Hughes And Kettner Tubemeister 5 Review

We rated it and continue to rate it very highly.

Hughes and kettner tubemeister 5 review.

Powered by a 12ax7 preamp tube and a 12bh7 dual triode power tube this is a class a tube driven amplifier. We rated it and continue to rate it very highly. The hughes kettner tubemeister 5 takes the same incredible tube tone from the rest of its tubemeister family and distills it down into a simple no nonsense class a 5w head. I admit i can be dazzled by sparkly things.

A a germany based hughes kettner have long been one of the most successful premier boutique amp builders in europe. Hughes kettner tubemeister 5 amp review. Tube guitar amp head hughes kettner tubemeister 5 head. A backlit glass panel lets you see the tubes at work while separate master and gain knobs let you get raw overdrive at bedroom friendly volumes.

Retaining the original s trademark blue illuminated front panel knobs and aesthetics this new amplifier eschews the single ended class a convention common to this class in favour of a push pull output based around a rather uncommon dual triode valve the 12bh7. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Following the success of their tubemeister 18 hughes and kettner have spun off a low power variant the tubemeister 5. A basic rundown of my hughes and kettner tubemeister 5 a 5 watt tube head through two old speakers to get to the 8 ohm impedance minimum required for the head which takes 8 16 ohm.

Newest addition to the tubemeister family is the venerable 5 watt series. Even better it has the not inconsiderable benefit of an excellent sounding speaker simulated direct output. Last year we had the world s first official review of hughes kettner s groundbreaking tubemeister 18 head we concluded that it is small good value and loud enough to take on small gigs despite its tiny dimensions. I bought the tubemeister 18 head to use in my rig.

When i saw the first ad for the hughes and kettner tubemeister 18 i was excited with its blue glowing front panel. We concluded that it is small good value and loud enough to take on small gigs despite its tiny dimensions. Known for a blend of high fidelity and stinging detailed highs their creations have held been fixtures on the backlines of hot pickers from alex. 147 images 14 videos 6 classifieds 1 user review and 1 news item.