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Over the past 40 years, Steve Grindrod has designed some of Englands most classic amplifiers, including models for Vox and Marshall. But he wasnt given the creative control to realize his vision of the perfect amp an affordable and versatile combo that produces boutique tones until he teamed with Wharfedale, a longtime leading maker of audiophile-quality loudspeakers, to create the Albion brand. All of the major componints used in Albions amps are custom made to Grindrods specs, demonstiating his singular devotion to tone and boutique quality. The all-tube, two-channel Albion TCT 35 combo is ideally tuned and powered for the club or studio artist, with a 33-percent-power switching option, a single l2-inch speaker, solid-state reverb and a crystal-clear solid-state effect loop.
FEATURES The Albions two 6L6 power tubes run at high voltages, resulting in deep tones even at extremely low volumes. If 35 watts is too much power, a front-panel switch drops the output to 33 percent. Theres also a switch that alters the negative feedback loop from open to closed: open provides a looser feel and raw tonality, while the closed loop is tighter and more narrowly focused. Highs from the power amp are controlled with the edge knob, and a master volume sets the amps overall level. elthough I would have preferred separate reverb controls for each channel, the global controls keen circuit integration does an excellent job of expanding the amps acoustic bounce without affecting attack and projection.
Both preamp sections have identical controls for gain, drive, bass, middle, treble and volume. The gain knob dictates the first gain-stages level of aggression, while the adjacent drive control adjusts the second and third gain-stage levels, providing the user with absolute control over how the amp creates preamp gain and making it possible to achieve endless textures ofoverdrive and distortion. These variances are further enhanced by where the gain stages are placed relative to the tone stack: channel As EQ occurs before the gain and channel Bs EQ sets the tone after the gain stages. All three EQ controls are passive but highly sensitive, with awider than typical range. In particular, the midrange circuits sweep seamlessly dials the vocal hues from scooped and snappy to creamy and sweet.
On the backside, theres ajack for the supplied footswitch (channel switching and reverb on/off), a pair ofspeakerjacks with an eight-/t6-ohm switch and the series effect loops send and return jacks with switches for low-/high-leve1 and bypassed operation.
PERFORMANCE The Albion TCT-35 can be dialed from awoody and resonant tonality to a searing modern stream of distorted bliss. Although it doesnt quite achieve evil metal tones, theres more than enough gain for most healy styles. Its note definition is omnipresen! however, so dont expect this amp to help you blur any flaws in your technique. What you can expect are familiar sounds in the styles ofblackfaces, tweeds, AC30s, Plexis and others, with more control than youve ever had over those tonal signatures. Its like having almost all of your favorite amps in onebox.
Over the past 40 years, Steve Grindrod has designed some of Englands most classic amplifiers, including models for Vox and Marshall. But he wasnt given the creative control to realize his vision of the perfect amp an affordable and versatile combo that produces boutique tones until he teamed with Wharfedale, a longtime leading maker of audiophile-quality loudspeakers, to create the Albion brand. All of the major componints used in Albions amps are custom made to Grindrods specs, demonstiating his singular devotion to tone and boutique quality. The all-tube, two-channel Albion TCT 35 combo is ideally tuned and powered for the club or studio artist, with a 33-percent-power switching option, a single l2-inch speaker, solid-state reverb and a crystal-clear solid-state effect loop.
FEATURES The Albions two 6L6 power tubes run at high voltages, resulting in deep tones even at extremely low volumes. If 35 watts is too much power, a front-panel switch drops the output to 33 percent. Theres also a switch that alters the negative feedback loop from open to closed: open provides a looser feel and raw tonality, while the closed loop is tighter and more narrowly focused. Highs from the power amp are controlled with the edge knob, and a master volume sets the amps overall level. elthough I would have preferred separate reverb controls for each channel, the global controls keen circuit integration does an excellent job of expanding the amps acoustic bounce without affecting attack and projection.
Both preamp sections have identical controls for gain, drive, bass, middle, treble and volume. The gain knob dictates the first gain-stages level of aggression, while the adjacent drive control adjusts the second and third gain-stage levels, providing the user with absolute control over how the amp creates preamp gain and making it possible to achieve endless textures ofoverdrive and distortion. These variances are further enhanced by where the gain stages are placed relative to the tone stack: channel As EQ occurs before the gain and channel Bs EQ sets the tone after the gain stages. All three EQ controls are passive but highly sensitive, with awider than typical range. In particular, the midrange circuits sweep seamlessly dials the vocal hues from scooped and snappy to creamy and sweet.
On the backside, theres ajack for the supplied footswitch (channel switching and reverb on/off), a pair ofspeakerjacks with an eight-/t6-ohm switch and the series effect loops send and return jacks with switches for low-/high-leve1 and bypassed operation.
PERFORMANCE The Albion TCT-35 can be dialed from awoody and resonant tonality to a searing modern stream of distorted bliss. Although it doesnt quite achieve evil metal tones, theres more than enough gain for most healy styles. Its note definition is omnipresen! however, so dont expect this amp to help you blur any flaws in your technique. What you can expect are familiar sounds in the styles ofblackfaces, tweeds, AC30s, Plexis and others, with more control than youve ever had over those tonal signatures. Its like having almost all of your favorite amps in onebox.