All user reviews for the Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 50 Combo

A 50 Watt lamps, but with a power of thunder.
It has 32 patches of 4 channels, allowing it to be simple in use.
A patch for each title on stage, giving it four sounds as such. Just change the patch to the next title.
Each patch is set in advance, to stores in volume, effects, grain, equalizations, and you're playing. A tap on the pedal is in case a delay would be set at the last moment.

UTILIZATION

A list of settings is given when bought, but not really useful because once you understand which button to press to save it at all inclusive.

SOUNDS

I love the grain of this amp, which delivers to the presence of desire, but can be violent when it is pushed.
Fortunately, the Master button is present, otherwise unplayable without disturbing family members. It is true that we do not really get the sound.
A couple with an attenuator so kind Parker, Koch.
Be it with my Les Paul, Charvel (2 + 1 single coil dual Seymour), or my old Ibanez, the sounds are not distorted. Slap his or her bangs, sustain respected, etc.

OVERALL OPINION

2 years of non-intensive uses, it is true, but no problem, except the cable by pulling the pedal my drummer a little too excited that night.
After a Peavey, Marshall 2, is one that is best for me because it is easier to adjust than the old "I push you to the bottom".

Everything is already said so I do not come back on it too: 50W all-tube amplifier with 128 possible settings and selectable via supplied bracket (connector pm) + delay, reverb, chorus, tremolo, flanger, etc ... 4 channel ... Everything is almost

UTILIZATION

Configuration is very simple, even for someone who does not usually (in my case).
The pre-recorded sounds in banks can already get very good sound, and that all the channel (clean, crunch, lead and ultra). You can record your own config easily

Regarding the manual, no problem.

SOUNDS

You can play any style and get any sound. After I think it also depends on his guitar. For my part, I play with an ibanez sa120 and I'm already filled (light and heavy to saturation). I can not imagine what it must be with an excellent guitar). I also played with a Fender Stratocaster and the clean sounds were beautiful ...

I love all the sounds that come out of this combo ...

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two months now. Previously, I had a transistor model (Roland Cube 30 W) to which I added a Line 6 Uber Metal pedal area. Frankly, there is no comparison. Be careful, I do not say that the Roland is bad, far from it but it is especially suitable for clean sounds. For distortion, the pedal (excellent) brought a really big big plus but the H & K does not really played in the same way.

And what power even at low volume. To play at home and benefit from its unique lamps reasonable volume, I invested in a Hot Plate Attenuator 16 ohms. I do not regret not buying this, it is excellent.

I do not put that because as 9 for "Guignol" I dropped a weld connection on the afternoon (after two weeks). But the customer service was very responsive and fixed the problem quickly

Despite this little incident, I find the price / quality ratio really excellent and I recommend it highly to anyone who hésisent more ...

Dj's all say!
In any case, a new concept really IDAL! which is sufficient for some effects, we need nothing except of course the guitar work!

UTILIZATION

It's super easy to use, in addition to the examples provided are for once trs well done and some patch it is not necessary to return it as the quality is the!
the sound is really huge! one more for the crunch and the warp is monstrous! a terror, and a gain subtain a beautiful and strong! a real foot!

SOUNDS

It really suits any style of music! Clearly the big sound distortion barbarian! and sounds really changes depending on the guitars and microphones! for example I have a lag Akranes 2000 high-end with a bang in micro DiMarzio Tone Zone and an easel evol II! terrible, big big sound and bcp subtain! mdiums of beautiful and serious round ... I also have an ibanez with Seymour in J1000 and bam I demarzio evol also the same great feeling with its more clean and less distorted! knew my strat tl! c trs nice for crunch and sounds really clean and keeps the personality of the amp
for now I love everything on it! Even though I have the harder sounds clear that I want to kind of funky casseroles

OVERALL OPINION

1 month of use that happiness! Only problem is down! I have a weld on connection lach noon! nothing serious! IMMEDIATE taken into account in HK ... stuff is really no 100% reliable and this is probably a problem of "my" and MODEL not currently heard other people having this problem!
I did dj in a month with five concerts! I bluff ing sound and the other guitarist who shares the same platform group! Rectified mesa bluff even one! I sound better than him! and ouiiiiiiii! c possible!
I think we will pass some time together and I HK! ps: for info I have a friend who bought the 100 w! the sound is actually rounder at dl five volumes (well have to listen on same), but you are 5 dj deaf! mdr mdr

