I had the grandmeister for a week. I did a ton of research, watched all the demos, etc. It's just way too fizzy in the gain sections. Took it back for a Friedman Dirty Shirley 20. Never looked back. Triamp!!! Great amp! Dream amp is probably the Friedman BE deluxe, 50 or 100...
What is more likely to happen in 2020? A.) Mama Jo gets elected first female US President. B.) I get a hug from the Queen of England. C.) Heat death of the universe. D.) Hunter reviews a Dean Cadillac.
America proved in 2016 they don’t want a woman president. Also, the last couple hundred years proved they don’t want a 3rd party canidate. If you’re gonna vote for Jo, do it in 2024 after Biden puts out trumps fire
fattyu awesome, the TriAmps are such monsters! how does the MK1 compare to the 2 or the 3? This is the only one I’ve tried so far, they’re kind of rare to find in person Stateside. And I’m not sure if I get to keep it or if I’m buying it, but either way it’s not going back 😂
@@agufish no idea, never heard mkII or III in person. its not common here either, but I bought mine for something like 400 bucks 3 years ago and going strong ever since. in my limited experience and humble opinion there is every sound in a triamp that you can dream up. an attenuator is a must tho even for the mkI's measly 100w :D the sound is lacking at any bearable volumes. once cranked it comes alive and wonderful. if you keep it you can get rid of all the others :D everything else becomes quite redundant no? :D
@@agufish From the MK 1, 3B channel and the 2A were revoiced on the MKII Triamp to be a bit more modern (at the time). One of the more famous MK1 users is Anchang of the Japanese band Sex Machine guns. A MK II is used by Akio Shimizu of the band Anthem or Josh Rand from Stone Sour. I own a MK1 also. One thing the MKIII has that was very new was the ability to have different power tube section with preamp. This lets you use a American channel with 6L6 power or British with EL34 power.
Had a Triamp MkII for 10+ years and loved every moment of it. If the MkIII was not overkill for the house, I would be all over it. My TubeMeister 18 is a suitable replacement for my needs.
I’m only 10 minutes in and this is my favorite video of yours. You can tell you are so freaking excited to give these a whirl. I’m excited to hear the amp itself!
Man, I own a Grandmeister 36 and they're incredible. It's been my gigging amp for over a year and I would not change it for anything at this point. Its super convenient and sounds incredible!
Man, I’ve been around since the days where you were borrowing gear from friends and shops to demo. Nice to see your come up with these manufacturers seeing your value. Congrats on the growth. It’s been great watching your different phases over the last couple years.
I've had HK amps all my gigging life, from the Tube Factor OD pedal, to the 18w Tubemeister and now have the Black Spirit 200 Floor model. It's incredible, and there's an Android app to dial in sounds. Their amps all sound incredible and never fail to disappoint.
I'm so proud of Hughes and kettner. I live in a small state in Germany called Saarland. That's where the H&Ks come from. It's awesome that a brand so near to me is so popular. I own a tubemeister 20 deluxe and love it.
I wanted to enjoy the grandmeister when I was trying it out 3 years ago. It has all the features I could dream of, but i didn't like the sound and it smelled like toxic glue. In the end I bought a Mesa Boogie MkV:25 , because I got such a big smile on my face when trying it out for the first time. Still love the Boogie and still get a smile on my face while playing. Greetings from Germany
I have a GM36 and I absolutely love it. The best thing about the GM series is that each channel is actually voiced differently - it isn't just increasing the amount of gain. So, as I understand it, the Ultra channel is voiced for lower tunings and stuff like that. I absolutely LOVE H&K amps, they've definitely carved out their own little portion of the market.
i played my first H&K last week my friends (a TubeMeister 20) and it was amazing as hell, so after playing that and watching Rabea Massaad's and your demo i am buying the GrandMeister Delux soooo thank you very much. You were a big help i love this and your Trog channel much!!
It's got a 200 watt 20 watt and 2 watt setting , I have both this and katana artist and this thing is like the katana on steroids both of them can be played in the middle of the night without waking up my 5 year old and the spirit app on my phone allows me to very easily dial the amp and when I'm bored I just throw one of the preloaded patches on and dick around with it FYI I'd you do but the phone app is also the easiest way to use it it's a great amp I bought mine from somebody for 600 bucks and it's definitely one of the best purchases Ive ever made 💯 reccomend trying it out even if I had to buy it new for 899 id do it it's an awesome and fun amp
Hunter! That amp is amazing! So happy you got your dream amp. My dream amp is the orange thunderverb 200, I have a rockerverb 100 mkiii as well, and the tv200 is still the pinnacle of orange tone to me.
I already have my dream amp for my home studio. A great little pedal platform amp, the Ibanez Tube Screamer amp, TSA15H with a Ibanez Cab TSA112C. Also you'll never walk alone!!!
The triamp mklll is an amazing amp!! I've had it for a year now and Its easily become my most favorite amp. I swapped out the stock tubes and put in 6505/kt66/kt88. To add some spice and really wake the Triamp mklll up i use a Boss eq200 through the preamp section and its amazing!!
Only got myself a 20watt delux a couple of weeks ago and it's something special. Thought my Revv G3 pedal sounded great but when you DI both, the G3 sounds a bit thin in comparison. Just saying. Lucky man, keep up the good work. 👍🤟
Hughes & Kettner really have their own sounds. The Coreblade and the Grandmeister are great, the TriAmps are incredible, especially the Mark III is one of the best Amps, maybe the best one money can buy. But I never got something out of the Black Spirits I really loved, but others did. In the end the gear has to fit your style too.
