A Fender, Marshall AND Mesa In One?? Can This Amp Be THAT Good?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

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[@dbo4506]

I’m sold. Tubemeister deluxe 40 so hello to my amp collection. Amp collection say hello to Tubemeister.

[@NickHillMakesMusic]

Firstly, these riffs are sick Jon. Getting some In Flames vibes for sure. Secondly, this amp sounds so sick! Love the simple platform yet still featured enough to get some killer sounds. DI out should be in all amps, I love this feature. Well done Jon per usual!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thanks very much Nick! :)

[@CoolWhipp-hy1qu]

Thanks for all the great gear demos. I’ve watched a ton of your videos, and I don’t know how you don’t get more people seeing your content with it being such high quality.

[@hoobastanker9]

Oh man this is totally freakin awesome! Now we need this vs grandmesiter!

[@shorerocks]

Cool one. I always liked H&K, still own the old and trusted Tubeman II preamp. And thanks for sharing the Ownhammer IR you use, as they are a significant part of the sound. And I always check them out, too, ha ha.

[@ManuelTrujano]

Those Hughes and Kettner amps sound so beautiful!!!

[@oldguyjammin9732]

Several years ago, I went through 3 or 4 of the lower powered HKs - I’m gonna look further into this one. Thanks

[@PeachTube1968]

Best Amp I have ever owned and I currently own Fender Blues Deluxe Reverb, A Fender Twin Reverb 212, Marshall TSL 212 Combo - The fenders have a clean tone that I can't quite hit with the Hughes and Kettner but I can get very close.... but then ALL the other tones and the DI Red Box make this my go to amp and if I could only own one amp this would be the one.....

[@andrewbrandah8519]

Can we have an in-depth demo of this amp? Would really appreciate to know the full potential of this glow in the dark amp. ✌🏻

[@LuisVasquezMusic]

You prove that speakers make or break an amp. No matter what amp you use you make it sound good in a mix. Main thing a amp gives is just the texture for the sound.

[@ilandiamond5555]

I have this amp it's amazing! Love your compositions man ❤️

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Sounds THICK eh?! ;)

[@BcBaxley]

thicker than a snickers 😁🤘

[@poseidon5003]

It sounds better in the shots where I am not seeing the amp. Sounds great, looks gawdy. LOL I wonder how they sound with an overdrive boost. Probably not necessary with this amp but I'm still curious. But I can't say i like the lit up style. Can that light be turned off?

[@HughesandKettneramps]

we just revisited this - still relevant man! - - - good stuff!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thank you!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

This one is also cool: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp_El3mOpsp0a80

[@user-ct3ml6iu4n]

Wow amazing tone!! The kind that I'm looking for. Going to look into this amp

[@adamfiedorczuk5969]

Your reviews are always super well done! Never get bored of your videos :) I remember you mentioning the grandmeister was supposed to be the same amp with effects but you noted they were differently voiced. Could you elaborate a bit on how they differ? From what I heard through my headphones the TM has a bit more open sounding crunch and high gain sound but I could be wrong.

[@mikealbright6825]

Getting mine this Friday....psyched!!!

[@KiltedTupiniquin]

Really nice that you're also reviewing the amp. Keep the good work!

[@kornelious1]

I love the bottom end big time, I was worried without a resonance knob that the bottom end wouldn't be there. But seems to be there!!...

[@tomschlingus]

Just ordered this yesterday. I can’t wait to try it

[@JanusJanavas]

How it all went? Do you like it?

[@EliPorterMahn]

Thank you for all the helpful review videos Im most likely going to get this one to pair with my 5150 III cab

[@Bebeue]

Man, love your tones, especially the tight ones, insane

[@kornelious1]

Your videos are always amazing, thanks for making such kick ass content.

[@jasonashbyjackson]

This thing is really rad. I'd love to see what you can get out of the grandmeister 40 deluxe though.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

I recently did a video on that one, pretty in depth!

