{"product_id":"tokimeaminbl","title":"Tone King Metropolitan Amplifier in Black","description":"\u003cspan style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\" size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cfontcolor\u003e\u003cbig style=\"color: #f64d04;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#339966\" style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/big\u003e\u003c\/fontcolor\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #142747; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eTone King Metropolitan Amp \u003c\/b\u003eis certainly one of the most in demand high end guitar amps we sell here.  Rarely in stock, and it usually has a waiting list.  For the moment, we do indeed have them in stock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The creator, Mark Bartel, created the Metropolitan to be a versatile professional quality amplifier with vintage Fender overtones.  Meticulously designed, it may be one of the few boutique amps where the quality of the cabinet's construction equals the tone.  The cab itself was built for resonance and is voiced to match the amp circuit.  Believe us, it's apparent when you play it.  You've heard amp companies say you will not want to put the guitar down when you play their amp, right?  Well, in this case it's true!\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eRhythm Channel\u003c\/b\u003e brings a wide variety of clean tones, from the sound of the original Tone King rhythm channel, to a new range of tones that include more midrange thickness and chime.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #142747; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLead Channel\u003c\/b\u003e is extreemely versatile allowing one to attain tones from fat, greasy tweed overdrive to early Marshall Plexi type crunch, at any volume level. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #142747; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eThe speaker used in the Metropolitan is an Eminence Speaker that was custom designed by Mark Bartel specifically for this amp and cabinet.  This speaker compliments the Metropolitan well with it's warm midrange and bell-like top-end with more chime and less brilliant sharpness found in most \"Fender-ish\" amps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: #f64d04;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eControl Panel Layout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eThe Tone King Metropolitan features two separate channels - Rhythm and the Lead.  These two channels are selectable with either \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003ethe supplied footswitch, or by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eswitch on the front of the amp panel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #339966;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eControls:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #339966;\"\u003eInput Gain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#142747\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eThis works like a typical amplifier hi\/low input.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #339966;\"\u003eRhythym Channel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#142747\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eThis channel features a two position BRT (bright) switch as well as Volume, Treble, and Bass controls.  \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003eLead Channel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#142747\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eThe Lead Channel includes Volume, Tone, and Mid-Bite controls.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003eReverb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#142747\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eMark Bartel designed this reverb circuit just like his other amps. Phenomenally thick and luscious. It's also controlled (on\/off) with the foot switch\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #339966;\"\u003eOutput Power Controls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan color=\"#142747\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eNo doubt, one of our favorite features.  DO NOT MISTAKE THIS FOR TWO SIMPLE OUTPUT VOLUMES!  IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.  These controls 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #000066; font-family: Verdana;\" size=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eFor the Metropolitan, Tone King developed the Phase-4 output power system that allows the guitar player to get that full tube tone and feel at all volumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Many amp companies have tried (Master Voltage, Master Volume, Power Scaling, etc) and fell short.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#142747\" style=\"color: #142747;\"\u003eTone King's breakthrough Phase-4 power control technology is superior to these other 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 volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003csmall\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #142747;\"\u003eSPECS: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"font-family: Tahoma; color: #142747;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" height=\"96\" width=\"500\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOutput Power\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eFully Adjustable from 0.1 Watts to 40 Watts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOutput Tubes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e4 x 6V6  (Cathode Biased, so it's easy!) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRectifier Tube\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e5AR4 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreamp Tubes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e4 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AT7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpeaker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eSingle 12\" Custom Designed Eminence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReverb\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eAll Tube with a FULL SIZE 3-Spring Pan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFootswitch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003eControls Channel Switching and Reverb \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e24.25\" Wide    18.25\" Tall    12\" Deep \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"color: #339966;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#112244\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"-1\" style=\"color: #112244; font-family: Verdana;\"\u003e42 lbs   -  Yep!  That's it! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Tone King","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":3328430529,"sku":"TKMETROBLK","price":2499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4003\/products\/tone-king-metropolitan-amplifier-in-black-2.jpeg?v=1541214826","url":"https:\/\/www.humbuckermusic.mom\/products\/tokimeaminbl","provider":"Humbucker Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}