The Magnatone Kingston is a Magnatone amplifier. Close alternatives include the Magnatone Baby M-80 and the Magnatone Twilighter 22W 1x12 Combo. It pairs well with the Carl Martin Crunch Drive and the EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker.
Magnatone Kingston
Magnatone · amplifier
The Magnatone Kingston is an approachable tube combo from Magnatone's Traditional Collection, offering the brand's warm vintage American clean voice along with its signature pitch-shifting vibrato and reverb at a more accessible price. Hand-built in the USA, it brings Magnatone's lush cleans and dimensional vibrato to players wanting the classic tone in a simpler, more affordable package.
- clean
- vibrato
- pitch
- reverb
- lush
- roots
- blues
- genuine magnatone tone
Good for
- Practice
- Studio
Genres the Magnatone Kingston is commonly used in
- Blues
- Indie
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Magnatone Kingston
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
19% matchInto Magnatone Kingston, Carl Martin Crunch Drive is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker
EarthQuaker Devices
16% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker into that transparent platform and it finally gets some low gain
Origin Effects DCX Boost
Origin Effects
16% matchInto a transparent tone, Origin Effects DCX Boost brings the low gain it's missing
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3
EarthQuaker Devices
10% matchKeep EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 after Magnatone Kingston in the signal chain, clear of Magnatone Kingston's own gain stage
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro
Pigtronix
8% matchPigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro leans toward sustaining, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
6% matchKeep Magnatone Kingston's transparent voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay goes in Magnatone Kingston's effects loop so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss RV-6 Reverb
Boss
5% matchPut Boss RV-6 Reverb in Magnatone Kingston's effects loop, clear of Magnatone Kingston's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchInto Magnatone Kingston, Tone City Dry Martini is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Magnatone Baby M-80
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Magnatone Twilighter 22W 1x12 Combo
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62% similarityShared character: glassy, vibrato, brand
Magnatone 460E-SPP
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Magnatone Twilighter Stereo 22W Head
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Magnatone Kingston?+
The closest matches in character are the Magnatone Baby M-80, the Magnatone Twilighter 22W 1x12 Combo, the Magnatone 460E-SPP.
What pairs well with the Magnatone Kingston?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Carl Martin Crunch Drive, EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker, Origin Effects DCX Boost — Into Magnatone Kingston, Carl Martin Crunch Drive is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end.