Hughes & Kettner Guitar & Bass Amplification manual

G u i t a r & B a s s A m p l i f i c a t i o n 2 0 0 6 e ng l i s h[...]

Beyo nd th e Limit s Whe n we set out to build g uita r amp s more than 20 ye ars ago, three dist inct br eed s roa med the s onic jungle – thos e that purre d with spa rk ling cle an ton e, those that g rowled with thro at y cr unc h soun ds, and the st ate-o f- the-ar t amp o f the day that roa red w ith fe ral roc k sound. But g radually g uit[...]

Insp irat io n thr ough I nnovat io n Loo k at an amp a nd you’ll see applie d scie nce ; liste n to a good one a nd you’ re hea ring a rt. A n amp is a n instr ume nt with a distinc tive pe rso nalit y a nd playabilit y . As suc h, it is a source o f inspiratio n that has a d ecisi ve impact on you r music. We believe our a mps to b e the stim[...]

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e M aster Class : Handcraed A r t of P erfo r ma nce Our c ompa ny is powere d by a pa ssion f or tone. We kn ow that it takes a lot mor e than a f istf ul o f valves a nd brande d spe aker s to make gre at amps. You hav e to obs es s ab out ever y det ail. And it’ s not just the desig n, the work mansh ip or the qua lit y of co mpone nts. [...]

T riAmp ® MK II is your first choice for awesome sound and total tonal flexibility. This definitive all-tube, Custom Class amp puts the most sought-after sounds in amp history at your fingertips. It’s all there, fr om vintage Califor nian clean to ‘60s British jangle and fr om classic r ock tones to nu metal meltdown. T riAmp puts an end to ca[...]

T r i Amp MK II Cust om Cla s s all-t ub e des ign : 1 3 tub es ! T hre e cla ss ic am ps in o ne wit h 6 cha nne ls : Amp 1: Cha nne l A – Vint age C ali for ni an Cle a n Cha nne l B – Vint age Br iti sh Cle an Amp 2 : Cha nne l A – Cla ss ic Br itis h Ro ck Cha nne l B – Vint age Br iti sh Ro ck Amp 3 : Cha nne l A – Duot one -like O v[...]

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Duo to ne Cust om cla s s all-t ub e de sign Two Chann els : Cle an a nd O verd ri ve Switc hab le bo ost o n Ove rdr ive C han nel Inde pe nde nt tr iple -ba nd EQs p er c han nel Tube-d ri ven pa ral lel e f fe ct s loo p Ma ster C ont rol s: P re sen ce, M a ster 1, Maste r 2, Ef f e ct Dua l Ma ster f or 2 f oot-sw itc hab le out put volu me pr[...]

No fr ills for t he ultimat e son ic thrills… T he amp of e ver y pur ist’ s dre am : If you have always wish ed f or an a mp that re sponds t o your ever y touc h, then this o ne ’ s f or you ! Deter mine d to cre ate a tr ul y unclut tere d amp w ith point- to-po int wir ing, we sought to go the shor test dist anc e bet we en g uitar and sp[...]

Pu ret on e Cust om cla s s all-t ub e de sign, Cl as s A Singl e cha nne l wit h 3-B and E Q Gr owl k nob f or t ape ri ng of f th e EQ up ‘til B yp as s Hea d and c om bo ver sio ns avail able Power a mp: t wo EL 34 t ube s / 25 W Two-sta ge power s oa k fo r power r edu ct ion Spe ake r: 1 x 1 2 " Ce lest ion ® Vint age 3 0 (co mbo ) 625[...]

Alex Lif e son, the ic onic g uita r player for Ca nadia n progre s sive roc k ban d Rus h, has ama z ed fa ns all over the world f or more than 30 ye ar s. His relia ble par t ner in tone i s our state- of-the ar t T r iA mp ® . As a gest ure of gratit ude f or Ale x ‘ s faith in our wor k, and to of f er a ver y sp ecia l tre at to you, we hav[...]

Custom Ca binet CC 412 A30 / A L Of course, we hav e created a special v ersion of our acclaimed Cus tom Cabinet CC 4 1 2 A30 to mat ch the uniq ue look of the Alex L ifeson model . T ri A mp A lex Lif eson Si gnatu re M odel Cust om Cla s s all-t ub e des ign : 1 3 tub es ! T hre e cla ss ic am ps in o ne wit h 6 cha nne ls : Amp 1: Cha nne l A ?[...]

Custom Cla ss ze n T e ra ® is ever y thi ng today’ s player ha s hope d for. And more : Imag ine having the milesto ne sound s of ever y g reat g uita r rig of the pa st 50 ye ars at your b ec k and c a ll. Imagi ne being a ble fa ll back o n 1 7 v intage amp cla s sic s on st age every n ight, without brea k ing the ba nk, your b ack or your g[...]

zen T e ra Z-Board Cust om Cla s s DSM -mod elin g des ign Disp lay Hea d and c om bo ver sio n availa ble 5 prog ram s wit che s Two Sharc 32-bit f loat ing p oint D SP 1 to 5 / 6 to 10 switc her 24 -b it A/ D con ver ter, 1 16 dB dyn am ic range Ba nk up / dow n 1 7 a mp t y pe s Wah Wah / E xpre s sion Pe da l, Volume Peda l 4 FX g rou ps: 1 1 I[...]

