I didn't know that was a thing. I might watch it in a bad movie night later this year if it is worth it. Also the riffing hit while writing this. Damn that was really good.
@Agufish btw hunter how is it compare to either Tubemiester 20/40 or the Peavey minihead..which i dont think you have ever played before? the Peavey 6505 mh i mean
What is the strangest thing your amp picked up? Mine was a telephone conversation. This man with a southern accent dropped some wisdom. "It's better to burp and taste it then to fart and waste it."
Some say he could make a Chapman Sick djent, but his string orientation was called into question outside the guitar section of Sam Ash. And he missed an endorsement with Husquvarna chainsaws because they had insufficient mid-range. The myth! The Legend! Der Fish!
I just bought a TubeMeister Deluxe 40 today and I simply love it. The sound is so good. I especially love the Lead channel and the fact that the Clean channel has got its own EQ. This feature is really nice to have. I also thought about trying out the GrandMeister but I realized that it has got all these features that I don't need. I simply needed an amp that sounds great, is easy to use, has got at least two channels and has got the option of running the signal directly into an audio interface. And that is exactly what the TubeMeister offers.
I use this amp with my metalcore band, and it sounds GREAT in the mix. I’m extremely picky about my tone and I haven’t even looked at another amp since I got this thing.
Let’s say, hypothetically, for the sake of this argument, if one was to use Hughes & Kettners for lighting in a house, could one also use said amps for power?
This is my main amp head. Works and sounds great. I've gotten several positive comments over the years that it sounds killer. I tend to agree with them. I use the midi foot controller with it when I play and this has allowed me to minimize the pedals on my board. I use pedals in the effects loop, and they shine through it. Don't need any overdrive pedals as you can program any level of gain and save it to one of the 128 presets using the footswitch and also the boost as Hunter states. It's a very feature rich amp. Well done H&K. Love from 🇨🇦!
I had the Grandmeister. Had research the hell out of it was sold, and the distortion was way too fizzy for me, not enough clarity. There was a lot of online forums talking about changing the "cheap chinese tubes" to some JJs and it immediately made a difference, but for the initial, cost, I feel it should have come with better tubes. Immediately took it back and got a Friedman Dirty Shirley 20 watt. Never looked back!
BSC is sooo good! The Deluxe versions are supposed to be voiced closer to the TriAmp MK3, so they're supposed to be better? Having said that never tried the originals haha.
Does any one know why my clean channel isn’t working? I just got this amp two days ago and for some reason the clean channel is not working, all the other channels are loud but the clean channel I have to crank the gain and main all the way to even hear a tiny little noise. Could it just be the speakers?
I have one, it’s amazing. Not only are the features incredibly practical, the tone is fucking sick. I have not come another app that is so all-round great. Got a Mesa Road King also, the GM40 slays it on all but the heavy rhythm sounds.
Still a TRUE game-changer. That term gets thrown around a LOT these days, but this amp is a true representative of it. The amp is 8 or 9 years old now and there’s still nothing that competes with its price, sounds and feature set to completion
Can't tell if that's sarcasm or not, but "Lead" is the name of the independently voiced channel. You don't hear everyone exclusively shredding on the 6505's lead channel either lol
The grandmeister 40 deluxe is awesome. One of the biggest things I love about it is that you can turn the cabinet emulation clean off on the DI out. With the Katana (mk1) you couldn't, and that was a deal breaker for me.
@@benallmark9671 Turning the cabinet emulation clean off means that you can take the output from the amp, run it directly into your audio interface and assign any impulse response (IR) you want. I don't know if you know, but IRs are an audio map made of a real cabinet/speaker combo. That means you can try many free IRs and not be constrained to the one in the unit. Regarding breakup tones, they are awesome. First, they have individual channel volumes you can crank, as well as a master volume you can turn down. However, it is true that you have to turn up the amp enough for the power tubes to show their character, and that is where the power soak (aka attenuator) comes in. You can cut the amp down to 20W, 5w, and 1W and then crank the Master up enough to get that full sound at low volume. Lastly, you can combine these features: Set the amp to 0W (no speaker output at all), run the DI into your audio interface with a good IR, and then change the settings freely on the amp to get the best tone while adjusting the final output volume on your computer (ideally through a good pair of studio monitors for best sound).
