Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister Deluxe 40 - Everything you might want to know!

[@markrichardson239]

Excellent. I skipped throgh the demonstration and went straight to your summation. I understand. An " Everything Amp " cannot compete with a tailored settup. Honesty is a premium. I did not get that anywhere else. My many thanks! Mark

[@alexlewis8468]

Hi Henning, just a quick suggestion/request: As this video clocks on at almost an hour, a couple of timestamps in the description would be great. Thanks for the video!

[@peterschaefer1665]

When building tones with the Grandmeister 36 amp I have found that the best place to start with eq. is turning the presence completely off and bass all the way up. Then add in mid and treble to taste. Very bright amps..at least the 36 is. I would like to try a Deluxe 40! cheers!

[@romh]

my experience is, that h&k divides guitarists. I'm a huge h&k fun and i tried many amps and finally I've got back to kettner. i like very much marshall, mesa, cornford and whatever else but h&k is killer for me.

[@ccmusic2249]

Overall, fantastic coverage of the amp's abilities and it's uses. I would have had the amp settings differently though. The clean wasn't exactly clean and I know from experience that this amp can be MUCH cleaner than the test demoed. About the amp, I personally would have preferred a clean channel without gain, but that's just my style. All in all, great job Henning!

[@Escapism7133]

You're right that the H&K sounds similar to the AC30 on the clean channel but you had the bass knob rolled off quite a bit on the H&K during that comparison. I agree that the Vox probably handles pedals better but I think the H&K was at a disadvantage due to that bass roll off. Unless you changed the settings after 33:26 (the bass is set at 23%).

[@jeromesnail]

patrick.cs 100% agree. The clean sound wasn't set properly before doing the pedal test. Watch the video of Devin Townsend trying this amp, the clean sound is just amazingly beautiful !!

[@Kynos1]

Jeff Waters uses these amps. It it's good enough for him it's good enough for me.

[@jeromesnail]

Finally ! Can't play the video right now but I will religiously watch it as soon as I get home. Planning to order the beast tomorrow :)

[@johnp6269]

here in 2021, i ordered one cant wait i heard the tones are endless!

[@jameslaurent6491]

How'd it go man? Is it great or shit? I'm torn between this and a Revv G20.

[@johnp6269]

@@jameslaurent6491 Holy cow great I also bought the pedal I think I'm gonna get the midi iPad wifi I heard that opens up even more goodness. I've had it a couple weeks running 2 12 celestion vintage 30s incredible I say buy it. I have no remorse it's worth every penny. You'll have it a lifetime the quality on build is also beautiful. I think everyone needs one!!!!!

[@MrPeteJones72]

Great Demo. I´ll get my own Grandmeister Deluxe 40 tomorrow. I´ll can't wait to listen to the Sound of that Beast

[@jameslaurent6491]

How'd it go?

[@MrPeteJones72]

@@jameslaurent6491 i sold the Amp and now i have a Tuibemeister 36 Combo. The Tubemeister fits Bettler to me as a bedromm player

[@gotmilkduds6683]

Thanks for the info!!! And the GM-40 sounds killer!

[@SierraMike78]

I have the HK 40 and the 11R. I have them in a 4 cable method currently and have worked with the 4cm extensively,. I am at the point where I am ready to split them and go back to A/B configuration feeling that this will give me more individual control over both devices and be less complicated when I have to grab one of these and go jam. I run a wet dry wet type scenario and the 11R main outs are superb for the wet on the outside. The HK with its mono out is in the "dry" / middle. I also have the red box to my RME 802 and Protools 2018, as well as a cab link from radial to another channel . Blending all this together over three PA systems sounds chilling. This video has prompted me to work more with the individual channels. I have a few pedals on my board, compressor, boost, pitch fork, tc quint, Wampler PEQ. Th pitch fx you can hear, the boost, optional. Compressor with mild settings, and the PEQ, very good pedal but the influence is almost indiscernible. I can hear it but I doubt the audience will be to tell. I run the output of the HK preamp through a compressor and an eq set flat, for gain with a cut on the bottom 4 and the top 4 on a 28 band. It tapers the high end and tightens the lows. I run the Protools / 11r on midi 1 and the HK on midi ch 2. Thought about combining and maybe even a Voodoo Control but decided to keep them separate. Too many control surfaces. If anyone is running a similar setup and wants to discuss please feel free to contact me.

