How to Contact The Tone King, Reviewer of Gear
The Tone King | Mar 20, 2011 | Comments 42
Gear is KING!
When he walked through the doors of his local music store and stood in awe of the same Charvel that Warren DeMartini played with RATT hanging on the wall, The Tone King knew that the two hundred dollars that he had in his pocket would soon be spent and he would be walking out with a brand new guitar. It was when he was twelve and bought that Charvel that he knew that the gear chooses you and it’s not the other way around.
Ever since, The Tone King has always wanted to bring that same experience to other players. After coming home from busting his hump at his 9 to 5 gig, he started putting together gear comparisons on the web. Rather than worry about trying to sell something, The Tone King just played and let everyone else decide what they thought on their own. Always the collector, he had a myriad of different kinds of gear to showcase, and, over the years, he had built up the knowledge to look under the hood of the gear he was playing and explain its inner-workings. Taking notes from his years of experience playing in numerous venues inside and out of his native New York, The Tone King also has a good idea what’s important to the player. It wasn’t long before his YouTube videos went viral and he needed to expand his territory. TheToneKing.com was born.
When he put his website together, The Tone King wanted to do things his way. He wanted the site to be for the people: He wanted to build a community. Never charging the TTK community and not letting sponsors influence the content of his site, The Tone King continues to fund the site almost entirely out of his own pocket. In addition to his videos, he provides forums where musicians can discuss their own opinions on the gear that he puts out there. As the growing members of the TTK community have discovered, TheToneKing.com just puts it out there. You have to decide if that gear has chosen you or not.
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On the last Friday of every month, at two minutes till midnight EST (GMT-5, NYC time!!), The Tone King goes live on UStream.tv where he answers questions from you the viewers in real time. Stay tuned to his monthly broadcast and get the lowdown on what new gear is coming down the pike and for the winners for the monthly give-away.
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Finally, if the above isn’t enough … you are welcome to contact me via United States Postal Service (aka snail mail). Please note … because the PO Box isn’t checked daily, if you are sending something via this method, please send over a note via email.
- The Tone King (TheToneKing.com)
- PO Box 913
- Manalapan, New Jersey 07726
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Hi – I’ve been watching your video reviews for quite a while and really enjoy them. Thanks for taking the time. One question that I cannot find the answer to on your site… Have you EVER published a catalog of your personal gear? I’d be interested to see.
Could you tell me what the best locking tuning machines are for 3+3 and 6 inline . Thxs T.K.
Jerry
Hi King, I think that a comparison between TA15 from Mesa and Gigmaster 15 from ENGL will be great. Besides that, the low wattage guitar amps are ruling, so why not do a review of Blackstar HT-5H ?
Here in Brazil there’s a manufacter, Meteoro Amplifiers, and they lauch an 7W tube combo called Dynamic MGV7, 2 chanels, 3x 6BQ7 and 2x EL84, 12” speaker, Loop and reverb.
It’s look like very good and I think it could got a good review. Perhaps Meteoro cold send you one. I want to clarify that I don’t have relationship or business with Meteoro, I’m only a guitar review enthusiastic.
Thanks for your time,
Jorge
I need you help!!! Since you were at NAMM. I wanted your opinion on which amp is better. The Mesa Transatlantic or the Carvin V3M. I am looking at purchansing one of these amps.
Thanks!!
hello!
You have cool and helpfull reviews! It would be awesome if you had a review on different guitar cabinet elements..
hey, i’ve trying to hunt down inforamation on the dean mach 7 and i’m finding nothing, i was just wondering if you had any info on it? btw your reviews are sweet!
Can you do a demo/review of Schecter’s V-1 Korina guitar?
Cause that would be cool if you did, dude. Thanks, TJ
Hey TTK, thank you for all your reviews, they are great and very helpful.
Hey I wanted to request that you try to get an ENGL Fireball kinda tone out a spider valve, like you did with the 5105. I would like to see how close you get to it.
Anyway, worthwhile posting not to mention devoid of that necessary turn-off of condescension. Thank you and luv….Angela *wink*
Hello Im Antonio Velazquez, from Puerto Rico -USA, I wanted to say that I’m suscribed to your YOUTUBE channel and its great.
I would like to see a review of the trem king tremolo, and if you compare it to a standard tremolo from a strat. Im curious to know the difference of each tremolo.
