Hi great,

To 'see' a new face.

Perhaps you should download the manual from ceriatones homepage.
It pretty much explains the basics about the amp and how to set it up properly.

Regards

Short answer in, no.
However, if you want to run pedals in the loop then either the C-lator or the Klien can help with tone loss or volume drops.
You can also use either of them with out FX to get some cool tonal changes and a slight over drive boost on the clean channel.   

The dumblelator should be regarded as an integrated part of the sound system/amp. Yes, you can run effects without it, but thats not really the point of the dumblelator.

Robben Ford's sound is created with the Dumble #102 amp PLUS a dumblelator PLUS a TC2290. The dumblelator adds a little compression and smoothen the sound of the amp. This is the main reason you NEED a C-lator/Dumblelator. Period.

Appreciate the input guys.

I downloaded the manual, it was helpful and a good foundation to build from, although there is no reference to the trim pot on the back. I will try the 10:00 suggestion as a starting point. I know that as I was experimenting, (you know, jacking the dials to extremes just to see what happens) sometimes the OD would be very harsh. I read on another site that setting up the clean channel first was critical to dialing in the OD tone and ultimately balancing the channels.

One thing I struggled with yesterday was kicking in the boost and OD. I don't remember where the knobs were set, but at one point if the OD was on and I kicked on the Boost the volume dropped.

Also glad to know the true purpose of the "D-C-K-lators" is compression, smoothing and tonal enrichment.

Thought I might try one of these Wet reverbs from Neunaber, http://www.neunabertechnology.com/wet-reverb

Thanks again for the insights!

Thanks for the heads up sduck -- so I checked with the seller, apparently the trim pot was added by Nik as an option, it also has the half power option. I'll keep messin' with the PAB and settings, feel some OCD setting in with all these knobs and switches.

On my HRM BM this is true until I engage the PAB - then the tone stack is bypassed. This is one of those things that I'm not sure is true for all models or not - maybe someone knows? It's not mentioned in the manual. I was getting a bit frustrated with my drive channel until I discovered this - without the PAB engaged, I just couldn't find a really clear sounding overdrive - now I never use the drive channel without the PAB engaged.

Mine is a "standard" 50w OTS with an external OD pot on the back and a half power switch, I'm running it thru an Avatar, open back, 1x12 with a WGS G1265 clone which needs more time on it to break in. Some of the cleans I'm getting out of the amp, especially in 1/2 power mode, are stellar -- clear and very articulate with some hair around the edges that can be controlled with attack or guitar volume (lovvvvve that), the only thing missing is some reverb.

So probably safe to assume that in 1/2 power mode the OD will be more sensitive than in full power?

Ill keep working on the OD thing, I know the right mix is in there, the problem is the user. 


OK, to further demonstrate my ignorance, are both tones tacks wired into the tone dials? Man that would be confusing for the uninitiated, sounds like I great feature tho'. Also, do the tone dials add gain like a Dr. Z Galaxie?