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The mid-bite adds a midrange peak and tightens the low end, controling the overdrive tone character that can be blended from Fender tweed to Marshall style. The second channel also features just three controls: volume, tone and mid-bite – so no bass and treble control here, just on a small Fender tweed amp from the 50ies. It will not surprise you that the reverb circuit uses the same two-spring reverb tank (acutronics) and the same tubes like Fender. Of course the spring reverb – a fundamental ingredient of the Fender sound – works for both channels (note that on Fender amps it only affects the second channel).
A volume, treble and bass control is all that is required here. In fact you can read on the Tone King website that the rhythm channel aims for that Fender black-face sound.
In fact it reminds me a lot of a black-face Fender Deluxe amp, which also has a similar layout and one 12″ speaker. The two channel make use of 12AX7 pre-amp tube, and one 12AT7 driving the reverb, just like Fender amps from the sixties or seventies. The output power is about 20 watts, coming from two 6V6 tubes. The Imperial is a two-channel combo with reverb and tremolo. Mark does all the woodworking, upholstery, and electronics assembly himself to have total control about the sound and quality of his products. Tone King amps are built from selected quality parts by Mark Bartel in Baltimore. Knopfler’s second guitarist Richard Bennet also plays one.
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Output PowerFully Adjustable from 0.1 Watts to 40 Watts Output Tubes4 x 6V6 (Cathode Biased, so it's easy!) Rectifier Tube5AR4 Preamp Tubes4 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AT7 SpeakerSingle 12" Custom Designed Eminence ReverbAll Tube with a FULL SIZE 3-Spring Pan FootswitchControls Channel Switching and Reverb Dimensions24.25" Wide 18.Everyone who has seen Mark Knopfler live on one of his recent tours might have notived that cool-looking turquoise combo amp next to Knopfler’s Marshall cabinets. Tone King's breakthrough Phase-4 power control technology is superior to these other approaches in its ability to retain not only the tone, but also the tactile feel of the amp's natural power tube overdrive, even at very low volume. Many amp companies have tried (Master Voltage, Master Volume, Power Scaling, etc) and fell short. Having separate power controls for each channel allows you to set the amp for a clean tone with lots of headroom on the Rhythm channel, and an overdriven tone on the Lead channel, while matching the volume level when you switch between channels.įor the Metropolitan, Tone King developed the Phase-4 output power system that allows the guitar player to get that full tube tone and feel at all volumes. These controls allow adjustment of the output power from 0.1W to 40W, continuously. DO NOT MISTAKE THIS FOR TWO SIMPLE OUTPUT VOLUMES! IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. It's also controlled (on/off) with the foot switch Mark Bartel designed this reverb circuit just like his other amps. The Lead Channel includes Volume, Tone, and Mid-Bite controls. This channel features a two position BRT (bright) switch as well as Volume, Treble, and Bass controls. This works like a typical amplifier hi/low input. These two channels are selectable with either the supplied footswitch, or by switch on the front of the amp panel. The Tone King Metropolitan features two separate channels - Rhythm and the Lead. This speaker compliments the Metropolitan well with it's warm midrange and bell-like top-end with more chime and less brilliant sharpness found in most "Fender-ish" amps. The speaker used in the Metropolitan is an Eminence Speaker that was custom designed by Mark Bartel specifically for this amp and cabinet. Lead Channel is extreemely versatile allowing one to attain tones from fat, greasy tweed overdrive to early Marshall Plexi type crunch, at any volume level. Rhythm Channel brings a wide variety of clean tones, from the sound of the original Tone King rhythm channel, to a new range of tones that include more midrange thickness and chime. You've heard amp companies say you will not want to put the guitar down when you play their amp, right? Well, in this case it's true! Believe us, it's apparent when you play it.
The cab itself was built for resonance and is voiced to match the amp circuit.
Meticulously designed, it may be one of the few boutique amps where the quality of the cabinet's construction equals the tone.
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The creator, Mark Bartel, created the Metropolitan to be a versatile professional quality amplifier with vintage Fender overtones. One of the very best sounding used amps we've ever had in the store.
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This amp is in fantastic shape with very little wear footswitch and manual are included. Up for sale from Sound Source Music is a Tone King Metropolitan Combo.