CHARLEMAGNE

The Charlemagne offers the most glassy, most pristine and rich clean guitar tone possible, and yet, when driven hard, this amp has the ability to overdrive in a way that is unlike any amp on the market.  What does a harmonically dense and lush overdrive sound like?  Charlemagne will show you!

Preamp

The preamp of this amp runs three 12ax7’s in a very unique way that combines stacking cathode followers with one of the most versatile EQ’s ever placed in a guitar amp.  Using the gain control to manipulate the level of volume and saturation, this preamp allows for a substantial amount of clean headroom, but also is able to be pushed into overdrive quite naturally.  The EQ provides controls for Lows, Mids, and Highs, but also includes a control (Mid Shift) that allows the user to manipulate the entire shape of the EQ, providing for an infinite amount of options.  If that were not enough, there is also a switch that allows the user to retain pristine clarity in the high frequencies, or cut out the highest frequencies, as well as a control that cuts as much of the low frequencies out of the signal as desired.  With these options, this amp can easily conform to any combination of guitar, pickups, and pedals with ease.

Power Amp

The Charlemagne's power amp centers around the 12au7 tube which gives it an incredible amount of clarity and chime.  This power amp allows you to access incredible tones at bedroom volume, making it absolutely perfect for studios of all sizes as well as live environments.  Bring your studio amp on the road with you!

Line Level Direct Output

Each Hendyamps 1w guitar amp comes with the ability to send a line level unbalanced direct out.  The volume of this output is controlled by a knob on the front panel and the signal is sent post power amp and output transformer.  This means that direct recording for later reamping or cab simulator purposes will retain the tone from the entire amplifier.