How to build the best tube amp you can get | Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mark 3

Have you always wanted to know how Hughes & Kettner builds the Triamp Mark3?
Here you can find out how to do it. This video is an absolute must for lovers of real tube amplifiers and German engineering.
Every TriAmp Mark 3 starts its life with the beat of a real metal machine! Although each TriAmp is made entirely by hand, modern machinery helps us to guarantee the highest levels of precision and accuracy, making every TriAmp Mark 3 a high precision, quality product.
Here you can see the complete production process, from the metal chassis to the complete amplifier in all its details, including the chassis assembly, the tube selection via VTI and the subsequent “wedding” - step by step!
TriAmp Mark 3 - that means: No limits. No compromises. This is the result of combining 40 years of tube amplifier know-how with absolute technical freedom. The result is an amplifier with a range of professional sounds that no other amplifier in the world can match. Best of all, the breathtaking versatility and inspiring tonality of the TriAmp Mark 3 is matched only by its simplicity and ease of use. Each of the TriAmp Mark 3's six independent, action-packed channels represents an entire era of sound, and each of these six eras can be routed to three independent tube power amps.
So it's no surprise that the technician proudly puts the serial number and his signature on the paperwork of each TriAmp after the amp has been assembled and soundchecked.
Each TriAmp Mark 3 has been developed, perfected and produced to the highest quality standards - all for one purpose: to provide guitarists with the best, most versatile and most powerful tube amplifier in the world.
TriAmp Mark 3 - Developed and manufactured with pride and passion, here in St. Wendel - Made in Germany
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[@SonicDriveStudio]

Great watch! Thanks for the sneak peak!

[@HughesandKettneramps]

thanks to you for watching

[@alleycat4463]

I must say , that glowing blue plexiglass grabbed my attention , then my favorite guitar player was using one . That sealed the deal for me and I bought a Tubemeister Deluxe 40 . I was blown away . The only amps I will ever use from now on , but I absolutely love German engineering . Nice video !

[@HughesandKettneramps]

thank you so much for your nice feedback - great to hear that you like the Tubemeister

[@DizzyKrissi]

"made in germany" is still alive. Interessant das mal zu sehen. Der Sprecher am Anfang erinnert mich an die Ankündigungen von großen "Blockbustern" - großes Kino. "action packed channels" 😅

[@HughesandKettneramps]

Dankeschön DizzyKrissy, das große Kino war einfach mal fällig :-)

[@DJ-yc1rc]

I got both katana and tube meister amps. They both hold there own on tone Analog and digital both share my world

[@HughesandKettneramps]

and that´s great - we always say that it´s good to be open to all options

[@hartguitar]

Had so mich fun recording the music for this video with an @hughesandkettneramps TriAmp and a bunch of fine guitars …Monster Amp!!!

[@guitarhansen]

Wow great documentary 🎉

[@HughesandKettneramps]

Vielen Dank für das Lob :-)

[@tymanngruter1808]

A beast is born.....

[@HughesandKettneramps]

you´re right!

[@carnovector6396]

Holy shit i cant wait

[@DMSProduktions]

Ok Stevie!

[@DMSProduktions]

Ach du leibe! IF I lived in Germany, I would want a job there! \m/

[@HughesandKettneramps]

Good idea :-) Here you find the current jobs: stamer.group/karriere/

[@DMSProduktions]

@@HughesandKettneramps Umm, I DON'T live in Germany! LOL!

[@HughesandKettneramps]

mmhhh...and I'm guessing it's not exactly “around the corner” from where you live?

[@DMSProduktions]

@@HughesandKettneramps I am on the OTHER side of the world mate!

[@patriciodenzer9368]

It will be great if you can share a few seconds of the basement test run at maximum loud! Many of us don't have any possibility to put the Triamp at that level and listen how it sounds 🎸📻

[@HughesandKettneramps]

well, that power may not be visible in a audio/video reacording ... it´s very very very loud!