My dream amp has been the Mesa Boogie Dual Rec, and has been for years. However, I won't lie; hearing that H&K Triamp made my trousers get very short, very quickly. May have to consider buying one. Hell, even the black Spirit sounded sexy as hell. God damn it, man, you're making my wallet cry.
The first amp I bought for myself and with my own money was a Hughes & Kettner 20th Anniversary Edition Tube. I guess that's my dream amp. Regret selling it and definitely wouldn't mind having that one back and also getting the 25th Anniversary one to go with it. Those are my style amps.
I like the triamp. I feel like that harsh sound you were talking about wasmt present in the triamp its still brutal and articulate without being harsh and icy.
SHIT AG!! MY power bill is now over $100 by a second of Tri Amp Heaven, which yeah is my dream amp that thing is PERFECT!! Good demo and thanks for another great video.
Love the Triamp. Been my dream amp since Mark II. I didn't buy it because of price, I went with a Marshall JVM 410H. Having a Marshall was my dream amp as well but the JVM covered all the different genres I cover. The Triamp still is my dream amp and they made the Mark III even better. Someday I'll get it...dat blue light doe...
I got a blackstar ht 40 myself. I'm an EMG guy so that amp sings. Thinking of getting a pod go since I don't have any effects besides a wah and a digitech drop pedal.
@@agufish He swears by the Triamp, it's pretty badass. I don't know what Christian Martucci is using, but Jim Root has been all about the Rockerverb since 2006.
The first time I ever recorded I used a H&K Triamp. It was just there and available. I think it was around 2005. I had never heard anything like that before. This video reminded me how good they are at tight, high gain goodness.
So I've owned a GM40D for a couple of years now, and I just wanted to drop a couple of things I've had to get used to: - it's freakin' *bright*. like, all the time. But it sounds killer and super distinct in a mix, and you can pile on as much gain as you want without it mushing out or losing clarity - treble high, presence low - the presence control adds a really nice bit of cut, but it can get really overbearing really quickly, while treble does more of an extension rather than boost - use the stompbox mode if you can, especially to jam or write with, because it gives you a ton of options with a couple of foot taps and it functions as four channels with independent EQ, plus a TS-style boost, plus delay, plus a modulation. On one tiny amp. With a footswitch that powers itself. Think on that for a second, I'll wait - The Redbox DI for some reason sounds a lot darker than the amp actually sounds, so I keep the presence and resonance on mine set to "universal" (so it won't shift per patch or channel) and use them to fine-tune for DI vs. cabinet (then again I use a pretty bright cab, so YMMV on this) It's a killer killer amp, and when I got mine for $999 + footswitch (they've gone up in price since) it was an absolute steal - super versatile, sounds great, and incredibly portable. For the current price they're less "get this it's best-in-class" and more of an easy recommendation.
Just when I thought I was doing something Agufish comes through and flexes on all our lives 😂😂😂 mans is playing custom mod hello kitty guitars thru a tri amp that cost 4 band$ 😂😂😂😂😂😂. I see you bro
I think the only H&K I've tried was a tubemeister about 6 years ago. I was pretty underwhelmed at the time, but all 3 of these sounded great. The Black Spirit has had my interest for a while. That TriAmp is a beast, though. I think 3a, the recto-ish channel was my favorite. Dream amp for me is probably an Engl Savage.
I've had a tubemeister for about 4 years and I just recently got a 5150 and I think the Peavey blows it out of the water on the Distortion factor but the tubemeister clean channel of very good.
Ryan Bruce (Fluff) was demoing a guitar, I’m pretty sure it was a Balaguer Hyperion from what I remember, but he was plugged into a Triamp MK 3 and I’m looking at it like 😳...🤤, i went out and bought one immediately, and here we are 1 week later playing Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin with some Thiccccc ass gain hopped up on Monster Energy and Red Bull
I see Hughes & Kettner, I lose my shit. An H&K is absolutely my dream amp, and you made em sound great! (but is that really that hard to do?) Great Video man!
After that, I really want to check one of those out. My dream amp is the Mesa Boogie TC-50, but one of these could be a close second after hearing them.
I've had a Triamp Mk II since 2004. It's still a beast, though the internal heat fries the board from time to time and it spends a week in hospital getting it's dry solders fixed. Really needs an internal fan. Make sure you keep it in a well ventilated cool place if you get one. It doesn't chew pre-amp tubes, and only uses power tubes every couple of years. A lot faster than my Mesa amps though. Mad amp though, I've never been able to understand people whinging about crap tone. I just pick form whichever of the six magic ones I want on any day or moment. How dare you demo it without the freaking quad !! Channel 1A - Fender clean, not really Blackface, IMO 1B - Tweed, not Vox, turn the gain up and it screams, hit it with a Klon, you will orgasm 2A PLexi, amazing Hendrix tones 2B JCM800 3A Overdirven JCM800 3B recto heavy
Wait, something is not right. I cant see the ceiling fan twirling on the H&K front panel... lol j/k Hunter, those amps are bad frikken ass! Cant wait for the reviews! These get my GAS really going.