[@jasonashbyjackson]

@@SonicDriveStudio Just watched it. Awesome. Which do you prefer?

[@kornelious1]

Man I love the Rhythm tone in the "heavy tone's section" I actually have a Triamp MKII, I love it but I think i'm going to have to get a GrandMeister 40 deluxe and the Tubemeister 40 deluxe.

[@jackbootshamangaming4541]

I have the chance to get one for 525. I always associated it with clean and crunch tones, but then I got Audio Assaults sim of it, and with the lead boost on, it gets quite hi-gain sounding. I imagine my pedals can help tighten it up and will have the front slammed harder to push it more too.

[@borhksalduero9259]

Nice compositions mate!!! It sounds very nice!!

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

Found this amp for decent price half used, and considering getting it.

[@jasonrogers7318]

As always,great 👍 video John. Cheers 🍻

[@GabowtfCovers]

Awesome as always!! the rhythm sounds really thick!! gj as always :D

[@kellyhouseholder6737]

Love your videos. You should create a few videos on how you make your tracks. Your tracks are amazing and would be cool to see how you build your drums, etc.

[@andybelii]

Hello) after your video , I go to buy H&k grandmeister 40)) thx

[@lynoj777]

Awesome video! I love the tubemiesters! I have the 36

[@Bret_Sanor]

You have really great demos of the possibilities of these amps with studio applications. Do you do any videos for practical live settings to get a more realistic every day tone? I'd be interested in your approach to taking these amps into the live setting to get great tones as well.

[@marcospiccolo2974]

Great demo!! This amp is amazing!!

[@joshuaenyart5570]

Are you playing the drums? Sometimes they sound more programmed than others but this time they sound more real especially the balloon fall from the symbol taps that you did right at the beginning! If you are playing the drums, it'd be super cool to have little clips of you doing that mixed in with the guitar stuff

[@guitarkickstart]

Thanks for your reviews.........been going back and forward between this and a PRS MT15 but think I have made my decision and about to pull the trigger on one of these but was wondering for context whether you recall if you had this connected to a speaker at 40w while recording or whether this sound is achievable in the "no speaker" mode with only 2 of the power amp tubes engaged. Obviously it was run DI because you used IRs but I am unclear on whether the power soak settings have any real effect on the results with the DI.

[@3dconceptsofutah757]

Awesome demo! Thanks!

[@willman100]

Nice riffs. Would love it if you could review a Mesa TC-50.

[@lynoj777]

I would love to see more sound demo of this amp

[@Bret_Sanor]

Love your videos. Could you do a comparison of the Tubemeister Deluxe 40 and the Grandmeister Deluxe 40?

[@kornelious1]

What pickups are you using in the LTD Deluxe white you were playing during the "Clean & heavy parts isolated"

[@alexjh3456]

I own the Grandmeister 40. Great amp but not easy to level the channels in volume. So I think of trying the Tubemeister 40. Wish the fx loop was parallel. Serial often kills the sound. So how good is the loop?

[@klauswhitedreamer]

Hello, Alex ! ... I own the Grandmeister Deluxe 40 - I have seen that the FX has to be activated each time I change the channels - you say that the FX is not parallel - is there a setting to keep the FX activated all the time ? Thank you !

[@Speed13Controle]

4:50 a lot more than crunchy but damn. I can hear myself having fun playing for a few people. Good feeling

[@perpetualgrimace]

Killer sound, killer demo riffs 👏

[@hughwphamill]

Hi Jon, I am deciding between this and a GM Deluxe 40, would you say you'd miss the Ultra Channel, I'm not bothered about on board effects or midi or anything like that, I like to go anywhere between clean stuff to blues to alt rock, rock, grunge to metal. Alternatively how would you compare these options to the new HT50 MkIII from blackstar? Thanks!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

I like the sound of this one better

[@hughwphamill]

Thanks for your answer, it's very helpful, and last thing would you go for this over an engl ironball se?

