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- Page 1 Tone King Tone King Tone King Tone King Falcon Grande' Falcon Grande' Falcon Grande' Falcon Grande' User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual 8/21/2015 Tone King Amplifiers A division of Premier Builders Guild LLC www.toneking.com mail@toneking.com...
- Page 2 Design Notes from the Builder Design Notes from the Builder Thank you for choosing the Falcon Grande. My initial idea for the Grande was to simply address certain requests by Falcon owners - specifically, a 12" speaker, footswitchable voicings, and reverb. Although I started with these simple goals, the design process led to a number of new developments, resulting in complete redesign of the circuitry and cabinetry.
- Page 3 Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Safety Instructions 1. Please read these instructions, and keep them for reference. 2. Please follow all instructions described here. 3. Do not use this apparatus near water. 4. Clean only with a dry cloth. 5.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents 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... -
Page 5: Specifications
1. Specifications 1. Specifications 1. 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... -
Page 6: Front Panel Controls
Volume and Tone Volume and Tone It's quite easy to dial in a great tone with the Falcon Grande, because of the minimal set of preamp controls. The Volume control determines the gain of the preamp, and thus the volume level of the amplifier. The Tone control adjusts the balance of high frequencies to low frequencies, allowing some broad tonal shaping. -
Page 7: 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 8: Back Panel Controls
Speaker Jack Speaker Jack The Falcon Grande has a single speaker with an impedance of 8 Ohms. The speaker jack is located on the side of the chassis, and is a standard 1/4" jack. If you wish to use an extension speaker, it’s best to use an 8-ohm speaker. You can connect it with a standard ¼”... -
Page 9: Dialing In Your Sound
4. Dialing in Your Sound 4. Dialing in Your Sound 4. Dialing in Your Sound 4. Dialing in Your Sound Rhythm Voicing Rhythm Voicing Rhythm Voicing 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. -
Page 10: Tweed Voicing
Tweed Voicing Tweed Voicing 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 11: Lead Voicing
Lead Voicing Lead Voicing 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 12: Ironman/Ii Attenuator
Purpose of the Attenuator Purpose of the 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 13: How To Use The Attenuator
Technical Details 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 14: Getting A Great Sound At Home
Where to Place the Amp Where to Place the Amp To begin, it should be noted that the Falcon Grande was designed to be placed on the floor, and it will have the best tonal balance sitting directly on the floor. However, due to certain design features of the speaker cabinet, it can also sound very good when elevated, but it may lose some bass extension. -
Page 15: The Attenuator Can Help
The Attenuator Can Help The Attenuator Can Help 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. -
Page 16: Tube Installation And Replacement
The Falcon Grande is designed to accept 5881 output tubes. Of the brands available today, my preference is the Tung Sol 5881. You may also install 6L6s in the Falcon Grande. 6L6s are a drop-in replacement, with no adjustments necessary. In the Falcon Grande, 6L6s will have a bit later breakup, but may be a bit glaring in the top end. -
Page 17: Installing Tubes
Replacing Output Tubes Replacing Output Tubes The output stage of the Falcon Grande is cathode biased, and no bias adjustment is necessary when changing output tubes. The design of the Falcon Grande’s output stage allows a fair amount of margin for variation in tube characteristics, so any known brand of 5881 or 6L6 will work properly and be correctly self-biased. -
Page 18: Warranty
What We Will Pay For The Tone King Amplifier Company will pay for all labor and material expenses to fix or replace all items covered under this warranty. The customer will pay shipping charges to return the product to the Tone King Amplifier Company. -
Page 19: Ce Declaration
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