Thank you for purchasing your new Splawn amplifier. We have put together a little information that will help you
understand the amp and all of its functions. All of our amps are built in our shop in Dallas NC right here in the USA. We
build all of our speaker cabs, head boxes, amp chassis’s and footswitches in house. Some parts of the amplifier are out
sourced such as the circuit boards and transformers. The transformers are custom wound and are also made in the USA.
We hope that this amplifier will give you years of tonal pleasure.
POWER STANDBY PRESENCE BASS MIDDLE TREBLE SOLO VOLUME GAIN MODE
ON ON • • • • • • • •
Competition & Pro Stock Front Panel Controls
1. Power Switch - Switches AC power on or off
2. Standby Switch - Switches the high voltage on or off
3. Presence Control - High frequency control on the output section
4. Bass Control - Controls the bass frequency on the overdrive and clean channel
5. Middle Control - Controls the middle frequency on the overdrive and clean channel
6. Treble Control - Controls the treble frequency on the overdrive and clean channel
7. Master Volume - Controls the overall volume of the overdrive channel
8. Gain Control - Controls the amount of pre-amp gain to the overdrive channel
9. Mode Switch - Three position switch that gives different pre-amp styles
(1st Gear - Classic, 2nd Gear - Hot Rodded, 3rd Gear - Super Hot Rodded)
Splawn Amplification
115 South
Gaston St.
Dallas, NC 28034
704-922-0020
www.splawnguitars.com
____________________OVERDRIVE CHANNEL______________________
3rd Gear
2nd Gear
1st Gear
A B
FOOTSWITCH
LOOP MASTER EFFECTS LOOP
OUT/+4db
IN/-10db
OUT/BYPASS
IN/ACTIVE
SPEAKERS
RETURN SEND
OUTPUT VOLTAGE
MAINS INPUT MAINS FUSE
4A 120V
HT FUSE
.5A Slow BLOW
2A 220/240V
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Super Sport Rear Panel Controls
8. Speaker Outputs - 1/4" connection to the speaker cabinet
(NEVER!!! run a tube amp without a speaker/load)
9. Impedance Selector (Output) - 4/8/16 OHM selector switch to match the load of the speaker cabinet
10. Voltage Selector - (Optional) Switch to select either full voltage or the Drop B+ voltage option
11. Main Fuse - A 4 amp 250 volt fuse for use with 100/120 volt settings or a 2 amp 250 volt fuse for use with 220/240 volt settings
12. High Tension Fuse - A .5 amp 250 volt Slow Blow fuse
1. Footswitch A - TRS 1/4" Jack: Tip switches Solo Volume -- Ring switches OD1/OD2
2. Footswitch B - TRS 1/4" Jack: Tip switches Clean/Overdrive -- Ring switches Mode Switch
3. Loop Master - Master volume control for the effects loop
(When using the loop master do not run the channel volumes over 12 o'clock)
4. Series Effects Loop Level Switch - a +4db/-10db switch for matching line levels to effects unit/s
5. Series Effects Loop Bypass Switch - a true bypass switch for the effects loop and loop master control
6. Effects Loop Return Jack - Connection from the output of the effects unit/s
7. Effects Loop Send Jack - Connection to the input of the effects unit/s
Tube Layout
○ ○ ○ ○ ○○
1 2 3 4 5 6
Pre-amp tubes
1. Pre-amp tube - 12AX7b 2nd gain stage of the clean channel
2. Pre-amp tube - 12AX7b Side A 1st gain stage for clean and OD channels -- Side B 2nd gain stage of OD channel
3. Pre-amp tube - 12AX7b Side A 3rd gain stage of OD channel -- Side B 4th gain stage of OD channel
4. Pre-amp tube - 12AX7b Phase inverter
Power Tubes
5. Power tube - EL34B / KT88
6. Power tube - EL34B / KT88
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Overdrive 1/ Overdrive 2
Clean/Overdrive
Solo Boost
Mode
Splawn 4 Button Footswitch Operation
Available with the Quick Rod, Pro Mod, Nitro, Street Rod (optional),
and Super Sport (optional)
1. Clean/Overdrive Switch
2. Mode Switch
3. Overdrive 1/Overdrive 2 Switch
4. Solo Boost Switch - LED on indicates Solo Volume Boost control activated
Overdrive 1/ Overdrive 2
Mode
Solo Boost
Splawn 3 Button Single Channel Amp Footswitch
Available with the Competition, Pro Stock, and Super Comp
1. Mode Switch
2. Overdrive 1/Overdrive 2 Switch
3. Solo Boost Switch - LED on indicates Solo Volume Boost control activated
Footswitch connections - Two 1/4" TRS plugs marked A and B with a 5 pin din connector at the box end on a 25' cable
Overdrive 1/ Overdrive 2
Clean/Overdrive
Solo Boost
Splawn Standard/C lassic 3 B utton Footswitch
Available with Street Rod
1.
2. Overdrive 1/Overdrive 2 Switch
3. Solo Boost Switch - LED on indicates Solo Volume Boost control activated
OD 1 / OD 2
Clean/Overdrive
Mode
Splawn Super Sport 3 Button Footswitch
1.
2. Mode Switch
3. Overdrive 1/Overdrive 2 Switch
New Quick Rods since 2013 are shipped with a 4 button footswitch which includes the mode switch, which allows you to switch
between two gears.
If the front panel switch is set to 1st gear you can switch between 1st and 2nd gear, if the front panel switch is set to 3rd gear you can
switch between 3rd and 2nd gear. You can not switch between 1st and 3rd as the footswitch only defaults to 2nd gear.
This 4 button switch will also work on all Streetrod amps and older Quick Rods & Pro Mods after serial number 460.
These are available for purchase from our online store.
ining
are the number of amps produced at that time.
For instance if your serial number is QR109996 this would be a Quick Rod 100 watt built in 2009 and was the 996 amp built.
*WARNING*
Please check that the proper fuse is being used for your voltage, especially if traveling internationally! Please check the
"on" position, wait for a moment for the tubes to warm up, then turn on the Standby switch. The amp is now ready for
explosive guitar sounds!
Limited Lifetime Warranty:
NO OTHER WARRANTY APPLIES!
Tubes, transformers and speakers are warranted for a 90 Day period.
Splawn reserves the right to make any design changes without notice or obligation to incorporate these changes in products
previously purchased.
115 South Gaston St.
Dallas, NC 28034
(704) 922-0020
www.splawnguitars.com
Dimensions
Standard Full Size Head Box - 29” Wide x 11.5” Tall x 8.5” Deep, 50lbs
Small Box Head - 25.5“ Wide x 10” Tall x 8.5“ Deep, 50lbs
Street Rod Head Box - 25.5” Wide x 10” Tall x 11” Deep, 45lbs
Super Sport Mini Head Box - 20.375“ Wide x 10” Tall x 8“ Deep, 35lbs
Street Rod Combo - 25.5” Wide x 21” Tall x 11” Deep, 65lbs
Super Sport Combo - 21” Wide x 21” Tall x 8” Deep, 50lbs
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