Stiletto Ace - Mesa Boogie

Overview:Congratulations on your choice of the ACE as your amplifier and welcome to the MESA/Boogie Family!This design represents our experience gained over the last several decades hand-building all-tube, high performance amplifiers andshowcases ultimate tone and versatility served up with intuitive simplicity.We wish you many years of inspired enjoyment from your new instrument and feel confident that it will exceed your expectations rightaway. And as your musical journey unfolds, so will your ACE, proving its lasting value as it supports your musical growth for yearsto come.While the Stilettos arethe first amplifier in the MESA Family that features exclusively the EL34 type power tube, it is no less endowedwith the patented features and refinements than its MESA siblings utilizing 6L6 type pentodes for power production. Years of scrutinyand testing of the available ‘34‘s was incorporated into the long process of R&D to ensure reliable performance while we were extractingour measure of this revered tubes’ golden elixir of harmonic bliss.The ACE delivers all the vintage voodoo power-clip characteristics of the best classic British EL34 amps, and yet goes far beyondthose gems in terms of gain, expression, nuance and flexibility to put a new standard in place in the realm of EL Based circuits.We begin with the straightforward 2 Channel platform that presents everything in a one glance, confidence inspiring visual tour of theFront Panel. All the controls you need and nothing more. A closer look reveals two sets of mini toggles adjacent to the input GAINControl, one 3 position for each Channel, responsible for choosing one of 5 incredible Modes (CRUNCH appears in both channels).FRONT PANEL : Stiletto ACEInstruction ManualONONPOWEROFFSTDBYSOLOSPONGYOUTPUTDIODETUBECH 1FTSWCH 2DIODETUBEMASTERPRESENCEBASSMIDTREBLEGAINFATCLEANTITECRUNCHCRUNCHTITEFLUIDDRIVECLNGAININPUTFT.SWREAR PANEL : Stiletto ACELEVELSLAVEOUT4 OHM 4 OHM 8 OHM 8 OHM CHANNEL SOLOEXTSWSPEAKERSTILETTO®ACEHARD BYPASSLOOP INRETURNHANDBUILT IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIAFX LOOPSENDALL TUBEAMPLIFIER®NORMALSEND LEVELLOOP NOTE:First set sound with LOOPBYPASSED. Then set SENDLEVEL and OUTPUT to 50%for unity gain. With LOOP IN,adjust SEND to match FX.Use OUTPUT for RETURNlevel & live volume.WARNING: Unplug powerbefore replacing fuse orremoving bolts mountingchassisPOWER FUSE120 V~ 4 A60 Hz SLO4 A BLOFUSEPAGE 1