@@ERWebster thanks so much for take it the time to explain this to me. I’m pretty new in the guitar world and this explains a lot more then I’ve learned in watching shit tons of videos looking for answers like these. Thanks again. IYO is this amp still worth buying or are there better options now ? I have a chance to but one and I see it’s reg brand new selling for $1500 Canadian , I can get a used one in mint shape for $1000. What do you think. I have no tube amps and kinda want one but already have the Katana , Spark , Mustang. Do I need it ?
@@benallmark9671 My opinion is that the amp still holds it's own against amps released this year. Only a few amps can match it's feature set (although they are becoming more common), and they are generally more expensive. It does have a competant set of effects (reverb, delay, modulation) including a decent built in noise gate. All of the controls have a per-channel memory, so you can set up each channel exactly as you want independently. Tone wise I think it sounds awesome, but that is very subjective. To my ears, it competes well against everything in it's price range, it can be loud as hell, and it is a geniune tube amp from pre-amp to power amp. No modeling, no digital in the main signal chain. I honestly didn't think it would matter to me as much as it has, but with this amp I can finally get the distortion character that I had been trying to find. The clean channel is also lovely, open and full. (I also have a Katana mk1 100W head in the garage, and it is a really good amp and unquestionably the best bang for the buck on the amp market; but if I had to choose only one, I would keep the H&K no doubt.) Finally, it takes pedals really well except for one ... tubescreamer. My guess is something in the amps EQ is already slightly boosting similar frequencies, and every tubescreamer and clone I have tried comes out as quite clangy and harsh. Honestly, it might explain why it isn't more popular that it ought to be, since everyone and their mother owns a tubescreamer and is used to having one in front of their amp. This amp does provide an alternative though, in the form of the Boost button which seems to be EQ'd better to the amp and will absolutely take a crunch setting to rocknroll and the Ultra setting to death metal chug zone. Bottom line: I don't think you will be disappointed, and even if you are or in the future you want to move on to something else, these hold their value really well.
Hey I know that guitar! I own it!1!1! Seriously though, no regrets. The neck pickup is the smoothest pickup I’ve ever heard but I haven’t heard a lot of guitars. My seven string with stock pups sounds wayyyy brighter and snappier, which isn’t a bad thing but just different. Gonna use the guitar for jazz for a while lmao, flatwounds it is
Just came from your older tubemister video... all great content and so helpful. But the difference in your voice 😊. Then I realized as good and well produced as your content is your probably way younger than me... so now I feel old so jokes on me I guess 😊. 5yrs later I'm still thinking of buying this amp, but I hear a lot of fizz in the overdrive channels I really dont like
Just picked one of these up for $1000CAD/$732USD. Sounds and looks Incredible. I realize this is an older video now but I need some assistance. I have the footswitch ordered, but have a gigs next weekend. Is the footswitch mandatory for saving a preset for each channel? Tried using the button on the panel but it didn’t seem to save what I had dialed in. Other than that sick review and even sicker demo track 🤘
I've got the deluxe 36 that came before the 40. And I honestly wouldn't go with anything else these days. The only gripe I have is the redbox. You can't turn it off on the 36, so you have to use inbuilt if you're recording direct. Besides that it's great! It's so intuitive and easy to use
Thanks so much for the perfect video, really appreciate your insights and knowledge on this topic. Has been racking my brain for weeks now and I think this has helped me set my mind on this AMP.
@@agufish a company called Procool sells a kit that comes with an LED rack fan and mounting plates that screw into the existing holes on the side of the amp. Super simple to do and looks killer.
Thinking of changing the tubes for some mesa 6l6 to have a bit more high end and attack and have the mids a bit more scooped but I love the clean and crunch from the EL84s a lot so Im hesitant to make the move.
