Polytone Taurus Elite - Channel 1 preset

Verified · 85/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The Taurus Elite is a solid-state Polytone amp from the California maker best known for compact jazz amps. It is built on Polytone's Lead preamp with the distortion circuit left out and a third channel that copies the second. Each channel has Volume, Bass, Mid and Treble plus a Dark/Normal/Bright switch. Footswitchable channels, spring reverb, modulation with Intensity, Speed and fast/slow, an effects loop and Master feed a transistor power amp.

• Made in: USA
• Channels: 3

Tags: american, solid-state, clean, multi-channel.

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