[@mattstewart2969]

I use the Hughes & Kettner Duotone with a H&K Custom Class 4x12 with V30s and the g12 30 anniversary speakers (x pattern) and it sounds awesome at home and in a full band mix. I’m not sure if the MK3 has a second master volume, for me that is such an underrated feature, However the stuff I’ve heard of this MK3 amp it’s incredible, it can really do a lot, the self biasing feature is such a good idea when using so many tubes and if you are out gigging a lot. Brilliant piece of kit, I can see it being an amp for life and if you are an experienced player you will get this dialled in beautifully 👌🏻 Definitely intrigued to see if we get a MK4 in the future maybe with the same features plus the second master volume added and possibly IR’s and effects like the lunch box heads. Either way great work as always Hughes & Kettner 👏🏻

[@HughesandKettneramps]

Thanks for your kind words, TriAmp Mark 3 has a 2nd insert, it's called "Master Insert", where you can use a volume pedal for Master-Volume controll "on the fly" :-)

[@mattstewart2969]

@@HughesandKettneramps oh wow I didn’t know that! 👏🏻

[@catalinvelcsov5755]

Excelsior in Excellence ! 👏

[@HughesandKettneramps]

good stuff = thanks a lot

[@Shysleeves]

I would love to try a Triamp of any version but they're probably way too loud, my Grandmiester 40 with the 1x12 could get me enough noise complaints if I turned it up on max wattage already. 😅

[@HughesandKettneramps]

you´re right, in most situations a 40 watt tube amp will do the job. In many cases, people estimate the wattage of an amplifier completely falch. Just because 100 sounds like a lot, they often think that it has to be just that. With the 40 watt Grandmeister you can already "pull a few slices of sausage from the plate" (as we say in Germany) ;-)

[@wrathchildrocks]

cool! I got a Mk2 and love it but i really want one of these!

[@HughesandKettneramps]

thats a good idea :-)

[@YannickRemungol]

Superbe travail : ils sont forts merci a eux

[@krailanuar]

H&K the best for all genre n i love for high gain H&K amp

[@HughesandKettneramps]

thanks a lot

[@gmetmusic9708]

I'm a GMD40 user for years and never look back since then, the sound produced is fantastic & pure analog. Just a question, are you guys reproducing the triamp mkiii?

[@HughesandKettneramps]

What does it mean - reproducing?

[@gmetmusic9708]

@@HughesandKettneramps i heard somewhere that triamp is no more in production, only used unit is available if i want to get one

[@HughesandKettneramps]

ah, ok - TriAmp Mark 3 is still in production - where are you from?

[@gmetmusic9708]

@@HughesandKettneramps kuala lumpur

[@HughesandKettneramps]

@@gmetmusic9708 well if there is no local dealer you might want to check out an online retailer

[@mattpearce79]

More tubes than the London Underground 😂

[@HughesandKettneramps]

you nailed it !

[@DimKAt21]

My bank account is starring at me angrily🤘

[@HughesandKettneramps]

well, sometimes this staring makes us nervous too

[@PeterMoore350]

Are factory tours available when I finally get over to Germany in your 2025 Summer? Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

[@HughesandKettneramps]

We don't offer company tours at the moment, but if you get in touch we can do a little tour of our showroom

[@PeterMoore350]

@@HughesandKettneramps that would be great. Im hoping to do Thomanns, Duesenberg Guitars and now you guys and of course enjoy a few steins of beer 😎

[@HughesandKettneramps]

@@PeterMoore350 beer should stay on top of your list ;-)

[@vaanrodriguez]

i have one tubemeister 20 and i love it, but i need change the tubes already and the customer service is very poor about that i sent an email asking about that and i didnt get any reply back

[@HughesandKettneramps]

where are you from?