[@TheBsavage]

Based on your description I suspect nobody is running a similar setup to yours. It sounds like you like pedals. I don't.

[@TimKaseyMythHealer]

From what I was seeing you do: 1) You mentioned "That's loud" indicating that the input to each amp AFTER you added the pedals was hotter. 2) The Delux 40 may already be driving the input hot, and if you add more 'hotness' (higher voltage) this may be the difference you don't like. 3) Until I see you put a voltmeter on these amps, and determine what voltage is too much for each, driving them into areas where they stop sounding good, will I then agree with you that "It can't handle pedals well" 4) All amps (as far as I know) have two inputs (1 & 2) and the second input is a lower voltage. I know this to be the case on Fender amps, as well as many others. If I were having problems of the pedals not sounding good, I would try each input. I would also adjust the gain of the channel to make sure I'm not overdriving the input too much. 5) Any reviewer who doesn't take the time to adjust anything, and concludes that it doesn't sound good? Really?

[@killerbeuk]

Most honest review I heard on this amp.

[@jjonesmdm9736]

Fantastic video man, brilliant review and demo, really useful! Thank you!

[@OGCOOKS]

You must be made out of money... I really appreciate that you take the time to review all this gear that many of us are DREAMING of owning, you obviously know your shit so its very helpful to us mere mortal blue collar folks.

[@guyfromnj]

Another honest great review. Thank you Henning.

[@brettlingle]

How does this amp compare with the Mesa Boogie Mark V 25? I've heard videos of this amp sounding great and others sounding like ass.

[@MrPorknoy]

You are the master, this is the video i was waiting for, i'm going to buy it (or maybe not) thanks to your brilliant work. Thank You ! \m/

[@Mandoline7777]

Treble@78% and Bass@23% - if the App really is in sync and shows correct values the comparison isn't that fair /w those EQ settings imho. I believe the Dlx40 can sound warmer than that

[@jeromesnail]

Mandoline7777 agree 100% This comparison is not fair at all given the fact that the clean channel was poorly set up!

[@chrischris3847]

Thank you for your in-depth video. Question please : the GM40 delivers quite agressive tones, how do I get more vintage-Marshall-type sounds, a bit softer, but still with lots of gain ? Bit like the JVM OD1-type ? Like on your video. I can't get them at home. Thank you so much

[@julianvandenboom8633]

Hey Henning, hab letzte Woche den Amp gekauft komme aus der Modeller Ecke (Amplifire) und muss sagen, dass ich zum gleichen Ergebnis gekommen bin wie du. Der Grandmeister ist mein aller erster Röhrenverstärker und hätte er nicht die Features würde ich immer noch auf meinem Modeller rumtreten. Als Jungspund ist mir gerade die Mobilität des Amps wichtig und die fülle der Features, ich kann den Sound im Proberaum und Zuhause exakt gleich haben und sehe nicht nach wenigen Wochen aus wie der Glöckner einer französischen Stadt... Der amp klingt aber definitiv nach Rohre ist organischer als jede Emulation je sein könnte und dabei viel simpler. Allerdings bringt das Konzept auch immer die gleiche Prämisse wie ein Modeller mit sich, der eigene Sound und das Optimum kommt nur durch Stundenlanges tweaken und Knöpfchen drehen ans Tageslicht. Für die Jüngere Generation ein klarer Game Changer im Vergleich zu Modellern und anderen digitalen Experimenten. Nicht nur was für Cover Gigs (Meine Ansicht, da ich nur eigene Sachen spiele und schreibe) Super Demo wie immer, danke sehr.

