FAME T64RS Owner's manual

Brand: FAME

Model: T64RS

Category: Guitar accessories

Type: Owner's manual

FAME T64RS is a versatile electric guitar amplifier designed for a wide range of playing styles. Its two channels offer distinct sounds, from pristine cleans to warm, tube-driven overdrive. The built-in spring reverb adds depth and ambience to your playing, while the FX loop allows for easy integration of external effects pedals. Connect your guitar, crank up the volume, and explore the sonic possibilities of the T64RS.

ELECTRIC GUITAR AMP

Owner‘s Manual

T64RS

Congratulations!

We would like to thank you for purchasing the T64RS Electric Guitar Ampliﬁ er.

It has been specially designed and developed for the use with electric guitars.

Before using your new ampliﬁ er, we advise to read the following pages carefully.

Taking care of your T64RS

Safety Warnings

We want you to be aware of certain safety aspects,

for reasons of product safety and liability. With all

due respect, please read the following before

operating your new Fame ampliﬁ er.

• Do not use or store your ampliﬁ er in or near

moist or wet areas.

• Make sure that voltage shown on the back of

the ampliﬁ er is the correct voltage for the

location you are using it. The T64RS can never

be used at different voltages than shown.

• Opening the ampliﬁ er housing must only be

done by authorized personnel. No user

serviceable parts inside.

• The power amp is conﬁ gured to deliver

maximum tone at normal volume levels. We

advise you for your own good not to expose

yourself to very high volume levels for long

periods of time. It leads to hearing damage.

Transporting the T64RS

• The T64RS is a solid state instrument

ampliﬁ er. The built-in circuits are sensitive to

hits, especially when hot. To avoid damaging

the unit, we recommend using care during

setup and tear down of the unit.

• Allow the ampliﬁ er to adjust to the ambient

temperature before operating, 10 minutes

should be sufﬁ cient in all cases. Especially the

change between a cold vehicle and, in most

cases, warm stages can cause condensing

ﬂ uid inside the electrical circuit. This can lead

to circuit shorts.

• For continued road use, please protect the

ampliﬁ er with a professional ﬂ ight case. Only

transport in operating position. Do not trans-

port upside down or on its side.

Daily use

• Never be rough with knobs, connections

or other parts of the ampliﬁ er.

• Be careful while pulling out cables. Pulling

plugs out too fast can cause damage.

• Disconnect all cables before transporting

the unit.

• Avoid physical shocks, such as hits or drops.

• You should never put any heavy items on top

of the T64RS.

Cleaning the T64RS

• Usually it is sufﬁ cient to wipe down the

outside of the ampliﬁ er with a slightly moist

cleaning rag.

• Do not use any abrasive cleaning chemicals.

• Sometimes a vacuum cleaner can be used to

remove dust and dirt from nooks and crevices.

• Avoid putting vinyl on top of the unit. It glues

and discolours the surface.

Electric enviroment

• This ampliﬁ er contains electric circuits, which

can cause interference when operating near

Radio or TV units. If you notice any abnormal

noise, we recommend to put the ampliﬁ er

away from such devices.

• Blown fuses can only be replaced with fuses

of equal values. The use of incorrect fuses is

prohibited and can cause severe injury or

damage of the ampliﬁ er.

• Only use a grounded power cable in good

condition.

Content

Setting up the T64RS ...................................................................................................... 4

Peripheral Connections .................................................................................................. 5

Preamp Section ............................................................................................................... 6

Channels .............................................................................................................................. 6

Reverb .................................................................................................................................. 6

Controls & Switches ........................................................................................................ 7

Special Gimmicks ............................................................................................................ 8

Speciﬁ cations ................................................................................................................... 9

Setting up the T64RS

WARNING!

To avoid electrical shock or any other damage, make sure that the T64RS

and all other devices are switched off before you start connecting them to the

ampliﬁ er!

Power Connections/Mains

Before connecting to a grounded power outlet, make

sure the power switches are in the off position (facing

down). The T64RS is set up for 230 V of line voltage.

Once the ampliﬁ er is connected to power, you can

get started!

Connecting an electric guitar

The input jack on the left side of the frontpanel

receives your electric guitar signal by means of

a shielded guitar cord with 1/4” mono style plug.

Make sure the master volume of the ampliﬁ er is set

to the lowest position to avoid disturbing noise while

connecting.

Speaker protection

The T64RS’s speaker cabinet contains four 8” speak-

ers. They can be damaged by heavy feedbacks of

the connected instruments. You should always keep a

sufﬁ cient distance to the ampliﬁ er to avoid such feed-

backs. This will extend the speaker’s and the power

amp´s life span.

Travelling Abroad

If travelling to countries outside the EU, always check

their local voltage before operating the T64RS.

Mismatched voltages can and most likely will destroy

your ampliﬁ er. Should you encounter voltages and

frequencies other than those indicated, a transfor-

mer must be used between the power socket and the

T64RS. This transformer must be able to transform

the voltage and frequency to one of the indicated

settings.

Main Fuse

The main fuse is situated in a little drawer which is

part of the power input jack. This sliding fuse holder

also hides a spare fuse. For 230 V, the fuse must be a

0,63 AT slow blow. It is crucially important to use the

speciﬁ ed fuse values only.

Maintenance

All checkups and repairs must be undertaken by

authorized service personnel. With the right treat-

ment, the electric circuit and the power amp will not

need any kind of maintenance at all.

Periphal Connections

Signal In Jack

The T64RS has a mono style input jack on the left

side of the front panel. To connect an electric guitar,

please use a 1/4” mono style cable.

For the combined usage of a CD/MP3 player with

the T64RS, this jack will receive the signal of your

external audio device.

