Fender Stage 160 User Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of a Fender

®

Stage 100/100H/160 amplifier. With worldclass
Fender quality built-in, Stage 100/100H/160
amplifiers deliver the tone and features that
today’s musicians demand:
• Two channels with independent tone controls.
• Switchable “More Drive” pre-amp boost for

harmonically rich leads.

• 160 watts of output power @ 4 ohms

(100 watts @ 8 ohms).

• Rear panel Effects Loop jacks for connection

to external effects devices or “add-on” ampli-
fiers.

• Balanced 3-pin XLR line out jack for connec-

tion to re c o rding or sound-re i n f o rc e m e n t
equipment.

• Classic Fender spring Reverb effect.
• Footswitch jack with channel and pre-amp

switching capabilities.

The operation and functions of all three versions
(Stage 100 and Stage 160 “amplifier/speaker
combinations” and the Stage 100H “amplifier
head only”) are identical except for the speaker
output functions (see items 3-5 under Rear
Panel Functions).

1. INPUT 1 - Plug in your guitar at this jack.
2. INPUT 2 - A lower impedance / sensitivity

input for guitars with active pickups. Both
inputs are identical if used simultaneously.

NOTE: The N o rmal channel must be

selected for items 3-7 to function. See
CHANNEL SELECT (item 10).

3. VOLUME (Normal Channel) - Adjusts the

loudness of the of the amplifier while in the
Normal channel.

4. TREBLE - Adjusts the high-frequency level of

the Normal channel.

5. MID - Adjusts the mid-frequency level of the

Normal channel.

6. BASS - Adjusts the low-frequency level of the

Normal channel.

7. REVERB - Adjusts the REVERB effect level of

the Normal channel.

NOTE: The Drive channel must be selected

for items 8-9 and 11-16 to function. See
CHANNEL SELECT (item 10).

8. DRIVE CHANNEL-MODE INDICATORS -

Red LED indicates MORE DRIVE boost is ON.
Yellow LED indicates MORE DRIVE boost is OFF.
See MORE DRIVE pre-amp boost (Item 12).

9. DRIVE - Adjusts the pre-amp level (distor-

tion/sustain) of the Drive channel in conjunc-
tion with Drive channel VOLUME c o n t ro l
(item 11) to set the overall amplifier loudness.

10.CHANNEL SELECT - Button IN selects the

Drive channel.

Button OUT selects the

Normal channel.

11.VOLUME (Drive channel)- Adjusts the ampli-

fier loudness while in the Drive channel in
conjunction with the DRIVE control (item 9).

12.MORE DRIVE - Button IN activates the MORE

DRIVE pre-amp boost. This boost enhances
the intensity of the DRIVE control (item 9).
Button OUT deactivates MORE DRIVE boost.

13.TREBLE - Adjusts the high-frequency level of

the Drive channel.

14.MID - Adjusts the middle-frequency level of

the Drive channel.

15.BASS - Adjusts the low-frequency level of the

Drive channel.

16.REVERB - Adjusts the REVERB effect level of

the Drive channel.

17.POWER INDICATOR - Illuminates when the

amplifier is ON and receiving power.

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