BA SERIES

HERITAGE B-15 | B-15N

HERITAGE R-12R

PF350 | PF500 | PF800

SVT-450H

SVT-VR

SVT-2PRO

BA Series

BA-112

The BA-112 has 50 watts at 8 ohms.

The speaker in the BA-112 is a 12”, 50 w, 8 ohm, 1.5” voice coil dia., 30 oz. magnet.

No the BA-112 cannot be connected to an external cab. It is only designed to be a combo amp and use the internal speaker.

The style knob is a five – position switch that allows you to vary the tone of the amplifier. Refer to the manual for the EQ specs of each style preset.

The -15dB pad will reduce the input volume of the amp is typically designed for basses with active electronics or “hot” pick-ups.

BA-115 | BA115HP

The HP model has a built in tuner and mute switch. The HP is about 20 pounds heavier than the standard 115. The CD input on the 115 is after the master volume control whereas on the HP the same input is just before the master volume control. The HP has a tweeter and is rated for about 100W more than the standard 115.

Answer: 1 = -25dB @500Hz
2 = -12dB @500Hz
3 = flat
4 = +5dB @2kHz and above 5 = -6dB @50Hz and below

No. The BA115 does not provide an amplified output that will support an additional cabinet.

The GAIN knob varies the amount of signal driving the preamplifier. The MASTER knob controls the overall output level.

The input on the left is a direct input with no gain reduction built into the circuit. The input on the right is designed with a -15dB gain reduction circuit for active basses that provide too much input.

The headphone jack will break the signal if anything is plugged into it. You must remove the headphone jack to resume signal to your cabinet.

BA108 | BA110

If the distortion sounds like physical rattling from the cabinet, try tightening every screw around the cabinet. Also try to pick up and shake the combo amp to listen if anything has gotten loose inside.

Try a different bass and cable first to ensure that it's not caused by your bass and remove any effect pedals to ensure that it's not coming from your effects pedal. If the distortion comes out of your effects pedal, then please ensure that the output of the pedal is set to instrument-level instead of line-level, if possible, or just simply reduce the output volume. Then check your gain settings. First, please ensure that the '-15dB' input is used when playing an active bass and the '0dB' for passive bass. Second, set all the EQ knobs at 12 o'clock and the volume knob all the way down. Play the bass while slowly increasing the volume knob and note the point where the combo amp distorting. If it only distorts at higher volume, chances are the combo amp is overdriven. Also check your EQ settings, specifically the Bass knob. Try sweeping the bass knob from low to high and see if the combo amp only distorts past certain point. If it does, there's the combo amp is trying to pump out too much bass. Please reduce the Bass EQ setting.

No. The speakers are wired internally to the amplifier. You can, however, connect a 2nd combo amp to increase your overall volume. Take a regular instrument cable connected to the "Line Out" of the 1st amp and connect it to the "Effects Loop Return" of the 2nd amp. Keep in mind that both EQ and volume is controlled by the 1st amp.

To get the best result, please use a direct box that's easily available from most music store. Use a regular instrument cable connected to the "Line Out" of the amp and the input to the direct box. Then use an XLR cable to connect the output of the direct box to the mixer or audio interface.

It depends on how you want your setup to be. If you want to EQ the signal going into the effects pedal using the amp's EQ section, then use the "Effects Loop". Otherwise, have the effects pedal before the amp's input.

HERITAGE B-15 | B-15N

The only way to switch channels is to move your cable to the channel input for the channel that you want to use.

Yes, in addition to the cabinet that comes with the amp, you can hook up an 8Ω cabinet. Both the stock 15" cabinet and your additional one need to each be plugged into one the two 4Ω inputs.

We made sure that the circuits inside this amp were as close to the originals as humanly possible all the way down to the hand wired turret boards using the absolute highest quality components available. So yes, they will give you that sought after, hard to find "round sound" that the B-15 is famous for.

One of the signature sounds of the B-15 is the warm overdrive that is easily achieved. Partially due to the low power output section of this amplifier, it doesn’t quite have the clean headroom of modern amplifiers. This amp is all about tone rather than volume.

The Heritage B-15 was specifically designed to be used with the stock tube types and should not be substituted.

HERITAGE R-12R

The HR-12R is equipped with a Premium 8 ohm 12” Celestin Alnico Gold speaker

Yes. You can hook up an additional 8 ohm speaker to the External Speaker jack that is located on the back of your amp.

Tube availability has changed quite a bit since 1961 when the original Reverberocket was at the height of popularity. The original 6V6 power tubes used back then simply aren’t as easy to get anymore, so we varied the circuit slightly to accommodate the 6L6. Same goes for the 5Y3 rectifier tube that we’ve replaced with a 5AR4.

When connected, the included 2-button footswitch will turn on and off the amp’s reverb and tremolo.

