Amps that pair well with the Analog Man King of Tone
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All 150 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Blackstar DA100 Doug Aldrich Signature 100W Tube
Blackstar
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
The King of Tone's transparent boost stacks with the DA100's own warm, dynamic clean for a fuller push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Bassbreaker 45 Head
Fender
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
The King of Tone's transparent boost stacks with the Bassbreaker 45's own chimey, aggressive tube crunch for a fuller push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Park Custom P18LR Little Rock Handwired 18W
Park
25% matchStack Analog Man King of Tone on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman Pink Taco V2 Head
Friedman
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
The King of Tone's transparent boost stacks with the Pink Taco V2's own tight, aggressive EL84 saturation for a fuller push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone JTM45 MkII
Ceriatone
25% matchAnalog Man King of Tone pushes a edge of breakup tone toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall Haze Head 15
Marshall
25% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Into the Haze 15's chimey, modern classic-rock crunch, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Suhr SL-68 Hand-Wired Amplifier
amplifier
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Analog Man King of Tone takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Or15h
Orange
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
The King of Tone's transparent boost stacks with the Or15h's own thick, club-ready valve platform for a fuller push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Laney LV300H 120W Head
Laney
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Into the LV300H's hybrid valve crunch, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman Pink Taco Head
Friedman
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Into the Pink Taco's tight, compressed tube saturation, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Tiny Terror
Orange
24% matchThe King of Tone's transparent boost stacks with the Tiny Terror's own thick, headroom-rich British crunch for a fuller push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman JJ-Junior Combo
Friedman
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → clean boost)
Feed a saturated signal into Analog Man King of Tone and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall JVM210C Combo
Marshall
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Into the JVM210C's high-gain, metal-ready clean, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real crunch.
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman Pink Taco V2 1x12 Combo
Friedman
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Into the Pink Taco V2 Combo's natural, studio-grade tube saturation, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman Pink Taco V2 Combo
Friedman
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Stack Analog Man King of Tone on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman Plex Vintage Series Head
Friedman
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Into the Plex Vintage's boutique Plexi-character platform, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real vintage gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Micro Terror
Orange
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Orange Micro Terror leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Analog Man King of Tone wants
Comes later in the signal chain
Ceriatone British Style Plexi50 Lead
Ceriatone
24% matchThe King of Tone's transparent boost stacks with the Plexi50 Lead's own open, touch-sensitive blues-rock voice for a fuller push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall DSL1H 1W Head
Marshall
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Into the DSL1H's practice-level clean crunch, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar HT Stage 60 112 MkII
Blackstar
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Into the HT Stage 60's warm, modern clean, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real crunch.
Comes later in the signal chain
Mojotone British Style 2x12 Extension Cabinet
Mojotone
24% matchFeed a edge of breakup signal into Analog Man King of Tone and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Laney LV100
Laney
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
The King of Tone's transparent boost stacks with the LV100's own hybrid valve crunch for a fuller push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Laney GH50R
Laney
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Into the GH50R's thick, hard-rock British crunch, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar CV30
Blackstar
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Into the CV30's classic-rock British clean, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real crunch.
Comes later in the signal chain
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