I had a Triamp Mk. II for about 15 years, and it really is a great amp. The Mk. III addresses my one beef with the Mk. II, which was that the tone controls were shared between Amp 2A (plexi-ish) and Amp 2B (JCM800-ish but smoother/darker) and so either Amp 2A was icepick-in-the-ears bright or Amp 2B was too muddy. (I ended up not using Amp 2A much as a result.) The Mk. III solved that by giving all 6(!) channels their own tone controls.
@@ejRecording I did not get a Triamp Mk. III, because I've never seen one at a price I could afford. (I got my Mk. II used at a crazy good deal.) I ended up replacing my Triamp Mk. II with a PRS Archon 50 plus some pedals to cover the Amp 2 tones.
Hey FYI GM 40 to make this amp easy to use.. if you turn the amp on but still in stand buy press and hold for 3 sec store and fax button til they blink then from there and what button you push. You can set the presence and resonance knobs to global so they don’t change by preset. (I think it’s a lot more easy to have it this way. You can also set the power soak for all presets. So what ever watt you chose it will stay that for every preset. So you can have you gig settings then go home and push one button and it stay at the watt. I also think turning the master all the way up then using channel volume up at like 10 -11 o’clock then back off the master if needed but try to leave it dimed. Knowing this has made me like this amp a lot. THERE IS A DIAGRAM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AMP HEAD! Lol
The tri-amp sounds awesome. I would say if you go German go Engl. I liked the Hughes & Ketner stuff, liked the Diezel stuff. But absolutly loved the Engl stuff, still my favourite amps
Funny thing is I played a Triamp mk2 for a long time. When I could finally afford a Diezel vh4, I had a chance to play them side by side. Ended up selling the Diezel. Even though H&K amps don't really keep their value, a Triamp is absolutely a killer sounding, versatile, pro caliber head as good as anything out there.
I was pissed about the game yesterday. I guess the players went heavy on the celebrations. But hey, been waiting 18 years myself for that tittle. It's finally here, couldn't be happier. Congrats to you on the title and Triamp 🤘🤘
Hunter, m' lad, I don't really have a dream amp, nor a dream guitar. I like too many things about guitars for any one to contain everything. You can't get a single guitar with both a Floyd and a hard tail without buying a doubleneck, and they're HEAVY. I went digital decades ago, and while I have a kickass combo amp in the form of a 70 Watt Fender Performer 650, I almost always play through modelers. Versatility is my middle name (Actually, it's Drew, but I'm making a point here.😎), and the only way to get close to the same level of versatility in a old-style amp is to spend a bank on something like YOUR dream amp. It's possible to get killer tones with digital gear and it has been for many years now. Currently, I've saved a lot of money by getting older, used gear. I now own a Zoom G9.2tt Guitar Effects Console, a DigiTech RP350 Modeling Guitar Processor and a DigiTech RP355 Modeling Guitar Processor & USB Recording Interface. (I keep the lesser DigiTech unit as a backup for the greater.) Happily, the Zoom has an effects loop that allows me to match many of the strengths of the DigiTech RP family with those of the Zoom big gun of its time. Both sound great on their own, but I believe that proper use of combinations will yield great sounds impossible to get any other way. The Zoom unit actually uses two 12AX7 tubes ( The "tt" business is for "twin tube".) to help enhance the feel of the unit's music and both families have impressive tone-shaping powers. The Zoom has a six-band EQ and the DigiTech tone stacks have four bands of EQ with middle and treble controls enhanced with sweepable center frequencies. Each unit also has models of amps that don't actually exist; they're virtual units with brand-specific sounds. I'm gonna shut up now -- uniqueness beckons!😎❤️️🎸‼️
Have you ever thought about demoing and trying out EVH amplifiers such as the Stealth or the 6L6 or EL34 models? P.S. Love those amps and keep on rocking Hunter and glad you got to try out your dream amp!!!
I normally am not A fan of h&k stuff. It usually sounds like it's muffled and muddy. But channel 3A on the tri amp sounded pretty damn amazing. As far as my dream amp. I've always wanted to play a revv g120. I also really like the prs mt15 tonally as well. And I'm excited to see the 100 watt version once it's released. Also next play through if you still have any of the amaroks I would love to hear them played through one of these. I'm highly considering swapping my emg81/85 for the hot 70 set just from your demos on the amaroks
Yeah the Hot 70 set blew me away as well. Why EMG are not pushing the hell out of those pickups, I have no idea because they. Are. Sick. And also yes, the MT100!!! I feel like they’ve been talking about it for years now and it’s still no where to be seen!
I have a Black Spirit 200 and a Grandmeister Deluxe 40 and they're both great. The GM sounds better but if you're in a band you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between it and the BS 200. And the BS 200 is all solid state, no tubes to worry about, and it weighs almost nothing. The Triamp is something I drool over and I'd love to have one but it would never leave my house.
Lol yeah you can pretty much do anything with it. It is pretty massive and excessive for most applications, though. I’d compare it more to a Swiss Army chainsaw 😂
H&K is only amp l truly love. Triamp is great but in my opinion to much unless you have money to spend. GM 40 is probably the best for the home to average live player (bars and small venues). Haven't played a Black Spirit yet. Steve Stine loves his. Can't wait for your full review!!!!
Alexis Guitars I haven’t decided yet lol. Honestly sometimes I plug in and it’s like yes this nasty rock tone is everything! And sometimes I’m just not feeling it. It’s just so loose and fuzzy. I’m going to try blending it with my other amps and see how I feel about it then. Maybe it works better to thicken up rhythm tones of a tighter amp like the 6505?
