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SWR® Spellbinder™ Blue

Congratulations on your purchase of the SWR® Spellbinder™ Blue combo bass amplifier!

When our old friend (and longtime SWR artist) Stanley Clarke told us of his plans to partner with luthier Tom Lieber to offer the Spellbinder line of bass-centric products, we were intrigued. When they asked us to supply a lightweight, portable combo for this exclusive line, we were honored and thrilled—especially since their request fit perfectly with our plans to redesign the Baby Baby Blue™ combo!

The Spellbinder Blue is the result of merging cutting-edge technolo- gies with the classic SWR Baby Blue™ preamp to produce an extreme- ly compact bass amplifier of professional quality and exceptional tonal range. With new technology, including a 160-watt digital power amplifier, a 10” neodymium driver, an Eminence® super-tweeter and a lightweight Italian poplar cabinet, the Spellbinder Blue weighs in at just 26.5 pounds (11.6 kg) and is the perfect blend of power, high- fidelity tone and lightweight portability.

We are confident that you will enjoy your new Spellbinder Blue for many years to come—and thank you for “Stepping Up” to SWR.

A Note From Spellbinder:

There is an agreed upon philosophy between Lieber and Clarke that products designed by or in collaboration with Spellbinder Corp reflect all levels of musicianship, affording each musician a genuine opportu- nity to own quality equipment (instruments, amps, accessories) that far exceeds expectations. Product concepts and designs, as well as quality standards, are set by Clarke and Lieber.

SWR has long been an industry leader in amp design, and that’s why, when Stanley decided he wanted a small, lightweight monster of an amplifier for practice and small gigs, SWR was singularly the company of choice. You need only to listen to the Spellbinder Blue and you will know he was right!

SWR® Spellbinder™ Blue Features

•Neutrik® combo 1/4"/XLR input jack

•+15V Phantom Power w/ On/Off switch

•–10dB input pad switch

•Phase switch

•Mute switch w/ LED indicator

•Preamp clip LED

•EQ In/Out switch w/ LED indicators

•Aural Enhancer control

•Stacked sweepable tone controls

•Effects Blend control

•Effects Blend Bypass switch w/ LED indicator

•Compression Ratio control w/ LED Indicator

Rear Panel Features

•Balanced Line Outputs (XLR & 1/4") w/ ground lift on XLR

•Direct/Line selector switch for Line Output jacks

•Output level control for Line Output jacks

•Tuner Out jack

•Stereo Headphone jack

•Effects Loop Send & Return jacks

•Speakon® jack (for extension speaker cabinet)

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