I don't think the GM is compatible with any other power tubes besides EL84s so I'd definitely double-check before trying to rig up any sort of DIY solution. That's usually one sure-fire way to blow your amp up :/
Okay, so I'm looking for a bit of advice from those of you guitarists who are in the loop. I've played in a number of metal bands throughout the late 1980s through the 1990s, then life took over, family, kids, etc... I used to own a 50 watt Marshall JCM800, and couldn't begin to count how many live shows I put that amp through. That same amp head also served as my practice amp. Eventually I had to pawn that amp for money, and have been seriously considering psychological therapy ever since just to find out WTF I was thinking! Anyway, I'm now at 55 years old and embarking on my mid life crisis, and want to get into another band. Either that or go out and get a 19 year old girlfriend, but my wife seems to think getting back into a band might be the better option. However, the only amp I own now is a little Yamaha practice amp, definitely not suitable for anything other than practicing alone and recording. Amps have come a long long way since I've been out of the loop, so I'm looking for some advice as I shop for a new amp head to be able to play live with a band. I'm looking to be able to go from an AC/DC sound to a more modern metal tight low end sound like Five Finger Death Punch, and a few sounds in between. Any advice on such an amp head? Or does such an amp not exist?
Would you keep this amp if you had the Tri amp3? Or is it redundant? The 40 deluxe uses el84’s and Tri Amp 6L6 and El34. Would love to hear a comparison! Thanks great video!
Hell i bought one with the foot pedal 4 years ago. Great head with lots of versatility. Will it replace my 2 1984 Marshall jcm 800's not a chance. but works great in a studio setting where the volumes not so intense.
(GM40) Do you find that the switching presets can go from a low volume to a terrible super loud volume, I found changing from a clean preset to ultra preset on some banks can blast you to the point I worry about my speaker. This is with master volume 10% setting. Maybe it just my unit but would be nice to hear this is normal.
@@tgchan Yes Thank You - That is what I had to do to prevent getting knock off my chair. ha-ha - Great amp just received a Mesa Boogie V:25 now I'm all set for anything. (I Hope) 😁
I had that problem but it was because the wattage always goes back to 40 if you dont preset it to whatever you want it at after I went back and did so I no longer had that problem
I'm tossing back and forth between this and the ENGL Ironball SE... I think I like the effects on the ironball better... but I definitely like the look of the Hughes and Kettner better...
some / most guitars will have thgat part of the strings make nois while playing and it gets into to signal to the amp..once you can hear it, you cant un-hear it. so people put those clamps (and other things) there to kill the vibrations of the strings behind the nut
Lol. I know for sure, H&K GrandMeister Deluxe 40 will NOT surpass Mark V. Hahaha. I'm glad I didn't buy it a few years ago. Now that I'm listening again, this just re-confirmed that this GrandMeister is horrible. If you're happy, then I'm glad for you. For me, I'll get your Mark V anytime.
Kyle... You demo real amps . I may be buying that HeadFirst because of you My Grandmeister 40 doesn't do the overdriven thing the way I like it. Maybe I'll buy a ToneX and use the Grandmeister's power section to amplify it. I'm really undecided. Great Sweetwater country rig by the way.
@@midwaymonster30 Sweetwater tends to remove pages for items if they are not in stock, and because Sweetwater is one of my main ways to check if an item is still being made I end up getting confused when it's just out of stock. I think that's what happened. Still wish they had a cheaper amp with reverb instead of $1500 and up only.
That’s a common “complaint” with H&K amps in general, even up to the TriAmp. That being said, yeah the Grandmeister is particularly “hi-fi” sounding. You might prefer the Tubemeister!
Having had 2 Hughes and kettner amps, IMO they are good amps, but they are terribly noisy and sometimes the treble, even if you have it all the way off is still very ice picky. They aren't bad amps though. Better for practice
Took me years to figure that it's the presence knob that makes it "icy picky". When you turn it below 9 o'clock it becomes very pleasant. Also very bad combination with V30 speakers, they also make it very ear piercing. When you have fixed these two things it sounds great!
Serious question, though. Anyone else see the new Mortal Kombat movie? Lol wtf did I just watch...?
