NAD: Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister Deluxe 40! Nicccceeee!

[Deleted member 27494]

Hey everyone!

It's a new amp day, yaaaay! Got a H&K Tubemeister Deluxe 40!

I already have a Black Spirit 200 and a Grandmeister Deluxe 40. I think both are great, especially the GMD40. It has a great clarity and presence in a mix. Those 2 amps are jampacked with features but the Tubemeister Deluxe series is more stripped down and basic so I really wanted to try one.

The Tubemeister has no effects, just 3 channels. A clean channel with a dedicated 3-band eq, and a gain and master volume control. The crunch and lead channels have a shared eq but with individual gain and master volume controls. All the channels sound great in their own way but I especially loved how the lead channel sounded with my LTD Eclipse with EMG's. So much girth and clarity. These amps have a nice dry edge to the tone that I can really appreciate.

So it's a 40 watt amp with 4 EL84's, plenty of power imho. This thing, just as the GMD40, has a power soak. So you can turn down the wattage or record direct without a load connected. The red box also is supposed to be really good but I haven't tried that yet.

Anyway, here's a little demo/review I made so you can hear how it's sounds and see how it looks etc.

Pretty cool right? Anyone here own a Tubemeister??

 

[fek]

I have never played a H&K. Lot's of talk about them recently on here though and the clips sound really good to me. Much heavier tones than I thought would be in those things. Your vid was very well done. Nice job!

 

[Deleted member 27494]

I have never played a H&K. Lot's of talk about them recently on here though and the clips sound really good to me. Much heavier tones than I thought would be in those things. Your vid was very well done. Nice job!

Thanks! The H&K amps do have a certain 'signature' tone, but I like them!

 

[jsp]

Do the GM and TM sound the same aside from the effects?

 

[Riggins1966]

I love mine. Been my main gigging amp for over 2 years now. Super versatile amp for sure. I cover a lot of ground with this thing.

The redbox is excellent. I never mic anymore. I run it with an 80's peavey M212 loaded with WGS Reapers and it kills. Also lined the cab with matching LEDs

Mini stack FTW

 

[Riggins1966]

Do the GM and TM sound the same aside from the effects?

I've not tried a GM, but it's my understanding it's the exact same preamp/power amp so I'm betting they do.

 

[ElectricVoodoo]

Nice!! I've often considered the black spirit ad well. Both of those sound awesome!