@@agufish I know what you mean. With my two orange amps (which I love btw) I need a tubescreamer to access higher gain sounds because it's otherwise just too much for my style of playing - the terror stamp is a good example - awesome up to crunch...after that it's just... yeah
@@agufish haha! Ive got a TH30 Combo which is awesome but far too loud for the home, and recently became the proud owner of an orange terror stamp for something a bit more manageable! Both are great. I must say, that TriAmp seems to cover all bases and then some!
My dream amp: something handmade to spec by a master. Yet I have the strangest benchmark to go by. I have a Gene Lies. Quite literally built in a Kansas barn by an old farm boy, it is easily the best sounding amp I've ever come across. I compare it to the difference between modern buildings and classic architecture from the 19th century. In the past, a home was built around a family, these days a family is stuffed into a floorplan. The Gene Lies is much the same, only with jarring, crude touches. Imagine an old Plush circuit, only in a cube 3 feet on a side. Two tweeters, two woofers, and two sub-woofers are not just plugged into the circuit, but are a continuous, integrated whole complete with outsized capacitors between the speakers to filter the signal to the proper place. And topped of with (I shit you not) a refrigerator handle to carry this boat anchor around. If it's a functional pickup (piezo, passive, active, hybrid, distorted, clean, crunch, lead, electric violin, cello, mandolin, classical, acoustic, but I've never worked up the nerve to try bass) it will sound clear, clean, and composed. Owned it for... not sure how long. Clinton might have been president when I got it. It's so loud, I've never had it past 3. Ever had a clean acoustic guitar dialed past 150db and still sound clear? That's what this thing is capable of at 3. Make me one of these before the art of this antique is lost.
have you had to buy all these yourself ???? quite a total cost . Hi five to your mates for supporting man.utd. Liverpool friends you have...cut their strings off. lol. well done young man. big wave from kent uk . help an old man out here...what is an ideal bedroom valve amp with headphone outlet ???
Which amp was your favorite, and what's your dream amp?? Happy Independence Day weekend, everyone! 🇺🇸🦅🍻
I had the grandmeister for a week. I did a ton of research, watched all the demos, etc. It's just way too fizzy in the gain sections. Took it back for a Friedman Dirty Shirley 20. Never looked back. Triamp!!! Great amp! Dream amp is probably the Friedman BE deluxe, 50 or 100...
I bounce between my triple rec and 6534+ as my favorites. I would love to have a Fortin modded marshall though. maybe one day.
Marshall valvestate cos death. Absolutely brutal tones come out of it
randall satan is the dream i think.
Tubeworks rt2100es, because I am a Josh homme fangirl lmfao. Already got a 69 ampeg and a sweet acoustic 410 bass cab, so one of those and I'm perfect
It's adorable how giddy and goofy he is. He's clearly ecstatic. Congrats on your dream amp, dude!
I’m 54 and if all this stuff showed up on MY doorstep, I’d be running around like a 14 year old girl.
What is more likely to happen in 2020?
A.) Mama Jo gets elected first female US President.
B.) I get a hug from the Queen of England.
C.) Heat death of the universe.
D.) Hunter reviews a Dean Cadillac.
Valkyrie Saddlebreds prolly A 😂
I’d go for c honestly
totes c, 2020 is doing its best to kill us all
Agufish seriously bro, pls do a Cadillac review
America proved in 2016 they don’t want a woman president. Also, the last couple hundred years proved they don’t want a 3rd party canidate. If you’re gonna vote for Jo, do it in 2024 after Biden puts out trumps fire
Gets state of the art Hughs and Kettner tri amp *plugs in hello kitty squire*. Never change.
I have the Tubemeister 20, and absolutely love it. Great marriage between classic tube amp sound and modern features.
i have a triamp mk1.... wonderful beast. congrats. got to keep it?
fattyu awesome, the TriAmps are such monsters! how does the MK1 compare to the 2 or the 3? This is the only one I’ve tried so far, they’re kind of rare to find in person Stateside. And I’m not sure if I get to keep it or if I’m buying it, but either way it’s not going back 😂
@@agufish no idea, never heard mkII or III in person. its not common here either, but I bought mine for something like 400 bucks 3 years ago and going strong ever since. in my limited experience and humble opinion there is every sound in a triamp that you can dream up. an attenuator is a must tho even for the mkI's measly 100w :D the sound is lacking at any bearable volumes. once cranked it comes alive and wonderful.
if you keep it you can get rid of all the others :D everything else becomes quite redundant no? :D
@@agufish From the MK 1, 3B channel and the 2A were revoiced on the MKII Triamp to be a bit more modern (at the time). One of the more famous MK1 users is Anchang of the Japanese band Sex Machine guns. A MK II is used by Akio Shimizu of the band Anthem or Josh Rand from Stone Sour. I own a MK1 also. One thing the MKIII has that was very new was the ability to have different power tube section with preamp. This lets you use a American channel with 6L6 power or British with EL34 power.
Had a Triamp MkII for 10+ years and loved every moment of it. If the MkIII was not overkill for the house, I would be all over it. My TubeMeister 18 is a suitable replacement for my needs.
I’m only 10 minutes in and this is my favorite video of yours. You can tell you are so freaking excited to give these a whirl. I’m excited to hear the amp itself!
Man, I own a Grandmeister 36 and they're incredible. It's been my gigging amp for over a year and I would not change it for anything at this point. Its super convenient and sounds incredible!
