At the heart of Royaltone lies a clear, detailed, and harmonically rich sound, delivering a beautifully balanced tone. Its tone control section is designed to remain musical across all settings, making it easy to dial in anything from bright and shimmering cleans to soft, jazzy mellow tones. The overdrive channel offers a low to medium gain range and, as expected from a 22-watt tube amp, plenty of headroom. At the same time, it’s highly responsive to your playing dynamics and pickup selection—thanks to the natural behavior of its all-tube design.
The enhanced Midrange control is where things get personal—it’s the final touch, allowing you to shape the mid frequencies to taste. Whether you’re after slightly broken-up “brown” cleans or chimey AC-style highs, you’ll find your sweet spot here. Turn up the Presence control for a more hi-fi feel. No matter how you set the EQ, it always stays within a musical frequency range.
When you switch to the overdrive channel, your core tone remains intact. There are no sudden jumps in EQ or feel—it’s designed to act as a natural extension of your clean sound. There’s no fizz, no mud, and no weird compression. The tone stays articulate, with a touch of natural sag and dynamic sensitivity. Its touch response is exactly what guitarists crave—especially on stage, where it helps you feel at home.
With the Boost control, you can push the power tubes harder, adding extra harmonic richness and energy to your tone—without losing your core sound. An independent overdrive volume control lets you set your drive levels precisely. By blending the Gain and Boost controls, you can cover a wide tonal range—from edge-of-breakup crunch to full-bodied lead tones that cut through a mix with ease.
The FX Loop is one of the cleanest designs available. When active, it works like a clean booster, with zero tonal loss—making it one of the most refined FX loop implementations in its class. It’s placed after the overdrive section and includes Send and Return level controls. This ensures that your modulation and time-based effects remain clear and uncolored, even at high volumes. Our recordings and videos with The Ripples are a great reference for this.
You can run the Royaltone at its full 22 watts or switch to Half-Watt mode when lower volume is needed—without any tonal compromise. The Master Volume control uses a modern design that offers smooth response, avoiding abrupt volume drops or dulling the tone when turned down.
Footswitchable FX Loop and Overdrive Channel controls allow instant switching during performance, each with its own dedicated LED indicator.