[@wanndann4592]

Für mich das beste/ehrlichste Review bis jetzt...andere Tests (Bonedo usw. vergeben z.B. 5 von 5 Sternen ..auch für den Sound....und auf anderen YT Kanälen heisst es immer gleich "Amazing" usw..) Ich habe den Amp 2 Tage getestet...ja ... er kann fast alles - aber nicht sehr gut sondern "nur" gut. (2+) Der Sound z.B. ist nicht mind blowing oder so .....sondern gut - ok! - Mein EVH LBX 2 kann z.B. viel weniger aber was da mit 15 Watt an Druck und Sound/Röhre/Feeling kommt..da kann der Grandmeister nicht mithalten - konnt gar nicht glauben, dass der 40W haben soll - der LBX mit 15W ist (fast) genauso laut...und schiebt, zumindest in den "leiseren Club und Proberaumeinstellungen" deutlich mehr! Wenn ich eine Top 40 Band hätte und alles von Rock, Pop, Blues, metal abdecken möchte, finde ich den Grandmeister super ....Wer nur 1-2 gute Grundsounds benötigt, legt sich besser etwas anderes zu und arbeitet dann evtl. mit Pedalen... Pedale hatte ich das Gefühl, mag der Grandmeister nicht so...schon gar nicht die vor dem Amp! Hat schon seine (flexiblen)Vorteile, das kleine Teil aber wenn jemand Wert auf seinen Sound legt (nur die "besten" Kabel, Lautsprecher, Effekte...usw...nutzt..also jemand der pingelig mit SEINEM Sound ist)- der wird mit dem Grandmeister nicht glücklich, zumal die ganzen (Kanäle) Sounds alle schon zu "perfekt" klingen...da fehlt irgendwie das dreckige, lebendige....das Atmen - nennen wir es mal Charakter....Es klingt wie im Studio abgemischt.... Wie gesagt, dieses Review hier von EytschPi42 trifft es eigentlich ganz gut.......

[@joethesheep4675]

44:10 - "eierlegende Wollmilchsau" = egglaying wool-milk-hog (direct translation) = jack of all trades device

[@Claimjumper55]

Great review!! This is the perfect amp for the purposes that you stated or for someone who doesn't already have a fortune tied up in other gear (like an expensive pedalboard). I'm thinking of picking one up just for traveling.

[@Kurt1969]

lol- a fortune tied up in other gear is an understatement for many I'm sure. Already thinking what I could do without or sell. This thing is a beast!

[@jameshagan429]

Hello nice video. What’s your thoughts on me using the Boss GX-100 with this amp head? I’m also looking at the Marshall origin 50 amp head

[@mendocaron]

Thx my friend! A lots of informations!

[@JRP3music]

I would like to see a stereo version. What is the point to have time based fx in mono? Boring. I like the concept, but if Orange 32 can cram a stereo tube amp inside why can't Hughes and Kettner.

[@Andy_Guitar_Nerd]

das beste is die sache mit der unterschiedlichen röhrenkonfiguration..... holy crap thats better than "mittenrastung" :-)

[@klauswhitedreamer]

... a very nice video, thank you - but I think that it's not about the problem of not being a "it's not a pedal amp" - in the end it's always about the EQ parameteres and with a proper EQ pedal settings everything can be solved ... be blessed, my friend ! ...

[@rhugh02]

I Just bought a used one, should arrive in a few days. Just need to learn how to use it. Thanks...

[@khay2210]

I never got to crank this amp even at 1watt but the sound I was getting out of this beast was just complete joy, the only reason why it is not really my favourite amp is because it is not made by Marshall, that being said, I'm never selling this beauty.

[@lava1rain]

I ordered the amp with the matching 212 cab. Sweetwater says they should have more in a couple of weeks. Are the built in effects good enough or should I run my Strymon Big Sky, Timeline, and Mobius in the FX Loop?

