Over the years, scores of approaches have been devised to achieve this end (master volumes, power scaling, attenuators, etc.). The revolutionary Phase-4 power control system gives you the ability to achieve the true sound and feel of an amp cranked up and driven into natural overdrive and power tube crunch, at any volume – even “bedroom” volume – by providing a usuable output power range of 0.1W – 40W. Bartel works with skilled fabricators to develop custom components such as transformers and speakers in order to craft his totally unique and musical creations to his exacting standards. Not satisfied with using off-the-shelf parts, Mr. From the cabinetry, to the upholstering, to the electronic assembly and testing, each amp is entirely hand-built by designer Mark Bartel in his Baltimore, MD craft shop. The Metropolitan is built to the highest standards of quality with only the finest materials. The ultra-pure signal path and automatically balanced and calibrated phase inverter give you an unusually effortless sustain, even on perfectly clean notes, and a bell-like clarity. The lightweight, resonant speaker cabinet is tuned and voiced as if it were a musical instrument unto itself, producing the perfect balance of warm, woody resonance and elastic feel, as well as power and punch. The Metropolitan is a magical guitar amplifier with a sound all its own. Warm, woody resonance, effortless sustain
It also includes the breakthrough new Phase-4 output power control technology developed by Tone King, which gives you the sound of natural power tube overdrive and distortion at any power level from 0.1W to the full 40W.
It is an entirely new design, with an exciting new sound, driven by the warm resonance, midrange chime, and three-dimensional sound of its new speaker and cabinet design, and the enhanced sustain of its ultra-pure signal path.
The 40W 1×12 Metropolitan Tube Guitar Combo Amp is the finest amplifier ever produced by Tone King. A hand-built and uniquely musical guitar amp.