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Tone King “Majesty 45” 

Tone King “Majesty 45” 

Tone King “Majesty 45” 

Tone King “Majesty 45”     

User’s Manual

User’s Manual

User’s Manual

User’s Manual    

1.0      3/10/2014 
 
 

 

 
 
 
Tone King Amplifiers 
A division of Premier Builders Guild LLC  
4401 Eastern Avenue,  Bldg 46-3G,  Box 38     
Baltimore, Maryland 21224 
www.toneking.com 
[email protected] 

Summary of Contents for Majesty 45

Page 1: ...ty 45 Tone King Majesty 45 User s Manual User s Manual User s Manual User s Manual 1 0 3 10 2014 Tone King Amplifiers A division of Premier Builders Guild LLC 4401 Eastern Avenue Bldg 46 3G Box 38 Bal...

Page 2: ...an idealized version of those iconic tones we all know and love I made no attempt to duplicate the design or construction of the originals since my goal was to go beyond the limitations of those clas...

Page 3: ...at the point where they exit from the apparatus 8 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 9 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time...

Page 4: ...7 3 Back Panel Controls 8 AC Power 8 Fuse Mains 8 Fuse Plate 8 Power Switch Standby Switch 8 Speaker Jacks Impedance Switch 8 Calibration Test Jacks Screen Bias Adj 9 Effects Loop Send Receive 9 Line...

Page 5: ...gle Volume knob Presence Presence Presence Presence The Presence knob adjusts the level of very high frequencies those above the range of the Treble control and does it in a way that is slightly diffe...

Page 6: ...te overdriven and distorted tones as a low volume For example master volume circuits or a power reduction scheme such as London Power Scaling have both been used successfully on various amp models of...

Page 7: ...try changing each control in turn to note its effect Volume Treble Midrange Bass Presence 5 5 5 5 5 I find that I set the controls of the Majesty to the settings above almost all the time no matter wh...

Page 8: ...el you want For clean tones there are some additional things to consider You might start out by setting the attenuator to 0db bypassed and dialing in the volume level you want with the Volume control...

Page 9: ...uld start with the Power switch OFF and the Standby switch in the STANDBY position First turn on the Power switch This will apply power only to the tube filaments only After turning on the Power switc...

Page 10: ...langer in the effects loop Any type of overdrive or distortion effect will work best when connected between the guitar and the Instrument input jack of the amp not in the loop Your chain of effects is...

Page 11: ...the screen voltage before setting the bias current to ensure that it hasn t drifted from the value it was set at originally You may also want to change the screen voltage setting to dial in a differen...

Page 12: ...GC 70mV Technical Details Inside the Majesty there is a 1 ohm resistor connected between the cathode of the output tubes and ground The bias test points on the back panel of the amp allow you to measu...

Page 13: ...up the meter to perform a bias test then switch to Operate mode and re set the bias current as described in the previous section Target Values as read on the meter connected as shown above EL34 2 65V...

Page 14: ...will be harmful to the amp However you need to keep in mind that the bias current will increase as you increase the screen voltage so you will need to re calibrate the bias current every time you cha...

Page 15: ...V3 Preamp Tubes V1 V2 V3 I ve found that the Tung Sol 12AX7 is the best sounding new production 12AX7 for this amp The Majesty will reveal differences in the sound of different tube brands quite a bit...

Page 16: ...tended tube life Power Output Tubes V5 V6 Power Output Tubes V5 V6 Power Output Tubes V5 V6 Power Output Tubes V5 V6 The Majesty 45 has a slightly higher plate impedance than a typical EL34 amp of thi...

Page 17: ...located on the chassis The larger bakelite base tubes have a small cylinder with an indexing key in the center of the ring of tube pins and this indexing key must match up with the corresponding slot...

Page 18: ...in their life and may come about as a result of the jostling and jarring that an amp can receive in shipping In spite of the exhaustive testing we perform at the shop early life tube problems cannot a...

Page 19: ...er s in this amplifier has have been selected for use only with this amplifier If the speaker s of this amplifier is are connected to an amplifier other than the intended amplifier any warranty of thi...

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