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iorr
October 20th, 2009, 03:11 PM
Is there someone out there who knows how this works?
Maybe a chance to get a schematic?
The unique and effective Mid-Bite control makes the Lead Channel a lot more versatile than you would expect from a channel with only 3 controls. The Mid-Bite control is an exclusive Tone King design feature which does a lot more than simply adjust the midrange level - it completely transforms the overdrive character.
With Mid-Bite fully off, the Lead Channel reacts much like a tweed deluxe. When played clean, the woody resonance of the cabinet, liveliness of the 5AR4 tube rectifer, and the expressive dynamic response of the cathode-biased output stage work together to give you the raw midrange, silky top end, and loose feel of a genuine well-worn tweed deluxe - perfect for honky tonk or blues rhythm playing with a tele.
As you dig in harder, you'll feel the sweet, round top end begin to develop a stinging bite. Crank it up into the distortion zone, and the tone gets even fatter, thicker, and looser. Think tweed deluxe meets vintage Supro. Compression from the cathode-biased output stage softens the pick attack as single notes and chords swell and sustain in endlessly evolving shades of thick, meaty grind.
As you turn up the Mid-Bite control, a midrange peak appears while the bottom end is simultaneously tightened up, which transforms the tone into more of an English-style crunch. The amp develops a tighter feel as single notes really start to sing, and chords become chunky with rich midrange overtones, a lot like an early Marshall.
It looks like the new Kendrick amp "So Lo 7" has the same/kind of pot.
Voiced to sound exactly like a Blackface Super Reverb amp but at a fraction of the volume and about a 1/3 of the weight, we have carried this to a new level by adding a "Texas Tea" control which can layer a Tweed tone on top of the default blackface voicing. Add just a little "Texas Tea" and you get that two-amp, Stevie Ray tone. Turn it all the way down and you have pure blackface tone. Turn it up and the tweed voice overshadows the blackface voice and you have pure tweed tone.
Maybe a chance to get a schematic?
The unique and effective Mid-Bite control makes the Lead Channel a lot more versatile than you would expect from a channel with only 3 controls. The Mid-Bite control is an exclusive Tone King design feature which does a lot more than simply adjust the midrange level - it completely transforms the overdrive character.
With Mid-Bite fully off, the Lead Channel reacts much like a tweed deluxe. When played clean, the woody resonance of the cabinet, liveliness of the 5AR4 tube rectifer, and the expressive dynamic response of the cathode-biased output stage work together to give you the raw midrange, silky top end, and loose feel of a genuine well-worn tweed deluxe - perfect for honky tonk or blues rhythm playing with a tele.
As you dig in harder, you'll feel the sweet, round top end begin to develop a stinging bite. Crank it up into the distortion zone, and the tone gets even fatter, thicker, and looser. Think tweed deluxe meets vintage Supro. Compression from the cathode-biased output stage softens the pick attack as single notes and chords swell and sustain in endlessly evolving shades of thick, meaty grind.
As you turn up the Mid-Bite control, a midrange peak appears while the bottom end is simultaneously tightened up, which transforms the tone into more of an English-style crunch. The amp develops a tighter feel as single notes really start to sing, and chords become chunky with rich midrange overtones, a lot like an early Marshall.
It looks like the new Kendrick amp "So Lo 7" has the same/kind of pot.
Voiced to sound exactly like a Blackface Super Reverb amp but at a fraction of the volume and about a 1/3 of the weight, we have carried this to a new level by adding a "Texas Tea" control which can layer a Tweed tone on top of the default blackface voicing. Add just a little "Texas Tea" and you get that two-amp, Stevie Ray tone. Turn it all the way down and you have pure blackface tone. Turn it up and the tweed voice overshadows the blackface voice and you have pure tweed tone.