SOLDANO LUCKY 13 GUITAR AMPLIFIER MANUAL

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Soldano Lucky 13!  The Lucky 13 is a hand-built, all-tube guitar amplifier designed to produce a lifetime of quality guitar sounds.  The Lucky 13 is built with top quality components and housed in a 16-gauge steel chassis to provide you with a rugged, roadworthy piece of musical equipment.

Getting Started:  Start by connecting the Lucky 13 guitar amp to a speaker cabinet using a high quality speaker cable.  If you are using a 16-ohm cabinet, connect it to the 16-ohm jack on the Lucky 13.  If you are using an 8-ohm cabinet, connect it to the 8-ohm jack.  Two 16-ohm cabinets can be plugged into the two 8-ohm jacks on the amplifier.  Next, attach the power cord to the back panel on the Lucky 13 and plug it into a 3-prong, grounded wall outlet.  Now, connect the Footswitch to the Footswitch Jack on the back of the amplifier using either a guitar cable or speaker cable.

Set the Volume and the Reverb Controls for both channels to ‘0’ and turn all of the other controls to their 12 o’clock (straight up) position.  Flip the Power Switch to the ‘On’ position and let the amplifier warm up for thirty seconds.  Now, connect your guitar to the Lucky 13’s Input Jack, flip the Standby Switch to the ‘On’ position, and get ready to rock!

The Clean Channel:  The Clean Channel of the Lucky 13 is a beautifully voiced, vintage, super clean tone.  The amp has a non-master volume circuit designed to give you an uncompromised clean sound.  Use the Footswitch to change to the Clean Channel (the footswitch light will be off).  Just as in a vintage non-master volume amp, this channel is designed to begin to break up at extreme volume settings.

• Use the Clean Channel’s Volume Control to get the desired loudness level. 
• Adjust the Tone Controls (Bass, Middle, and Treble) to fine tune your sound. 
• Then, adjust the Clean Channel Reverb Control for the desired amount of reverb. 
• Also, experiment with the Bright Switch to find the setting that works best for your playing style and guitar.

The Overdrive Channel:  Using the Footswitch, switch to the Overdrive Channel (the red light on the Footswitch will turn on). 

• Turn the Volume Control up to the desired output setting.
• Adjust the channel’s Gain and Tone Controls (Bass, Middle, and Treble) to get the sound that you want. 
• As with the Clean Channel, you should experiment with the controls to familiarize yourself with the amp’s wide range of tonal capabilities. 

You’ll find that the Lucky is an extremely versatile amplifier.

WARNING:  NEVER OPERATE THIS GUITAR AMPLIFIER WITHOUT SPEAKER(S) OR A SUITABLE “DUMMY LOAD” PLUGGED INTO THE SPEAKER JACK(S).  FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE OUTPUT TRANSFORMER AND FAILURE OF THE AMPLIFIER.

TUBES:  Power tubes wear out.  They should be checked and serviced regularly and generally replaced annually.  Our high grade preamp tubes will often give years of trouble free service and need only be replaced when necessary.

You may purchase Maximum Duty 5881 power tubes and 12AX7 preamp replacement tubes directly from us for your amplifier. 

Check our website for information on tube maintenance and how to order replacement tubes (www.soldano.com).

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR YOUR PRODUCT TO BE REGISTERED.  PLEASE FILL IN THE REGISTRATION FORM AND MAIL OR FAX IT BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  WE ARE LOCATED AT:

Soldano Custom Amplification
4233 21st Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98199
(206) 781-4636/FAX (206) 781-5173