[@torchlord11]

It sounded to me like you had the bright clean boost on the Grandmeister deluxe 40 when you were doing the pedal into different amp comparisons. Was this the case? I think that if you did it makes it way brighter sounding, and that might not be a good thing for it being good amp for foot pedal enthusiast. Did the other amps you were testing have a bright clean boost enabled? I haven't done much playing a round running pedals into my Coreblade, which is a different amp, but the H&K sound was still there with the tubes they use In the Coreblade. I'm also wondering were you using the Cab designed for the Grandmeister Deluxe. I think this makes a big difference since H&K are pretty bright amps tonally. I never bought the originally 4x12 for my Coreblade so i can't say if that would of made a difference, but I did have to find a different combination of tubes to use with the cab, and speaker combination to smooth out the brightness, and add a little bass. My amp sounds much better now that i found a good tube combination compared to what it originally came with.

[@guittarwizzrd]

I'm planning on getting a synergy system now but a few years ago . I went to a guitar shop planning on buying a grandmeister and they also had a blackspirit 200 . I tried them both and end up going with the bs200 . I thought the bs sounded better and is easier to wok with . But the look of the grandmeister defiantly has the cool factor going on with the over all look. But even though it don't have tubes I think the bs200 is the better head .

[@JamesJones-th3ml]

I'm not sure about your assessment about the pedals. I have had this amp for several years. I don't use the amp's effects I use the footswitch with pedals. They all sound awesome so I'm not sure how your pedals didn't work well... I use a tube screamer on the clean lead and ultra channels. That pushes the lead and ultra channel forward in the midrange and kills most that low end! Give it a try!!!! This post just now came up on my feed.

[@peinmilan]

There are 10.000s of pedals out there. It's a bit harsh saying "it's not a pedal amp" when you demo it with ONE overdrive. But OK, you can say it does not take low gain overdrive well. What about distortion? Or modulation, or fuzz, or wah or octave... pedals? You see my point: you cannot say it's not good for pedals. Probably not good for some pedals, but you should not use such strong words as verdict.

[@Kynos1]

Mi Pe This amp doesn't really need a boost anyway because it has a boost switch built in.

[@tubescreamer01]

I use Boss Octaver and Harmonist pedals and my old Ibanez Wah from the 80ies with the amps and it is fine. And tubescreamer with a strat is killer as always. I tried other pedals like the rat or my Vox Wah and I was disappointed. Oh, yes - tuners also work well. I used Hughes and Kettner amps in the 90ies, than Mesa Boogie and later Marshalls. I bought the Grandmeister 40 last year and I really love it.

[@lyric.kayden]

Mi Pe honestly it’s not a good pedal platform amp. Is it a good amp? Yes, indeed but not a pedal platform amp. Maybe you own the amp and you take offense to this but I’m sorry it’s the truth but don’t ignore the facts and truth. I’m sorry you live in denial. Next time choose a better pedal platform amp and preferably the best clean channel you can afford and more wattage for more headroom. I have a PRS Archon 100 - perfect pedal platform with amazing clean channel. I seriously don’t think you understand playing/guitar/amps/pedals much and you certainly don’t understand what makes an amp a great pedal platform amp. Possibly you bought what you have without understanding, which happens and sometimes takes some of us years to find thee amp. Btw,,,,,,,,,, almost any amp can play well with distortion, overdrive and fuzz but this doesn’t make it a good pedal platform amp. You sound very immature and high school like education when it comes to this stuff. You posted 2 years ago this immature comment so hopefully you’ve grown up by now and learned more. I’m sure those who gave you a “Like” or thumbs up for your comment probably own this very amp or don’t understand just as yourself. Again drop the “know it all” attitude like most millennials which you probably are (not judging, just based off your ass hurt comment you posted) and do your research. And don’t take word for word every forum post on the internet on someone else’s opinion or what they think is correct/right, do your own actual research. Imbecile

[@mihneazoican2479]

@@lyric.kayden wow are you fucking butthurt over a comment. I literally lol'd

[@glennc9363]

@@lyric.kayden Not Judging? This is the most judgy comment I've ever seen. You're the know it all asshole. And no I don't own one of these amps

[@VetterDick]

well, its true that the bass on the ac30 clean sound was wayyy more than on the GM40 before the pedal test, so, yeah. maybe not 100% fair. but yes, i can still imagine that it might not be the best amp for pedals. Not saying though its a bad pedal amp, cause im pretty sure it isnt.

