The Sky King is a 1 x 12" combo designed to capture and update the American tones of the 1950s and 60s. This 35W hand-wired amp offers Rhythm and Lead channels that capture the glassy elegance of the original blackface-style design and the warm bark of the tweed-covered titans. The Lead channel's Mid-Bite control invites some of the classic British amps of that period. It includes a foot-switchable tremolo and a custom-voiced bias-modulated tremolo circuit.
The back panel controls include a mode switch that selects between Pentode and Ultra-Linear performance on both channels. Pentode offers familiar clarity and transients, while Ultra-Linear allows the amp to sag and react to every note you play. This flagship amp assigns an Ironman II reactive power attenuators to both the clean channel and the Lead channel. This unprecedented control allows you to dial in the perfect performance-to-volume balance, no matter the gig.
The Rhythm channel is sculpted to '60s era cleans and chime. The Lead channel offers the harmonically rich midrange of '50s tweed amps and can be crafted into old-school, British-style Lead voices.
Changing character with the flip of a switch:
The Sky King features a powerful Mode switch that swings the amp between Pentode and Ultra-Linear operations. Choose Pentode for the feel and clarity that is found in the majority of amps around the world. Flip over to Ultra-Linear mode to give the amplifier a warmer, rounder sound with plenty of elastic response to enhance your picking style.
Onboard spring reverb and tremolo: The tube-driven circuit and old-school controls of the spring reverb and bias-modulated tremolo re-create the thick, splashing and pulsating tones of the vintage American-voiced combos.
Features:
- Rhythm channel controls: Volume, Bass, Treble
- Lead channel controls: Volume, Tone, Mid-Bite
- Mid-Bite control tightens the low end for added punch and cut
- Pentode mode offers a faster attack and more defined highs
- Ultra-Linear mode delivers richer lower-order harmonics and a softer feel
- Ultra-Linear mode reduces the amplifier's gain and may need to be compensated with the preamp volume control
- 6-step attenuation adjusts the power from 35 watts down to around 1 watt
- Reactive load technology maintains the feel and response of your guitar amplifier
- Independent attenuation for Rhythm and Lead channels
- Bias modulation tremolo circuit delivers vintage-style pulse - foot-switchable
- Tube-driven spring reverb with wide-ranging control
- Effects carefully tuned to balance across the two channels
Specifications
Wattage: 35W
Speaker: Custom Voiced "Tone King 1660" by Celestion
Preamp: 2 channel (Rhythm, Lead), Foot-switchable
Rhythm Channel Controls: Volume, Treble, and Bass
Lead Channel Controls: Volume and Tone
Reverb: Tube Driven spring reverb, Full spring 2-spring reverb pan
Tremolo: Bias modulation type tremolo circuit, Footswitch controllable
Controls: Attenuation level (Rhythm)