Hughes And Kettner Tubemeister 5 Review

Newest addition to the tubemeister family is the venerable 5 watt series.

Hughes and kettner tubemeister 5 review.

Following the success of their tubemeister 18 hughes and kettner have spun off a low power variant the tubemeister 5. 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. A a germany based hughes kettner have long been one of the most successful premier boutique amp builders in europe. I bought the tubemeister 18 head to use in my rig.

We rated it and continue to rate it very highly. Even better it has the not inconsiderable benefit of an excellent sounding speaker simulated direct output. Powered by a 12ax7 preamp tube and a 12bh7 dual triode power tube this is a class a tube driven amplifier. I admit i can be dazzled by sparkly things.

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. We concluded that it is small good value and loud enough to take on small gigs despite its tiny dimensions. Hughes kettner tubemeister 5 amp review. Even better it has the not inconsiderable benefit of an excellent sounding speaker simulated direct output.

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. 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. Tube guitar amp head hughes kettner tubemeister 5 head. When i saw the first ad for the hughes and kettner tubemeister 18 i was excited with its blue glowing front panel.

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. Last year we had the world s first official review of hughes kettner s groundbreaking tubemeister 18 head. 147 images 14 videos 6 classifieds 1 user review and 1 news item. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.