome to the Epifani
family! You are about to experience Legendary Sound. We hope you love it.
Being an Epifani player puts you in the company of some of history’s most inuenal bassists. Aer all, it
was their invaluable feedback that helped Nick Epifani design every amp, combo, and cabinet down to the
smallest detail. Over the past 23 years, we’ve been making bass gear in cooperaon with legends like Anthony
Jackson, Oteil Burbridge, and Ron Carter, just to name a few. Our relaonship with them has shaped the Epifani
experience you’ll have today and in the future.
Your American Tweed is as much a piece of hand-craed, hi- studio gear as it is a rugged, road-ready
speaker cabinet. Every detail has been meculously engineered to ensure you’re able to dial in exactly the sound
you want in any playing situaon.
Limited Edion
The American Tweed series is a limited-run cabinet, hand built in small batches. Your cab is covered in authenc
tweed just like the early days of cabinet design. It is also the only Epifani cabinet currently available with rear
ports, custom ceramic drivers by Eminence, and a removable grill cloth. We wanted to give you the ulmate
retro experience.
We designed American Tweed to help you get the perfect combinaon of warm, vintage tone with a healthy
dose of Epifani punch and clarity.
We want you to have an incredible Epifani experience. So, if there is anything at all we can do to help,
please feel free to get in touch any me. You can reach us online at www.Epifani.com/support or over the phone
at [phone].
Thank you. And, have fun!
- The Epifani Team
Safety Information
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Safety Information
1. Read these instrucons.
2. Keep these instrucons.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instrucons.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
7. Do not block any venlaon openings. Install in
accordance with all applicable manufacturer’s instrucons.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including
ampliers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has
two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade
or third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided
plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cable from being walked on or
pinched parcularly at the plugs, convenience receptacles,
and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
11. Only use aachments/accessories specied by the
manufacturer.
12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table
specied by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use cauon when moving the cart/
apparatus combinaon to avoid injury from p-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when
unused
for long periods of me.
14. Refer all servicing to a qualied service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged
in any way, such as the power-supply cord or plug is
damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into
the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
15. Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this
can result in a risk of re or electric shock.
16. Never push any foreign objects of any kind into the
openings as they may touch dangerous voltage pointsthat
could result in re or electric shock. The apparatus shall not
be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects lled
with liquids such as a beverage container should come in
contact with the unit.
17. This apparatus has been designed with Class-I
construcon and must be connected to mains socket outlet
with a protecve earthing connecon (the third grounding
prong).
18. The MAINS plug or an appliance couple is used as the
disconnect device, so the disconnect device shall remain
readily operable.
19. Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause
permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably in
suscepbility to noise-induced hearing loss, but nearly
everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to suciently
intense noise for a period of me.

1. Tweeter Level
Aenuates the output level of the tweeter. Choose
Low, Medium, High, or O. Select high frequencies are
sent to the tweeter via the integrated crossover.
2. Speaker Input/Output
2. Input/Output
Combinaon Neutrik Speakon™ and 1/4-inch TS
connector, wired in parallel so you can plug in to either
connector. We recommend Speakon-to-Speakon
cables.
The input/output connecons on the back of your
cabinet are wired in parallel. If you daisy chain two 8
Ohm cabinets, you will have a total impedance of 4
Ohms.
If your amp’s minimum load is 4 Ohms, it means that
you can use one 8 Ohm, or two 8 Ohm cabinets, or a
single 4 Ohm cabinet.
American Tweed cabinets are equipped with combo
Neutrik Speakon connectors. This means that you can
use a Speakon speaker cable or a 1/4-inch speaker
cable to connect your amp and other cabinets.
In the center of the Speakon connector is a 1/4-inch
jack that will accept a standard 1/4-inch speaker cable.
For higher power handling and a more secure
connecon, use Speakon-to-Speakon cables with
a speaker wire of at least 16-guage. A lower gauge
number means thicker cabling. So, a 14-guage cable
is thicker in diameter and thus beer than a 16-guage
cable. Thicker cabling means beer low frequency
transmission to the cabinet(s).
The pin connecon inside the Speakon connector
should be +1 and -1. Be sure to specify this
conguraon when buying your speaker cables.
Although this is the most common style, it is not
the only one available. The correct speaker cable is
available from Epifani. To purchase, visit
www.epifani.com
Control Panel The Tao of Impedance

