Tone King Royalist MK III Head

Prepare yourself for a master class in tone, Tone King are in the house. Retro American styling fused with the most incredible vintage tone; if you’re on the hunt for the holy grail of tone, stop searching, you’ve found it! The original Tone King Royalist was the companies first amp designed to capture the character of British valve amplifiers, due to its incredible tone it quickly became a fan favourite! The new Royalist MKIII builds on the original design and brings it right into the modern day.

The Royalist MKIII is a 40-watt, two channel, all valve amplifier designed to accurately reproduce iconic British tones of yesteryear! Ranging from the sweet, singing JTM45 to the iconic “Plexi” sound, all the way to the raging “Super Lead”! Whether you’re looking for the cleanest of cleans, or the dirtiest of leads this amp is sure to deliver!

The Royalist MKIII features an all-tube signal path with three 12AX7A preamp tubes and two EL34 power tubes. In addition to the output tubes, a 5AR4 rectifier tube delivers the authentic “sag” feel and response which is signature of classic British amps. 

With two channels the Royalist feels comfortable and familiar. The 1964, 1967 and 1970 three-position voicing switch on each channel allows you to choose the particular preamp, tone stack and negative feedback (power amp) from three of the most iconic vintage British amps.  

1964 – delivers a balanced treble response, lower gain, and less aggressive attack inspired by a vintage JTM45 or Bluesbreaker.

1967 – delivers the crisp treble response and aggressive attack of a vintage “Plexi”.

1970 – this highest gain setting delivers the raging “Super Lead” sound.

The Volume for both Channel A and Channel B features a PULL FAT option which changes the feel of the amplifier by delivering more low-end frequencies on the first gain stage of the preamp. The FAT setting is ideal for a clean sound with a bit of bottom end or to add some juice if you are running overdriven.

The Royalist MKIII is a non-master volume amp, and when pushed into distortion at full output power, delivers the complex harmonic spectrum which can only be obtained from a precise mix of preamp overdrive and power tube distortion. To help tame this amp for bedroom use Tone King have included two incredible IRON MAN attenuators on the amp. In fact there’s one per channel! The IRON MAN attenuator features a tuned reactive load and special compensation circuitry that allows the power tubes to be fully driven, yet only allowing a fraction of the volume through the speaker. When we say this amp gets quiet, it gets really quiet, it’s lowest setting is -36db!

The two position HF switch lowers the high frequencies and gently emphasizes the mid-range, which can help soften the cut of a single coil pickup or add extra mid push to the sound.

The Tone King Royalist MKIII might just be the ultimate British voiced amplifier, you seriously need to check this out!