The Tri Amp was just brutal sounding! The cleans were super nice too. I'm excited to see what you do with it.
Man, I’ve been around since the days where you were borrowing gear from friends and shops to demo. Nice to see your come up with these manufacturers seeing your value. Congrats on the growth. It’s been great watching your different phases over the last couple years.
I've had HK amps all my gigging life, from the Tube Factor OD pedal, to the 18w Tubemeister and now have the Black Spirit 200 Floor model. It's incredible, and there's an Android app to dial in sounds. Their amps all sound incredible and never fail to disappoint.
I'm so proud of Hughes and kettner. I live in a small state in Germany called Saarland. That's where the H&Ks come from. It's awesome that a brand so near to me is so popular. I own a tubemeister 20 deluxe and love it.
I legit have been drooling over this amp for years! Amazing taste Hunter and it definitely did NOT disappoint haha.
I wanted to enjoy the grandmeister when I was trying it out 3 years ago. It has all the features I could dream of, but i didn't like the sound and it smelled like toxic glue. In the end I bought a Mesa Boogie MkV:25 , because I got such a big smile on my face when trying it out for the first time. Still love the Boogie and still get a smile on my face while playing.
Greetings from Germany
I have a GM36 and I absolutely love it. The best thing about the GM series is that each channel is actually voiced differently - it isn't just increasing the amount of gain. So, as I understand it, the Ultra channel is voiced for lower tunings and stuff like that.
I absolutely LOVE H&K amps, they've definitely carved out their own little portion of the market.
i played my first H&K last week my friends (a TubeMeister 20) and it was amazing as hell, so after playing that and watching Rabea Massaad's and your demo i am buying the GrandMeister Delux soooo thank you very much. You were a big help i love this and your Trog channel much!!
They should make a black spirit mini like one of their tube ones that had a mini variant of it. 1 watt.
It's got a 200 watt 20 watt and 2 watt setting , I have both this and katana artist and this thing is like the katana on steroids both of them can be played in the middle of the night without waking up my 5 year old and the spirit app on my phone allows me to very easily dial the amp and when I'm bored I just throw one of the preloaded patches on and dick around with it FYI I'd you do but the phone app is also the easiest way to use it it's a great amp I bought mine from somebody for 600 bucks and it's definitely one of the best purchases Ive ever made 💯 reccomend trying it out even if I had to buy it new for 899 id do it it's an awesome and fun amp
Aw man!, that MKIII!.
Hunter! That amp is amazing! So happy you got your dream amp. My dream amp is the orange thunderverb 200, I have a rockerverb 100 mkiii as well, and the tv200 is still the pinnacle of orange tone to me.
I already have my dream amp for my home studio. A great little pedal platform amp, the Ibanez Tube Screamer amp, TSA15H with a Ibanez Cab TSA112C.
Also you'll never walk alone!!!
The triamp mklll is an amazing amp!! I've had it for a year now and Its easily become my most favorite amp. I swapped out the stock tubes and put in 6505/kt66/kt88. To add some spice and really wake the Triamp mklll up i use a Boss eq200 through the preamp section and its amazing!!
I had an H & K Switchblade that was amazing! Favorite amp of all time? Carvin VL100 Legacy Steve Vai Signature.Model. It’s a beast.
Great video Hunter. That is the craziest amp I’ve ever seen. Soooo good.
If I had a choice of a dream amp it would be a Friedman Jerry Cantrell 100w.
Only got myself a 20watt delux a couple of weeks ago and it's something special. Thought my Revv G3 pedal sounded great but when you DI both, the G3 sounds a bit thin in comparison. Just saying.
Lucky man, keep up the good work. 👍🤟
When you play the grandmeister clean with reverb it sounds like youre playing a praise and worship song 🤣🤣🤣 but dem chugs on that triamp 😍
Hughes & Kettner really have their own sounds. The Coreblade and the Grandmeister are great, the TriAmps are incredible, especially the Mark III is one of the best Amps, maybe the best one money can buy. But I never got something out of the Black Spirits I really loved, but others did. In the end the gear has to fit your style too.
My friend has the Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister 40 Deluxe ... that thing even on its lower wattage settings is a beast !!!
The Tri-Amp is a beast. I don't think there is a Tone you can't get with that Monster. Enjoy the Tubbie goodness my Friend.
I have a Tubemeiser 40 and the black spirit 200 floor. Love them both.
My dream amp has been the Mesa Boogie Dual Rec, and has been for years. However, I won't lie; hearing that H&K Triamp made my trousers get very short, very quickly. May have to consider buying one.
Hell, even the black Spirit sounded sexy as hell.
God damn it, man, you're making my wallet cry.
The first amp I bought for myself and with my own money was a Hughes & Kettner 20th Anniversary Edition Tube. I guess that's my dream amp. Regret selling it and definitely wouldn't mind having that one back and also getting the 25th Anniversary one to go with it. Those are my style amps.
Hughes & Kettner Hype Train! I love my TubeMeister. It's underrated. I really want a GrandMeister 40 though.
Love hughes and Kettner! I adored my Tubemeister 18w before I had to sell it.....
I like the triamp. I feel like that harsh sound you were talking about wasmt present in the triamp its still brutal and articulate without being harsh and icy.
Wow, the triamp definitely lives up to the hype! Damn it sounds amazing!
SHIT AG!! MY power bill is now over $100 by a second of Tri Amp Heaven, which yeah is my dream amp that thing is PERFECT!! Good demo and thanks for another great video.
one of the best amp right now !!!! it s a beast ! thank you Agufish !
