Kingsley Troubadour V2 Tube Preamp

From Kingsley Amplifiers:

 Troubadour V2 is inspired by the 5E3 tweed Deluxe amplifier.

A little background...the 5e3 is at first glance a very simple amp, with only two volumes (Bright and Normal) and a tone control. It also has 4 inputs - two for the Normal volume and two for the Bright volume. One interesting thing that happens with this amp is the interaction between the two volumes, even when only one channel is plugged into. If you plug into the Bright channel, the Normal volume control has a marked effect on the tone of the amp as it is raised, even though nothing is plugged into this channel. This (I presume un-intended) volume control interaction is a huge part of getting a variety of great tones from the amp. As this "un-used" Normal volume control is raised, the sound starts to clean up and open up, with more clarity and less congested mids. Great tones are available by manipulating the two volumes.

The Troubadour V2 features one channel - the equivalent of the Bright channel on the 5E3 amplifier. Volume 2 is the volume pot associated with this channel. The darker channel of the amp (the Normal channel) is not included in this pedal. However, there is still a second volume pot ("Volume 1"), which is actually a dummy control in that it does not control a gain stage. Rather it serves only to provide the volume pot interaction that is such an integral part of the amplifier. So while the Troubadour V2 only has the one (Bright) channel, the volume pot interaction found on the amplifier is still included with this design. 

The Tone control is the same as the Tone control on the amplifier. A Bright switch adds some subtle but useful top end and an Output switch gives modes for front of amp use, instrument level preamp use and full strength preamp. The "Master" sets the final output level that gets sent to the power amp, amp or cab sim. This Master is necessary to be able to have access to the more driven sounds when the Volumes are turned up, while keeping the final output at a suitable level for whatever the application is.

In excellent condition, power supply included.