TK — Kudos go out to you for ‘Keepin it REAL’ on that LTD guitar review. People need to know this stuff before they lay down their hard earned cash. Especially in this economy.
It’s ridiculous to have to put out more money on a brand new out of the box guitar just to make it playable.
Thanks for the Heads Up on that one !
TK —- Please do a review of your Carvin CS-6 guitar.
It just looks awesome with that quilt top.
I’d really like to know if you like it a lot or, if it’s
just OK and nothing to get excited about ?
Thanks,
David
Hey TK. I have a 6505+ 112 combo at my apartment and I’m trying to get the gain and punch out of it at bedroom noise levels, but can’t get post gain to more than 1+, since it’s getting loud and I don’t want to disturb the neighbors. Would you recommend a THD Hotplate so that I can crank it a bit or just an overdrive pedal to get that gain at my current volume? What would suit me best? Please, gimme some advice, I’m in desperate need of help, since I can’t get my tone by any means
TK,
HELP. im trying to buy an amp and nobody, including yourself can show me a review that will test what i want to see. for example, i am trying to decide between a bugera v22 and a jet city 20watt. nobody will show me how a single channel plays clean LOUDLY (when it breaks up), what the amps sounds like when pedals are on, and then switched off, and use diferent effects. IE – real life scenarios.
for example, hook a pedal to it, play clean, play dirty, play metal: analysis
single channel amp and crank it on clean? can it stay clean? how much till it overdrives?
basically real life scenarios. everybody does, channel 1 channel 2, reverb done. BORING.
Thanks.
Dear Tone King,
I’m from Brazil and I’ve 42 years old. I’m learning to play guitar. I have a Gibson SG Standand. I like hard rock and heavy metal.
Now I’m looking for a amp tube head.
I saw a lot of your reviews and tests, but you did a mistake: The Randall amps aren’t made in the USA. They’re made overseas. They project and test the amps in USA.
I know that because I was interested in the Randall RM20H (because the gear test RM20H x Marshall Haze 15) and send a e-mail to Randall.
If you want I could sent you the Randall’s e-mail telling me that.
Thank you, and rock on !!!
hello TTK
i seen that you have a jackson jx 3 preamp as well was curious if you had a manaul for it and if you would email me a copy and probally a stupid question but when i run the jx 3 on the front of my blue voodoo 120 are the 2 other tubes in the jackson helping my distortion by running with the 4 tubes that are in the head?
and also wanted to mention to you that you should try a creepy fingers fuzz pedal there great the bass player from fu manchu makes them.
thanks
hey is that 12:00 east time west time
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Hi there TK.
I think the JCA20H rules. I may not have the sadest why I need the amp story, but i do need it. I picked up the last one guitar center denver had around dec.20th
I was trying to decide between that and the HT5 from Blackstar. Needless to say the JCA20H was the one i had to have. Well after using it (alot) it is my 2nd favorite piece of gear, my 1976 exploror is my 1st.
I would like another one to run them stereo and to get a little more S.P.L. I just rewired my cabinet to do that should i get another one. Like I said, its not a sad i need this thing story but i do need it and i am a huge Jet City fan now. Hook me up please!
TTK
I hope this is where I post for the Jet City amp competition. I’m from Seattle, WA and I’m just in the process of looking for my first tube amp. It would be my honor and pleasure to have something local.
Thanks
hey i like to know how the Am100 works, can you make a short video of the sound it makes. before i buy one!
Hey Tone King!!!! I need to find an amp that stays clean at high volumes with little to no breakup, but under $1,000.
Hey Tone king!
Great job on all the reviews. I do I have suggestion though.
Invest a little cash into a proper mic set up running into your camera (if capable) or into your computer overdub the sound in an editor (only takes a few minutes)so we can hear what is really going on….not just what the little camcorder mic gives us
Hey Tone King! I was wondering how a bass sounds through a Bugera 1960, cna it be done? I play classic rock and i’m really trying to get the tone of the late 60′s and as you know, all the bassists played marshall plexis. could the 1960 do it?
I would really like to see a shootout between the Bugera v22 and the peavey windsor studio.
your youtube videos are awesome, you really know what your talking about, i was wondering what your opinion is on the Laney gh50l head through the laney 212 speaker cab. i’ve been trying to find a good power tube amp for my band. we play thrash/death metal so good high gain is necessary, thank you for your time. and i’m on a budget with the amps so prices like $2000 mesa’s or bogners isnt an option for me.