Your amp is equipped with 2x 6SL7 & 2x 6SN7 in the preamp, 1x 5AR4 for the rectifier, and 2x 6L6GC power tubes. Tube replacement may become necessary after one to three years, depending on environment, usage and care. Generally speaking, a tube does not need to be replaced unless it becomes noisy or microphonic.

PF350 | PF500 | PF800

The PF Series amps are capable of driving cabinets up to a total impedance of 4 ohms. This means either one cabinet rated at 4 ohms or two cabinets rated at 8 ohms each.

When you have two 8 ohm cabinets connected, the output (watts) is essentially split between the two cabinets.

Class D amplification is a relatively new type of amplifier design. The sophisticated circuitry makes it possible to pack more power than ever into smaller packages while dramatically lowering the weight. Part of what makes the increased power a possibility is the incredible efficiency that Class D is capable of. Class D is around 75% efficient while traditional Class A/B is around 20%.

Whatever you put in the Audio In jack will only come out of the Phones jack. This is for jamming along with your favorite record late at night when you can’t play loud for example.

The red LED that is located near the input jack is a very important indicator to watch. What it is telling you when it is flashing can be a few different things. Your bass output is too high, the Gain control is too high, you have your EQ (bass, mid, treble, boost switches) turned up too high, or any combination of the three. To solve the problem, turn your master volume all the way down, EQ set to noon, boost switches out. Now play your bass normally and adjust the gain control so that you can play how you prefer without lighting up the Peak LED. Now you can go ahead and turn up your master volume to a normal level and adjust your EQ to your taste. At this point if you see your peak LED lighting, you may want to turn down your master volume or bass EQ a bit. On the PF-350 you can engage the Limit switch which will help calm down the hot signal being sent to the power amp.

While they both provide the same function which is to deliver the amplifiers output to your cabinet, there are certain benefits of using a Speakon connector over 1/4”. They lock into their sockets preventing accidental disconnection, shield any contacts from human touch, and do not short out when being connected or disconnected while the amp is powered on.

What you are connecting your XLR line out to will determine what to do with this switch. If you are going from this output directly to a mixers Mic input, then you want to have this switch pushed in. If you are plugging it into something like an external power amp or powered speaker you would have this switch out.

SVT-450H

The GAIN knob varies the amount of signal driving the preamplifier. The MASTER knob controls the overall output level.

This switch, when depressed, sends a post-EQ signal to the Bal. Out jack. When this switch in the out position, the signal at the Bal. Out jack is pre-EQ.

The preamp out is post EQ
What are the options for speaker output on the SVT450H? This unit has two quarter inch outputs and a speakon output.

Yes. The two identical outputs are wired in parallel, and you can use either one, or use both. Make sure the total speaker impedance load is 4 ohms or greater. For example, you could connect: Two 16 ohm speakers (an 8 ohm load), Two 8 ohm speakers (a 4 ohm load) or one 4 ohm speaker. NOTE: When connecting multiple speaker cabinets to the amplifier, keep the overall impedance at or above 4 ohms.

SVT-VR

No you cannot run the SVT-VR without a load/speaker cab because it will damage the tubes and transformers.

The standby mode allows the tubes to warm up or remain warm without high voltage being applied to them. This helps to extend the life of the tubes. The standby switch should be off when first turning on the amp. Let the amp warm up for at least 20 seconds before turning on the standby switch. During short periods of non-use, the amp should be put into standby mode. For long periods of time of no use you will want to turn off your amp.

Preamp Tubes: (4) 12AX7 (4) 12AU7 / Power Tubes: (6) 6550

The lives of the tubes in the SVT-VR depend on how often and how hard you use the amp. Power tubes should be checked at least once a year – more frequently if you use the amp every day. When the power tubes begin to wear out you will start to notice a lack of punch, noise and lack of volume.

The preamp tubes aren’t worked as hard as the power tubes and typically last longer. If a preamp tube starts to go bad, the amp may squeal, get noisy, lose gain or have no input signal.

The Standby/Power LED will flash between red and green when the amp sees a problem with the power tube circuit on the SVT- VR and will turn off the output. This usually means that you have a bad power tube.

SVT-2PRO

No you cannot run the SVT-2PRO without a load/speaker cab because it will damage the tubes and transformers.

No the SVT-2PRO can only run at a 2 or 4 ohms load. Having an 8-ohm load on the SVT-2PRO will damage the amp.

The life of the tubes in the SVT-2PRO depends on how often and how hard you use the amp. Power tubes should be checked at least once a year – more frequently if you use the amp every day. When the power tubes begin to wear out you will start to notice a lack of punch, noise and lack of volume. The preamp tubes aren’t worked as hard as the power tubes and typically last longer. If a preamp tube starts to go bad, the amp may squeal, get noisy, lose gain or have no input signal. One exception is the phase inverter tube, it is a good idea to change this one when replacing your power tubes.

The SVT-2PRO uses 4 rack spaces.