[@ronaldpina-official5086]

I own an h&k but agree this is ok on pedals. Do you this changing the tubes would help? I do get great sound but only with some pedals. But I wonder what would happen if the tubes would change.

[@hYpYz]

very good video that made me think twice about buying this amp

[@MrPeteJones72]

Hi Henning mir gefällt der Amp sehr gut. Ich nutzte ihn nur zu Hause im Wohnzimmer mal über Studio Monitore mal über eine 12er Box. Gibt es eine Möglichkeit die Presets zu sharen bzw runter zu laden? Danke für das Informative Video.

[@borishebert7860]

I found you were a little bit unfair on this one. I already noticed that these beautiful Berumen pups added a tiny fuzziness on other demos. For me, GM36 is a great sounding amp and takes pedals relatively well, especially compared to a VOX AC which is well known for being a bad pedal platform. That's why generations of users modded it. Search tonecap mod on the web... Great demo anyway... You're awesome...

[@EytschPi42]

Boris Hebert hey Boris... I have to disagree.... in a direct A/B comparison it is obvious that most other amps sound better with a pedal than the H&K... that A/B comparison can't be made in most stores because you really have to switch back and forth. The AC30 takes pedals really well in my opinion and definitely trumps the H&K... the Grandmeister offers a lot for the money, but it is a bad choice as a pedal amp.

[@jeromesnail]

EytschPi42 sorry but you didn't even TRY to set up the amp correctly... I love your reviews but I'm with Boris on this one, really unfair conclusion.

[@borishebert7860]

If you tell it... in my opinion, what makes it a great pedal platform is the programability... On a normal amp you set your clean tone perfectly and then you try to engage your drive pedals or other effect but, more often, you'll have to scoop the mids or add bass on the amp to really find the sweet spot. Here, you can handle this problem easily, making a second preset perfect for your pedal. And with a looper-switcher midi capable and well configured, you only need to tap one switch. I personally found this GM a bargain.

[@EytschPi42]

Sorry man, but I have been using this amp since January... I have been using it in many demos, switching to it many times... I have direct comparisons to other amps around it and it just doesn't handle pedals well. You can try to set it up any way you want. The bass drops out compared to other amps... there is no way to dial in more. It also tends to distort a pedal more than other amps. It makes drives quite fizzy as well. But that is not a big deal since the whole idea of this amp is to be an in the box solution with everything built in... if you are looking for a pedal amp, you gotta go somewhere else.

[@jeromesnail]

EytschPi42 I'll take your word on that, but still I think you should have made the comparison with proper clean channel settings to make your point clearer ;)

[@Dermbet]

I've got the amp made prior to this. It's a very nice tone. The Tubemeister seems to sound better with pedals. Maybe not this new one from H&K. Will stick with H&K as so impressive and look stunning. That Carl Martin sounds very good on this vid. Great vid. Your dog is clearly not convinced tho!

[@danc3746]

You do not need pedals or a noise gate...but you will need to buy their wifi device, their foot switch to save settings, and an ipad/phone if you only have android. Its a good sounding amp, but VERY expensive...after you buy the amp, plan on spending more $$$.

[@zoltanmartel193]

