Carvin MTS 3200

The Carvin MTS 3200 head was created to be among the best in the industry. In order to attempt this feat, they built an all tube amp with no IC’s or transistors. Five 12AX7 pre-amp tubes and four 5881 (6L6GC) power tubes come standard on the MTS 3200, but an external Bias Switch on the back of the amp allows you to use four EL34 power tubes if that would suit your sound better. The amp has an ultra-high input impedance and precise component layout and lead placement to prevent high frequency loss. At full power the amp runs at 100 watts, but a switch on the back of the amp allows you to run only two tubes for 50 watts of power. This change will only reduce volume by 3 decibels.

The MTS 3200 has two channels: Lead and Clean. The Lead Channel has controls for Volume, Bass, Treble, and Mid EQ, Presence, and Drive. The Presence is set to a mid-frequency range, and lets you control the amount of clarity you want in your tone. The Drive control allows you to set how much gain you want. The Clean Channel simply has controls for Volume, Bass, Treble, and Mid EQ, and Presence. On the Clean Channel, the Presence switch adds acoustic voicing in the highest 10k Hz range, as compared to the usual 3k Hz of a bright switch. In fact the MTS 3200 shines in the clean channel. Not only are the clean tones crystal clear, the amp boasts a wide range of clean tonal possibilities.

Lastly, this amp has a Master Reverb control that works for both the Lead and Clean channels. There is also an effects loop wired in to the back panel. In order to get the least amount of noise from the processor, you should plug the input of your effects pedal into the Send jack and the output of your effects pedal into the Return jack.

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