HOLY SCHNIKEYS!!!! H&K Access Preamp

[Juggernaut]

I got one of these from kurtstuff the other day, HOLY SHIT!!! that thing is HEAVY!!! I need a proper power amp to plug it into, I'm just running it into the ass end of the Dime amp, but holy hell, the thing is MASSIVE!!!


Like the Dime amp, clips will come tomorrow....

 

[glpg80]

 

[glassjaw7]

I've always been intrigued by H&K amps. Long before I discovered RT, or played a Bogner or Diezel, I thought the Triamp was the ultimate high end amp. I wanted one so bad and then the gas slowly faded once I got into all this other stuff on here. I'd still love to try one at home with my axe/speakers. (Played a used one briefly at GC and couldn't really focus on the sound)

Anyway, nice score! Can't wait for clips of this and the Dime amp!

 

[chameleon2112]

Didn't Nuno use to use one of those? How much did you pay for it?

 

[Shark Diver]

I've always wanted of these since they came came out. Not sure why I've never been able to track one down. Now I'm gassing...

 

[Ancient Alien]

Had 2 of them and loved them.
I will get another one some day.
Excellent sounding preamp

 

[racerevlon]

I've ALWAYS wanted one of these, but since I made the transition back to heads instead of racks, I haven't been pursuing it so heavily. Plus, I have a Hughes & Kettner TriAmp MK II, Trilogy, and Switchblade.

The TriAmp MK II will get its first stage time tomorrow--hopefully will have pics/clips (no promises).

I think Hughes & Kettner make some of the best amps out there today. When we did West Coast Ampfest 2010 MightyWarlock made the observation that H&K amps are somewhat a marriage of the best of Marshall and Mesa Boogie, wrapped in German engineering.

Cheers,

 

[Juggernaut]

When we did West Coast Ampfest 2010 MightyWarlock made the observation that H&K amps are somewhat a marriage of the best of Marshall and Mesa Boogie, wrapped in German engineering.

Cheers,

awesome, got a clip uploading.... thats funny that almost EXACTLY how I described to a friend last night.

 

[Jack Luminous]

Great preamp ! And the matching power amp is awesome too ! Both together make a deadly weapon

 

[Juggernaut]

oh, I'm hating you right now...


would LOVE to find the matching power amp and foot controller for mine....

 

[Jack Luminous]

oh, I'm hating you right now...


would LOVE to find the matching power amp and foot controller for mine....

Both are very very hard to find, it took me years LOL

 

[Juggernaut]

I'm seeing that, was just searching.....


Rocktron and Mesa/VHT here I come.

 

[Jack Luminous]

I'm seeing that, was just searching.....


Rocktron and Mesa/VHT here I come.

Mesa 2:90 is really great with the Access. But, if you can find a VS250, get it ! I like the two switchable presence circuits. One is voiced like a Mesa Mark/Fender, the other like a Marshall. You can assign the thing per preset with the Access and it's great to voice tones very differently. On clean tone with sparkling fender high and a crunch tone with cutting marshall high-mids for example.

 

[Piero the Guitarero]

Both are very very hard to find, it took me years LOL

Not if you are located in germany (if you are referring to the poweramp)

http://www.musikmachen.de/Equipment/Geb ... -verkaufen

http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... fe/9830937

http://www.musik-service.de/Musiker-Flo ... 960de.aspx

http://cgi.ebay.de/Hughes-Kettner-VS250 ... 255c2101cb

 

[Juggernaut]

 

[Shark Diver]

Both are very very hard to find, it took me years LOL

Not if you are located in germany (if you are referring to the poweramp)

http://www.musikmachen.de/Equipment/Geb ... -verkaufen

http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... fe/9830937

http://www.musik-service.de/Musiker-Flo ... 960de.aspx

http://cgi.ebay.de/Hughes-Kettner-VS250 ... 255c2101cb

German woman, german beer and now this. You Duetschlanders get all the cool stuff.

Wow that power amp and foot switch are sweet.

 

[Piero the Guitarero]

Cool stuff? ^^hehe

David, the H&K VS250 is what we in germany call a "poweramp for rackstarters" or beginner.

Cool stuff is what I see in your avatar.

BTW: sorry for offtopic, but the prices are down in europe.
today a Egnater ie4 went for 546€ -> http://cgi.ebay.de/Egnater-TOL-IE-4-Pre ... fresh=true

is that normal? Is it different across the ocean?

 

[Jack Luminous]

Both are very very hard to find, it took me years LOL

Not if you are located in germany (if you are referring to the poweramp)

http://www.musikmachen.de/Equipment/Geb ... -verkaufen

http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s ... fe/9830937

http://www.musik-service.de/Musiker-Flo ... 960de.aspx

http://cgi.ebay.de/Hughes-Kettner-VS250 ... 255c2101cb

LOLOLOL

There's a lot of them in Germany it seems ! At the time I bought mine, about 8 years ago, it was very hard to find where I live and on the internet...

 

[Jack Luminous]

David, the H&K VS250 is what we in germany call a "poweramp for rackstarters" or beginner.

Why so ?? Because it's more common where you live ?I find the tone is very very good IMHO ! I have some cool stuff to compare, 2203, mesa 2:90, 2 channel dual recto, rackmount SLO etc. The VS250 is no slouch and very versatile !

 

[Shark Diver]

Cool stuff? ^^hehe

David, the H&K VS250 is what we in germany call a "poweramp for rackstarters" or beginner.

Cool stuff is what I see in your avatar.

BTW: sorry for offtopic, but the prices are down in europe.
today a Egnater ie4 went for 546€ -> http://cgi.ebay.de/Egnater-TOL-IE-4-Pre ... fresh=true

is that normal? Is it different across the ocean?

I play like a "starter".

Yes, prices are down everywhere. Good for some, bad for others...