Tone King Falcon Grande' User Manual

Tone King Falcon Grande' User Manual

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  • Page 1 Tone King Falcon Grande' User’s Manual Tone King Amplifiers www.toneking.com mail@toneking.com...
  • Page 2 No matter how hard you push this output stage, it will not become too compressed - just more harmonically rich. Incorporated is a redesigned Tone King reverb circuit. The 2 knob circuit is more flexible than the older circuit, in that...
  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions Please keep this instruction manual for future reference and for the duration of owning this Tone King Amplifier. Please carefully read and understand the instructions inside this user’s manual before attempting to operate your new amp. This instruction manual includes essential safety information regarding the use and maintenance of the amplifier.
  • Page 4 reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug. 11. Power-Cord Protection – Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to the cord in correspondence of plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the amplifier.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Specifications 2. Front Panel Controls Guitar Inputs Volume and Tone Voicing Selection Reverb Controls 3. Back Panel Controls AC Power Fuse Power Switch, Standby Switch Footswitch Speaker Jack Attenuation Control 4. Dialing In Your Sound Rhythm Voicing Tweed Voicing Lead Voicing 5.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    1. Specifications Preamplifier Channels: Single Channel with footswitchable Voicing Control Tube Complement 2 x 12AX7 Controls: Volume, Tone, Voicing (Rhythm, Tweed, Lead) Reverb Type Full size 2-spring reverb pan Controls: Dwell (drive level), Reverb (recovery / mix level) Footswitch: Footswitch control of reverb (on/off) Power Amplifier Output Power 20W R.M.S.
  • Page 7: Front Panel Controls

    2. Front Panel Controls Guitar Inputs The Falcon Grande has two separate guitar inputs - HI and LO. The HI input has more gain, and the LO input has less gain. One obvious use of these two inputs is to compensate for the output level of your guitar pickups.
  • Page 8: Voicing Selection

    The Voicing switch allows you to select between three very distinct preamp voicings, and is the key to the Falcon Grande's tonal versatility. As you toggle between voicing selections, one of three completely separate and distinct tone shaping preamp circuits is switched into the signal path, to transform the overall character of the tone.
  • Page 9: Back Panel Controls

    3. Back Panel Controls AC Power Always use a grounded AC cord, and make sure that a proper ground connection is supplied to the amp. Never attempt to lift or defeat the ground connection to the amp. Fuse A standard 2A slo-blo fuse (style 3AG) should be used.
  • Page 10: Dialing In Your Sound

    4. Dialing in Your Sound Rhythm Voicing The Rhythm voicing is designed to deliver a fatter, warmer version of the classic mid- 60's clean tone, with a smoother, less spiky top end. This is a nice lush clean tone that retains the sonic characteristics of the amplifiers that inspired it, such as the mid-60s Deluxe Reverb.
  • Page 11: Tweed Voicing

    Tweed Voicing The Tweed voicing is inspired by vintage classics like the Tweed Deluxe, Tweed Bassman, and others of the period. This is very versatile voicing. At lower volume settings, the clean tone is thick and warm, with a nice presence in the midrange and a silky top end.
  • Page 12: Lead Voicing

    Lead Voicing The Lead voicing adds a little Valco/Supro mojo to the basic Tweed sound, for a unique and authentic old-school guitar tone. If you plug into the LO gain input, and keep the volume control down relatively low, this setting conjures the sound of early blues and rock &...
  • Page 13: Ironman/Ii Attenuator

    5. Ironman/II Attenuator Purpose of the Attenuator In the Falcon Grande, virtually all overdrive and distortion are generated by the phase inverter and output tubes. Output stage distortion has a different sound and feel than distortion generated in the preamplifier, and this is big part of the Falcon Grande's unique tone.
  • Page 14: How To Use The Attenuator

    This is the purpose of the attenuator. Technical Details The Falcon Grande's Ironman II attenuator is a fairly sophisticated unit containing certain features that make it very effective at maintaining the cranked amp sound at even very low volume. Here are few technical details of these design features:...
  • Page 15: The Attenuator Can Help

    The Attenuator Can Help So far, we’ve discussed using the attenuator to control the volume in the case where we’re driving the amp into overdrive and distortion. However, it can also help with clean tones in a problematic room as well. Usually, in a good sounding room, you would set the attenuation knob to 0db or bypass the attenuator when dialing in a clean tone.
  • Page 16: Installing Tubes

    Installing Tubes When installing tubes, you may find it helpful to lay the amp on its side, on a table, and shine a light directly into the back of the amp, to aid in locating the position of each tube. Tubes must be installed in the correct orientation. The 12AX7 tubes have a blank space in the ring of pins which must line up with the blank space in the ring of pins in the tube socket, located on the chassis.
  • Page 17: Warranty

    AMPLIFIERS: Tone King offers a limited lifetime warranty to the original purchaser that a Tone King amplifier will be free from defects in material and workmanship. A dated sales receipt will establish coverage under this warranty, PLEASE KEEP YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE TO USE YOUR WARRANTY.
  • Page 18 Tone King product, even if a Tone King dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or any other claim by any other party. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential damages, so the above limitation and exclusion may not apply to you.
  • Page 19: Ce Declaration

    CE Declaration...

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