Yes! Solid state comparison with the Boss Katana! Please!
That third amp just slaps the classic rock out of me... Bring the chug!
Love the Triamp. Been my dream amp since Mark II. I didn't buy it because of price, I went with a Marshall JVM 410H. Having a Marshall was my dream amp as well but the JVM covered all the different genres I cover. The Triamp still is my dream amp and they made the Mark III even better. Someday I'll get it...dat blue light doe...
I got a blackstar ht 40 myself. I'm an EMG guy so that amp sings. Thinking of getting a pod go since I don't have any effects besides a wah and a digitech drop pedal.
Whoa! You got the Stone Sour amps! Honestly feeling jealous, Hunter. Great amps!
Oh true! I forgot Josh Rand is all about H&K
@@agufish He swears by the Triamp, it's pretty badass. I don't know what Christian Martucci is using, but Jim Root has been all about the Rockerverb since 2006.
The first time I ever recorded I used a H&K Triamp. It was just there and available. I think it was around 2005. I had never heard anything like that before. This video reminded me how good they are at tight, high gain goodness.
I have the Black Spirit 200 and it is a beast. Holds its own against my Mesa Mark V
It felt really good to see you enjoying your self here so much. Happy 💥🇺🇸4th🎸🇺🇸👍
So I've owned a GM40D for a couple of years now, and I just wanted to drop a couple of things I've had to get used to:
- it's freakin' *bright*. like, all the time. But it sounds killer and super distinct in a mix, and you can pile on as much gain as you want without it mushing out or losing clarity
- treble high, presence low - the presence control adds a really nice bit of cut, but it can get really overbearing really quickly, while treble does more of an extension rather than boost
- use the stompbox mode if you can, especially to jam or write with, because it gives you a ton of options with a couple of foot taps and it functions as four channels with independent EQ, plus a TS-style boost, plus delay, plus a modulation. On one tiny amp. With a footswitch that powers itself. Think on that for a second, I'll wait
- The Redbox DI for some reason sounds a lot darker than the amp actually sounds, so I keep the presence and resonance on mine set to "universal" (so it won't shift per patch or channel) and use them to fine-tune for DI vs. cabinet (then again I use a pretty bright cab, so YMMV on this)
It's a killer killer amp, and when I got mine for $999 + footswitch (they've gone up in price since) it was an absolute steal - super versatile, sounds great, and incredibly portable. For the current price they're less "get this it's best-in-class" and more of an easy recommendation.
Just when I thought I was doing something Agufish comes through and flexes on all our lives 😂😂😂 mans is playing custom mod hello kitty guitars thru a tri amp that cost 4 band$ 😂😂😂😂😂😂. I see you bro
lmao 😂😂😂
Agufish watching your videos motivate’s me as a musician and a Guitar Modifier. Fuck the haters bro, love the content 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
I think the only H&K I've tried was a tubemeister about 6 years ago. I was pretty underwhelmed at the time, but all 3 of these sounded great. The Black Spirit has had my interest for a while. That TriAmp is a beast, though. I think 3a, the recto-ish channel was my favorite. Dream amp for me is probably an Engl Savage.
I see you sneaking in "Still Waiting".
Good Choice.
I've had a tubemeister for about 4 years and I just recently got a 5150 and I think the Peavey blows it out of the water on the Distortion factor but the tubemeister clean channel of very good.
The deluxe or the regular?
Pringle steals the show once again...
Hughes & Ketner Triamp MK 3 is incredible, i am lucky enough to own one, and there is no better amp in my opinion
It’s crazy. It’s like all the amps you need in one. Like a modeler but an actual tube head 😂
Agufish dude i know right! 6 different channels yessir 😂
Ryan Bruce (Fluff) was demoing a guitar, I’m pretty sure it was a Balaguer Hyperion from what I remember, but he was plugged into a Triamp MK 3 and I’m looking at it like 😳...🤤, i went out and bought one immediately, and here we are 1 week later playing Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin with some Thiccccc ass gain hopped up on Monster Energy and Red Bull
I have the grandmeister36... I just love it. Mindless chugs for the win
wow... those H&K are nice!
Really want a prs Mt15. Just small, gorgeous, and a beast
Those H&K amps sound killer!
That “brown sound” channel was totally killer.
Very impressed by the Mach 3.
200 watts or 2 comment was great. Jsut realized I wasnt subscribed so I fixed that. Great content 👌
I love how your dog is enjoying himself/herself while you’re testing your dream amp😂 too adorable haha. Also congrats on your dream amp dude!
I see Hughes & Kettner, I lose my shit. An H&K is absolutely my dream amp, and you made em sound great! (but is that really that hard to do?)
Great Video man!
After that, I really want to check one of those out. My dream amp is the Mesa Boogie TC-50, but one of these could be a close second after hearing them.
I've had a Triamp Mk II since 2004. It's still a beast, though the internal heat fries the board from time to time and it spends a week in hospital getting it's dry solders fixed. Really needs an internal fan. Make sure you keep it in a well ventilated cool place if you get one. It doesn't chew pre-amp tubes, and only uses power tubes every couple of years. A lot faster than my Mesa amps though.
Mad amp though, I've never been able to understand people whinging about crap tone. I just pick form whichever of the six magic ones I want on any day or moment.
How dare you demo it without the freaking quad !!