[@neomdye]

I have one too. But I'm still looking for the third pre-amp tube. Why I see only two through the window?

[@mmarks9723]

(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. ----Great Playing!

[@marcgallant5270]

I had the H&K 25th anniversary 20w 1x12 EL84 class A combo. Does the tubemeister have a similar tone? The only reason I got rid of it was lack of headroom for cleans for Jams, but it was my absolute favorite amp ever.

[@brandonhamilton370]

dual rec or mark v settings? I've got the deluxe 20 model. Any help would be appreciated!

[@villehaavisto6060]

Hi! Huge fan of your channel, sick riffs and tones! How would you compare this to gm40? I love the functionality of the grandmeister, but many say they prefer the tone of tubemeister? I think the grandmeister has a slightly weird high end that is very difficult to take ne down. Would love to see a tone muilding tutorial at some point, since u seem to get every amp you touch sounding amazing! 😅 - Ville

[@chippi__7381]

Kinda weird question, but what kind of tape do you put on your strings?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Eehh ducktape

[@Turbo-D]

great! what do you think of the sound compared to the grandmeister?

[@matajurtv6114]

Do you think the high gain sound can keep up with a engl ironball or fireball?

[@hamadxjm]

You rock so is the amp

[@Ceruleannn]

I bought this amp last week, and I'm satisfied with the sound, but I'm getting awful feedback. I mainly tested at 5w, lead master and gain are both at 12 o' clock. I also own a Triamp, and at the same volume as the Tubemeister, I can keep it under control perfectly by just muting my strings. That really doesn't work with my Tubemeister. Any advice? Does wattage come into play? Or maybe the tubes?

[@edthejester]

Geez I need to look at H&K amps!

[@idanshahar]

Great video!

[@joostvlasschaert2118]

Does delay and reverb spill over when changing presets?

[@lperry65]

Sounds awesome, this or the GM 40. Not sure whether I prefer this with pedals or the GM 40 with its built in effects ?

[@stellarfuzz_covers]

I have the hughes and kettner deluxe 40, I chose it over the grandmeister as I found you get better tone on the same channels and settings. Not sure why is that, but you can check out few cover I have done on my channel!

[@johnnyvim8284]

Do you think this amp sounds better for metal / djent compared to the grandmesiter deluxe 40?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Yes

[@BoyanGeorgiev666]

IS this suitable for home use? I am thinking between this amp and the Fireball 25 and can't decide. SOunds great for metal and has excellent cleans.

[@nelsonmendoza8751]

Which one did you choose!?

[@BoyanGeorgiev666]

@@nelsonmendoza8751 Tried the Engl, but did'n like it. Never got the H&K. Bought an Orange Crush 60 and a Peavey Bravo tube amp.

[@nelsonmendoza8751]

@@BoyanGeorgiev666 Thnx for the info. I am considering the ENGL myself. Was it not suitable for home use?

[@BoyanGeorgiev666]

@@nelsonmendoza8751 It is! It has power soak, so it’s alright. I think the speaker I paired it with ( Hesu with their Demon speaker, which is a V30 variation) sounded too harsh. But the cleans were great.

[@nelsonmendoza8751]

@@BoyanGeorgiev666 Thanks for the info man! I think the best way to make a decision is to play through one myself. The Orange Crush 60 is a great choice as well!

[@sebastiancordero237]

Totally unrelated but I know you are the CEO of giving advice about amps. For bedroom playing and rehearsal with a band (metal) Which one would you recommend, EVH 5150 LBX or Marshall DSL20HR? I'll be playing through a 2x12 with Vintage 30s. Thanks for the advice!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Both are cool but they have different sounds! EVH is more tight and aggressive and the DSL more Marshally. I would recommend watching some demos or comparisons.

[@romeoguitar]

how would PRS MT20 compare ?

