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- Page 1 Tone King “Imperial” Vacuum-Tube Guitar Amplifier User’s Manual R1.0 12/6/2007 Tone King Amplifier Company, Inc. 4401 Eastern Avenue, Bldg 45-2A, Box 38 Baltimore, Maryland 21224...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Thank You Thank you for purchasing this Tone King Imperial amplifier. Please read this user’s manual in its' entirety before operating the amp. If you have any questions or concerns not addressed here, please feel free to contact designer/builder Mark Bartel at mark@toneking.com. -
Page 3: Basic Operation
1. Basic Operation Power Source Important ! Your Imperial amplifier MUST be plugged into a properly grounded outlet. Do not attempt to defeat or “lift” the ground of the AC supply. Power On, Power Off, Standby Mode When powering up the amp, you should start off with both the POWER and STANDBY switches in the "off"... -
Page 4: Rhythm Channel
2. Rhythm Channel The Rhythm channel is voiced a lot like a classic blackface Princeton or Deluxe, and is best for clean tones and slightly overdriven tones of this variety. Its' voicing isn't really appropriate for heavily distorted tones. Sample Setting Here's a good sample setting to get started with this channel: Volume Treble... -
Page 5: Lead Channel
3. Lead Channel The Lead channel is not a distortion channel or even an overdrive channel. The lead channel preamp itself cannot be driven into overdrive or distortion. Its' purpose is to shape the tone of the signal driving the output stage so that the output stage is driven into overdrive or distortion in a particular manner. -
Page 6: Sample Settings
Sample Settings Here are a few sample settings to get started with the Lead channel: Description Volume Tone Mid-Bite Tweed Clean 70's Rock Distortion Saturated Distortion 4. Using Effects Pedals When using overdrive or distortion pedals, I suggest selecting the Lead channel, and setting the controls for the “Tweed Clean”... -
Page 7: Reverb
4. Reverb The Imperial uses a tube-driven full-size 2-spring reverb pan, to create an authentic 1960's reverb sound. Reverb is applied to both the Rhythm and Lead channels. The single Reverb control on the front panel determines the amount of the reverb signal which is mixed with the dry signal for both the Rhythm and Lead channels. -
Page 8: Tube Functions
The Imperial is delivered with the tube types shown in the chart above. These tube types are used because they are the same types which have been used in the Imperial since it was first built in 1993. However, this tube complement can sometimes develop too much gain and sound a bit thin with some guitars. -
Page 9: Tube Choices
I have selected the particular tube types used in the Imperial because of their particular tonal qualities. I feel that they provide the most well-balanced tone which works well with all guitars and all settings. -
Page 10: Block Diagram
Block Diagram... - Page 11 Premier Builders Guild LLC Length of Warranty What is Covered What We Will Pay For Limitation of Implied Warranties Exclusion of Certain Damages Obtaining Warranty Service...
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