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Our
patented Progressive Linkage™ provides five
different all-tube power amplifiers which you
can harness in any combination to the King’s
four preamp channels to create – not a cyber
mock-up, but the real, authentic circuits found
in those classic amplifiers.
 Once
in a while a new product comes along that redefines
its genre …changing the way we think, and
ushering in a new era. The Road King does
just that.
This
seriously over-the-top Recto offers four discreet
channels that each house an incredible three modes
of hyper-tuned pre-amp expression. Yet as if all
this shaping power wasn’t enough, the Road
King goes on to revolutionize amplifier design
by offering an entirely new dimension in channel
switching: Progressive Linkage™.
This
simple yet powerful concept allows you to assign
different power amplifiers to each pre-amp channel …and
footswitch between them. You can match any
power amp to each channel and create your own
fleet of dedicated, all-tube amplifiers from
input jack to speaker, from 30 watts to 120.
The Road King even lets you assign a choice of
speaker cabs per channel!
Colored
LEDs on the front panel keep you informed of your
channel selection and power combinations. But there’s
more to power than wattage and tube types alone.
It’s all about the feel. And part of providing
a perfect power response is selecting the proper
rectifier. This is the device that converts high
voltage AC into Direct Current for the power tubes. And
two of the Road King’s eight patents cover
the rectifier choices available and the way they
track.
Choosing
Rectifier-Tracking™ in any channel matches
the power harness you have selected to the
perfect amount of juicy rectifier sag for the
number of output tubes in use. Here’s how
it works: When you  select
one pair of output tubes, either 6L6s or EL-34s,
Recto-Tracking™ brings up one 5U4 rectifier
tube for enhanced low power bounce. When selecting
two pairs of output tubes, both 5U4 rectifier
tubes are engaged to support the increased power
and retain the dynamic feel. And finally, selecting
all six power tubes triggers the tighter sounding,
more efficient silicon diode rectifiers to produce
an authoritative 120 watts of headroom. And just
like the famed Dual and Triple Rectifiers, you
can over-ride Recto-Tracking anytime by merely
selecting the Silicon Diodes.
Imagine
a bubbly Clean sound, using the incredible dynamics
of a 50 watt pair of tube-rectified 6L6s.  Now
footswitch to the threshold-clean Brit voice
on Channel 2, driving a pair of EL-34s (Triode
or Pentode) for a chiming power clip. Or, if
you need alternate clean sounds, set Channel
1 to Tweed and Channel 2 to Fat, choosing power
amps for each that best suit your style.
Applying
Rectifier Logic further, Channels 3 and 4
each include Raw, Vintage and Modern modes, just
like the fabled Dual and Triple Rectos. But with
the Road King you can combine each mode with
any of five different power sections. For example,
try strapping Raw to a pairing of EL’s and
6L’s for a snarling harmonic spread with
British attitude. Or run Vintage, through four
6L6s, to cop the Dual Rec Solo Head exactly.
And if you can stand more, hit Modern through
all six power tubes, diode rectified, for a new
frontier in crushing gain.
These
few examples offer a mere glimpse into the incredible
domain ruled by the Road King with Progressive
Linkage. Take the world tour of classic all-tube
circuits from vintage to modern and on into the
future. Understand, the Road King is what modeling
technology wants to be. Not algorithm simulations,
rather combinations of the original circuits,
using the real technology, to create the actual
amplifiers.
What
would you rather play …a cyber mock-up? Or
a fleet of real, hand-made, all-tube amps. The
Road King is the new frontier, in authentic tube
tone.
Check
out one of the myriad of Road King sounds.The
amazing jazz sound of the Road King on Lee
Ritenour's new album...Rit's
House.
Features
- Handbuilt
in the USA
- Channel
Assignable Progressive Linkage power section
featuring 4x6L6 & 2xEL34, which allows
you to select either 2x6L6, 2xEL34, 2x6L6+2xEL34,
4x6L6 or 4x6L6+2xEL34 for Power Ratings of
50, 100 & 120 Watts! / 5x12AX7, 2x5U4
- 4
Fully Independent Channels with 12 Modes (Channel
1 =Clean, Fat or Tweed, Channel 2 =Clean, Fat
or
Brit, Channels 3 & 4=Raw, Vintage High Gain or Modern High Gain)
- Each
Channel features Independent Gain, Bass, Mid,
Treble, Presence, Reverb, 5 Position Progressive
Linkage Power Tube Select (choices listed above),
Rectifier Select (Tube or Silicon Diodes),
Speaker Output Select (Speaker Out A, B or
A+B), FX Loop 1 Select (Series Loop On/Off
Switch per Channel or Footswitch Assignable)
and FX Loop 2 Select (Parallel Loop On/Off
Switch & Mix Control per Channel, plus
Separate Footswitchable Mix Control)
- Output
Level Control (over all channels when activated)
- Solo
Level Control
(over all channels when activated)
- Bold/Spongy "Variac" Switch
- Pentode/Triode
Switch for EL34s
- FX
Loop Bypass Switch
- Slave
Out w/Level Control
- External
Switching Jacks for Channels 1,2 3, 4, Solo,
Reverb, Loop 1 & Loop 2 compatible with
Latched or Pulsed Triggers
- 9
Button Footswitch (Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel
3, Channel 4, External Trigger, Reverb, Loop
1, Loop 2 & Solo)
- Slip
Cover
Available as:
- Head (Width 27
3/4")
- Head with Diamond
Plate Front Panel
- 2x12 Combo with
Celestion 90 Speakers and Casters (Width 28 1/2")
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