100% agree with the conclusion. I've used Hughes and Kettner amps for years for cover band work, just because of that functionality. It's what they do best. They also facilitate live performance because of where they sit in frequency response and directness. I prefer other amps for my own creations though. And I agree that musicians in such bands should get a Hughes and Kettner before seeking a digital modelling/convolution solution, but not because those are evil (Kemper has stolen a lot less than Apple for instance, who stole there entire operating system from BSD, hey, the digital industry is meretricious by nature, welcome to the digital age where everything is fake and adult content and copyright infringing sells the most bandwidth...), but because they make you a less good musician, they take away your focus and inhibit the artistic nature of the performance. If you look at the music industry, the musical instrument industry, etc... through the eyes of the artist, it's really hard not to find everything evil, but then that's why you're an artist, the very moment you made the choice to become an artist, that's when you elevated yourself to the intellectual elite who's always going to struggle and be exploited by the hordes of opportunistic snake oil salesmen who are going to degrade you, and abuse your creation to sell consumers the dream of being an artist. Any artist with experience in performing his/her work to an audience, knows how precarious that is. You have to expose your soul every single time, but you play for yourself, you get in your creative zone where there are no boundaries, all you can do is share yourself with the audience while doing that. The added value of that is so high, that none of the petty salesmen could even calculate the price that should be paid for that service. That is why artists are the intellectual elite, why they are not forgotten but enrich humanity going forward, while the petty salesmen are forgotten. The price artists pay for that privilege to enrich mankind is very high, it was always very high and it will always be very high. And I fully agree that part of the task of the intellectual elite is to make people think about what's real and what isn't, about what is consumption and what is creation. And I really appreciate that you take that to heart, it's a constant throughout the content I've seen from you.

[@drabbster]

I've had it for half a month now and still thinking about returning it to thomann because of the same conclusion you came to: it is a great amp and on some tones it really shines, but in general you just know, that for every sound in it there is a better version out there in a different amp. so yeah. still asking myself: do I wanna keep it? or will I return it to thomann the next 2 weeks? go the short route and take the deluxe 40 or the long one and buy a torpedo studio and start collecting amps and pedals? so many decisions...

[@sushigeo]

Great review man...very thorough. But one question, for $1200 what would you suggest? Is this the best I can get for the money?

[@PhuketMyMac]

Great review!

[@aryinc]

soundwise the engl ironball might to take the cake for a great affordable portable amp''i'm a biased engl fan tough XD'' but you can get great sounds out of a grandmeister 36 or a 40, just the sweet spots are in diffrent places. The pressence on the granmeisters is in the midhigh area so cranking it up a bit to cut throught wouldn't hurt. the meisters can sound a little dimed compared to the bigger amps and the fexibility of tweaking sound on the spot is a bit of a thing. i have the grandmeister 36 and am pretty okay with it at the moment. Had a ironbal but the ironball didn't ''quite'' cut it, those 20 wats get lost with a high cealing gig when unmiced and the fact that the fx isn't switchable with the footswitches bothered me, i still kinda love it's sound tough.

[@jetblack7044]

Great demo

[@seibertdr]

Hi. What are you using for a cab. Also, I purchased a Boss MS-3 so that I can use MIDI to control the amp. Can you do a video on that. It is a little confusing for me. Thx.

[@gjorgjimiladinoski6769]

hello, i have question, can H@K GM 40 work with another midi switcher (not origunal ) ?

[@vaso0o0]

Do you plan to do a review on the Tubemeister 18 Twelve Combo ?

[@Xzvsc]

bout to by my first "serious amp", i need kinda versatile sound, for clean, mild distortion sound, rock sound, metal sound. any better option than this HK GM40 amp in same price range? thx :)

[@SashaCrutaire]

I just got one (a Grandmeister) myself after a lot of looking around. It's the only amp that fit all of the checkboxes I was looking for: tube, 4 channels for clean, crunch, distortion and lead sounds, built in direct recording output, noise gate, and delay. The only other option I saw was the Revv G20 which is coming out this month. The G20 sounds great from what I've heard, although it took a bit to find demos that were not only metal, it does some amazing clean and crunch tones too. It does not have any built in effects though, and only 2 channels, but it does have a built in Torpedo cab simulator, but no effects. If you don't need all of the extra features, there are a lot of great amps out there. I agree with Eytsch that there are amps that can do better, but usually it's on one or two tones, and few have 4 channels, most 2, some 3. That's not saying that they won't all do a clean, mild crunch, heavy rock sound and lead, but you have to redial sounds or use external pedals. It really comes down to workflow and flexibility.

[@fabianhenzler7557]

Hey HP 😎 I'm seeing so many Amps behind you - but do you also have a cabinet? do you only have one and all of them to it?

