REVIEW > TONE KING
TONE KING
GALAXY
them. His amps have already attracted the ears
of Mark Knopfler, and his latest creation—the
Tone King Galaxy—will likely impress the
famous and anonymous alike with its capacity
for big, clear 6L6 tones, low-end girth, and
snarling sounds when it’s wide open.
BY JORDAN WAGNER
Like most gearheads out there, I love guitars, amps, and effects that effective-
ly blur the lines between practicality, great
tone, and art. The greatest, most-classic gear
designs—from the Fender Telecaster to the
Vox AC30—were perfect combinations of
the three. And there are few greater thrills
for the gear-obsessed than walking the
aisles of their favorite guitar shop, eyeing
mysterious eye-grabbing pieces and wonder-
ing if the sound will match the flash.
To Boldly Go . . .
The turquoise-and-white Galaxy is a showstopper. Stacked on the matching 2x12 cabinet,
its Jet Age style looks like a cross between a
’ 57 Chrysler and a mid-century television—it
really looks like it should be making a martini
while broadcasting John Glenn’s Mercury mission and kicking out Ventures tunes. The head
is fairly light, weighing in at 36 pounds. Even
when hauling the head and the 35-pound
cabinet together, I was surprised at how light
Reverb and
Tremolo
sections
Lead and Rhythm channels
Two 12" Tone
King 33
speakers
made by
Eminence
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