Evans Custom Amplifiers SE300 2010's - Black

Evans Custom Amplifiers SE300 Pedal Steel Guitar Amplifier With Cover.  Excellent Condition.

At 36 pounds, the SE300 is the new worldwide standard for live amplification. This amazing combo amp is an upgraded version of the Compactra amplifier that Jim Evans built in the sixties. When asked about the secret of his tone, Jim would say, “If I have a secret, it’s staying with the sound that I was pleased with fifty years ago and not constantly bouncing around from one fad to the next. I try for the same sound, not just increasingly lighter weight.”

The new SE300 uses a single 15 inch speaker to deliver a balanced full range tone from shimmering highs to lows that you can feel in your chest. Warm and Hot inputs allow you to quickly change the preamp's input and output levels by 10dB.  This gives you more control over your sound.  Its unique open back cabinet enhances the low end without muffling the highs. Although, originally designed for steel guitar, this amp will work well with most other feedback resistant stringed instruments.

Today’s SE300 keeps every promise Jim Evans ever made about tone, in a cabinet that doesn’t require a roadie! Your price for the SE300 is only $1528. We can still make a few more SE500s for $1728. Call or click today to order yours today.

• Cabinet Dims. 20 3/4”H x 18 ½“W x 11 ½”D
• Non-detachable15' power cord and tilt-back stand
• 1/4" jack Preamp & Headphone output
• Adjustable: Reverb, Reverb + Flange or Reverb + Chorus
• Speaker Output Impedance 8 or 4 Ohms
• 36 lbs, 150 or 300W @ 0.1% THD + N
• 15”Eminence Delta Speaker

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Evans amplifiers are designed to reproduce the true sound of your instrument. You will find the controls easy to adjust by using the following outline to get you started. You may use the entire span of the control if necessary. For instance, there is no rule that says you must have the Reverb control at 6 or Bass at 3. Make use of all the controls and inputs to achieve the sound you want. Here are a few tips we have learned from our customers over the years. WARM AND HOT INPUTS: HOT provides the most volume with a heavier amplified sound. Use the WARM input for a more acoustic tone or with strong pickups and effects to avoid overdriving the preamp. MASTER: Used to set the output gain of the preamp. The convenient ON/OFF switch is activated when this control is slowly rotated CW. Since the switch activates between 2 and 3, the part of the rotation between 3 and 10 is used for level control. BUFF: This control provides beautiful harmonically rich overtones for the solid-state preamp that are usually only found in tube preamps. Start with BUFF on 2-6, next readjust TREBLE and EXPAND. REVERB: Adjusts the mix of reverb and bypass signal to give the degree of reverb desired. For very wet reverb, place REVERB mix control at 8 – 10. REVERB SELECTION SWITCH: Located on the rear panel, this switch selects one of three reverbs: Reverb alone, reverb plus flange and reverb plus chorus. Flange is achieved by splitting the audio signal into two parts and introducing a variable phase shift in one path before recombining the signal. The chorus effect is similar except the delay introduced is more rapid and random. REVERB DWELL CONTROL: Also located on the rear panel, the variable control sets the room size or decay time for the selected reverb. Switch to Reverb + Flange with Dwell CW just past center detent for a warmer and thicker tone. BASS: The maximum BASS is dialed in by playing the lowest open string while turning the control CW from 0 until it gets boomy. Then back off by a number. Remember, the louder you play, the less BASS you need. If the BASS is turned up at loud volumes, the low end will be over compensated and muddy because bass frequencies are easier to reproduce at loud volumes. Therefore, (Turn down BASS when using HOT INPUT with MASTER greater than 6.) DEPTH: This control enhances the low and low mid-range. Adjust from 12 to 3 o’clock to balance the volume between your guitar’s low E and A string. BODY control must be greater than 1 for this control to be effective. BODY: Used to set the mid range and darkness of the sound. This is a multifunction control that increases low midrange tones while rolling off high frequencies. Adjust from 2 to 10 for best tone and to allow for Depth control operation. EXPAND: This control boosts the highs and some low tones. CCW is off. Turn to 12 to 3 o’clock for most instruments. TREBLE: Sets the amount of treble desired. Playing the highest open string and turning up the control from 0 until it gets thin and then backing off a number should find maximum TREBLE. VOLUME: Sets the input level to the preamp. Lower settings (3-5) mimic the instrument’s voice; higher, settings (6-9) emphasize the amplifier’s tone settings. EFFECTS SEND AND RETURN: These jacks are located on the back panel of the preamplifier. In the signal path, they are situated after all tone controls. Most effects units should be connected here. However, some effects may operate better connected between the instrument and the WARM input. PREAMP OUT: This is an unbalanced line out signal for driving a mixer board or an additional power amplifier. Level is independent of MASTER control. EXTERNAL SPEAKER: The output is used for driving an external 8 Ohm speaker. For the AH200, the combined load of speakers should not be less than 4 Ohms. PHONES: Jack designed for stereo headphones. When phones are plugged in, all speakers are switched off.