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RETRO40 W

Retro 40

Clean and Drive on a footswitch, six effects, five kilos.

SeriesRetro
Output40 W
Speaker1 × 10″
Channels2 (Clean / Drive)
Effects6, built in
Controls9
Weight5 kg
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The panel

A two-channel analog combo — Clean and Drive on a footswitch — with six built-in effects and a 10-inch speaker. Forty watts in a five-kilo cabinet. No screens, no menus.

  1. InputPlug your guitar in here.
  2. CleanVolume of the clean channel.
  3. DriveGain and volume of the overdrive channel.
  4. BassCuts or boosts the low frequencies.
  5. MiddleCuts or boosts the midrange — the body of the sound.
  6. TrebleCuts or boosts the high frequencies.
  7. ReverbAdds spring-style reverb, from a hint of room to a long tail.
  8. ModSets the modulation effect (chorus / flanger / phaser).
  9. DelaySets delay time and repeats.
  10. MasterSets the overall level after the preamp — turn it up for power-tube drive.
  11. PowerSwitches the amplifier on — the pilot lamp glows when it is live.