Coreblade
Grind Your Axe!

Coreblade delivers tough tone, untamed dynamic response, and an explosive punch. Two of the four channels are voiced to offer completely different high-gain alternatives. The amp's phenomenally versatile Drive channel supplies the classic sounds of the early metal era, and the Clean channel offering tons of headroom, rendering even the most aggressive attack with sparkle and chime. Boost is separately switchable and three effect modules may be used simultaneously for each per channel. The ultra precise, remarkably musical IDB noise gate is available for all channels. Programmable potentiometers enable settings to be stored in 128 memory slots, and the included MIDI board affords easy access to these presets. Coreblade is the first tube amp worldwide that downloads presets directly to USB sticks and uploads new presets at the touch of a button. Best of all, every sound is all tube and no modeling.

TSC, the built-in tube technician, ensures maintenance-free operation. It automatically biases the amp to extend tube life, shuts down defective tubes to get you through the gig, and indicates ratings to make tube selection an exercise in convenience. TSC even lets you operate EL34 and 6L6GC tubes simultaneously.

Coreblade is the most advanced tube amplifier that money can buy - at least on planet Earth.

Technical Data
ChannelsClean, Drive, Ultra I, Ultra II
Power100 Watts
PowerampShipped with 4x EL34, but also 6L6GC applicables
Preamp3x 12AX7
ModelingNo
Effects3 independent Digital-FX processors: Reverb, Delay, Modulation (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo)
Effects Loopserial/parallel
MIDIbuilt in
Footswitch/StageboardMIDI-Board FSM-432 MKII included
Switching Functions4xPreset, Bank up, Bank down, Tap Delay
Special FeaturesAll Controls are fully programmable; Adjustable Noisegate; USB-Backup; Tube Safety Control (TSC)
Presets128 user presets
Speaker Outputs1x 4 Ohms or 2 x 8 Ohms; 1x 8 Ohms or 2x 16 Ohms; 1x 16 Ohms
Suggested Speaker CabinetMC412 SE & MC 412 CL
Dimensions742 x 270 x 254 mm
Weight18,2 kg/40,12 lbs

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