[@fabianhenzler7557]

...you're awesome btw ;) Thanks for all the videos!

[@EytschPi42]

yes, I use an Ampete Amp Switcher

[@Remsterdam]

Bad sound, for a video about sound 😄 But great amp indeed, very suitable to jump to after your entrance amps, first tube combo’s etcetera. And one of the best to use for recording audio out.

[@guitarguts666]

I like your statements in this video especially towards the end talking about playing covers etc., that's what I do. I love my Rectifiers but lugging that beast around for the past 15yrs live it's time to reduce the size and save the back for load in and out after playing for 4 hours. I'd love to see how this amp handles playing everything tuning wise from Eb to Drop A. because those wide ranges seriously could effect how the amp handles the tone. also couldn't you just A/B with a 1x2 pedal?

[@EricJamesVideo]

I don't know if they really tested an Android tablet to use the app, but I can not get mine to activate anything on the tablet or amp vise versa. Very frustrating at the moment. The app prompts me that my midi device is connected but I can't activate anything on the amp through the app. Suggestions please.

[@jsgovind]

It's like the chorus of a song whenever it switches to cam 1 :D

[@seantierson2633]

Alright, I'm window shopping for an amp I can use in my bedroom and apartment for recording (rules against instrument amplification since we're half a mile from a music school). I currently have a Carvin MTS3200. The thing rips and gives me super cleans, overdriven blues tones, classic/hard rock, and face-melting metal. It's just too loud! Is this going to be a fantastic amp for me? The end of the review is making me second guess? I'm also a fan of the Mesa MkV25....but no di. Opinions anyone? Versatility is KEY. I do love using pedals...with the Mesa I might not need them as much (not a worry)? Currently using Soul Food, Mini Tube Screamer. EHX Linear Power Boost, and time/mod in the fx loop.

[@davidkhammer]

What did you end up doing? I have a Mesa mark V25 and I will have this H&K tomorrow. The Mesa is awesome. I have not even wanted to use any pedals since I got it.

[@davidkhammer]

The Mesa Mark V25 does have a DI

[@seansalo5117]

What about using your Carvin with an attenuator? If it has everything you need but is just too loud, attenuation may be your answer.

[@TheZakonian]

what makes the deluxe 20 sound better in your opinion than the GMD40?

[@SLAMSTERDAMN]

+EytschPi42; Regarding your word that means ‘does everything’, waaay back in our Seattle scene, we called rack multieffex ‘Godboxes’, as they did Anything & Everything. I gotta have a HKGMD40!!!! Methinks I’ll pipe it to a mixer & over to a pair of 12” PA mains.

[@MarcRivest]

How would you compared the Grandmeister Deluxe 40 to a Line 6 Spider Valve HD100? Both with tubes, build-in fx, many channels with loads of crunch. Great review by the way! And your set-up is gorgeous!

[@jeromesnail]

MarkThorn666 Spider Valve has a modelling preamp.

[@MarcRivest]

Yeah, but what about the sound?

[@muurimc]

Great video

[@RockmannMusic]

Good, informative review. Thank you. From my perspective, a band that plays in Sweden travels with Kemper Amps of course like any other clever touring band in the world does. That means a band is travelling with their own sounds, profiled from their guitar amps . . or someone else's hehe, in a lightweight package. They doing this to avoid playing with shitty rental amps like in the old days. So why travel with some half assed sounding compromise as suggested in the video if every serious player can have Christoph Kemper's answer to all guitar amp related problems when it comes to guitarists on tour or playing gigs.

[@kornelious1]

Can this amp do plexi tones like ZZtop's song bus stop?

[@peterschaefer1665]

Channel 3 is gold

[@tjerkheringa937]

Jack of all trades

[@DerEchteBold]

Gorgoroth are from Norway I think, to lots of places in Sweden they probably wouldn't take a flight ; )

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

Nice review.. Thanks..

[@c-v-m_rocks]

In your opinion, what is the best amp head that has midi?

[@straightshooter8662]

Where's the black star 200\40 review it's been almost a year since you said you'd do one

[@bulletrider8893]

Is this similar to triamp?

