Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister Deluxe 40 Tube Amp Review

Mitch Gallagher and Don Carr present the Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister Deluxe 40 tube amp head. Whether you're playing jazz, blues, or death metal, Hughes & Kettner's Deluxe Tone Technology conjures the full gamut of all-tube tones. And once you've dialed in sounds that you like, you can store up to 128 patches for instant recall. Achieve cranked-amp tone at any volume, by virtue of adjustable wattage, and inject the sound of a miked cabinet directly into your PA or DAW with a built-in Red Box AE. Onboard modulation effects and reverb make it easy to sweeten your tone.

[BOUZOUKISIGNIS]

is what i was waiting for from the amp to sound like....great sounds !well done h&k and sweetwater for the demo!

[zebatov]

Reminds me of those commercials that try to sell you a set of cooking pots for way too cheap.

[daltonabbott]

Devin Townsend really digs this amp, so I'm super interested in trying one for myself.

[xthexadvantagex]

I wish I could play one. I’m very interested but I need to know the headroom on high gain / high volume. I ran into this on the Mesa Mark 5:25. Sounded excellent at all volumes but when at loud practice/gig that power amp just couldn’t keep up

[udertyrat]

Nice job! Does a standard midi controller work? I have a midi moose. Assuming it does but it doesn’t hurt to ask. Thanks.

[lpgoog]

Conceptually excellent amp for a gigging guitarist 👍 My only concern is the headroom on the clean settings. I have a 40w Blackstar that starts breaking up quickly on the cleans.

[mrhoadz]

mitch hows the headroom and i was in guitar center in rockford ill this weekend and they said sweet water is a dirty word lmao but your customer service kicks their ass sweet water fan always

[anthonymiller]

I assume it's a solid state processed tone with a tube power side?

[NunoMouronho]

Hi there!!
Can you please let me know if using a patch with delay and then changing to another one, the delay leaves trail from a patch to another? that would be fantastic!!!
cheers!!

[rushyeskansas]

Great amp, best german quality, awesome sounds!

[truce]

Did Don Carr just tap? Thought for a second a floor fan was going to kick on for that hair movement.

[StillLivinginthewoods]

I can't believe that chinese amps are selling in the thousand dollar+ range nowadays.
This thing sounds awesome, but for twelve hundred bucks it should be made in Germany.

[nsc]

Is this a modelor amp or a 100% tube amp?

[tommynoble]

I hope that hand heals up soon - that looks painful!