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TALL BIRD PLUS REVERB AND OPTICAL TREMOLO

The Tall Bird Plus is our flagship all tube driven spring reverb and optical tremolo. It is a ground up original design
with the goal of attaining the classic 60s sounds but with added functionality and improved noise characteristics.
A few key improvements:
Independent WET and DRY controls. The dry control can be used to overdrive an amp, or remove the dry
signal completely! Straight up and down is typically unity volume.
The ROOM control creates a high pass lter...turn it down for classic drip sounds, or up for cavernous hall style
reverb.
A three-pole adjustable oscillator to drive the neon lamp for extremely slow or extremely fast tremolo settings
Switchable optically driven standard OR harmonic tremolo...
True bypass tremolo takes the optical circuitry completely out of the signal path to prevent the volume loss
issues of the original circuits
Tube driven output buffer for driving long cables.
Dual LED footswitch and included TRS cable for turning the effects on/off
A grounding schema lifted from the world of hi- stereos that prevents noisy ground loops while maintaining a
direct wire ground connection to the chassis.
The reverb bypass disconnects the send signal to the reverb tank, allowing for trails rather than a hard cutoff
of the reverb tail.
A couple interesting quirks:
We've noticed, even though the Tall Bird Plus has a at frequency response, it performs similarly to a high
quality buffer and makes treble frequencies pop more than the user might be used to. We added a switch on the back
that compensates for this...use the Hi-Fi setting for the technically unaffected tones, and Smooth for more of what you
might be expecting...we prefer the Smooth setting most of the time but Hi-Fi has its place expecially with pedal steel.
When the harmonic tremolo is engaged, but tremolo depth is all the way down, you might hear some light
bass throbbing...if this is bothersome, simply select the standard tremolo. Or just turn the tremolo completely off via
the footswitch (recommended).

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
No user servicable parts inside...do not open or service unless you are a qualied
technician. High voltages present even when powered off.
Do not expose to water.
Do not operate at an incorrect line voltage.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Tubes: 3x12AX7, EL84
Fuse: 1A Slo Blo

CONTROLS
Dry, Dwell, Wet, Room, Depth, Speed, Standard-Harmonic Tremolo switch

TROUBLESHOOTING
Plug your instrument straight into the input of the Tall Bird Plus. If the problems continue...
Try multiple instrument cables between your instrument and the unit.
Try a different instrument, or plug your instrument into a different listening source / amp to ensure the instrument itself
isn't having issues.
If you have access to multiple amps, try plugging your unit into a different amp.
If none of these illuminate the problem, replace the tubes (only if you are comfortable doing so), and if that doesn’t x,
contact Benson Amps for service at info@bensonamps.com or via the website www.bensonamps.com

CARE
If you must clean, do so gently with a dry cloth.
Power tubes should be changed approximately once a year with regular use, and preamp tubes should be changed
approximately every two years with that same usage.

WARRANTY
Our warranty is two years from purchase excluding tubes/abuse. We will repair any unit outside of warranty, often
for a nominal fee. For service or information, go to www.bensonamps.com.

For an in hand description please call 747.388.2929!