Carvin mts3200 Manual De Usuario

50 or 100 watts

4, 8 & 16

Ω

100,000 ohms

BASS:  80Hz 

MID:  600-700Hz 
TREBLE: 11k Hz 

1mV for clipping

16mV for full output

2—switching

1.5 VAC @ 100 watts RMS

5—12AX7’s (dual stage)

4—5881’s (power pentode)

120VAC,  300VA

3A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm

230VAC,  300VA

1.5A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm

24.25W x 10.5H x 9.5”D

7-ply poplar wood

35 lbs

One Year

CV3200 cover, FS22 footswitch

CARVIN ENGINEERING DATA

Congratulations on your purchase of the MTS3200 all tube amplifier.  Carvin has

been building tube guitar amplifiers since 1949.  They have been used by top profes-
sionals like; Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Craig Chaquico, Allan Holdsworth, Larry Carlton,
Chet Atkins and other great musicians. You will discover that these amplifiers repre-
sent a significant sound improvement over conventional tube amplifiers.  Spend time
with your new MTS3200 head or your MTS3212 combo and get to know it’s many
sounds.  

The MTS3200 design criteria was to build an all-tube guitar amp that sounded better

than anything else on the market.  This meant that the MTS3200 was going to be total-
ly new from the ground up and that it was going to be an all tube design with no IC’s
or transistors.

Carvin has long known about the effects of miss-loading a guitar pickup which can

cause high frequency loss.  The MTS3200 guards against this loss with its ultra high
input impedance.  Also, we considered the capacitance of the average shielded guitar
cable which can reduce the high frequency response of your guitar pickups.  Unlike
other amplifiers, we purposely avoided adding capacitance anywhere in the preamp to
control high frequency oscillations.  Instead, we controlled oscillations through careful
component layout and lead placement allowing its shimmering highs to be reproduced.

The equalization of the clean and overdrive channel is designed to offer clarity to

your instrument.  Special mud-cutting circuits eliminate the unwanted sounds in the
500 to 700 Hz range which normally take away the tone definition of your instrument.
You will also take notice of the clean channels PRESENCE switch which adds
acoustic voicing to your instrument.  This switch boosts only the guitars very high-
est harmonics which are in the 10k Hz range instead of the normal 3K Hz of a bright
switch.  The PRESENCE control on the lead channel is designed to adjust the “edge”
on your sound. It’s dynamic range allows for super-smooth sounds or an edge for

2 Celestion G12T-75 speakers

50 or 100 watts

4, 8 & 16

Ω

100,000 ohms

BASS:  80Hz 

MID:  600-700Hz 
TREBLE: 11k Hz 

1mV for clipping

16mV for full output

2—switching

1.5 VAC @ 100 watts RMS

5—12AX7’s (dual stage)

4—5881’s (power pentode)

120VAC,  300VA

3A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm

230VAC,  300VA

1.5A 250V slow blow, 5 x 20mm

26W x 10.25D x 17.5”H

7-ply poplar wood

55 lbs

One Year

CV3212 cover, FS22 footswitch

76-32000B   07/05

your lead channel to reach out.

Your amp is equipped with 5881 power tubes because of their smooth distortion,

responsive sound and reliability.  The compression characteristics of these “soft clip”
power tubes respond to the dynamic range of lead guitar playing.  These tubes react
even to the most subtle touch—if you play soft, the tubes remain clean and if you
increase your attack they respond accordingly.

The T-Bridge passive BASS, MID and TREBLE tone controls offer a wide range of

tone settings.  Take full advantage by setting them where they sound best.  Your
sound may not be at center 5 on the dial.  These controls will not affect or color your
sound when set at extreme settings, nor do they interact with each other.  The greater
range of these controls comes from the high impedance 1 meg sealed pots (most
guitar amps use 250k pots).  The frequency of the bass control is set at 80 Hz while
the mid control is set at 650 Hz.  The treble control is set at a very high 11k Hz giv-
ing the MTS3200 it’s dynamic highs.   

The FS22 footswith for the long tailed REVERB system in the MTS3200 switches only

the reverb “send” leaving the tail of the reverb to decay naturally, the way it’s done in the
studio.  A special pre filter eliminates the spring “boing” normally heard in other systems
giving it a “lush” sound.  The all tube reverb system offers vibrant clarity with full depth
reminiscent of the sixties tube amps.  Guitar Player magazine rated this system as one
of the best they have heard.

For your records, you may wish to record the following information.

Serial No._____________________  Invoice Date_______________

INSPECT YOUR AMP FOR ANY DAMAGE which may have occurred during shipping.  If any

damage is found, please notify the shipping company and CARVIN immediately. 

SAVE THE CARTON & ALL PACKING MATERIALS.  In the event you have to re-ship your unit,

always use the original carton and packing material. This will provide the best possible protec-
tion during shipment.  CARVIN and the shipping company are not liable for any damage caused
by improper packing.  

SAVE YOUR INVOICE.  It will be required for warranty service if needed in the future. 
SHIPMENT SHORTAGE.  If you find items missing, they may have been shipped separate-

ly.  Please allow several days for the rest of your order to arrive before inquiring.

RECORD THE SERIAL NUMBER on the enclosed warranty card or below on this manual

for your records.  Keep your portion of the card and return the portion with your name and
comments to us.