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2. Dialing In Yo
2. Dialing In Yo
2. Dialing In Yo
2. Dialing In Your Sound
ur Sound
ur Sound
ur Sound
All of the previous Tone King models have been based more or less around the 1960s
Fender clean sound. The Majesty is a completely different amp. It is designed to
capture the magic of late 60’s / early 70s British amps. As such, the Majesty is nearly
completely unrelated to all previous Tone King amps, and should not be expected to
have the same voicing and tonal palette.
The Majesty is actually very simple to dial in. It doesn’t require precise tweaking of the
tone controls. In general, good tones can be found no matter how the tone controls are
set. Lets take a look at a few settings which display some of the Majesty’s best
characteristics.
Starting Point
Starting Point
Starting Point
Starting Point
The settings shown here are a great starting point, no matter what kind of guitar you
are using. In order to become familiar with the Majesty, I’d start with these settings,
and 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 what I’m playing. A setting like this is also quite versatile – try rolling down
the volume control on your guitar, and observe how the mildly overdriven tone cleans
up nicely to a well balanced clean tone.
The Marshall Trick
The Marshall Trick
The Marshall Trick
The Marshall Trick
A common way to set up an old Marshall “plexi” for a great crunchy rock tone is like
this (below). It looks like an extreme setting, and it is. But, it just happens to sound
great with this kind of amp.
Volume
Treble
Midrange
Bass
Presence
10
10
10
2
2
Fat, Warm Clean Tone
Fat, Warm Clean Tone
Fat, Warm Clean Tone
Fat, Warm Clean Tone
Although the Majesty is very much centered on delivering vintage British tones, it’s
still possible to conjure up a nice warm, fat clean tone, reminiscent of the of the older
Tone King models. Here’s a setting that will get you started in this direction, though
you may want to tweak the treble and presence controls as necessary.
Volume
Treble
Midrange
Bass
Presence
2
3
1
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