[@peterschaefer1665]

Splendor Siné Occasu

[@Robsheph]

I got one I’ll sell with cab for 2000 pound normally 4000

[@dukey558]

Where to buy in Korea?...

[@PeterMoore350]

What H&K cabinet would you recommend for this amp ? I want a H&K quad speaker cab. Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

[@HughesandKettneramps]

hughes-and-kettner.com/product/tc-412-a60-cabinet/

[@PeterMoore350]

@@HughesandKettneramps cool thx.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@PeterMoore350 Choice bru!

[@PeterMoore350]

@@DMSProduktions Chur 😎 edit: I’m actually from Oz- been in NZ for 10 years now 😎🎸🤘

[@DMSProduktions]

@@PeterMoore350 Oh cool Knackers! Rock on eh! Where you from Originally? Vic, NSW?

[@jndk6000]

The ugly blue light is a dealbreaker for me. Looks digital!

[@hartguitar]

You can dimm the light to zero

[@timothyortiz2222]

Tubes burn out. Solid state passed tubes up decades ago.

[@JajajHshah-du9iq]

🤡

[@MS-Patriot2]

In the qualification lab, yes. On the stage, no.

[@teotanka]

[@marvelharris9540]

too many knobs...focus more on tone

[@HughesandKettneramps]

We also have many amplifiers with fewer buttons. But if you want to use all the possibilities of the TriAmp Mark 3 comfortably, you also need a lot of controls.

[@davidfaustino4476]

What a ridiculous statement.

[@HughesandKettneramps]

@@davidfaustino4476 so what is your statement?

[@michaelgriffin5304]

It's definitely not the best sounding amp ever made. Still very interested in watching this! Their made in Germany amps are built like a tank, the Grandmeister and other MIC ones....not so much.

[@carnovector6396]

if only it was cheaper itd be such a fun amp to mess with otherwise

[@HughesandKettneramps]

Now, sound is always a matter of taste, of course, yet the versatility of the TriAmp Mark 3 is unmatched in its class to this day - and thus the most versatile basis for true, and completely different, Trade-Mark tube sounds within a sound chain. The same applies to GrandMeister & TubeMeister, as they benefit greatly from the development of the TriAmp, whose sound DNA has been heavily incorporated into these lunchbox amps.

[@HughesandKettneramps]

Still, it's worth saving up for, because the TriAmp Mark 3 is a guitar amp for life! :-)

[@kingfisher7960]

Im not to sure you ever played one because you wouldnt have taken the time to push out this epic reply. Listen i dont know where your from but every amp you have ever seen or played was probably worse then your MIC branding. Wood head cabinets? Cheap non painted chassis? Hand wiring?! Reason nobody does that anymore is it sucked. Too many inconsistencies. But your a consumer! Go consume. Just realize smart people are watching you making sure they dont make your mistakes.

[@kingfisher7960]

​@@carnovector6396thats the same thing i say about pornstars

[@JordonBeal]

Come on, H&K. What’s with the AI voice over? You’re better than that. You’re a musical instrument company. Hire an actual voice over ARTIST, don’t buy into this AI nonsense. Why should artists support your company if you won’t support artists?

[@HughesandKettneramps]

The use of AI is often viewed critically, but AI can often even help to preserve or even create jobs. Why? If we use AI for a voice-over, for example, and thus save money in this area, we can invest more in our needs elsewhere, namely where we neither want to nor can do without the human mind, creativity, performance and sensitivity: In human labor where it is indispensable, in development, in production, in marketing and so on. We build “musical instruments” where the human being is always at the center on both sides of the coin - in the creation and in the use of the instrument. - AI even helps us to create and maintain jobs and secure them for the future. Which is not so easy in times like these!

[@santiagovanegas3812]

@@HughesandKettneramps All very good points, but the fake voice just cheapens a really wonderful and insightful video about H&K hand built amps. The fake voice makes cheapens the brand… and I say this as a fan and VERY SATISFIED player of H&K amps.