Designer’s Introduction
“When I sat down with a blank piece of paper (well actually as this is the 21st century, a blank computer screen) to design the TCT range of amplifiers, I had a long hard look at all the guitar amps that I had designed previously. Even though many of those designs were destined to be what can only be called Classics, I wanted to approach these new amps in a different perspective. Instead of designing under the corporate image of whatever company I was working for at the time, the TCT amps were for the first time “my” amps. This put the image in my mind as “what do I want from an amp, and how do I want it to look”. As a guitar player of many years I have used many different amps, many times different ones hooked up in a multi- amp set up for the different sounds that I needed at the time. This realisation formulated the basic concept and functionality of the direction I needed to go in, something that was simple to use but was as variable as possible. Oh, and sounded great at everything it did as well! The “what do I want it to look like” actually developed pretty quickly – I wanted something that looked classy and stood out from the crowd, something that at the same time was familiar yet unique. For want of a better word “boutique”. I think that the TCT series of Albion amps fulfils my dream and desire with room to spare. Finally “my” amp! I personally love playing these amps and can sit there playing them for hours on end without tiring of them – sometimes to the annoyance of my small team I have to add – I do tend to play very loud at times, and they do have to work!!”
FEATURES IN A NUTSHELL
- Handwired all tube head
- 100 watt vacuum tube 2 channel head with 4 EL34 and 5 12AX7 tubes
- 2 preamp channels, both can be active simulaneusly
- Unique input stage combines the preamp tube with an FET circuit to give lower noise, higher gain, better tonality, and lower microphonics
- Both channels go from clean to scream
- 4 voices
- 3 gain stages per channel, total of 8 gain stages available simultaneously
- Separate three-band wide range passive EQ, gain, drive, and volume knobs for Channel A and B
- Channel A is pre-EQ and channel B is post-EQ for more tonal options
- A/B Mix balance – mix both channel and adjust balance for the 3rd tone
- Power Amp Response Control – Edge, Deep and Feedback
- Tight switch on each channel switches the low frequency voicing from deep low to a shelved high pass filter
- Smooth switch alters the voicing from bright and attacking to a smoother less high frequency style
- Shift switch alters the mid frequency to a different position and provides a different EQ spectrum
- Phase invert switch
- 33% / 100% power selector
- Mute/active (Standby) switch
- Effects loop and adjustable solid-state digital reverb
- FX loop with -10 and 0 dBu selector
- Two 1/4 in. speaker output jacks with 8 or 16 ohm options on the rear
- Includes footswitch for A/B channel, Mix mode, and Effects switching
SPECIFICATIONS
- Power: 100W @ 8/16 Ohm
- 33W with power drop switch
- Power valves: Four EL34
- Preamp valves: Five 12AX7
- EQ controls: Bass, Mid with Shift switch, Treble
- Mix balance: +/- 6dB in relation to master volume
- FX Loop level switch: -10dBV / 0dBV
- Phase invert switch
- 33%/100% power selector
- Mute/Active (Standby) switch
- Loudspeaker Output: Two ¼“ jacks wired in parallel
- Loudspeaker impedance selector: 8/16 Ω
- Included Footswitch with following controls: Channel A/B swicth, Mix mode on/off, FX on/off,
- Birch ply interlockick panels in all TCT cabinets
- Black vinyl with grey grille cloth
- High gloss black trim walnut board with gold Albion Logo
- Dimensions Width x Height x Depth: W702xH259xD248 mm
- Weight: 22Kg
- Shipping weight: 26.1Kg
- Shipping volume: 0.08 CBM
cijena: 11.999,00 kn
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