Headphones

For quiet practicing at home you can also use

optional headphones. For best performance and a

brilliant sound, we recommend our Fame DT 290

studio headphones. Please note that the overall

volume of the ampliﬁ er will inﬂ uence the master

volume of your headphones.

CONNECTIONS ON THE BACK

FX-Loop

On the back of your ampliﬁ er you will ﬁ nd both a

send and a return jack. These will be useful if you

want to loop external effects units between preamp

and power amp of the T64RS. The built-in fx-loop

is serial type. This means that the signal path of the

T64RS is interrupted, the signal is sent to the effects

unit, gets processed and then sent back to the return

of the power amp.

Line Out

Your T64RS needs to be connected to a PA-System?

You would like to record the sound directly into your

recording desk or audio interface?

The Line Out will do just that. All you need is a stand-

ard mono style 1/4” cable to connect the T64RS to

a channel strip of a mixing desk. Please note that

the volume set on the ampliﬁ er will be the level that’s

running into the channel strip of your mixing desk.

You should set the volume to the lowest level possible

and increase it step-wise.

Footswitch

With an optional footswitch it is possible to control

the T64RS’s channel switching. To use this option, you

just need to connect the footswitch with the “Foot”

jack on the back of the ampliﬁ er. We recommend our

heavy-rugged VM-26 model for best performance.

Speaker Out

This jack is used for the connection between your

amp and the speaker cabinet. The package contains

an appropriate speaker cable for this connection.

Mains

This jack is used to connect the T64RS to a grounded

power outlet.

Your guitar cord is an important part of your signal chain and it‘s quality and

construction type clearly affects the overall tone of your rig. Try and buy the

best quality cord you can or want to afford for maximum sound!

Preamp Section of the T64RS

Channel 1

The ﬁ rst channel of the T64RS will produce a very clean and brilliant

sound with very rich harmonics and well-balanced bass and middle.

With a higher level of the gain control, the sound will change to a

slightly compressed overdrive.

Channel 2

The second channel allows you to create almost every sound from

Blues, Rock to Metal. Thanks to the built-in 12AX7 preamp tube, you

will get a direct and warm response. The gain control works very

sensitive and offers you a wide variety of sounds.

Reverb

The built-in spring reverb can be used to create a room sound. The

more you increase the level, the bigger the room will sound. But you

should also be careful not to overdrive the effect. This can make the

signal unclear and intransparent.

Controls and Switches

We suggest you start exploring the channels with all controls set to 12 o‘clock

and the master volume slightly cracked open.

CHANNEL 1

Gain

This knob controls the preamp level in Channel 1.

It works very effective, so you should be very careful

using it.

Volume

This controls the overall volume of Channel 1.

Bass & Treble

These controls are responsible for the overall sound

of the ﬁ rst channel. Bass adjusts the lower frequencies

while Treble will decrease or increase the level of high

frequencies.

I & II

This switch changes between Channel 1 and

Channel 2.

CHANNEL 2

Gain

This knob controls the amount of distortion in

Channel 2. Turn it clockwise to increase the amount of

gain or counter-clockwise to decrease it.

Volume

Controls the overall volume in the second channel of

the T64RS.

Bass, Middle, Treble

These three knobs control the overall sound of

Channel 2. They do not affect each other.

REVERB

This controls the rate of reverb in the overall sound

of the ampliﬁ er. It is recommended to adjust from the

lowest setting and slowly turn the knob to the desired

amount.

MAINS

This switches the T64RS on or off.

External Effects

We are convinced that the basic sound of the Fame T64RS

will suit the demands of most guitar players. Although, the

usage of external effects devices can provide a variety of

new and interesting sounds. These are divided into:

• Level-related effects are: Compressor, Limiter or

Noise Gate

• Time-based effects are: Delay/Echo, Chorus or

Flanger

• Volume-based effects are: Tremolo, Auto-Volume or

Pan

• Filtering-related effects are: Equalizer, Phaser,

Rotary or Vibe

While the last three effect groups can be inserted in the

fx loop of the T64RS, level-related units must always be

connected between instrument and ampliﬁ er.

A lot of our customers gave us a positive feedback on

using a compressor in front of the T64RS.

How to choose the right device

High-quality effects like a vibrato or time-based units like

delays can round up the sound, when placed in the fx

loop of the ampliﬁ er. But the ﬁ nal sound is depending on

the choice of the speciﬁ c unit.

A multieffects processor i.e. digitalizes the incoming

signal by using an AD-converter and inverts it after

adding several effects. Depending on the used model, the

sound can be inﬂ uenced in a negative way.

Expensive units contain very capable converters, which

keep the signal in it’s original value and even improve the

sound quality.

Analogue units will not harm the signal’s quality, but they

are also limited and normally produce only one overall

sound.

Special Gimmicks

We came up with the following advice and “wisdom“ according to our

personal experiences. This will help you to improve the performance of your

T64RS.

Speciﬁ cations

Power Output: 60 Watts

Speakers: 4 x 8“ Special Design

Switches: CH1 & CH2, Mains

Equalization: Bass, Treble (Channel 1); Bass, Middle, Treble (Channel 2)

Effects: Reverb

Connection Jacks: Input

Headphones

FX Send & Return

Line Out

Footswitch

Speaker Out

Dimensions: Head 52 x 18 x 22 cm

Cabinet 61 x 61 x 32 cm

Weight: 36 kg

Accessories: Owner‘s Manual, Power Cable, Speaker Cable

Optional: Footswitch VM-26 (Music Store)

T64RS

2007

FAME T64RS Owner's manual

Brand: FAME

Model: T64RS

Category: Guitar accessories

Type: Owner's manual

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