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Picture this: Top
down, radio pumpin’ flying
down a back-country road in a high performance ragtop.
Responsibilities behind, miles of S-curves ahead…fully in the
moment and feeling the rush as you confidently snake your way
through shadowed canyons
that give way to sunny ridgetops. Freedom, Flow, Exhilaration!
Introducing
the new Dual Rectifier® Roadster™; the
most fun a guitarist can have on four wheels…well alright, casters.
This all-tube thoroughbred shares a class with only one other
amplifier - and that position is held by its brother – the
mighty Road King™. In fact, the Roadster is a Road King
without Progressive Linkage™ and other rear panel features that
some players fear need a higher education to navigate. The Roadster
now offers the plug-and-play minded guitarist a way to enjoy
a myriad of footswitchable preamp choices without the power option
anxiety.
Throughout
two lower gain Channels, 1 and 2, you’ll discover
every classic clean sound in the pairs of CLEAN and FAT modes. Once
you’ve dialed in your ultimate clean sound, you can duplicate
it in the other Channel and modify it for single note applications,
a more pushed version or decide to switch to another mode for
a radically different sound. Meanwhile dedicated American Blues
and English Rock sounds reside in the easily clippable mid-gain
realms of TWEED and BRIT. These dynamic and incredibly expressive
modes would make an amazing amplifier all by themselves as they
roam the zone between clean and clipped with authentic finesse.
Channels
3 and 4 contain all the mind-altering iconic sounds of the
legendary Dual Rectifier® Solo
Head and
hand you the keys to the world of high gain…both retro and
future. The RAW, VINTAGE and MODERN modes cover the entire
range of gain from
a sweet clip, through liquid voice up to a crushing wall of tight
grind and are duplicated in both Channels. This again allows
you to either find a favorite sound and dedicate the channels
to slight differences or, configure them for wildly different
styles.
The
Channels’ duplicated modes
are a powerful feature -
making the Roadster not just an amp for your current style or band
but rather, a lifelong companion to your music…offering limitless
configurations, keeping pace with your growth as your playing evolves.
The
Roadster also features our Multi-Watt™ Channel
Assignable Power feature allowing you to choose either 50 or 100 watt
power for each preamp Channel. This simple to use feature expands
the potential of each Channel mode exponentially by enabling
you to lower the power-clip threshold or, tighten things up as
needed. The two power choices also offer different personalities;
50 watts with its brighter, elastic bounce or 100 watts of tight-tracking
low-end girth and mid punch authority.
Add to this power shaping magic our patented Tube Rectifier
Tracking feature. Each channel features the ability to choose
between the saggy bounce of the 5U4 Rectifier Tubes or the tight,
bold authority of the Silicon Diodes. Selecting TUBE RECTIFIER
TRACKING brings on-line one 5U4 when in 50 watts and two 5U4s
when 100 watts is selected.
Reverb is paramount in an amplifier this versatile and the
Roadster gets the best! We’ve taken our all-tube circuit
from the widely acclaimed Lone Star and the result is lush, ambient
Reverb that blooms with sweetness as it bathes each note in old
school glory. And because the Roadsters’ modes offer such
a wide range of gain levels and sound styles, each Channel is
fitted with a dedicated REVERB mix control located on the Rear
Panel so Reverb can be optimized for each sound.
The Roadster is available in both Head and Combo formats. The
1x12 and 2x12 Combo versions feature our amazing new closed–back
design. These cabinets produce low-end and spread comparable to
a 4x12 for crunch and gain sounds while retaining the top-end sparkle
and ambience of an open back enclosure. Either way you cruise there’s
no way to lose.
So
when you’re looking for an exciting new ride that’s
easy to drive, has power to burn but can handle the turns… check
out the Roadster™. It’s the perfect addition to any guitar garage.
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Roadster™ Head, Front view
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Roadster™ Head, Rear view
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Dual
Rectifier® Roadster™
FEATURES
Handbuilt
in the USA
Multi-Watt™,
Channel Assignable Power Amp (Patent Pending)
allows you to assign either 2 or all 4 Power
Tubes to each Channel for Power Ratings of 50
or 100 Watts of Class A/B Power via independent
50/100 Watt Power Switches / 4x6L6, 6x12AX7,
2x5U4
Bias
Select Switch (6L6/EL34)
Fixed
Bias for Consistent, Maintenance Free Performance
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, All-Tube, Long Spring Reverb,
Channel Assignable Dual Rectification (Diode
or Tube Tracking – Patent Pending), All-Tube
FX Loop with Send Level Control (over all channels
when activated)
Output
Level Control
(over all channels when activated)
Footswitchable
Solo Level Control – Patent 6,724,897 (over all
channels when activated)
Bold/Spongy “Variac” Switch
True “Hard” Bypass
Switch that removes FX Loops, Output Level & Solo
Level Controls from signal path
Slave
Out w/Level Control
External
Switching Jacks for Channels 1, 2, 3, 4, Solo,
Reverb, FX Loop & Hundred Watt
7
Button Footswitch (Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel
3, Channel 4, Reverb, FX Loop & Solo)
Slip
Cover
Dual
Rectifier® Roadster™
Formats:
Head
(Width TBA)
1x12 • Combo • V30
Speaker • Casters
2x12 • Combo • V30
Speakers • Casters
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Channels
1 & 2 each offer 3 Mode choices - two
of which are repeated for added flexibility
when configuring your footswitching map. CLEAN
and FAT modes appear in both Channels so you
can set-up two very different Cleans or, clone
your favorite sound and alter it slightly for
clean or pushed soloing. From there, Channel
1 is home to the soulful mid gain voice of
American Blues in TWEED, while Channel 2 crosses
the Atlantic to crusade for classic English
Rock sounds in the urgent mid gain BRIT mode.
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Channels
3 & 4 contain all the high-gain glory
of the iconic Dual Rectifier Solo Head. These
time-tested, hit-making sounds appear in the
entire Rectifier family of amplifiers and in
the Roadster, they’re duplicated in Channels
3 and 4. RAW covers the ground between where
TWEED and BRIT top out and VINTAGE begins with
smooth, purring warmth. VINTAGE takes it up
a notch and sings with smoldering, liquid gain
for single note solo work and then there’s
MODERN. This is the original crushing, tight
high-gain Recto® sound that changed guitar
amplification forever. Accept no imitations!
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Each
of the four Channels has a corresponding
Channel strip on the Rear Panel for controlling
the REVERB, RECTIFICATION, POWER and the status
of the EFFECTS LOOP. Here you can blend in
the rich all-tube Reverb, choose between tight
punchy Diode or vintage sagging Tube Rectification,
switch your Power between the bold headroom
of 100 watts or the bright bounce of 50 watts
and dedicate the Effects Loop to the channels
you need processing on. All these choices are
channel specific making the Roadster an ultimate
footswitching live rig!
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Series
Effects Loop features a Hard Bypass that
removes two tubes and all associated Loop Circuitry
from the signal path including the SEND LEVEL,
OUTPUT and SOLO controls plus the TUNER OUT
for the shortest, most direct signal path.
BIAS SELECT reconfigures the bias circuit and
allows you to swap the stock compliment of
6L6’s for a quartet of EL 34 type power tubes
creating a brighter, Euro-style power character
and classic Brit clipability
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External
Switch Jacks provide the interface to control
the Channels, LOOP, REVERB and SOLO via an
external master switching system. Standard
latching tip-to-ground logic triggers the Roadster’s
channels and features and lets you build one-button
programs from your master switcher that control
your amp and processing. TUNER OUT JACK provides
a silent tuning feature for live applications
when the Footcontroller is connected.
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