hughes and kettner

hiya guys im going after a hughes and kettner 15 watt amp blue edition... wat do u guys reckon? its for practise and im dying for an amp right now... i play emo rock and a little of stuff from the likes of coldplay and radiohead...do u guys think i shud get that one or something else? i have yet to try that amp so far but i like its versatility and the look... lol

cheers...

anyooooneeee?????? :(

well, i cant be much help, i have never played on that amp.

altho, i have played on a VOX 15w amp. my buddy picked it up for 50 bucks used at a local guitar shop. that thing is amazing sounding... I was very suprised at how that thing came to life.

sorry i couldnt be more help :(

no worries man...yea i kinda realise very few people use that amp... is it because it's bad? but ive ehard a 60 watt and i like it....not sure how a 15 watt wud fare against such a monster...but yeah im willing to have a go...it comes with reverb...is it a bad brand?

they are a good brand....alex lifeson of rush plays them and they sound delicious....is it a tube amp???

nope...not a tube amp...here's a link to the one im after...i really like the blue lights...its really cool

http://www.hughes-and-kettner.com/scripts/products.php?mode=ts&id=102

ok stupid question, all amps have inputs for an effexts processor like an effects pedal and all that stuff right? i just read an online user manual for the h&k i want and it stated that there isno line in and line out for the model i want...it is only available for the 30 watts model while im after the 15 watt....is this going to be a problem?

ok do i need an amp with a built in fx loop in order to use fx pedals? or not neccesarily?

Well... to start I will comment on H&K amps. They have a pretty distinct sound to them... well... most of them I would say. Especially their tube amps. But, this model is a solid state amp and its only 15 watts so you're not going to hear much of a difference. I would say play it before you pay for it though... thats a general rule about all music gear aside from various pedals and such...

You don't neccessarily need an effects loop input for your amp... its just a break in the circuit that general keeps the guitars tone intact a little better. BUT I doubt you're planning on running a huge effects set up into a practice amp... I practice with a little 8 watt amp with a cheap rp-80 hooked to it and it does just fine for what i need to practice. If you want something that you're going to gig with... I would suggest something up in the range of 50+ watts... which most certainly should have an effects loop in it.

thanks mate i needed assurance that's all... i have heard a 60 watt one in the shop recently when i bought my ibanez...he tried it for me and it sounded great...its good to get things a little cleared up...nowi know what to do... cheers mate...

I recently tried out a H&K 20th anniversary amp. 20W- all tubes. I think you could fill up a room quite nicely with it, and it's got plenty of nice tone. The clean channel is amazing, and the distortion side of it sounds badass. Check it out [u]at Huges & Kettner[/u]