it pretty much stays 'in the trailer' for gigs & rehearsals and that is where I play it 90% of the time. I have never been a big fan of attenuators and I don't play my imperial that much at home. it is weird to hear of them being 'low cost' ha ha! at the time I got it, it was pretty expensive. I have an original imperial (pcb board, no attenuator). Is it manageable at bedroom levels? Do you wish you had the built in attenuator? From what I gather, most original Imperial owners are very happy but would like the attenuator option (probably why they now include it with the MKII). If you have an original build Imperial, I'd love to hear from you. Also, there's about a $600 difference (Imperial more expensive), which isn't much, but worth considering. So, just trying to decide between these two. It has an early Marshall-like quality in the lead channel, and IMO the best clean channel going which makes it super versatile, whereas the Royalist is a bit of a one-trick pony, but that trick is awesome. I love and somewhat prefer the tone of the Royalist, totally what I like (I miss my old JCM800), but the versatility of the Imperial is awesome. I would prefer to have the built in attenuator option so I can play at home (which rules out the cheaper original Imperial), which is where I realistically play the most, though I do practice in a band space and gig small clubs. I'd probably prefer the new Imperial MKII, but with the Aussie dollar at 0.79 USD, the exchange rate is gonna really drive up the price on the new MKII down here. I've narrowed my choices to the 20th Anniversary Imperial and the Royalist 15w. Anyway, that store happens to be 700kms (400+ miles) away from where I live, so trying one out isn't entirely in the cards. Those are both great amps, but I'm looking for something really nice that will pretty much last me forever, and Tone King's seem to fit the bill for that.īeing in Australia, there's literally only 1 retailer in the entire country that sells them (they have an exclusive deal through the Premier Builders Guild). Really close to buying a Tone King and selling my Vox AC15C1 and Fender Princeton. I have another thread going but thought I'd go straight to the source. Tone King owners - wondering if you could maybe help me out. Thanks for any info.pro or con, enablement and otherwise.Help needed - first time buyer for a Tone King I'd have to move a guitar or two (got too many of the dang things). Trying to make a deal for a partial trade too but it may be a cash only. What would you guys consider a good price for one that's mint and less than 1 year old? This is the Imperial Anniversary.new they're $2.5k or $2.6k. There is a used Imperial Anniversary not too far from me.spoke to the seller, 2nd owner in one year, seems like a good guy, a collector, home hobbyist type. But an amp of this caliber, from what I hear, is like a lifetime keeper.Īnd of course, the stars are aligning. But would it be kind of redundant to add the Tone King?Īnd I'm mostly a home player.my Blues jr gets lots of use, my Twin, 25W Lil Dawg Deluxe and DR build sit a lot. I have a build from a small builder / friend of mine.(KBP out of MI) Deluxe Reverb BF circuit with a channel one that has Reverb and extra gain.pretty cool amp. Thanks for the info bikeracr.I was afraid of that.GAS increased.