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Hughes & Kettner Tubeman MKII
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Published on 08/12/08 at 15:25
Value For Money : Excellent
Pramp three channels of a 12AX7 team:
Channel 1: clear sound - transistor circuit
Channel 2 / 3: crunch and lead - lamp circuit.

Volume per channel, a gain knob for crunch and lead channels. A master volume.
EQ common to all three channels with an outline on the lead channel that can sculpt the sound around mdiums.

CT Connect, a line-out "To power amp" Sim and output with HP's "To mix".

Replacement lamp can really change the CHARACTERISTICS of channels 2 and 3, which is apprciable. As against it would seem that our friends H & K did not think we could have change the lamp, the maneuver as pluttdlicate ...

- Original lamp (Ruby 12AX7): its a bit messy in the lower and not lead to hyper prcis
- Electro-Harmonix 12AX7: the sound has become much more dynamic and gain! trs lamp type rock
- TAD 12AT7: I tried this rduire lamp gain factor. Channel 2 crunch time later, which allows for sounds with a trslger overdrive, which is impossible with the original lamp.
- 12AU7 Siemens test trs not conclusive, its too crystalline and frankly too rough in lead
- 12AY7: blah ...

8 / 10 for the legalization common and the original lamp that must change in my office.

UTILIZATION

The config is really simple, it is not going to have his three shot her.

The only BMOL legalization is common all channels, which may in some GNER seeking sounds trs creuss lead in a clear and clean, but use it pramp n is not really intended to nomtal and whatnot like that.

At home, I plug in the simulation output with HP in a multi-purpose TC which I use also of A / D converter and then sound card / studio monitors.

The simu HP dpanne well even if an equalizer is ncessaire downstream to cut some frquences acute (if not the sound a little "bee" in disto)

SOUNDS

I play this with two Yamaha pramp, a Pacifica 812 (Start copy) and an AES 620 (Les Paul copy).

Channel 1 (clear) but easily crunchable transistor circuit when pushed beyond the 7 / 10. I never use this channel as it is in fact a little dark.

Channel 2 (crunch) channel I prfre above all! Trs his brilliant (much more than the clean channel), the gain here to switch to the bluesy overdrive crunch lightweight type AC / DC.
I leave the gain almost'm using the min and finally a clear channel / overdrive CONTRL lgre the saturation with the volume of the guitar, the typical 70's trs.
I couple this channel with a clone of Tubescreamer for AES and a fuzz Belcat of the stratum. With that, it sounds vintage trs!

Channel 3 (lead): The reserve of gain on this channel trs is great, although I find that the sound loses a lot in with too much gain DEFINITIONS (a little fuzzy). It sounds quite modern with enough bass and mids Submitted lgrement back.
The outline can be very useful on this channel, you can go from a typical Marshall lead a dig in the trs mdiums. Despite this possibility dernire pramp this is not my sense is for nomtal. Good for the Metallica but no ... got my dl

Clearly, this should pramp all out extreme styles. For what I play (rock in the 70s ...), it gnral nickel!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 4 years but have been slow on matriser (relamping). Have three channels under the foot for 350 euros, it makes this a pramp pdalier-trs good value compared qualitprix competition (Mesa V-Twin, Koch PedalTone).

Given its sound quality and its solid, it will follow me a while!