Picture this: Top down, radio pumpin’ flying
down a back-country road in a high performance
ragtop. Responsibilities behind, miles of
S-curves ahead…fully in the moment and feeling
the rush as you confidently snake your way
through shadowed canyons that give way to sunny
ridgetops. Freedom, Flow, Exhilaration!
Introducing the new Dual Rectifier® Roadster™;
the most fun a guitarist can have on four wheels…well
alright, casters.
This all-tube thoroughbred shares a class with
only one other amplifier - and that position is
held by its brother – the mighty Road King™. In
fact, the Roadster is a Road King without
Progressive Linkage™ and other rear panel
features that some players fear need a higher
education to navigate. The Roadster now offers
the plug-and-play minded guitarist a way to
enjoy a myriad of footswitchable preamp choices
without the power option anxiety.
Throughout two lower gain Channels, 1 and 2,
you’ll discover every classic clean sound in the
pairs of CLEAN and FAT modes. Once you’ve dialed
in your ultimate clean sound, you can duplicate
it in the other Channel and modify it for single
note applications, a more pushed version or
decide to switch to another mode for a radically
different sound. Meanwhile dedicated American
Blues and English Rock sounds reside in the
easily clippable mid-gain realms of TWEED and
BRIT. These dynamic and incredibly expressive
modes would make an amazing amplifier all by
themselves as they roam the zone between clean
and clipped with authentic finesse.
Channels 3 and 4 contain all the mind-altering
iconic sounds of the legendary Dual Rectifier®
Solo Head and hand you the keys to the world of
high gain…both retro and future. The RAW,
VINTAGE and MODERN modes cover the entire range
of gain from a sweet clip, through liquid voice
up to a crushing wall of tight grind and are
duplicated in both Channels. This again allows
you to either find a favorite sound and dedicate
the channels to slight differences or, configure
them for wildly different styles.
The Channels’ duplicated modes are a powerful
feature - making the Roadster not just an amp
for your current style or band but rather, a
lifelong companion to your music…offering
limitless configurations, keeping pace with your
growth as your playing evolves.
The Roadster also features our Multi-Watt™
Channel Assignable Power feature allowing you to
choose either 50 or 100 watt power for each
preamp Channel. This simple to use feature
expands the potential of each Channel mode
exponentially by enabling you to lower the
power-clip threshold or, tighten things up as
needed. The two power choices also offer
different personalities; 50 watts with its
brighter, elastic bounce or 100 watts of
tight-tracking low-end girth and mid punch
authority.
Add to this power shaping magic our patented
Tube Rectifier Tracking feature. Each channel
features the ability to choose between the saggy
bounce of the 5U4 Rectifier Tubes or the tight,
bold authority of the Silicon Diodes. Selecting
TUBE RECTIFIER TRACKING brings on-line one 5U4
when in 50 watts and two 5U4s when 100 watts is
selected.
Reverb is paramount in an amplifier this
versatile and the Roadster gets the best! We’ve
taken our all-tube circuit from the widely
acclaimed Lone Star and the result is lush,
ambient Reverb that blooms with sweetness as it
bathes each note in old school glory. And
because the Roadsters’ modes offer such a wide
range of gain levels and sound styles, each
Channel is fitted with a dedicated REVERB mix
control located on the Rear Panel so Reverb can
be optimized for each sound.
The Roadster is available in both Head and Combo
formats. The highly portable 1x12 is rear ported
for stunning power to weight performance, while
the 2x12 Combo features our amazing closed–back
design. These cabinets produce low-end spread
reminiscent of a 4x12 for crunch and gain sounds
while retaining the top-end sparkle and ambience
of an open back enclosure. Either way you cruise
there’s no way to lose.
So when you’re looking for an exciting new ride
that’s easy to drive, has power to burn but can
handle the turns… check out the Roadster™. It’s
the perfect addition to any guitar garage.
