Radial Classic tube distortion

"I a-a-a-absolutely love the Tonebone pedals. They are truly tonefull, expressive and totally rock."

~ Randy Bachman
(Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive)

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Using the Classic

Overview:

Connecting and using the Tonebone Classic couldn't be simpler. Plugging in the tonebone's 15 Volt DC power supply turns the unit on. The Classic starts up in 'true bypass' mode with the guitar signal routed directly to the output. Your amp's 'clean' setting will be pristine and pure because there is nothing between you and your amp.

The Classic lets you click in rich tube distortion tone, with carefully designed controls for tone sculpting, drive and level. These controls make it easy to quickly reproduce tones you have used in the past. The level control makes it easy to match output level to the amp to get smooth, professional transitions between your distorted and clean (bypass) tones.

Be sure to try out the example Classic sounds. You'll wonder how you ever got along without this amazingly versatile tube distortion pedal!

Download/View the Classic user manual


	Using the Classic: The Tonebone Classic's design follows the way a guitar amplifier works whereby the Classic's input DRIVE control is akin to an amp's input preamp channel volume, while the Classic's LEVEL control acts more like a amp's master volume control. As such, the DRIVE control provides overall input gain to the distortion circuit. This works in conjunction with the 3-position DRIVE switch that controls low, mid or high distortion range settings. At low settings, the Classic creates lighter rock & roll tones like the sounds you would hear from Keith Richards or the cleaner side of Hendrix. In the mid-distortion range, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton-type tones come alive. At the higher distortion settings, Eddie Van Halen to Eric Johnson-type solo tones can be created while big chunky rhythm tones from Boston to ZZ Top to Deep Purple are also easily attained. The Tonebone Classic employs active post-distortion equalization for maximum flexibility. Tone shaping is performed with three controls and two switches thus allowing the guitarist to dial in the type of tonal structure that is desired. HIGH and LOW equalization are extremely active providing up to 15dB of gain control. These work in conjunction with the TOP END and MID BOOST controls. Overall shaping begins with the TOP END 3-position switch with choice of DARK, FLAT or BRIGHT settings which are used to compensate for the tonal characteristics of the amplifier. The FILTER control overlaps the high end with a subtle roll off to further compensate for overly bright amplifiers. The MID BOOST switch is used to fatten-up single coil pick-ups or to add 'meat' to the tone for additional cut during soloing. The Classic's mid-range frequencies have been carefully selected to work with popular amplifiers like Twins and Marshalls. These settings are extremely effective at compensating for 'clean' oriented channels on classic tube amplifiers.

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