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Tone King Royalist MKII Tri-Tube Preamp

4.0 out of 5 stars from 3 customer ratings

Tube Preamp Pedal for Electric Guitar

  • Two independent channels, both with switchable British voicings from 1964, 1967 or 1970, with channel 1 favouring the 60s and channel 2 favouring the 70s
  • The zero-watt power amp delivers authentic amp dynamics and response
  • Built-in reverb and attenuation
  • The DSP IR Cabinet/Power Amp Simulation comes pre-installed with an exclusive selection of OwnHammer IRs and sends studio-quality cab and microphone sound to a DAW or mixing console
  • Up to 128 presets can be stored for immediate recall via an external MIDI switcher
  • Tubes: Three 12AX7
  • Controls per channel: Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble, Attenuation, Reverb
  • Switches per channel: Cab, Mode, Fat
  • Global switch: Ground lift
  • Effects: Reverb
  • Series effects loop
  • Input: 6.3 mm jack
  • FX send: 6.3 mm jack
  • FX Return left/right: 2 x 6.3 mm
  • Left/Right balanced outout: 2 x XLR
  • To Amp input: 3.5 mm stereo jack
  • From Amp Send: 6.3 mm stereo jack
  • To Amp Return: 6.3 mm stereo jack
  • Headphone output: 6.3 mm stereo jack
  • MIDI input: 5-pin DIN
  • USB-C
  • Power supply connection: Barrel connector, 5.5 x 2.1 mm, centre negative
  • Current consumption: 800 mA
  • Power supply with enclosed 12 V DC mains adapter
  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 183 x 145 x 70 mm
  • Weight: 0.9 kg
  • Includes Tone King Editor software
  • Made in USA
  • Available since February 2026
  • Item number 633732
  • Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
  • Design Stompbox
  • Tube(s) Yes
  • Amp Modeling No
  • Effects Yes
  • Headphone Output Yes
  • Direct Out Yes
  • MIDI Interface Yes
  • Integrated Expression Pedal No
  • Connections for Pedals or Switches No
  • Aux-Input No
  • Integrated Tuner No
  • USB-Port Yes
  • Drum-Computer No
  • Effect Types Preamp
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Good, but the Imperial Preamp remains my favorite
Lajbert 02.03.2026
It's a Tone King product, so it's obviously very high quality, carefully crafted, you can feel it with every touch.
It does almost exactly the same thing as the Imperial Preamp, only modelling different amps, and with some new switches, you have more options to shape the tone. It lacks tremolo, though the music you want to play with this probably doesn't require it anyway. It's versatile, the channels are different enough that if you combine with the voicing options + built-in IRs, you can really squeeze a lot of tone out of it.
My only real criticism is that it sounds too bright, sometimes even harsh. Even if you set the maximum high-cut from the software, it can still result in ear fatigue after relatively short playing.
It sounds very harsh through Adam Audio A7V speakers, but it's much better through my Laney LFR-212 cab with the right IR.
My favourite, the Imperial Preamp (I own both the combo amp and the preamp), sounds so insanely good right out of the box that I didn't even look at the software options for months after I got it. With this one, the first thing to do was to open the TK Editor to see what I can do about the hashness.
It's a great preamp that sounds better than any modeller and can make great tones, but I HIGHLY recommend an EQ pedal (my favourite is the Empress ParaEq MKII Deluxe) and some tinkering with the software.
However, the Imperial Preamp remains the king.
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Royals of Harshness
Paule Bademeister 17.03.2026
Top verarbeitet. Tolle Tools. Schöne Röhren Sättigung.

Aber der EQ ist viel zu Treble / Presence lastig. Harsh Harsh Harsh.

Gewinnt noch nicht im Gesamteindruck gegen den Tsakalis - Mothership Preamp
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