There's lights everywhere in full!
50 Watts, a beam!
The pdalier is indestructible!
Edict of 07/11/07: ... one of the inter pdalier made the me ... time to find a replaceable because H & K has not rpondu my emails ... ay we go again!
All ncessaire is present, the effects are of quality!
Edict of 07/11/07: I use both the delay and reverb that are perfect as I have trouble with the chorus ... but hey, it's not my specially!
First programmable amplifier light MIDI, 128 presets ... So what to do!

UTILIZATION

So cool!
It turns and speaks ... the manual is very useful for using the amp but it just do without if adj ctoy programmable amplifiers.

SOUNDS

Rch a little crunch in the ... but it can be of my GODIN EXIT22s and DIMARZIO simple and SH4 (Double) Seymour Duncan .... (Or so because I do not know still use it!)
Edict of 07/11/07: the rc h is always but now I love it!

Otherwise, the tail on the chin ... everything is good in the pig!

Any sound with a clear hyper saturated potato amazing, it smells the amp that it is Designed.
There is a BONUS ( http://87.106.71.220/files/huke/proclass/switchblade50/presets/Switchblade_RockStarPresets.pdf/ ) to the website of H & K ( http://www.hughes-and-kettner.com/ ) , a PDF with 11 pages of presets for the lazy rglage (including myself!)

Edict of 08/03/07:

Well, the presets the pdf ... not great for most and for some 8, in order not to mention, I do not see what eddie discussed because it is preset p terrible! Dig a little while of the same but you get what you're looking for.
The PDF will have all of the same useful to give a good working basis.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought it around two months ago, the only default that I have found is that there is no volume on the effects (chorus, flanger and tremolo) but hey, it compar little something the rest!
I would have AIM accommodation for the pdalier and a protective cover against rain for example.

Just a word on the seller, Charly home PLAYBACK ( http://guitare.playback.fr/hughes&kettner-switchblade_50_combo-11701.html/ ) , seller and have sacrment professional, who will be 4 to find you what you want, I say Chapal! PLAYBACK Merciii Charlyyyy and thank you!

Edict of 08/03/07:
lolo84 given me good ides that I will soon put into practice, housing pdalier, wheels ...
Edict of 07/11/07, when the amnagement fact, the cable is pdalier and ranks as HP, there is more than a block and move it handy, I manufactured a ska cover in black for the dusts and nickel is

All adpend so the quality of the type of microphone and sound we are looking ...
Edict of 07/11/07: But p **** n, a timber sends this amp!

All-tube amp, 50 Watts (trs trs powerful).

4 channels: Clean, Crunch, Lead and Wrap. For each of these channels, all rglages are available.

It has the particularity to be Fully programmable, this means that all rglages are recordable ... (You can store 128 rglages DIFFERENT, so what sounds to 4 DIFFERENT, prrgls for 32 pieces!)

The switches from one rglage the other is a grace pdalier noon provided. But personally, I use my Vox ToneLab, which works just as well, but gives me advantages that I dcrirai further ...

It has a loop insertion in parralle or series, enables or disables (even so, it can be programmed in the rglage!)

on the other hand, there is no direct output on this amp. Can be used out of the loop insertion. Personally, I bought a box of Red Box Pro at H & K. I plugged into an outlet not HP used (16 ohms) The recording is perfect.

CAUTION: Do not unplug the HP of the amp, CRAM ca ...

UTILIZATION

When achte this amp is from the perspective of "tweaking".

Indeed, you will be able to program the sound of each moment of your set: this passage clean lens, wrap in another of the pure death metal, another solo Floydien ...

Everything is ... but it will of course take time (and fun) set all this ...

The reverb is correct, and the delay impeccable (rglage volume, number of rptitions and hard)

on the other hand, there is no numriques dosage effects (chorus, flanger, tremolo). If you your fans what kind of effects, you should use pedals through the loop insertion. A bit lightweight, so I take that level the one point.