Saw the trailer and had no interest
I thought it was just the right amount of bang for my buck. Although they did say a word that rhymes with buck a little much for my taste....
Perfect mix of stupidity, awesomeness, and 90s camp
I didn't know that was a thing. I might watch it in a bad movie night later this year if it is worth it. Also the riffing hit while writing this. Damn that was really good.
@Agufish btw hunter how is it compare to either Tubemiester 20/40 or the Peavey minihead..which i dont think you have ever played before? the Peavey 6505 mh i mean
What is the strangest thing your amp picked up? Mine was a telephone conversation. This man with a southern accent dropped some wisdom. "It's better to burp and taste it then to fart and waste it."
I used to pick up phone convos back in the day on an old Fender Princeton Chorus 2x12 lol
What the fuck is this comment
🤣
I've picked up radio signals before
Hughes & Kettner amps are unfortunately way underrated by many... But they sound great, and don't start me on the looks !
I didn't expect a Dave Ramsay crossover today, but apparently this amp had a different idea
Lmao is that who that is??
dave would approve of the purchase if you got your baby steps in order
@Peter Piper don't laugh..it works
Some say he could make a Chapman Sick djent, but his string orientation was called into question outside the guitar section of Sam Ash. And he missed an endorsement with Husquvarna chainsaws because they had insufficient mid-range. The myth! The Legend! Der Fish!
I just bought a TubeMeister Deluxe 40 today and I simply love it. The sound is so good. I especially love the Lead channel and the fact that the Clean channel has got its own EQ. This feature is really nice to have. I also thought about trying out the GrandMeister but I realized that it has got all these features that I don't need. I simply needed an amp that sounds great, is easy to use, has got at least two channels and has got the option of running the signal directly into an audio interface. And that is exactly what the TubeMeister offers.
Does it come with the foot switch?
I use this amp with my metalcore band, and it sounds GREAT in the mix. I’m extremely picky about my tone and I haven’t even looked at another amp since I got this thing.
Let’s say, hypothetically, for the sake of this argument, if one was to use Hughes & Kettners for lighting in a house, could one also use said amps for power?
This is my main amp head. Works and sounds great. I've gotten several positive comments over the years that it sounds killer. I tend to agree with them. I use the midi foot controller with it when I play and this has allowed me to minimize the pedals on my board. I use pedals in the effects loop, and they shine through it. Don't need any overdrive pedals as you can program any level of gain and save it to one of the 128 presets using the footswitch and also the boost as Hunter states. It's a very feature rich amp. Well done H&K. Love from 🇨🇦!
Which pedals do you use with this amp?
HUGE props for the Fiesta Del Fuego riff!!!
I had a tubemeister 36. Sold it. Was always curious about this one. I might try to find one.
I had the Grandmeister. Had research the hell out of it was sold, and the distortion was way too fizzy for me, not enough clarity. There was a lot of online forums talking about changing the "cheap chinese tubes" to some JJs and it immediately made a difference, but for the initial, cost, I feel it should have come with better tubes. Immediately took it back and got a Friedman Dirty Shirley 20 watt. Never looked back!
BSC is sooo good! The Deluxe versions are supposed to be voiced closer to the TriAmp MK3, so they're supposed to be better? Having said that never tried the originals haha.
My GM40 came stock with JJ’s
@@unmike19 not at all how that works but ok
Thank you so much for this demo. I am going to buy this amp as soon as I can, so seeing a review from the perspective of 2021 really helps me.
People saying first when they haven't even watched the vid smh
Anyway, he uploaded, it's a good day
I just bought the 36, I really like it so far, thanks🇨🇦
Why did I KNOW you were gonna play Barracuda for the flanger 😂
When I’m trying out flanger pedals at a guitar shop, Barracuda all the way.
woah that sound at the beginning with the chugs was awesome
Killer video Hunter! Your content and songs just keeps getting better and better.
The darkness riffs.... Nice !!
Don't think I don't recognize it when you bust out the Tremonti riffs 🤔.... 🤘🏻🤘🏻
That noise gate looks handy. I'd use it all day.
