The tone versatility in Pritchard Amps allows each light weight amp to cover a broader range of applications than ever possible with any other single amp - be it a guitar amp, a rock amp, a jazz amp, a country amp, a blues amp, an acoustic amp, a harp amp, a steel amp, or a violin amp. Unbelievable? We do it! Just imagine going from playing acoustic and then with the turn of "Voice Knob" transition into jazz, rock, vintage metal, country etc. Just check out the clips! It is a super tone switch! Listen to our demo clips.

   This tonal flexibility comes from three sources, the Voice Knob™, the four different distortion characters, and the increased presence in boost mode. Each amp contains one or more of the following Voice Knob™ configurations depending on how many channels it has. The following voice impressions are like literature - subject to other interpretations and influenced by playing styles. The Voice Knob™ is truly a super tone control.

   Pritchard amps step far above modeling amps with great versatility laid on top of great tone. These amps create the right harmonics to be rich, fat, full-bodied, and warm. The the Pritchard Amps output stage adds life, sag, expansive harmonics, and still more fat. Then the flexibility tops off its boutique tone. Pritchard Amps are truly a unique combination of great tone and great versatility with the power and harmonics to really cut through in an easy-to-carry package.

   The Black Dagger Voice Knob™ or tone selector has the following voices:

L - Liquid Lead - a combination of famous American and British tones - brown, thick and creamy like an expensive American tone
V - Very bright - inspired by the famous chimey British tone
M - Moderately bright - a remarkable reflection of the other famous British tone
F - Famous Flat - a close impression of the famous American tone
S - Smooth Solo - bass and treble emphasis to widen your sound
A - Airy Acoustic Art - electric guitars sound like a miked acoustic guitar - a cool clean tone that is also great for acoustic guitars and violins

  The Sword of Satori main channel and Blood Dagger Voice Knobs™ have the following tone selections. The Blood Dagger voices have a more modern boutique distortion color while the Sword of Satori is oriented more towards more vintage tones.

L - Liquid Lead - a superb combination of famous American and British tones - brown, buttery and creamy like an expensive American tone
V - Very bright - inspired by the famous chimey British tone
M - Moderately bright - a remarkable reflection of the another famous British tone
F - Famous Flat - a close impression of the famous American tone
S - Smooth Solo - a slight mid-range scoop with some treble emphasis
H - Heavy - a high-bass scoop with substantial treble emphasis - like going through a rock amp twice.

  The Sultry Margaux, Sword of Satori second channel and Gold Estoc (previously Gold Sabre) main channel Voice Knobs™ have the following voice switch positions:

P - Precision - a sonic reminder of a Precision Bass and a good Tele impression - very interesting for clean or crunch
B - Bass boost - a mellow jazz or ballad tone
M - Moderately bright - inspired by the most famous British tone
F - Famous Flat - a close impression of the famous American tone
S - Smooth Solo - bass and treble emphasis for a wider, more modern jazzy sound. Also quite useful dirty with boost
A - Airy Acoustic Art - electric guitars sound like a miked acoustic guitar - a cool clean tone that is also great for acoustic guitars and violins

  The Gold Estoc (previously Gold Sabre) second channel Voice Knob™ has the following tone switch selections:

L - Liquid Lead - a superb combination of famous American and British tones - thick, buttery, and creamy like an expensive American tone
V - Very bright - inspired by the famous chimey British tone
M - Moderately bright - a remarkable reflection of the another famous British tone
F - Famous Flat - a close impression of the famous American tone
N - Nasty Notch- a lower mid-range scoop with treble emphasis
H - Heavy - a high-bass scoop with substantial treble emphasis

   Your Voice Knob™ tone selection will make you and your Pritchard amp sound great in any style or venue. You will enjoy creating your own combinations of volume, boost and tone settings in combination with each of these voices, giving them an unheard of tone and playing flexibility. See "Settings".

  Output Stage Distortion

   The distortion character of the amps is the other facet of tone versatility. Pritchard Amps have the following four types of thick, fat, touch-sensitive distortions.

  Drive Limited Distortion is like that great amp tone just before it fails, and is available when in a “clean” mode with the Watts Knob™ is turned down. The usual voltage limitation is replaced by a limited output current. The speaker impedance characteristic then gives the amplifier a different tone.

  Vintage Distortion is the distortion character of vintage amplifiers, and is used in the lesser dirty modes.

  Saturated Distortion is the distortion character of some classic amplifiers, and is used only in the boosted dirty modes.

  "High Gain" Distortion is the modern boutique character and is found in the Gold Estoc (previously Gold Sabre) and the Blood Dagger.

   Boost Mode Changes - More Versatility

   The Boost Mode changes the increases the Presence effect in the output stage and thereby making the Presence more distortion oriented.

  The two Presence effects times the potential combination of many different distortion characters times the six different voices for each Voice Knob™ allow Pritchard Amps to achieve a vast variety of different tonal characteristics per channel.

   Pritchard Amps Have It All

   Pritchard amps have it all: great tone, all-style flexibility, touch-sensitivity, all-venue power control, powerful, small and lightweight. They have the versatility of modeling amps while keeping boutique tone and you don't have to break your back getting your tone to the gig. Pritchard amps are absolutely the musician's amplifier!