Channel 1A - Fender clean, not really Blackface, IMO
1B - Tweed, not Vox, turn the gain up and it screams, hit it with a Klon, you will orgasm
2A PLexi, amazing Hendrix tones
2B JCM800
3A Overdirven JCM800
3B recto heavy
Wait, something is not right. I cant see the ceiling fan twirling on the H&K front panel... lol j/k Hunter, those amps are bad frikken ass! Cant wait for the reviews! These get my GAS really going.
That amps are sounding incredible! Can you do a Diezel once?
I had a Triamp Mk. II for about 15 years, and it really is a great amp. The Mk. III addresses my one beef with the Mk. II, which was that the tone controls were shared between Amp 2A (plexi-ish) and Amp 2B (JCM800-ish but smoother/darker) and so either Amp 2A was icepick-in-the-ears bright or Amp 2B was too muddy. (I ended up not using Amp 2A much as a result.) The Mk. III solved that by giving all 6(!) channels their own tone controls.
@@ejRecording I did not get a Triamp Mk. III, because I've never seen one at a price I could afford. (I got my Mk. II used at a crazy good deal.) I ended up replacing my Triamp Mk. II with a PRS Archon 50 plus some pedals to cover the Amp 2 tones.
Awesome !! ... 2 diff HK guitars into 3 diff H&K amps.... cool...
lmaoooo
The Triamp it's my dream amp too, and holy shit, sounds marvelous
My dream amp is a Divided by 13 AMW 39. The Grand Meister would be my pick of the three.
Hey FYI GM 40 to make this amp easy to use.. if you turn the amp on but still in stand buy press and hold for 3 sec store and fax button til they blink then from there and what button you push. You can set the presence and resonance knobs to global so they don’t change by preset. (I think it’s a lot more easy to have it this way. You can also set the power soak for all presets. So what ever watt you chose it will stay that for every preset. So you can have you gig settings then go home and push one button and it stay at the watt. I also think turning the master all the way up then using channel volume up at like 10 -11 o’clock then back off the master if needed but try to leave it dimed. Knowing this has made me like this amp a lot. THERE IS A DIAGRAM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AMP HEAD! Lol
I LOVE PRINGLE! Just say'n. 🎶🎸🐶
HK stuff is incredible. Now go plug it into at least 2 4x12 cabs and really get loud. It's quite an experience.
The tri-amp sounds awesome. I would say if you go German go Engl. I liked the Hughes & Ketner stuff, liked the Diezel stuff. But absolutly loved the Engl stuff, still my favourite amps
Congrats on the TriAmp. I always saw that one as the "I can't afford a Diezel VH4 so I got this instead" amp... and I mean that in a good way
Funny thing is I played a Triamp mk2 for a long time. When I could finally afford a Diezel vh4, I had a chance to play them side by side. Ended up selling the Diezel. Even though H&K amps don't really keep their value, a Triamp is absolutely a killer sounding, versatile, pro caliber head as good as anything out there.
Aren't they both 4 grand and have been for like 10 years?
I was pissed about the game yesterday. I guess the players went heavy on the celebrations. But hey, been waiting 18 years myself for that tittle. It's finally here, couldn't be happier. Congrats to you on the title and Triamp 🤘🤘
Yeah I can’t be mad at the guys, though. They’ve been almost perfect for two seasons, which is just insane.
@@agufish exactly! Liverpool has won more titles than it has premier league losses in the last 2 seasons. It's amazing!
Hunter, m' lad, I don't really have a dream amp, nor a dream guitar. I like too many things about guitars for any one to contain everything. You can't get a single guitar with both a Floyd and a hard tail without buying a doubleneck, and they're HEAVY. I went digital decades ago, and while I have a kickass combo amp in the form of a 70 Watt Fender Performer 650, I almost always play through modelers. Versatility is my middle name (Actually, it's Drew, but I'm making a point here.😎), and the only way to get close to the same level of versatility in a old-style amp is to spend a bank on something like YOUR dream amp. It's possible to get killer tones with digital gear and it has been for many years now. Currently, I've saved a lot of money by getting older, used gear. I now own a Zoom G9.2tt Guitar Effects Console, a DigiTech RP350 Modeling Guitar Processor and a DigiTech RP355 Modeling Guitar Processor & USB Recording Interface. (I keep the lesser DigiTech unit as a backup for the greater.) Happily, the Zoom has an effects loop that allows me to match many of the strengths of the DigiTech RP family with those of the Zoom big gun of its time. Both sound great on their own, but I believe that proper use of combinations will yield great sounds impossible to get any other way. The Zoom unit actually uses two 12AX7 tubes ( The "tt" business is for "twin tube".) to help enhance the feel of the unit's music and both families have impressive tone-shaping powers. The Zoom has a six-band EQ and the DigiTech tone stacks have four bands of EQ with middle and treble controls enhanced with sweepable center frequencies. Each unit also has models of amps that don't actually exist; they're virtual units with brand-specific sounds. I'm gonna shut up now -- uniqueness beckons!😎❤️️🎸‼️
I have the Grandmeister Deluxe 40 and love it.
Have you ever thought about demoing and trying out EVH amplifiers such as the Stealth or the 6L6 or EL34 models?
P.S. Love those amps and keep on rocking Hunter and glad you got to try out your dream amp!!!
