ZenTone7 is a class-A tube amp combining a vintage design with several advanced features. The main change is a new power supply design that provides a higher voltage for slightly more output power. This new design also provides a low power mode which cuts the output power by more than a factor of 2 in order to proved more output tube overdrive. When combining lower power mode with triode mode, the output power is reduced to around 1 watt. Other changes include an improved direct out speaker emulation design and a preamp design change for smoother high-gain tones.
The new Zentone7 features include:
– 7 watt class-A single-ended amp head (low power switch brings this below 3 watts)
– Authentic 300V tube amp signal path based on classic designs
– Two 12AX7 preamp tubes (substitute 12AT7, 12AU7, 12AY7, 12AZ7 for different tones)
– Select between 3 preamp gain structures
– Switch between EL84 or octal output tube with the push of a button
– The octal tube socket can accept 6V6 (included), 6L6, EL34 or KT77 output tubes without re-biasing
– Select output tube Pentode mode or Triode mode for a darker tone with more compression and lower power
– Gain, bass, mid, treble and master volume controls
– Bright switch
– All the above control values can be stored in 64 preset locations
– Unbalanced and XLR direct outputs with level control
– Direct out contains entire tube signal path from the input to the speaker output
– Built-in classic Greenback reactive speaker load when external speaker is unplugged
– Direct out has speaker emulation frequency curve
– Direct out level control can act like a power attenuator allowing you to overdrive the output tube
– Cycle through presets or different groups of presets using the included external footswitch
– Preset zero is a true bypass from input to unbalanced direct output
– MIDI input for selecting presets or controlling any parameter
– DC tube filaments for reduced noise
– Free Windows software for controlling the amp using MIDI
– 12.5″W x 9″H x 9″D – Shipping weight: 15lbs
For more information, please visit www.backline-eng.com
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This amp is amazing! It has a really powerful sound for when I want to play stuff like SRV or amp it up for sounds like A Perfect Circle.