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With the Imperial
A special highlight is the integrated "Zero Watt Poweramp", which is based on the original phase inverter circuit of the MKII and reproduces the complete dynamic behavior of a power amplifier - without any speakers. The sound is complemented by two footswitchable vintage effects: a stereo spring reverb (Convolution Reverb) with reverb and dwell controls and a digitally controlled stereo tremolo with classic speed and depth parameters. Both effects can be assigned separately for each channel.
Thanks to the onboard IR loader with 15 high-quality OwnHammer impulse responses (including Tone King, Vox and Marshall cabinets), the pedal is perfect for recording, direct-to-PA or headphone practice sessions. Three IRs per channel are pre-installed and can be selected via toggle switches. Alternatively, the IR loader can be completely deactivated to use external IRs or a real speaker.
With the free Tone King Editor software (powered by Synergy), all parameters such as
I have tried various emulators as an alternative to loud output that I get from my Fender Deluxe Reverb and Blues Jr. None of them approached the real thing. And then I found this. You Tube reviewers usually present it with various effects so I wasn't sure what I'd get. It surpassed my expectations. This is not a digital pedal. this is a real preamp. Sounds good both recorded with a mic and direct through the line output. There is a tone variation of course but both sound good. The cab emulators arevaried and equal to a real cab. The software is easy to use. Some people complain the low frequencies are too much. You can adjust that with software and controls on the pedal. And my Deluxe Reverb also needs to be tamed in the low register. The second channel, like my Blues Jr, has less bass and can easily be adjusted. Tone King doesn't sound exactly like my Fenders, and that is good, I already have my two amps. Neither does it sound like a Tone King full amp (judging from video comparisons). So what? It sounds good. If you want that sound you have to buy the amp that costs 4x as much. It's pricey but you can use the effects return if you have another amp to turn it into a real thing. And you can wire it to add Imperial channels to your amp, increasing its scope by two channels. I use it with my Laney L5, it is necessary to have a serial FX loop, and it seems it does, contrary to what some sources say that L5 has a parallel loop. I have looked in the past at Tone King amps and could not justify spending so much money on yet another amp, albeit with attenuator (I have an attenuator that I use with my Fenders and a Boogie). This is the solution I was hoping for when I considered getting a Fractal, but I don't need hundreds of amps and I have my analog pedals that work better than the digital ones that I have (Boss, UAFX). So, Tone King is king.
