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Tone King "Metropolitan"
Tone King "Metropolitan"
Tone King "Metropolitan"
Tone King "Metropolitan"
User's Manual
User's Manual
User's Manual
User's Manual
R1.1
4/26/2010
Tone King Amplifier Company, Inc.
4401 Eastern Avenue, Bldg 45-2A, Box 38
Baltimore, Maryland 2122
www.toneking.com
mail@toneking.com

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  • Page 1 Tone King “Metropolitan” Tone King “Metropolitan” Tone King “Metropolitan” Tone King “Metropolitan” User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual User’s Manual R1.1 4/26/2010 Tone King Amplifier Company, Inc. 4401 Eastern Avenue, Bldg 45-2A, Box 38 Baltimore, Maryland 2122 www.toneking.com mail@toneking.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    It’s also the first Tone King model to include the new breakthrough Phase-4 Power Control circuitry. I build each Metropolitan amp myself, one at a time, in my craft shop in Baltimore, MD. I perform all critical chassis assembly and wiring tasks myself, as well as all cabinet work and upholstery.

  • Page 3: Front Panel Controls

    A typical “Tweed” preamp has a sweet and vocal midrange, but can tend to sound boxy on clean tones. The Metropolitan’s Rhythm channel preamp straddles the line between these two preamp types. With the bass and treble controls set to their nominal values, you’ll get a clean tone that combines a prominent and present midrange with a lush and shimmering overall response.

  • Page 4: Lead Channel

    “blackface” preamp, the Bass and Treble controls simply give you a different flavor of the same basic tone. The Metropolitan’s Bass and Treble controls have a more prominent effect - they alter the actual voicing and character of the tone. Because of this, you should experiment with them fully to understand their effect on the Rhythm’s channel’s overall voicing.

  • Page 5: Channel Switching

    Lead Lead Channel (Cont’d) Lead Lead Channel (Cont’d) Channel (Cont’d) Channel (Cont’d) Here are a few sample settings which demonstrate just a few of the tones available on the lead channel: Tweed Edge of Breakup Tweed Edge of Breakup Tweed Edge of Breakup Tweed Edge of Breakup Gain Volume...

  • Page 6: Reverb

    Reverb Reverb The Metropolitan includes a built in 3-spring, tube-driven reverb circuit. Reverb is applied to both the Rhythm and Lead channels. In order to compensate for the higher gain of the Lead channel, the reverb drive is reduced slightly on the Lead channel. This reduction helps to match the reverb level when switching between preamp channels, with just slightly more reverb on the Rhythm channel.
  • Page 7 Output Power Controls (Cont’d) Output Power Controls (Cont’d) Output Power Controls (Cont’d) Output Power Controls (Cont’d) The only case in which I suggest using a lower power setting on the Rhythm channel is that in which you are pushing the Rhythm channel harder, for some edge and breakup. Naturally, the only way to control the volume in this situation is to turn down the Output Power control.

  • Page 8: Back Panel Controls

    2. Back Panel Controls 2. Back Panel Controls 2. Back Panel Controls 2. Back Panel Controls AC Power AC Power AC Power 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 Fuse Fuse...

  • Page 9: Speaker Jacks, Impedance Switch

    When using two or more speakers with the Metropolitan, they will always be effectively wired in parallel, so the effective combined impedance will be ½ of the impedance of the individual speakers.

  • Page 10: Tube Installation And Replacement

    3. Tube In 3. Tube Installation and Replacement 3. Tube In 3. Tube In stallation and Replacement stallation and Replacement stallation and Replacement Installing Tubes Installing Tubes Installing Tubes Installing Tubes Your amp has been shipped with the tubes removed from the chassis, to protect them from being damaged in shipping.
  • Page 11 I’ve combined both types in the Metropolitan, in order to gain both the big, powerful sound of the long plate 12AX7s with the intense clarity and detail of the short-plate 12AX7s.

  • Page 12: Tube Quality

    Replacing Output Tubes The output stage of the Metropolitan is fully cathode biased, and no bias adjustment is necessary when changing output tubes. The design of the Metropolitan’s output stage allows for a fairly wide variation in tube characteristics, so any known brand of 6V6 can be installed, and will work properly and be appropriately self-biased.

  • Page 13: 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 14 CE Declaration CE Declaration CE Declaration CE Declaration...

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