That signature guitar sounds so good and I regret not getting one everyday almost lol
It’ll be back... :)
Me 2 😄👍
“This Amp Does Everything!!!” But can it file your taxes bro
Hopefully they add it in the Mark 2 version lol
This is the coolest looking amp I’ve ever seen
Great episode thank you 🎸
Aaaaaand REVV Next. Compare concepts of 2 4-channel tube amps with the XLR DI outs. LETS GOOOOOO!!!!
These amps look a cheap hotel sign near the outskirts of vegas or something but they do sound badass
"This amp does everything" But can it make the pain go away
Been in between this and a Soldano. I think the Soldano sounds way better. But this H&K amp has awesome features for home studio.
Thanks man I own one of these its still amazing
let's just say I owned a duotone combo amp and the clean channel and reverb was unworldly good :O
Props for the AC/DC "Big Balls" riff.
just saw this video but this will be my first guitar head. Has everything i want
Does any one know why my clean channel isn’t working? I just got this amp two days ago and for some reason the clean channel is not working, all the other channels are loud but the clean channel I have to crank the gain and main all the way to even hear a tiny little noise. Could it just be the speakers?
The crunch had some big balls.
I personally love h&k. I have been playing a switchblade 100w head since it came out in the late 2000s
I have one, it’s amazing. Not only are the features incredibly practical, the tone is fucking sick. I have not come another app that is so all-round great. Got a Mesa Road King also, the GM40 slays it on all but the heavy rhythm sounds.
I'll never get rid of my GM40D !!! I love it :)
Thank You!!
Hol up-
2016 was half a decade ago?
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🙃🙃🙃🙃
We need a rerelease of that Agufish signature HB! Missed it the last time and I would buy it in a heartbeat!
a good amp is always relevant.
Still a TRUE game-changer. That term gets thrown around a LOT these days, but this amp is a true representative of it. The amp is 8 or 9 years old now and there’s still nothing that competes with its price, sounds and feature set to completion
Grreat riffs,b they satisfied my boomer part :)
This guy really knows how to demo an amp
I love this amp
Hunter's content is so absurdly high quality
"There's lead" -- proceeds to keep playing rhythm.
Can't tell if that's sarcasm or not, but "Lead" is the name of the independently voiced channel. You don't hear everyone exclusively shredding on the 6505's lead channel either lol
@@agufish Oh I see, in that case I've been using the jazz channel on my bone breaker amp incorrectly :(
Lead is a very light metal. It makes sense to play the riff he did.
The grandmeister 40 deluxe is awesome. One of the biggest things I love about it is that you can turn the cabinet emulation clean off on the DI out. With the Katana (mk1) you couldn't, and that was a deal breaker for me.
Why , what does that do exactly ? Make it quit for bedroom use ? How are they for getting great breakup tones while keeping quit in an apartment ?
@@benallmark9671 Turning the cabinet emulation clean off means that you can take the output from the amp, run it directly into your audio interface and assign any impulse response (IR) you want. I don't know if you know, but IRs are an audio map made of a real cabinet/speaker combo. That means you can try many free IRs and not be constrained to the one in the unit.
Regarding breakup tones, they are awesome. First, they have individual channel volumes you can crank, as well as a master volume you can turn down. However, it is true that you have to turn up the amp enough for the power tubes to show their character, and that is where the power soak (aka attenuator) comes in. You can cut the amp down to 20W, 5w, and 1W and then crank the Master up enough to get that full sound at low volume.
Lastly, you can combine these features: Set the amp to 0W (no speaker output at all), run the DI into your audio interface with a good IR, and then change the settings freely on the amp to get the best tone while adjusting the final output volume on your computer (ideally through a good pair of studio monitors for best sound).
@@ERWebster thanks so much for take it the time to explain this to me. I’m pretty new in the guitar world and this explains a lot more then I’ve learned in watching shit tons of videos looking for answers like these. Thanks again. IYO is this amp still worth buying or are there better options now ? I have a chance to but one and I see it’s reg brand new selling for $1500 Canadian , I can get a used one in mint shape for $1000. What do you think. I have no tube amps and kinda want one but already have the Katana , Spark , Mustang. Do I need it ?
