Mr. V Electronics The Arena Reveb User manual

The Arena Reverb
by Mr. V
100% Hand Wired Point to Point Tube Reverb for Guitar

Thanks for checking out “The Arena”, our 100% Analog all tube box of
awesomeness. Before you get starte creating the greatest songs of
yester ay, to ay an tomorrow, let's cover the obligatory stuff first.
The Arena is a vacuum tube amplifier/effect. Vacuum tube amps have really
high DC voltages running through them. DC can be really angerous to you
if you shock yourself, so on't open the amp up an poke aroun in there.
NEVER EVER use one of these Ground Lifter things on your tube
amplifier. You could end up with some serious injury, shoc , fire, etc.
Plug it into a good properly grounded outlet. Pre-test an un nown outlet
first OK???
Secon , TUBES GET HOT WHEN OPERATING. So keep ki s an pets
away from the back of the amplifier where they coul burn themselves.
Ok, so now that I've covere the necessary safety stuff, It's time to Rock!.. or
Jazz, or Sing the Blues... whatever you want to o.

So this thing is just an effect??
In ee it is. This is likely the best soun ing reverb you've ever ha the
pleasure to use. I know it's the best I've ever hear .
How oes it work?... Gla you aske .
Hammon is cre ite for the invention. Many home organs were being sol
once upon a time, an to get them to soun more like they were in a
cathe ral, this spring system was evelope . It starte hitting guitar amps by
the 60's an became a man ate for Surf Music.
There's a metal tank in there that has 6 springs in there... assuming you i n't
request anything else. There's also a little bitty all tube guitar amp in there
that makes the springs vibrate. Then by “listening” to the vibrating springs,
an blen ing that back with your original guitar soun , you get your guitar
amp to soun like you're playing in a big room, a church, or an Arena...
Fancy that!
If you got the Vibrato or Tremolo version (Get the vibrato man!!) You'll
have that effect too. Tremolo is a fluctuation in VOLUME... whereas
Vibrato is a fluctuation in Pitch. I like the Vibrato way better, because you
on't “lose” any notes. It just soun s fantastic.
The Reason this reverb sounds better than the one in your amp now...
I'll give you two. By being in front of your guitar amp, an having its own
amp, it actually hangs on to the note. The reverb isn't just an echo noise, but
an actual Echo Note!
Secon , It's got more springs, with a more powerful river. If you on't
rive the springs har enough, you en up with harsh treble, an bonus
noise.
This is one of the most authentic soun ing reverbs you can own.

This is The Arena's Control Panel. From left to right...
Power Switch... On, Or Off.
Fuse: Put a 1A Slo-Blow fuse in there if you ever nee to... but if the fuse EVER
blows, get your amp fixe an let the tech (me) put one back in there OK?
Power Light.. Uses a 6.3v bulb, pretty much like a flashlight that takes 4 batteries.
Spee : If you bought the version that has Vibrato or Tremolo, this is the spee Control
for that
Intensity: How much Tremolo or Vibrato o you want blen e into your soun ? More
or Less
Dwell: Remember how I tol you how a spring reverb works? This etermines how
much you are making the springs move... thus simulating a larger or smaller “space”
Input: Plug a guitar into this.
Mix: This is how much you are listening back to the springs
Tone: Springs sometimes have too much treble, you can cut back on it by lowering the
number on this knob
Output: Put this into your amp's Input jack. (What? You on't own Bra ock??)

Directions for use.
1. Check that your Arena's tubes are all properly in the sockets in the event that you
move it.
2. If you want to use the foot pe al, plug that in first
3. With the power switch in the off position, plug your amp into a pre-teste quality
power source.
4. Plug your instrument or A versary rive (What? You on't have one?) into the
Input jack
5. Plug the Arena's output into the input of your Bra ock amp. (or some other amp
if you must)
6. Use an instrument gra e ¼” cable, not a speaker cable.
7. Turn power switch to on, an verify that the power light has illuminate .
8. Wait about 1 minute for the tubes to warm up, there shoul be a bit of a glow
from them by this point.
9. Arena's knobs to about 6.... as a starting point.
10. Assuming your guitar amp is on, an your guitar volume is up, you can now
start enjoying the Arena's Awesomeness.
11.If you are using the foot pe al, the left is the On/Off for the Tremolo/Vibrato An
the Right is the On/Off for the reverb. Why woul you ever turn it off though???
12. If you Don't use the pe al, that's ok, Mix at 0 will provi e no reverb, an
intensity at zero will provi e no vibrato/tremolo
13.If using the foot pe al for the Vibrato, it “creeps” into the signal... so give it a
few secon s before freaking out.
Thanks for checking out the Arena!
Mr. V's Electronics
4035 Colora o Ave.
Sheffiel Village, OH 44054
http://www.MrVamps.com