VOLUME
control
BASS
control
INSTRUMENT
BRILLIANT
adds
+10dB @ 8KHz
TWEED/FAT
American style
(TWEED).
Fatter and a
little scooped
(FAT)
THICK
Adds Mid-Low
+6dB @ 300Hz
POWERLIMIT
®
50W = full power PP tetrode AB
15W = 1/4 power PP triode AB
2W = 1/25 power triode A
POWER (MAIN)
STD BY (STANDBY)
Volume Bass Middle Treble Reverb
SingleMan
50
15
2
Power
Std By
Tweed
Fat
Brilliant
Thick
Smooth
SMOOTH
Cuts Hi freq
(Low pass)
-3dB @ 5KHz
IN
MAIN PANEL LAYOUT
MID
control
HI
control
REVERB
control
SINGLEMAN H ’s tones, warm cleans with deliciously smooth breakup, conjure thoughts of a trusty ’60s Fender® revisited. Any guitar push the front end very nicely, allowing
the amp’s woody attack and mids to shine through. The EQ controls is well voiced and dynamic, so it doesn’t take much tweaking to get tones that can cover jazz, blues,
country, and rock. Evidence of the EQ’s dynamics is evident as you travel from one extreme to another on each knob. The EQ SWITCHES was designed to multiple the amp
voice, essential for pedals/stomps using. We pay close attention to the amp’s midrange controls, especially to the THICK control. The combination of both MID pot and
THICK switch produces infinite tones nuances. Meanwhile, the middle control is great for tailoring the SinglemanH’s voice for a specific guitar: For example, lower settings
accommodate a Gibson Les Paul, balancing its lows and highs, while boosting it fattens the tone enough for a Stratocaster’s bridge single-coil to handle jazzier fare. Given
the inspiration for its design, one might assume that the Singleman’s main mission is to deliver beautiful, vintage-style cleans, but its overdriven tones are nothing to turn
your nose up at, either. Single-coils and humbuckers both have a fantastic vintage bite in the highs, and the smooth midrange setting sags in a really pleasing way when the
volume is up high enough to yield some dirt (2W Powerlimit). The Singleman H’s reverb is deep and lush, rivaling that of a venerated old Fender®. Setting it between 9 and
10 o’clock adds a nice, three-dimensional quality that helps carry the tone across the room, it’s likely plenty for most jazz, blues, and country players. When it approaches
noon, you get into splashy surf-rock territory. If you like drowning your sound in reverb, the amp can yield mammoth-sounding results.
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