Here’s one amp you don’t see everyday! Here we have an early Tone King Imperial MKI 1x12 combo amp from the 1990s made by Mark Bartel (the founder of Tone King) himself! This one was all hand-made in his shop in Baltimore, Maryland. This one is very rare cause I’ve never seen another one in this color other than photos, to my knowledge he only ever made less than 5 in this Sparkle Blue Naugahyde. This amp is in fantastic condition for its age.

Here are the specs for this amp:

~Serial Number: 200-155

~20 watts

~2 channels

~6 Preamp Tubes, 5 x 12AX7A and 1 x 12 AT7

~2 Power Tubes, 2 x 6V6GT

~1 Rectifier Tube, 1 x 5AR4

~Speaker: 12” Eminence Custom Tone King 33

~Real Spring Reverb

~Bias Modulated Tremolo

~Settings on knobs are Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb, Speed, and Depth

~Has a line out on the back of this amp as well (pretty rare feature for an amp from this time!)

~Has a stand-by switch

~Comes with original Tone King Footswitch

~Only weighs 35 lbs (I believe the cabinet is Pine)


This amp has one of the best sounding Reverbs I’ve heard! Only selling this one cause I have another Tone King that I use more. Sorry, not interested in trades at this time. Looking to only sell local at this time. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask! :)

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Listeda year ago
ConditionVery Good (Used)
Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • Imperial MKI 1x12 Combo Amp Sparkle Blue
Finish
  • Sparkle Blue
Categories
Year
  • 1990s
Made In
  • United States

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