Personally, I put the ToneLab loop insertion, and I program my supplmentaires effects when they are needed, the ToneLab. (Example: reverse delay, pitch shifter, whawha, acoustic guitar simulation etc ...)
Thus, by changing the bank's on my ToneLab, I change at the same time the sound of the amp, since both are coupled via midi. This is the rve!

The manual is clear. No problem

SOUNDS

The sound? Well, frankly, I'm bluffing (and my friends, also in rp)

The clean channel is clear, and rglages severe acute mdium can highlight the entire registry.

The crunch is trs effective, and bizarrely Dfine so well that I often used solo (grain background, until the "boost")

The lead channel is (for now, but I beginners) the less "surprise" ... It does its job (very good job), but nothing special ...

Channel wrap is one that put me over the ground. If you have the opportunity to try this amp, test the bank's machined 3-D ... a rgal. One wonders how one can make HP an unparalleled!

In all cases, the amount of "prsence" allows the best contrast to refine the sound. A must!

January 2008 EDIT: It lacks a little bit of treble, as clean, but nothing mchant. Always perfect, if ...
I use a Vigier Excalibur Original (version Seymour Duncan), it helps, have to say ...

OVERALL OPINION

Well, it's time to conclude. A little earlier, (the day after purchase) to draw conclusions DEFINITIONS ... (I will complete the notice in the coming months)

I represented this amp in its ability to store sounds, and also because he possdait 4 caneaux complete. The icing on the cake was when I Discoveries that I could pair my ToneLab.

The test at my dealer let me sit ...

I still had a final notice and pro dsinterress get.
I got it at a major specialist in Paris. The seller said that between noon and two, when the store closed the other silent seller used this amp. Quaund seen this store, filled floor to ceiling on of the best Class A amps, we think that's a good sign ...

I pay just under 1200 euros ... Apriori, I am far from regretting ...

A video trs interresting (in a notice on the 100w Swichblade:
https://www.licklibrary.com/classifieds_hugheskettad.aspx (click on the guitar, bottom right)

THE EDIT 25/06: Well, I know him better and better. I always apprcie much (or more). Power standard (almost too) ... Importance of potentiomtre "prsence" to refine SETTING THE Tone. (The clear sound MRIT many prsence ...)

EDIT on 25/10: There are examples of records with the switchblade raliss here:
https://myspace.com/alkozaur
(Songs "Dragonfly", "Serum of life" and "Forget the Sun")
Always happy to this amp

Tube amp which generates a power quite phenomenal.
The connection is pretty rudimentary (no line out, only one entry), although it is possible to insert effects.
The settings are very fine and most importantly, the revolutionary digital system is like having 32 CHANNELS absolutely independent and fully adjustable

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, pre-recorded sounds are enough if we are not too difficult. The manual is correct

SOUNDS

It has a very wide spectrum of sounds, versatile. But versatility does not compromise we reach extreme sounds, both in saturation as in the sounds flashy and clean.

OVERALL OPINION

For a month, I repeat once a week, so I did not have many practice settings.
The sound is absolutely incredible, I'm really completely reversed. It has heat lamps with the cleanliness of digital.
I do not do it again though maybe not this election, because it has a crippling defect: its volume is very poorly calibrated. This amp is not recommended for use at home. It is too strong to repeat with a battery in a soundproof room: I'm less than 1!! when I touch the volume, the sound jumps from nothing to a great disturbance, which covers all the others. I have one word, it's very stupid, because I stay between 0.7 and 0.9, I have great trouble to adjust my volume. We do not, however, chamber music: after each rehearsal with the group, my ears whistling. I know this is not good, but it says something completely disproportionate to the volume of the amp. I am 50 but I do not think qu'enter the 50 and 100, there is much difference at this level. What is infuriating is that (I guess I never really tried) the increase in volume between 0 and 1 is certainly no greater than that between 1 and 10, or even less. It's really very silly, makes the amplifier used in very large rooms or outdoors.

Otherwise, a final remark on the digital sound. It is true that the chorus, flanger lack of adjustment options, but that does not bother if it does not make significant use. I find it sounds very good, very well configured. Clearly we have no margin manooeuvre. But with this amp, you'll carefree wonderful effects.
I put 5 for its failure to calibrate the volume annoys me a lot