When connecng speaker cabinets to an amplier, it
is important to never exceed the minimum impedance
for which the amplier is rated. Many bass amps, like
the Epifani Piccolo, for instance, have a minimum
impedance rang of 4 Ohms (Ω).
In this case, if the total impedance of the speaker
cabinets connected to the amplier is less than 4
Ohms, it could cause the ampier to overheat and the
protecon circuitry to shut the amplier o.
Using a single 4 Ohm or 8 Ohm cabinet will not
exceed the minimum impedance of most amps.
When combining two speakers, make sure they are
both designed for 8 Ohm operaon. Combining two
8 Ohm cabinets will give you a total impedance of 4
Ohms.
Do not combine two 4 Ohm cabinets unless your amp
has a minimum impedance of 2 Ohms, like the Epifani
UL 901 [1000W].
You can use your Epifani American Tweed cab(s) with
other speaker cabinets. But watch out! Not all cabs are
created equal.
When using other cabinets with your American
Tweed, be sure the others are in phase. You can easily
test the polarity, or phase, of those speakers using a
9 volt baery (the same baery used in most acve
basses). With this test you can make sure they are all
moving in the right direcon (forward!).
What does “out of phase” mean?
Somemes, when you daisy chain two cabinets, you
will note a lack of bass resonse. Typically, this means
that one of the cabinets is “out of phase,” meaning its
speaker is moving backwards when the other moves
forward. This will cause them to cancel each other
out. You can readily noce this when a single cabinet
has more bass and beer response than when two are
connected.
How to test
Here’s how to verify phase: Take a 1/4-inch cable
and connect one side to the cabinet. Touch the p of
the the other end of the 1/4-inch jack to the “+” of
a 9-volt baery, and touch the sha to the “-” of the
baery.
All the speakers should move forward when this
connecon is made. If it does, all the speakers are in
phase. If one or more speakers move backwards, you
have a cabinet that is wired out of phase. The problem
can easily be corrected by a speaker technician.
Control Panel The Tao of Impedance
Are All your cAbs in phAse?
One 4 Ohm or 8 Ohm cabinet Two 8 Ohm cabinets = 4 Ohms total impedance

American Tweed 4x10
Conguraon
4 x 10-inch 225 wa custom ceramic drivers
1-inch compression tweeter with aenuator
Impedance
4 Ohms
Performance
Power Rang: 900 was RMS
Response: 38Hz - 16kHz
Sensivity: 102 dB (1W @ 1m)
Hardware
2 x combo Neutrik Speakon™ and 1/4-inch connectors
Dado-joint construcon, void-free Italian Lite Ply
Authenc tweed
High-impact steel corners
Steel recessed handles
Removable grill cloth
Weight & Dimensions
69 pounds (31.2 kg)
26.25 inches (h) x 23.5 inches (w) x 18.2 inches (d)
American Tweed 2x10
Conguraon
2 x 10-inch 225 wa custom ceramic drivers
1-inch compression tweeter with aenuator
Impedance
8 Ohms
Performance
Power Rang: 450 Was RMS
Response: 42Hz - 16kHz
Sensivity: 100 dB (1W @ 1m)
Hardware
2 x combo Neutrik Speakon™ and 1/4-inch connectors
Dado-joint construcon, void-free Italian Lite Ply
Authenc tweed
High-impact steel corners
Steel recessed handles
Removable grill cloth
Weight & Dimensions
46 pounds (20.8 kg)
22.75 inches (h) x 19 inches (w) x 16.2 inches (d)
American Tweed 3x10
Conguraon
3 x 10-inch 225 wa custom ceramic drivers
1-inch compression tweeter with aenuator
Impedance
4 Ohms
Performance
Power Rang: 675 was RMS
Response: 40Hz - 16kHz
Sensivity: 101 dB (1W @ 1m)
Hardware
2 x combo Neutrik Speakon™ and 1/4-inch connectors
Dado-joint construcon, void-free Italian Lite Ply
Authenc tweed
High-impact steel corners
Steel recessed handles
Removable grill cloth
Weight & Dimensions
57 pounds (25.8 kg)
22.75 inches (h) x 21.1 inches (w) x 18 inches (d)
American Tweed 1x12
Conguraon
1 x 12-inch 300 wa custom ceramic driver
1-inch compression tweeter with aenuator
Impedance
8 Ohms
Performance
Power Rang: 300 Was RMS
Response: 45Hz - 16kHz
Sensivity: 98 dB (1W @ 1m)
Hardware
2 x combo Neutrik Speakon™ and 1/4-inch connectors
Dado-joint construcon, void-free Italian Lite Ply
Authenc tweed
High-impact steel corners
Leather handle
Removable grill cloth
Weight & Dimensions
37 pounds (16.7 kg)
19.25 inches (h) x 16.25 inches (w) x 16.62 inches (d)
Specications Warranty Information

Your American Tweed bass speaker cabinet is covered under a limited warranty against defects in materials and
workmanship for a period of 1 year. This warranty is non-transferable.
The warranty period starts from the date of purchase from an Authorized Epifani Dealer. Proof of purchase
from an Authorized Epifani Dealer is required for warranty service.
You must obtain a return authorizaon number from an Epifani team member before sending your amp to
Epifani for repair. Please contact us at www.Epifani.com/support. Any product shipped to Epifani without a
return authorizaon number will be refused.
You may be responsible for shipping charges. Epifani is not responsible for shipping damage, either to or from
our service center. Claims must be led with the carrier.
The only company in the US authorized to perform work under this warranty is Epifani located in New York, NY.
Warranty Service may be dierent in your country. Please contact the Epifani distributor in your country for
terms and procedures.
Quesons? Visit www.Epifani.com/support and tell us how we can help.
Specications Warranty Information

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