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Spe akers a re a cr itic al f actor f or ultimate sound – they are th e f inal lin k in the cha in of music a l expre s sion. So, we enginee red thes e Custom C a binet s to match our Cu stom Clas s he ads ’ super ior tone. T he se c a binet s meet the mo st stringent st andar ds for work mansh ip and move some s eriou s air to broadc ast your [...]

T u b e T o o ls ® Spice up you r sound w ith the se Custom C las s tone- shaping too ls. T hes e unique p eda ls are a s e as y to hand le as a c las sic stompb ox, but fe atur e the music al su bsta nce o f a rea l instr ume nt. T u beT o ols ’ ric h herit age dates bac k nea rly 20 year s to 1 9 87 , whe n we unveiled Cre am Mach ine, the wor[...]

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Custom Cla ss T ubem an High-vo ltage t ub e circ uit r y , 1 2A X7 tu be 3 Cha nne ls: Cle an, Cr un ch a nd Le ad Ma ster t ri ple-b an d EQ Voicing c ont rol i n Le ad Cha nne l Sile nt cha nne l sw itch ing with n o delay Line O ut (Power A mp O ut) and Mi xer Out w ith R ed B ox® sp ea ker simu latio n Re al By pa s s Rug ged m eta l hou sing[...]

T u be Rot ospher e ® M K II ha s all t he inspiratio nal power of t he legendar y L eslie ® c abine ts. It not onl y puts th e resp ons e of a tub e-powere d Le slie at players ’ toe-tip s, it also b oa st s t wo rotati on spe eds a nd legit- sound ing dec eleration & a cc eleratio n ef f ec ts. Roto sphere’ s spe ctr um ra nges f rom c [...]

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Pr o Class As pract icing music ians a nd tec hnic ians, we k now all ab out the tr ials a nd travails of lif e on the ro ad. Y ou n ee d tools to ma ke your life ea sier; we build the m ! Enginee red to i nspire, our Pr o Clas s pro ducts s park you to de liver stellar pe r for manc e s ever y night. Pro Cla s s amps’ heritage r ings through lo [...]

Steel-str ing slingers s eek ing jaw-dropp ing tub e-tone w ill hit the jack pot w ith T r ilog y™ . Four chan nels, plus B oost a nd Spar kle m ode s, provide a st agger ing ar ray of six ma rkedly divers e sou nds at the touch o f a butto n. Prov iding plent y of f lex ibilit y to kee p any pro player happy , this p ri ze d amp c overs all the [...]

W arp X 2 cha nne ls : Cle an : Volume, B as s, M id, Treble, P re sen ce Warp : G ain, B a ss, M id, Treble, P re se nc e, Ma ster 1 20 wat ts p ower a mp wit h 4 x 6L6 Ingen iou s FX r outi ng (pa rall el or s eri al) Spe ake r jack s : 1 x 4 Ohm s, 1 x 8 Oh ms or 2 x 1 6 Ohm s, 1 x 1 6 Ohm s Opt iona l MSM 1 m odu le 650 x 25 0 x 250 m m; 20 k g[...]

Edition Tube 20th a nni vers ar y wa s intro duce d last yea r to ce lebrate our 20 th an niver sar y with a delu xe version of o ne of our most succ es sf ul a ll-tube c omb os. C ompac t and ea sy to ha ndle, this m ight y mite ser ves up big inspir ing tone you wouldn’ t ex pec t f rom a com bo this s mall ! Its t wo cha nne ls cover the f ull[...]

Red B ox ® Clas sic is the late st version of our industr y-stan dard DI b ox with spe aker simulation. Par tic ularl y for li ve applic ation s, this a maz ing tool war rant s con sistent sou nd qualit y at ever y g ig and put s an e nd to cros sta lk. T ha nk s to its cle ar , direc t sound, the Re d Box will e nde ar you to ever y sea s oned PA[...]

Re ady to r umble? S o you nee d an a mp that works i n a rea l ba nd situatio n and do esn’ t let you down. How about a n amp t hat not only do es t hat, but also prov ides in spirationa l tone an d gre at fe atur es – a nd still do esn’ t brea k the b ank? Sound s like you? The n tr y o n our Players Cla s s amps f or siz e an d roc k the c[...]

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Matrix Intro Players Class If you want big sound, but don’ t have a big budget yet – then c hec k out our awesome Matr ix S erie s ! T hes e amp s provide a ll must -have sounds and e f f ect s, f rom c lean to blues, ro ck to war p an d back ! Matr i x deliver s the sinf u lly sweet t one that ha s tur ne d Hughe s & Kettne r into a house [...]

E D I T I O N B L U E R & D F X S E R I E S Just sta rt ing out? The E dition Blue S erie s makes it f un to play: Compac t, ea sy to c ar r y , a cont rol pa nel w ith signatur e blue bac k lighting – and mo st impor ta ntly so mething that’ s ver y hard to f ind i n other a mps of this c las s: f at, expr es sive tone that insp ires you t[...]

