Vox BRIAN MAY SPECIAL VBM1 Manuel d'utilisateur

Owner’s Manual1E

8Brian May Special Specifications• Dimensions (W x H x D): 13.3 x 11.8 x 6.9 (inches)/ 338 x 300 x 175 (mm)• Weight: 12 lbs. / 5.6 kg• Output Power: 1

9Technical Talk1) The Original DeacyAs already mentioned in DETAILS at the beginning of this manual, the originalamplifier itself dates back to a Mull

102) The new Brian May SpecialTo recap on DETAILS, after many meetings with Brian it was decided that thismodel would satisfy the following three crit

11Brian May Special Signal Path FlowchartGAIN9V BATTERY SIMULATORGAIN SWITCHSPEAKER SYSTEMEMULATION10 WattPOWER AMPOUTPUTTRANSFORMERSIMULATIONVOLUME H

12iv) PUSH-PULL OUTPUT STAGE. Again the original format was studied andfor the reasons outlined above has been changed to accommodate avail-able techn

1E 2003 VOX AMPLIFICATION LTD.Printed in KoreaIMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERSThis product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS• Read these instructions.•Keep these instructions.• Heed all warnings.•Follow all instructions.• Do not use this apparat

1FOREWORDIn the popular domain of “Classic Rock” Brian May needs no introduction. Thanksto his expansive body of work with Queen, he is quite literall

2Brian’s Introduction for Vox Brian May Special!For years I have been wondering what on Earth I would do if the Leg-endary Deacy Amp one day stopped w

3DETAILS: History, Use and Design Philosophy.As stated in the FOREWORD, the original Deacy amp was made by Queen’sbass player, John Deacon, sometime i

4In a nutshell, the Brian May Special is a 10 Watt, 1 x 6.5" combo that soundsidentical to Brian’s homemade “Deacy System” (i.e. his Treble Boost

5GUIDED TOUR OF THE BRIAN MAY SPECIAL’STOP PANELAs you’re about to discover, this unique combo is a truly versatile piece of gear that’sideal for prac

6IMPORTANT NOTE 1: Using the BOOSTER OUTPUT disconnects the rest of theBrian May Special. So, when you use your Brian May Special as a BOOSTER youcan’

77. RECORDING/HEADPHONE jackThis speaker-emulated jack enables you to connect directly to a mixing consoleor portable recorder such as a Korg PXR4 or