The Kelemen KR-35 is a versatile single channel amp that can deliver incredibly rich tones through out a broad gain spectrum. This is the amp that was conceived and tested in the real world club scene. We have had guitarists from all genres & with “you name it” guitar types play thru this amp with awesome results. This was the hands down “keeper” of tone.
The amplifier has a three stage preamp plus a phase inverter that is voiced to really drive the class A/B fixed bias push/pull tube power section. The output tubes can be swapped out with most any 8 pin bottles to achieve a variety of different wattage output levels. Individual twenty-turn bias adjustments are available on the back panel to fine tune & balance the power tubes with a simple volt meter, so tube swapping & balancing is a breeze.
KR-35
Front:
Volume – Controls the preamp volume/gain structure from clean to harmonically rich saturation. This control has a nice long clean sweep to about ½ way (12 o’clock), a dirty sweep zone between 12 o’clock & 2 o’clock, and a complex distortion range thereafter.
Treble – Controls treble & the bite of the tone.
Middle – Controls the mid range of the tone and adds a nice crunch when the preamp is overdriven.
Bass – Controls the low end/bass of the tonal spectrum. The Kelemen KR-35 was voiced not to get flabby but incredibly thick when this control is pushed.
Master – Controls the overall volume of the preamplifier before entering the power tube stage.
Rear:
120VAC - Power input
Fuse – 2 Amp Slo Blo
Bias – L
Trim – 20 turn fine bias adjustment for the left power tube
(+) – positive test jack for left power tube bias adjustment
(-) – Negative/ground test jack for bias adjustment
Bias – R
Trim – 20 turn fine bias adjustment for the right power tube
(+) – positive test jack for right power tube bias adjustment
Speaker output
Impedance switch – Select 2, 4, 8, & 16 ohms
Tubes:
Preamp - (3) 12AX7 – premium selected from RubyTubes, Tube Amp Doctor, GrooveTubes, JJ, Sovtek, and Electro Harmonix, depending on availability & sonic qualities.
Power – stock tubes are JJ EL34 or JJ 6L6
Dimensions & Weight:
Dimensions - 17.5" width, 9.0" height, 9.5" deep
Weight - 20 lbs
List Price: $1,999
Hand Built point-to-point all tube guitar amplification
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