@@benallmark9671 My opinion is that the amp still holds it's own against amps released this year. Only a few amps can match it's feature set (although they are becoming more common), and they are generally more expensive. It does have a competant set of effects (reverb, delay, modulation) including a decent built in noise gate. All of the controls have a per-channel memory, so you can set up each channel exactly as you want independently.
Tone wise I think it sounds awesome, but that is very subjective. To my ears, it competes well against everything in it's price range, it can be loud as hell, and it is a geniune tube amp from pre-amp to power amp. No modeling, no digital in the main signal chain. I honestly didn't think it would matter to me as much as it has, but with this amp I can finally get the distortion character that I had been trying to find. The clean channel is also lovely, open and full. (I also have a Katana mk1 100W head in the garage, and it is a really good amp and unquestionably the best bang for the buck on the amp market; but if I had to choose only one, I would keep the H&K no doubt.)
Finally, it takes pedals really well except for one ... tubescreamer. My guess is something in the amps EQ is already slightly boosting similar frequencies, and every tubescreamer and clone I have tried comes out as quite clangy and harsh. Honestly, it might explain why it isn't more popular that it ought to be, since everyone and their mother owns a tubescreamer and is used to having one in front of their amp. This amp does provide an alternative though, in the form of the Boost button which seems to be EQ'd better to the amp and will absolutely take a crunch setting to rocknroll and the Ultra setting to death metal chug zone.
Bottom line: I don't think you will be disappointed, and even if you are or in the future you want to move on to something else, these hold their value really well.
@@ERWebster thanks my friend. So the price is right at $1000 Canadian ?
Hey I know that guitar! I own it!1!1!
Seriously though, no regrets. The neck pickup is the smoothest pickup I’ve ever heard but I haven’t heard a lot of guitars. My seven string with stock pups sounds wayyyy brighter and snappier, which isn’t a bad thing but just different.
Gonna use the guitar for jazz for a while lmao, flatwounds it is
Did you play hells bells weird to not get demonetized or just to Pique my ocd ? Lol
She's Got Big Balls and Du Hast? I'm sold👍🏻
Just came from your older tubemister video... all great content and so helpful. But the difference in your voice 😊. Then I realized as good and well produced as your content is your probably way younger than me... so now I feel old so jokes on me I guess 😊.
5yrs later I'm still thinking of buying this amp, but I hear a lot of fizz in the overdrive channels I really dont like
Same here. I've always been discouraged by these YT reviews, because there is some mushy fuzz sound component when gain is over 11 on Lead and Ultra.
Just picked one of these up for $1000CAD/$732USD. Sounds and looks Incredible. I realize this is an older video now but I need some assistance. I have the footswitch ordered, but have a gigs next weekend. Is the footswitch mandatory for saving a preset for each channel? Tried using the button on the panel but it didn’t seem to save what I had dialed in. Other than that sick review and even sicker demo track 🤘
You need the H&K midi Footswitch or you can use another midi footswitch. It's easier with the H&K one though
Yes, you need the foot switch to save presets, no way around it unfortunately, unless you buy the Wi-Fi adapter & make presets via an iPad
5:41 lmao xD Didn't even know it was possible xD
I've got the deluxe 36 that came before the 40. And I honestly wouldn't go with anything else these days. The only gripe I have is the redbox. You can't turn it off on the 36, so you have to use inbuilt if you're recording direct.
Besides that it's great!
It's so intuitive and easy to use
Thumbs up for Black Shuck!
I have the Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor pedal, it's great(and gigantic) I get a really good La Grange tone from it.
And you know what I‘m talking about 👍
I still yearn for one. Who doesnt like an amp the lights up blue
Killer demo track!
Thanks so much for the perfect video, really appreciate your insights and knowledge on this topic.
Has been racking my brain for weeks now and I think this has helped me set my mind on this AMP.
5:12 DU HAST!!
I have it and love it also. Another feature I love is it’s easily rack mountable.
I didn't even think of that, what do you need to convert it to rack-mounted?
