STEEL GUITAR BLACK BOX Operating instructions

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HOW TO USE:
1. Plug the Black Box AC power cord into 3-prong
grounded wall outlet or power strip. Be sure that
all devices in the setup get their power from the
SAME strip or outlet.
2. Plug instrument into the "INPUT" jack on the
Black Box.
3. Connect the "OUTPUT" jack of the Black Box to
the input of the volume pedal, effects pedals, or
other devices.
4. Set the Variable Impedance knob to taste. With
magnetic pickups left is mellow and right is bright.
For passive acoustic pickups, the vari-z works as a
deep bass control.
5. If desired, connect you tuner to the "Tuner" jack.
SAFETY:
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fine or electric
shock, do NOT expose this appliance to rain or
moisture.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire of electric
shock, do NOT remove screws. Refer to servicing
to qualified service personnel.
SPECS:
Frequency Response: 10Hz-200kHz
Input Impedance: Variable from 33kΩto 1MegΩ
Output Impedance: 1KΩ(approx.)
Power Consumption: 4w
Weight: 3 lbs.
Dimensions: 8.5"x4.5"x1.75"
Tube: 12AX7
(ECC83, ECC803, 7025)
B+ Supply: 300VDC
DC Heater Supply: 6.3VDC
Powdercoated Steel Chassis
Cool blue pilot light!
For steel guitar: The Steel Guitar Black Box should be placed right
after the pickup and before the volume pedal. This insures that the vari-z
tone control will be most effective and the benefits of the vacuum tube
maximized. The tuner output comes before the volume pedal which
enables silent, hands-free tuning by simply muting with the volume
pedal. The Steel Guitar Black Box will not only help you to tailor the
treble peak response of the pickup itself, but by the nature of the high
voltage tube circuit, it will greatly improve the tone quality of the
instrument making for a much sweeter treble, richer midrange, warm, fat
bass, and generally an improved balance among all the strings.
"WOW! What an incredible difference and improvement to my tone. The Black
Box smoothed out my tone while giving it more depth and a bigger dimension. I
can't imagine playing without it now. I really believe in this product."
–Tommy White - Grand Ole Opry
For electric guitar: Ideally the Steel Guitar Black Box is placed first
in the chain directly after the guitar and before any effects pedals. This
provides the direct pickup to tube interaction that guitarists love when
plug directly into their favorite tube amp. Once the tube in the Black Box
has made the guitar's signal active, this tube enhanced signal is then free
to drive great lengths of cable and a number of effects pedals without
suffering tone loss. The variable impedance knob on the Black Box will
further help to refine the treble response of the pickups themselves to
perfectly nail the tone that best represents the guitar and the tastes of the
player. The separate tuner out jack will also allow the player to keep the
tuner out of the direct signal path.
"I'm loving your Black Box. It's making my guitars explosive." - Bob Weir
For bass guitar: The Steel Guitar Black Box will offer a more lively,
nuanced, dynamic, and detailed tonal response from an electric or
acoustic bass guitar. The sonic enhancement as the tube drives the bass
guitar's signal will bring out the most in any bass amp rig or DI situation.
The variable impedance knob on the Black Box will have a more dramatic
effect when used with passive pickups as it helps to take control of the
resonant peaks of the pickups. It's a different type of treble control that
proves to be very useful and effective. With active bass pickups, the vari-z
knob is less apparent, but still will help find the perfect load relationship
with the bass guitar's active circuitry.
"I play a lot of bass with a New Orleans funk type band and use the Black Box to
front end my Eden bass rig. I won't play without it now...I can't say enough good
things about my Black Box!!!" - Steven Silver
For acoustic instruments: The Steel Guitar Black Box has proven
to be quite astounding in its ability to re-shape, sweeten, smooth out, and
warm up the tone of piezoelectric pickups in acoustic instruments. The
crispy highs are made much more natural and gentle to the ear. The
midrange chirps and barks are greatly reduced, and the low end punch
and dynamic response becomes much more woody and natural sounding.
Some report that it makes a pickup sound more like a mic'd instrument
and requires much less EQ to get the right sound. Due to the nature of
piezo pickups, the vari-z knob can work as a deep bass control when used
with a passive direct connection to the pickup.
"The "Black Box " unit is unfreakingbelievable!!!!" - Mike Retzinger
The Steel Guitar Black Box is the finest all-tube buffer
available for amplified musical instruments.
"The SGBB is like salt...put it on everything." –Marlin Smoot