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Dual Rectifier® Roadster™
FEATURES
Handbuilt in the USA
Multi-Watt™, Channel Assignable Power
Amp (Patent Pending) allows you to
assign either 2 or all 4 Power Tubes to
each Channel for Power Ratings of 50 or
100 Watts of Class A/B Power via
independent 50/100 Watt Power Switches /
4x6L6, 6x12AX7, 2x5U4
Bias Select Switch (6L6/EL34)
Fixed Bias for Consistent, Maintenance
Free Performance
4 Fully Independent
Channels with 12 Modes (Channel 1 =
Clean, Fat or Tweed™, Channel 2 = Clean,
Fat or Brit, Channels 3 & 4 = Raw,
Vintage High Gain or Modern High Gain)
Each Channel features Independent Gain,
Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence, All-Tube,
Long Spring Reverb, Channel Assignable
Dual Rectification (Diode or Tube
Tracking – Patent Pending), All-Tube FX
Loop with Send Level Control (over all
channels when activated)
Output Level Control
(over all channels when activated)
Footswitchable Solo Level Control –
Patent 6,724,897 (over all channels when
activated)
Bold/Spongy “Variac” Switch
True “Hard” Bypass Switch that removes
FX Loops, Output Level & Solo Level
Controls from signal path
Slave Out w/Level Control
External Switching Jacks for Channels 1,
2, 3, 4, Solo, Reverb, FX Loop & Hundred
Watt
8 Button Footswitch (Channel 1, Channel
2, Channel 3, Channel 4, Reverb, FX Loop
& Solo)
Slip Cover
Dual Rectifier® Roadster™
Formats:
Head (Width 25-5/8 in)
1x12 • Ported Back Combo • V30 Speaker •
Casters • Width 26-3/4 in
2x12 • Closed Back Combo • V30 Speakers
• Casters • Width 26-3/4 in
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Channels 1 & 2 each offer 3 Mode
choices - two of which are repeated for
added flexibility when configuring your
footswitching map. CLEAN and FAT modes
appear in both Channels so you can
set-up two very different Cleans or,
clone your favorite sound and alter it
slightly for clean or pushed soloing.
From there, Channel 1 is home to the
soulful mid gain voice of American Blues
in TWEED, while Channel 2 crosses the
Atlantic to crusade for classic English
Rock sounds in the urgent mid gain BRIT
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Channels 3 & 4 contain all the
high-gain glory of the iconic Dual
Rectifier Solo Head. These time-tested,
hit-making sounds appear in the entire
Rectifier family of amplifiers and in
the Roadster, they’re duplicated in
Channels 3 and 4. RAW covers the ground
between where TWEED and BRIT top out and
VINTAGE begins with smooth, purring
warmth. VINTAGE takes it up a notch and
sings with smoldering, liquid gain for
single note solo work and then there’s
MODERN. This is the original crushing,
tight high-gain Recto® sound that
changed guitar amplification forever.
Accept no imitations! |
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Each of the four Channels has a
corresponding Channel strip on the Rear
Panel for controlling the REVERB,
RECTIFICATION, POWER and the status of
the EFFECTS LOOP. Here you can blend in
the rich all-tube Reverb, choose between
tight punchy Diode or vintage sagging
Tube Rectification, switch your Power
between the bold headroom of 100 watts
or the bright bounce of 50 watts and
dedicate the Effects Loop to the
channels you need processing on. All
these choices are channel specific
making the Roadster an ultimate
footswitching live rig! |
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Series Effects Loop features a
Hard Bypass that removes two tubes and
all associated Loop Circuitry from the
signal path including the SEND LEVEL,
OUTPUT and SOLO controls plus the TUNER
OUT for the shortest, most direct signal
path. BIAS SELECT reconfigures the bias
circuit and allows you to swap the stock
compliment of 6L6’s for a quartet of EL
34 type power tubes creating a brighter,
Euro-style power character and classic
Brit clipability |
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External Switch Jacks provide the
interface to control the Channels, LOOP,
REVERB and SOLO via an external master
switching system. Standard latching
tip-to-ground logic triggers the
Roadster’s channels and features and
lets you build one-button programs from
your master switcher that control your
amp and processing. TUNER OUT JACK
provides a silent tuning feature for
live applications when the
Footcontroller is connected.
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