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- Page 1 User’s Manual Tone King Amplifiers www.ToneKing.com...
- Page 2 Presence control. The combination of the Royalist MKIII controls provide a wide palette of British tones from beautiful cleans to the heaviest of old school British tones. We thank you for choosing the Royalist MK III, and hope you enjoy playing it as much as we do.
- Page 3 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 – 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 1. Front Panel Controls Two Preamp Channels – Channel A & B Channel select switch Volume controls (A & B) Tone Controls Presence Control Voicing Switches Attenuator Controls (A & B) Foot Switch 2. Dialing In Your Sound Starting Point Notes on using the attenuator 3.
- Page 6 The Royalist MKIII has two identical foot-switchable channels (A & B). Each channel has an independent volume (gain) control, three position “Era” voicing switch and independent attenuator rotary control. Both channels share the same tone controls and presence control. Selects channel A or B when footswitch is not being used. The two independent volume controls (A&B) adjust the amount of gain in the preamp circuit.
- Page 7 B is selected. When the LED is off, channel A is selected. Previous Tone King models have been based more or less around the 1960s Fender clean sound. The Royalist is a completely different amp. It is designed to capture the tone and feel of the late 60’s / early 70s British amps.
- Page 8 A setting like this is also quite versatile – try rolling down the volume control on your guitar, and observe how the mildly overdriven tone cleans up nice clean tone. The Marshall Trick A common way to dial in an old Marshall “plexi” for a great crunchy and tight rock tone is like this (below).
- Page 9 Constant blowing of this fuse (even when using new tubes) is an indication that something could be seriously wrong with your amp. STOP. You amp will need to get diagnosed by Authorized Tone King Service Center or directly by Tone King. . Only replace with Type and rating indicated on This fuse protects the high voltage circuit rear panel.
- Page 10 This is a low-level high impedance signal directly off the power amplifier. This signal is NOT a recorded compensated signal and is generally used for several types of stereo setups. The Royalist is designed so that, when driven into overdrive and distortion, most of the distortion is generated in the output tubes (and the phase inverter).
- Page 11 You may wish to experiment to confirm this behavior. For example, try selecting A channel, and setting the amp up like this: Treble Midrange Bass Attenuation Voice Volume Presence Comp -24db 1964 Now, while playing through the amp, try turning the Volume control up and down a bit. You will see how slight changes in the Volume control will make the tone more or less distorted, but won’t have much effect on the volume level in the room.
- Page 12 When playing in a large room or on a big stage, getting a great sound from your amp is easy. Generally, in this type of setting, you would simply crank the amp up to full power, and it will sound great. Playing at home, or in any small room, is a different story.
- Page 13 Some small rooms have such problematic acoustical properties that you must take more drastic measures to get the best amp sound. Here’s a trick you may have seen used on stage. If you are a fan of Roy Buchanan, as we are, you may have seen videos of live performances where he places the amp backwards, so that the back of the amp faces the audience.
- Page 14 Type and Brand Function 12AX7 A (Chan A input) B (Chan B input) 12AX7 A/B 2 gain stage/Cathode Follower 12AX7 A/B Phase Inverter V4-V5 EL-34 Output Tubes 5AR4/GZ-34 High Voltage Rectifier The version of output tube this amplifier is designed for is a matched pair of EL-34. When replacing a pair of output tubes, it’s usually required to have the bias adjusted for its proper output.
- Page 15 At the heart of the Royalist combo is a custom Tone King 12" Celestion speaker which was carefully voiced to elicit the classic tone and response from the Royalist MKIII amp...
- Page 16 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 17 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.
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