Edition Blue R & DF X 1 5 / 30 / 60 Choi ce o f „R“ (S pri ng Reve rb) or „D FX“ ( Dua l digit al F X) m ode ls 2 Cha nne ls: C lea n an d O verdr ive 3-b and E Q CD -player I nput Ef fe ct s: R Ser ie s - Spr ing Re verb DF X Ser ie s - Dua l Digit al M ult i FX : C hor us/ Fla nger/D elay & D igit al Sp ring R ever b Cur ren t Fee[...]

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Ba ss is t he music al b otto m line, the ba ritone bond th at ties g roove and ha rm onie s together . W ith the re sponsib ilit y of holding down the b otto m f irm ly in mind, ba s s players dema nd amps t hat deliver sumo -si ze d tone. No roo m for le an c uisine he re. Hughe s & Kettn er ha s design ed t ailore d solutio ns for b a ss pla[...]

Ba ssB a se is the plac e where ma s sive sou nd pre ssure a nd ar t iculate tone c onverge. Widel y haile d as a c onte mporar y cla ssic , this tower of power is nume rous pro player s ’ fir st - choic e rig c our tes y of its sub sta ntial qu alitie s, tonal f lex ibilit y a nd vir tu ally u nlimite d power . Ba ssB as e 60 0 is the u ltimate [...]

Ba s sBa se 600 Tube pre amp w ith B as s/ Trebl e-EQ Two switc habl e Varim etr ic™ par ame tr ic EQ ch ann els Adjust abl e Notc h f ilter su ppr es se s sta ge res ona nc es Power a mp: 65 0 W Cur re nt Fee dbac k Ba lanc ed D I Out Paral lel e f fe ct s loo p Acti ve cro ss over f or bia mpi ng 1 9 " H U; 18.5 kg / 41 lbs 3 7[...]

Ama zi ngly light, ever y pou nd of a Qua ntum amp pa ck s a ver y big punc h. And w ith awesome t ube to ne to bo ot, they are engin eere d f or insta nt gratif ic at ion today a nd susta ined s atisf act ion for ma ny tomor rows to co me. From the 250 -watt QC 3 1 0 c omb o to the 60 0 -watt f lagship QT 6 0 0 hea d, these amps put ma ny a heav y[...]

QUA N T UM Q T 600 HE A D Q T 600 TubeT ouch™ Cir cuit 4- Ban d Para llel EQ Tube Grow l Co mpre s sor Ba ss S hap e, Mid- Boo st, Pr e/ Post EQ sw itc he s Power a mp: 6 0 0 W Dy naval ve Ef fe ct s lo op, DI- Out, Ph one s Cover B ag, Fo ots witc h inc l. 550 x 195 x 3 20 mm ; 1 4 kg / 31 lbs With its 6 0 0-watt D y navalve ® a mp, the QT 60 0[...]

QUA N T UM C A BINE T S He a v y w eigh t t one in a n e x t r aor dina ril y l ight pac k age T he new QS c ab inets put out h eav y weight tone in a n ext raordina ril y light pack age. Quant um Pr o c abine ts ar e loade d with Eminen ce ® Neo dy mium sp ea kers that re act fa ster an d with fa r gre ater pre cision t han traditio nal woo fer s[...]

BA SSK ICK SERIES A re al k ick in t he B a ss S t a ge- pr oof ba s s punc h for p l a y er s Ba ssK ic k s are se riou s ba ss a mps that deliver in ever y soni c sce nar io f rom the rehe ar sa l room t o the stage. T hank s to Hughe s & Kettn er’ s u nique T ubeT ou ch™ input and D y naClip™ pea k-limiting tec hnolog y , all Ba s sK i[...]

Us er & F ri ends Paul Cr ook M eat Loaf Ace y Slad e Mur der do lls Dave y John sto ne Elto n John Thomas St oll e Sil be rmon d Jörg We iß elb erg Jean ett e Bi ed erma nn Edguy Don A ire y Dee p Pur ple Thomas Blu g Rit ch ie Sa mbo ra Bon Jo vi Mic hae l Thomas Ashb a Jim my Cou p And rew WK Ba nd Rob Ha ris Ja mi roq uai Chr is Ch ild s [...]

John Lev én Eur ope Kat Dyso n Alex Lif eso n Rus h Adam Dutkiew wic z & Jo el Stroetz el, Kill Switch Engage • Alex L ifeson, Rush • Ak io Shimi zu, Anthem • Ak ira Wada , P rism • Andrew W K Band • Andy Strange • Ac ey Slade, Murde rdoll s • Audley Free d • Claus Fisc her , Germany‘s Bass Play er No. 1 • Berni e Worrell ?[...]

HUGHES & KETTNER ® St. W endel, Germany Phone. +49 - (0) 68 51 - 905 0 Fax. +49 - (0) 68 51 - 905 100 info@hughes - and - kettner .com www .hughes - and - kettner .com © by Mus ic & Sa le s, 2005. All rig ht s res er ved. Sp eci fic ati on s sub je ct to c ha nge w it hou t no tic e. All pr odu ct a nd co mp any na mes a re t rad em ark s[...]