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This British 30W class AB amp is one of the 3 most iconic amp models of the FMV trinity. It has that signature chime and compression that can be heard on countless records over vast array of music genres – pop, rock, blues, funk, fusion, alternative – you name it.
This particular specimen is a panel integrated TB with the copper panel, of which less than about 50 have ever been made in a head format and it is a particularly musical sounding unit, which can give any Plexi a scare.What makes this one special is the somewhat less common Albion transformer set, which gives this one more chime than the more typical Woden equipped units.
Due to the lack of negative feedback, cathode bias and the EL84 power section it has a very unique character. It is cutting, raw, a bit light on bass, while it creates a beautifully compressed and squishy, detailed and yet quite smooth overdrive tone when cranked hard. It goes from that signature chimey clean tone up to a hot molten laba overdrive tone, which retains more harmonic detail than some of the big bottle amps.
It has a somewhat quirky but quite versatile tone stack, where the ability to cut down the bass response comes in very handy, if you want to really crank the amp into natural overdrive without pedals.
Some of the countless users of the TB30 are: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page), Radiohead, Rory Gallagher, Queen (Brian May), The Stooges, John Schofield, U2 (The Edge), Oasis, Foo Fighters, Ritchie Blackmore, Kings of Leon, JET, Anna Calvi, Mark Knopfler, Hank Marvin, Muse and many, many more.
The amp is set up with vintage Mulalrd EL84’s and a ful lset of vintage mallard preamp tubes (12AX7).
The DI capture pack includes 45 DI captures of the Briliant and the Normal channel and has been captured with its original 1964 VOX 2X12 Super Twin CAB as a load, featuring original silver Alnico speakers and original cones. Mics used are 2x Royer R121, Beyerdynamic M160, and Neumann U87. Included in the pack are 3 of our custom IR’s that feature two very distinct micing approaches – one that will bring out the more vintage, mid forward character of the amp, the other for a larger, more modern tone featuring two EQ options.
For a full list of included captures please refer to the product picture gallery.