[@MHoffp57]

I bought one a couple years ago and it sounded like a toy. I must have gotten a lemon. I immediately sent it back and got a mesa boogie.

[@V0dk4tube]

In the metal part is a Drop C?

[@therooster6071]

I’m curious to play this tubemister against a Soldano 30

[@MegaFunk2]

is it good with pedals

[@surjer69]

This song rules! I'm 1 minute in

[@surjer69]

Have you seen anything out there on changing the tubes out with the JJ high gain tubes? I have the Tubemeister 36 and it just doesnt get the gain I want... Wondering if that kit will make the difference I want or not... Can't find any info out there on it. Thanks for your content bro!

[@LucasLeCompteMusic]

Nice iron man hoody!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Thanks! :)

[@tobiasjohansen1766]

did you mix the sound in the video?? cuz that sounds dirty as hell

[@GTDWORNICK]

What Footswitch do you use with this???

[@robmack2175]

Nice!

[@jacobseal]

It is super clear but man it is really top-endy and fizzy. I am allergic to treble....not sure if it will work for me. The 6505MH sounded way better to me although it isn't nearly as versatile or as powerful. I have heard the crunch channel is great....would have been nice to hear it also.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

It really isn't that fizzy tbh

[@Lenser]

You know we all want the Fireball 25 and MT-15 comparison.

[@redcomn]

But can it cook egg like the old model?🤔

[@PeachTube1968]

Yes it can Lol

[@JoshyyJay]

I got the gmd40 with two 12 cab YOU CAN MAKE THE PRESSENCE AND RES GOLBAL KNOBS INSTEAD OF PRESET SAME WITH WATTS CAN BE MADE TO DO PRESET OR GLOBAL like any tube amp you have to crank it in the bed room turn the master to around 70 to 80% then put them channel volume to just a tit after it starts opening up. It’s will sound like a beast!! Rock out with your 🐣 out

[@JoshyyJay]

Also after I dial that in I turn the boost on and bring the gain down at 8 or 9 o clock so barely on and it’s perfect

[@tonymarinelli7304]

The only thing I don’t like about this brand is it gives off a fizzy top end.

[@Dr-Stu]

You've got 800 beans in your pocket, you going for this or the laney ironheart?

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Both are great man.... How about both, used? ;)

[@Dr-Stu]

@@SonicDriveStudio can't justify that I'm afraid! I should clarify it's the deluxe 20 vs the lionheart 60, lionheart seems to have more bang for your buck but I did have my eye on the h+k for a while

[@SonicDriveStudio]

@@Dr-Stu haven't tried either...

[@Dr-Stu]

@@SonicDriveStudio 🤭 *Ironheart irt60, typing whilst zoom calling, they don't mix.

[@Dr-Stu]

@Plainglasswindows cheers man, I'll keep that in mind, I think the Ironheart out does it on features too

[@fly69doc]

Nice playing and review dude! I bought mine a couple years ago. Liked it but i was a little undecided on tue tone i was looking for. Then i bought a Mesa dual rectifier, then i realised that i already had what i was looking for. Almost sold it. Now i only play H&K.

[@Lenser]

You lost weight.

[@mcgarnacle21]

His tones are phat though.

[@tommiairaksinen3625]

I would have liked less produced "raw" tones. You make every amp sound the same with the mixing. I don't get what is the point with heavy mixing since I don't think any serious musician gets this amp for studio recording. I think most people would like to hear how it sounds straight from the speakers if they are considering buying this amp. Great amp though for practicing and nice tones for the money ( I have a Tubemeister 36).

[@stoneybologna1019]

But can it slam.. sigh 😔

[@tonymarinelli7304]

They used to come with cheap ass tubes that just said made in China

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Now they come with JJs

[@tonymarinelli7304]

@@SonicDriveStudio that’s why I said that

[@antebrizic886]

@@SonicDriveStudio so new models don't have anymore the old chinese tubes but only these JJ ones ? That's sound really good.