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New for 2009, the
Metropolitan is a truly magical guitar amplifier with a
sound all its own. The lightweight, resonant speaker
cabinet is tuned and voiced as if it were a musical
instrument unto itself, producing the perfect balance of
warm, woody resonance and elastic feel, as well as power
and punch. The ultra-pure signal path and automatically
balanced and calibrated phase inverter give you an
unusually effortless sustain, even on perfectly clean
notes, and a bell-like clarity. |
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The Metropolitan is built
to the highest standards of quality with only the finest
materials. From the cabinetry, to the upholstering, to
the electronic assembly and testing, each amp is
entirely hand-built by designer Mark Bartel in his
Baltimore, MD craft shop. Not satisfied with using
off-the-shelf parts, Mr. Bartel works with skilled
fabricators to develop custom components such as
transformers and speakers in order to craft his totally
unique and musical creations to his exacting standards.
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The
revolutionary Phase-4 power control system gives you the
ability to achieve the
true sound and feel of an amp cranked up and driven into
natural overdrive and power tube crunch, at any volume -
even "bedroom" volume - by providing a usuable output
power range of 0.1W - 40W.
Over the years, scores of
approaches have been devised to achieve this end (master
volumes, power scaling, attenuators, etc.). Tone King
designer Mark Bartel has tried them all, but has never
been sufficiently satisfied with any of them to consider
including them in his designs - until he developed the
Phase-4 power control system.
Tone King's breakthrough
Phase-4 power control technology is light years ahead of
these older approaches in its ability to retain not only
the tone, but also the tactile feel of the amp's natural
power tube overdrive, even at very low vo lume.
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Front Panel Controls |
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Back Panel Controls |
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The Metropolitan has two
distinct preamp channels - the Rhythm Channel and the
Lead Channel. You can select between the two with either
the front panel channel switch or the footswitch.
Input Gain Switch
The input gain switch controls the gain of the 1st stage
of both preamps. This switch helps to tailor the overall
gain of the amp to match the gain of the amp to the
output level of your guitar's pickups.
Rhythym Channel
The Rhythm channel includes a 2-position "bright" switch
as well as Volume, Treble, and Bass controls.
Lead Channel
The Lead Channel includes Volume, Tone, and Mid-Bite
controls.
Reverb
The Metropolitan's all new single-knob reverb circuit
has been meticulously tuned to be the best sounding
reverb circuit of all Tone King models. The reverb
control on the front panel sets the reverb level for
both preamp channels. In addition, the reverb may be
turned on and off with the footswitch.
Output Power Controls
Two output power controls are included on the front
panel - one for each preamp channel. They allow
adjustment of the output power from 0.1W to 40W,
continuously. Having separate power controls for each
channel allows you to set the amp for a clean tone with
lots of headroom on the Rhythm channel, and an
overdriven tone on the Lead channel, while matching the
volume level when you switch between channels.
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Output Power |
Adjustable, 0.1W - 40W |
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Output Tubes |
6V6GT(x4), Cathode Biased |
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Rectifier Tube |
5AR4 |
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Preamp Tubes |
12AX7(x4), 12AT7 |
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Speaker |
1x12", Custom-Designed |
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Reverb |
Tube-Driven, Full Size 3-Spring Pan |
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Footswitch |
Has LED Indicators; controls chan sw &
reverb |
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