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Designed with Guitar Legend Jeff “Skunk” Baxter





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Even the most discriminating guitarists are singing the praises of Roland’s Blues Cube amplifiers. Roland’s tone capsules, such as this BC Sparkle Clean Tone Capsule, are easily installed into these amps and change their tonal character, resulting in an authentic tube-like sound and feel. This BC Sparkle Clean Tone Capsule was designed in collaboration with Jeff “Skunk” Baxter to nail the expressive clean tones of early KT66-driven British amps. And it succeeds, churning out a wide range of clean tones with endless punch, presence, and clarity. Simply put, the BC Sparkle Clean sounds amazing ? it’s a must-have for Blues Cube owners.





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Delivers expressive KT66-driven British tones





If you’re craving a transparent tube sound, the Sparkle Clean Tone Capsule delivers. Its voice is inspired by the sparkling clean tone of early KT66-driven British amplifiers. Plug in, and you’ll enjoy a wide tonal range with huge, dynamic headroom that really showcases your guitar and pedals. That said, it’s far from sterile ? rather, it’s thick, organic, and ultra-responsive. The BC Sparkle Clean sounds and feels like the real deal, thanks to meticulous fine-tuning of the output transformer, speaker impedance, negative feedback, and other interactive elements.





Expand your tonal palette with two versatile channels





The BC Sparkle Clean boasts two versatile channels. The Clean channel produces a solid clean sound with a massive amount of headroom. The Crunch channel ? while not quite crunchy ? exhibits a unique character with added richness and extra harmonics. The clean-based guitarists here at Sweetwater appreciate the great variety supplied by these two dynamic voices. They also play well with stompboxes.





Re-voiced tone stack and reverb supply ample tweakability





The Sparkle Clean Tone Capsule’s tone stack has been tailored to its two channel voicings. Clean styles, such as contemporary jazz or punchy country picking, sound stellar with the knobs at noon. Cutting back the midrange opens it up more, delivering a full-range sound that’s well-suited to shimmering chords and steel guitar playing. Beyond that, the BC Sparkle Clean supplies your amp’s reverb with a longer pre-delay time that works well with the tone capsule’s snappy transient response.





Roland Blues Cube Sparkle Clean Tone Capsule Features:


Tone capsule with the tone of a KT66-driven British amplifier


Designed in collaboration with legendary guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter


Clean channel produces a solid clean sound with a massive amount of headroom


Crunch channel exhibits a unique character with added richness and extra harmonics


Installs effortlessly into Blues Cube amplifiers


Works with Blues Cube Artist, Blues Cube Artist212, Blues Cube Stage, and Blues Cube Tour models