@@agufish www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-guitar-amps/electric-guitar-amp-accessories/valves-parts/hughes-kettner-rm40-rack-mount-kit
@@agufish a company called Procool sells a kit that comes with an LED rack fan and mounting plates that screw into the existing holes on the side of the amp. Super simple to do and looks killer.
I got this amp and Im mixing it with some tones and ir's from my helix and its great.
Thinking of changing the tubes for some mesa 6l6 to have a bit more high end and attack and have the mids a bit more scooped but I love the clean and crunch from the EL84s a lot so Im hesitant to make the move.
I don't think the GM is compatible with any other power tubes besides EL84s so I'd definitely double-check before trying to rig up any sort of DIY solution. That's usually one sure-fire way to blow your amp up :/
Would you recommend the Grandmeister 18?, and does the clean/ crunch sound more like an AC30, or a Marshall?
This is literally my dream amp that'll ill probably never own.😢
Okay, so I'm looking for a bit of advice from those of you guitarists who are in the loop. I've played in a number of metal bands throughout the late 1980s through the 1990s, then life took over, family, kids, etc... I used to own a 50 watt Marshall JCM800, and couldn't begin to count how many live shows I put that amp through. That same amp head also served as my practice amp. Eventually I had to pawn that amp for money, and have been seriously considering psychological therapy ever since just to find out WTF I was thinking! Anyway, I'm now at 55 years old and embarking on my mid life crisis, and want to get into another band. Either that or go out and get a 19 year old girlfriend, but my wife seems to think getting back into a band might be the better option. However, the only amp I own now is a little Yamaha practice amp, definitely not suitable for anything other than practicing alone and recording. Amps have come a long long way since I've been out of the loop, so I'm looking for some advice as I shop for a new amp head to be able to play live with a band. I'm looking to be able to go from an AC/DC sound to a more modern metal tight low end sound like Five Finger Death Punch, and a few sounds in between. Any advice on such an amp head? Or does such an amp not exist?
Would you keep this amp if you had the Tri amp3? Or is it redundant? The 40 deluxe uses el84’s and Tri Amp 6L6 and El34. Would love to hear a comparison! Thanks great video!
Аппарат отличный, качественный, для разных фронтовых работ от Студии или Дома до Концертных работ для расскачки людей в залах.
I hope it is, I just bought one!
Just trying to decide between this and the tubemeister 40, can you please give me some advice on the pros and cons
Surprise AM radio feature, the H&K easter egg!
Hell i bought one with the foot pedal 4 years ago. Great head with lots of versatility. Will it replace my 2 1984 Marshall jcm 800's not a chance. but works great in a studio setting where the volumes not so intense.
Are they still relevant? Is a tube amp still relevant? Probably
This head replaced my rack gear (ADA preamp/poweramp + effects)
How was this recorded? Speakers or red box?
(GM40) Do you find that the switching presets can go from a low volume to a
terrible super loud volume, I found changing from a clean preset to ultra preset
on some banks can blast you to the point I worry about my speaker.
This is with master volume 10% setting. Maybe it just my unit but would be nice to hear this is normal.
8 months ago* but... are you aware you can store volume for every single channel & preset? Only master is not savable.
@@tgchan Yes Thank You - That is what I had to do to prevent getting knock off my chair. ha-ha - Great amp just received a Mesa Boogie V:25 now I'm all set for anything. (I Hope) 😁
I had that problem but it was because the wattage always goes back to 40 if you dont preset it to whatever you want it at after I went back and did so I no longer had that problem
I'm tossing back and forth between this and the ENGL Ironball SE... I think I like the effects on the ironball better... but I definitely like the look of the Hughes and Kettner better...
Finally you got the engl or the h&k? I have the same doubt
I heard Big Balls/ AC/DC. Cool.
Hell Balls.