I love how in the reflection off the knobs you can see your wearing a REVV amplification t-shirt😂😂😂 I cant be the only person who noticed
loll I just love all high-gain amps what can I sayyyy
A new way to rate amps = (DPC) Dollars Per Chug?! 🎶🎸
I normally am not A fan of h&k stuff. It usually sounds like it's muffled and muddy. But channel 3A on the tri amp sounded pretty damn amazing. As far as my dream amp. I've always wanted to play a revv g120. I also really like the prs mt15 tonally as well. And I'm excited to see the 100 watt version once it's released.
Also next play through if you still have any of the amaroks I would love to hear them played through one of these. I'm highly considering swapping my emg81/85 for the hot 70 set just from your demos on the amaroks
Yeah the Hot 70 set blew me away as well. Why EMG are not pushing the hell out of those pickups, I have no idea because they. Are. Sick. And also yes, the MT100!!! I feel like they’ve been talking about it for years now and it’s still no where to be seen!
@@agufish I feel like the mt100 will become my new dream amp once it comes. Tremonti is the whole reason I even picked up the guitar.
Bro! Rockerverb is GOOD NASTY! I should know
lol gimme a second imma hit you up because I'm having SO much trouble dialing this thing in
Yeah, harsh? That first amp🎸Reminds me of the tones in a modern vampire movie night club scene. 🤷🏻♂️ but loved the clean sound.
Because of this video I’m getting a Black Spirit lol. Sounds amazing to my ears for my Black/Thrash band
What an awesome video I’m excited with you!! Mindless chug away!!
I play a Deluxe 20...Love it!
Nice! I gotta get a grandmeister someday 👌
I have a Black Spirit 200 and a Grandmeister Deluxe 40 and they're both great. The GM sounds better but if you're in a band you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between it and the BS 200. And the BS 200 is all solid state, no tubes to worry about, and it weighs almost nothing. The Triamp is something I drool over and I'd love to have one but it would never leave my house.
Good H&K is so damn good ❤❤❤❤ congrats on the Tri btw you lucky S.O.B
Wow that triamp is like a Swiss army knife. It's got something for every situation
Lol yeah you can pretty much do anything with it. It is pretty massive and excessive for most applications, though. I’d compare it more to a Swiss Army chainsaw 😂
Simon would give the triamp one and a half thumbs up.
H&K is only amp l truly love. Triamp is great but in my opinion to much unless you have money to spend. GM 40 is probably the best for the home to average live player (bars and small venues). Haven't played a Black Spirit yet. Steve Stine loves his. Can't wait for your full review!!!!
ohhh i really wanna have a dig at one of those black spirit amps
I need to get the Alex lifeson triamp, his lights you purple and one is red. Soo cleannn
congratulations on getting your dream amp you should demo the engle savage mkII.
I was supposed to get one before COVID hit :(
Song at the first box opening?
“Into the Wild”. Wrote that a long time ago with my old band, it’s on Spotify!
Agufish thanks man!!
That’s a sick trifecta of amps
Very distinctive mid range on these H&Ks
Both the Grandmeister and TriAmp sound fantastic! Is there a demo on the Orange Rockerverb coming out at all?
Alexis Guitars I haven’t decided yet lol. Honestly sometimes I plug in and it’s like yes this nasty rock tone is everything! And sometimes I’m just not feeling it. It’s just so loose and fuzzy. I’m going to try blending it with my other amps and see how I feel about it then. Maybe it works better to thicken up rhythm tones of a tighter amp like the 6505?
@@agufish I know what you mean. With my two orange amps (which I love btw) I need a tubescreamer to access higher gain sounds because it's otherwise just too much for my style of playing - the terror stamp is a good example - awesome up to crunch...after that it's just... yeah
Which Oranges are you running atm? Lol I really like the Dual Dark but Matt Pike freaking bought all of them 😂
@@agufish haha! Ive got a TH30 Combo which is awesome but far too loud for the home, and recently became the proud owner of an orange terror stamp for something a bit more manageable! Both are great. I must say, that TriAmp seems to cover all bases and then some!
My dream amp: something handmade to spec by a master. Yet I have the strangest benchmark to go by. I have a Gene Lies. Quite literally built in a Kansas barn by an old farm boy, it is easily the best sounding amp I've ever come across. I compare it to the difference between modern buildings and classic architecture from the 19th century. In the past, a home was built around a family, these days a family is stuffed into a floorplan.
The Gene Lies is much the same, only with jarring, crude touches. Imagine an old Plush circuit, only in a cube 3 feet on a side. Two tweeters, two woofers, and two sub-woofers are not just plugged into the circuit, but are a continuous, integrated whole complete with outsized capacitors between the speakers to filter the signal to the proper place. And topped of with (I shit you not) a refrigerator handle to carry this boat anchor around.
If it's a functional pickup (piezo, passive, active, hybrid, distorted, clean, crunch, lead, electric violin, cello, mandolin, classical, acoustic, but I've never worked up the nerve to try bass) it will sound clear, clean, and composed. Owned it for... not sure how long. Clinton might have been president when I got it. It's so loud, I've never had it past 3. Ever had a clean acoustic guitar dialed past 150db and still sound clear? That's what this thing is capable of at 3. Make me one of these before the art of this antique is lost.
150dB at 3 ?! Wow, that is insane.
have you had to buy all these yourself ???? quite a total cost . Hi five to your mates for supporting man.utd. Liverpool friends you have...cut their strings off. lol. well done young man. big wave from kent uk . help an old man out here...what is an ideal bedroom valve amp with headphone outlet ???