Hello and thanks for your Youtube videos! Hard to find anyone understandable these days
Can you tell me if there’s any noticeable benefit or improvement of the Behringer NR300 over the NR100?
Does anybody know in witch year bugera was introduced.
Greetings Dave
Hey TK,
I’ve been searching everywhere for a the best tube amp for under $500 and I haven’t had luck with any of the ones I have bought (and returned) so far. I’m pretty sure I’m going to get a Bugera V-22, but I’m waiting for a local shop to get it in stock. However, I’m hesitant because of the bad reviews about Bugera reliability. Someone just told me that I should try out the Crate v18 because they sound nice, they’re made in the USA, and they’re reliable. I play a Gibson SG and a homemade Strat-like Guitar. Which amp would you recommend: The Bugera v22 or the Crate v18 (or any others I may not have considered)? I love the reviews. Keep them coming!
Thanks!
Ienjoyed article on pedal order.Iknow overdrive comes before modulation,then comes equalizer.Do I put noise suppresor before or after equalizer?In what order would you put tremolo,flanger,phase shifter,chorus,delay.Iwould like to run chorus and such through effects loop,can you please explain how to.Thankyou.
Well I just recieved My Bugera 1990 head and I love it.. sounds great I would just like to take a minute to thank you for all your work and advice on the Bugera line and the other videos. I check daily to see what you got goin for that day. I realy would like to think you for the sound advice…no pun intended….I was not disapointed. thank you very much and I hope all of us out here watching you and lisening to your advice will do so for some time to come….ROCK ON……OLe KING OF THE TONE..”LONG LIVE THE KING”..:)
How do you afford to buy all that equipment? You have a fortune sitting there!
Can you do a head to head of the Bugera 333 and 333XL. What is your opion of the two, what are the differences and which one do you like?
Hey TK… If you could do a video review of the Carvin Legacy Head, the first version. That would be awesome!!!
Thanks, keep rockin!!!
Hey dude email me back I was wondering what your opinion on the amp and cab models of the RP 1000 are and do you think it sounds good threw a live amp set up. you can email me or message me back on my youtube name akoo69.
Thanks and God bless
hi TTK,
. And is the esp good because i realy like it(maby the only bad thing is its set-neck)
im going for a cool pro metal guitar
i saw a lot of models and i think there are some things that make a cool metal guitar: EMGs, mahagony body, neck-thr designe etc.
what is the diference btw les paul prophecy ex for 1400$ and esp ltd ec 1000 for 750-800$. exept the price
(sorry for any mistakes)
ROCK ON !
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Are the Randall V2 and T2 good all round amps? I hear alot of guys playing metal but very few playing clean, jazz, blues, classic rock.
Are these amps good for thoses styles of music?
Tone King, Have u heard of ceriatone amps?
you can keep up with gear giveaways at gearpipe.com.
HI I HAVE BOTH 1960&1990 BUGERA AMP HEADS I WAS READING ABOUT SWITCHING THE TRANSFORMERS TO THE MARSHALL MODEL #40 -18026 can i put these output transformers in both amps and do i leave the el34b power tubes in the 1960 or switch them to standard. last question is switching out the transformers all i need to do thanks TTK. Greg
TK – I really enjoy your gear reviews on youtube – keep up the good work. As far as the Bugera 1960 and 1990 – I’m a little torn as to which one to get. I like the Angus Young tone, but also will put a Boss MT-2 and/or a Digitech Hot Head in front of my amp. Which one do you recommend for my purposes. I kind of prefer the looks of the 1960, but that only goes so far. I need the Tone King’s advice. Thanks. DS
I’ve always been a Randall fan witch do you think would be a better RH300 or T2 head
Hello TK
Just hought i would ask you a few questions about the Bugera heads..Iv only owned one other tube head it was a Create 120 blue voodoo..with 6l6 tubes and 12ax7 pre and I dident like it ..had no bottom ..no ROAR..I’m thinking about the Bugera the 1960..I like to play hard or classic rock and HM..and the odd beatles tune do you think the 1960 would be the best fit..Although I have see just about all of the Bugera vids “thanks much”
will i be satisfied with the plexi without the Mod..and Iam in IL. can you recomend a place to get the mod done and How much did it cost..sorry if i rabbled….thanks Dennis