Upvote for Big Balls
If it lights up it's good
Hey guys dont kill me im still a noob in guitar world but whats the clip on the headstock called at 1:22 ? Or 2:17
Jimmy clip, it helps with the strings ringing in high gain sounds
@@moyano6197 ty
some / most guitars will have thgat part of the strings make nois while playing and it gets into to signal to the amp..once you can hear it, you cant un-hear it.
so people put those clamps (and other things) there to kill the vibrations of the strings behind the nut
Gorgeous German amp!
just ordered mine! I currently have the mesa markV 25 and 35 heads....hoping this will compare or even surpass. we shall seeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
waiting for your comments and comparisions bruh!
@@fattohead still waiting for the hk head!
Lol. I know for sure, H&K GrandMeister Deluxe 40 will NOT surpass Mark V. Hahaha. I'm glad I didn't buy it a few years ago. Now that I'm listening again, this just re-confirmed that this GrandMeister is horrible. If you're happy, then I'm glad for you. For me, I'll get your Mark V anytime.
Wow, them LEDs. Will the Hughes and kettner jack up my electric bill ? lol
Will it take Doom/Stoner/Sludge pedals on the clean channel?
The IR’s actually don’t sound bad at all.
Hunter : *drops a grant on a grandmeister*
Me : * stack Up the whole nano spirit serie for ultimate drive*
about to get one of these any good presets out there looking for a modern metal Nu-Metal tone
It's a Warbringer of an amp⚔️
BRO QUIT STEPPING ON MY TOES WITH AMP DEMOS.
JK good job here, and the amp sounds great! Now I'm looking... Lol
Kyle...
You demo real amps .
I may be buying that HeadFirst because of you
My Grandmeister 40 doesn't do the overdriven thing the way I like it. Maybe I'll buy a ToneX and use the Grandmeister's power section to amplify it.
I'm really undecided.
Great Sweetwater country rig by the way.
What was that song you played on the first clean example again? Can't put my finger on it
Mark Tremonti -Dust
@@maxmustardman298 thank you my good sir!
Great Video - So can I use my TwoNotes Cab M+ with this and just turn off the internal cab sim?
Yep, you can bypass the IR and just do straight XLR out. That’s what I did for the video
@@agufish So then I assume I can do the same on the Black Spirit 200 as well? Im torn between which one to get!!
I wish they still made this. You have to go pretty far up in H&K's amp lineup now to get something that has reverb.
They still make it though...don't they?
@@midwaymonster30 Sweetwater tends to remove pages for items if they are not in stock, and because Sweetwater is one of my main ways to check if an item is still being made I end up getting confused when it's just out of stock. I think that's what happened. Still wish they had a cheaper amp with reverb instead of $1500 and up only.
I still dreaming about it but at the same time I'm so scared to buy one as seems to buy also chances to deal with his problems quite often
CCR 👍🏼
Does anyone else not like the high gain sound of their Grandmeister 40, and wish it had more and sounded more organic?
That’s a common “complaint” with H&K amps in general, even up to the TriAmp. That being said, yeah the Grandmeister is particularly “hi-fi” sounding. You might prefer the Tubemeister!
@@agufish , thanks for being honest. You're an excellent reviewer with a great channel.
anybody know the song at about 5:00 or 5:01
have you run a B A S S through the triamp? How does it sound?
I don't even have one working bass rn lol
Having had 2 Hughes and kettner amps, IMO they are good amps, but they are terribly noisy and sometimes the treble, even if you have it all the way off is still very ice picky. They aren't bad amps though. Better for practice
Took me years to figure that it's the presence knob that makes it "icy picky". When you turn it below 9 o'clock it becomes very pleasant. Also very bad combination with V30 speakers, they also make it very ear piercing. When you have fixed these two things it sounds great!
Du hast sounded evil!!!
I was recently at the Hollywood bowl with kiss and the opening act Amber wild dropped a solo and the guitar tone quite literally made me moan
But when are you demoing the white Edwards?! And maybe a compare contrast to the ESP Eclipse, the 2 Gibson's, and the 2 Edwards? Please and thank you!
You mean the white Navigator that I'm using in this video?
@@agufish navigator?! Didn't realize that navigators also use the 3 split diamonds! Yes please post a demo on it!!
It’s one of the best amp heads I’ve played in a long time.