I got to play one about 3 years ago in a shop and it made me laugh out loud. whoever makes that amp is someone I would totally dig. well, I remember seeing the pics and review of that amp in Guitar Player years ago and thinking. But, I don't feel like I have missed a thing.ДЄnd the guy who just got the Galaxy. The sky king amp is really really really amazing and something that would be a kind of 'ultimate amp' and with unlimited resources, sure, why not.

the amp sounds the same, but it satisfies a customer need, so, it is smart to do. Lots of guys insist on traditional methods. 2) moving away from heavy duty pcb to a more traditional approach. not quite as rich as the tube drive, but to me, the attenuator thing still doesn't sound the same, so, no real benefit to me but big for some guys. I do think that Mark Bartel did 2 things that are really smart: 2) adding the attenuator solved a customer desire, for me, it is unnecessary, for that, I'd probably just use a zendrive for lower level. I think Knopfler is still playing the original imperial, so, I don't think we find the amp lacking in anything. if you want a rawer solo sound for instance and louder)

The clean part of the imperial (again it is really 2.5 amps in one-> bf deluxe, 5e3 deluxe and the knob that lets you dial in more britishy sounding sounds and all with one stomp button to switch and you can make it so that the levels are the same OR different. it pretty much stays 'in the trailer' for gigs & rehearsals and that is where I play it 90% of the time. I have never been a big fan of attenuators and I don't play my imperial that much at home. it is weird to hear of them being 'low cost' ha ha! at the time I got it, it was pretty expensive. I have an original imperial (pcb board, no attenuator). Is it manageable at bedroom levels? Do you wish you had the built in attenuator? From what I gather, most original Imperial owners are very happy but would like the attenuator option (probably why they now include it with the MKII). If you have an original build Imperial, I'd love to hear from you. Also, there's about a $600 difference (Imperial more expensive), which isn't much, but worth considering. So, just trying to decide between these two. It has an early Marshall-like quality in the lead channel, and IMO the best clean channel going which makes it super versatile, whereas the Royalist is a bit of a one-trick pony, but that trick is awesome. I love and somewhat prefer the tone of the Royalist, totally what I like (I miss my old JCM800), but the versatility of the Imperial is awesome. I would prefer to have the built in attenuator option so I can play at home (which rules out the cheaper original Imperial), which is where I realistically play the most, though I do practice in a band space and gig small clubs. I'd probably prefer the new Imperial MKII, but with the Aussie dollar at 0.79 USD, the exchange rate is gonna really drive up the price on the new MKII down here. I've narrowed my choices to the 20th Anniversary Imperial and the Royalist 15w. Anyway, that store happens to be 700kms (400+ miles) away from where I live, so trying one out isn't entirely in the cards. Those are both great amps, but I'm looking for something really nice that will pretty much last me forever, and Tone King's seem to fit the bill for that.Д«eing in Australia, there's literally only 1 retailer in the entire country that sells them (they have an exclusive deal through the Premier Builders Guild). Really close to buying a Tone King and selling my Vox AC15C1 and Fender Princeton. I have another thread going but thought I'd go straight to the source.

Tone King owners - wondering if you could maybe help me out.

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