[@MAV4Soul]

Henning can you do more videos ABing of your Amp Wall when you do pedal reviews?

[@jackattack8044]

hi. I don't feel like watching the whole video, so is there a section about how it handles lower range instruments? seven/eight string, baritone?

[@jeromesnail]

MrTaterWedges Ola made a demo a few weeks ago in drop C I think. it sounds awesome

[@Claimjumper55]

He didn't address that specifically but he did take it down to drop D and it sounded fine.

[@fastnewbie]

Is it safe to come back and finish watching, I had a sharp sting that was hurting. :)

[@peterschaefer1665]

Hello Henning do still have one of these in your collection? Still worth buying?

[@EytschPi42]

personally, I wouldn't

[@peterschaefer1665]

@@EytschPi42 thanks pal. Just love programmable amps. Can't wait to see what hughes and kettner do next. They definately should go the Marshall route with 20 watt eL34 based power section.

[@lava1rain]

Question for anyone who cares to comment.... How does this all in one tube amp compare to something like a Tech 21 Paul Landers Fly Rig which is also designed to be an all in one unit in pedal form?

[@cw5059]

Do you think if you run a pedal through the loop it won't be as compressed?

[@EytschPi42]

the loop is fine... for delays and reverbs, but as far as drives go, they have to be in front of the amp, unless you have a preamp type pedal.

[@cw5059]

okay, and I appreciate your in depth reviews, you pull no punches which help people save their hard earned dollars.

[@chrisjames5645]

What a killer video great job ! Nice dialing in. That amp just rips. The effects are lush. The options are excellent. How does it feel cranked up ? Especially in a live situation... The mean channel reminds me of a diezel type tone must be the German vibe .

[@willman100]

Great video. When I switch from the Ultra channel to the Clean channel, it makes a loud popping sound, not just a click. Only from Ultra to Clean. Does anyone else have this issue? Trying to figure out why or if this is normal for this amp. Thanks

[@BOUZOUKISIGNIS]

I think it's the noise gate. Deactive it in both channels and try again.

[@willman100]

BOUZOUKISIGNIS Thanks for the advice. I tried it with the noise gate disabled on both channels, but the same issue. I contacted H&K support. They said it was designed that way, and is normal. They said it’s only noticeable when the amp is at bedroom levels, and would not be noticeable at a band set volume. Still curious if others have this issue.

[@t_separator]

How many dogs are coming in for leslie being your producer?^^ 10?

[@cast390]

Whats with the audio? One camera sounds like you're in the bathroom and the other sounds like the beginning of your words are cut off slightly.

[@TheOligoclonalBand]

Apropos Eierlegende (was - oder eher wer - ist eine Eier-Legende?) Wollmilchsau: A review of the BluGuitar Amp1 would be extremely interesting, I think.

[@dimzek7360]

E string is flat great video...:)

[@olsterful]

Plus 1 for the Sting joke around 40 mins

[@sambunz654]

was pretty funny

[@FKA_Skull]

got mine ordered

[@codyrichardson4419]

In US it would be a jack of all trades but a master of none

[@threndor9017]

Great review and a fair conclusion. Thoughts on the Black Spirit?

[@erwocoolis9451]

If you want my money: Give me a Grandmeister 50 with the potis of a Behringer V-Amp Pro (readable positions), the sound of a Framus Dragon (breathes fire where the H&K is just coughing), without the "illuminate my fingerprints"-design (make poti section matte black), with a well organized online sound library and a windows editor and space for own cab impulse responses in the red box. Just do it. That would be the end of compromises.

[@adrianojameson629]

Again thanks Henning and, of course, the switch witch 😍 I'd buy this immediately but there is an absofuckinglutely no go: App only for iPad! So there is an app for a device with a market share between 10-20 % worldwide which means 80 to 90 % of all potential buyers can't use all the features it brings with it by using the app. For me this is an epic fail! I know there were latency problems earlier with Android devices but that's not the case anymore. Plus you don't need low latency while setting up your presets and store them. For an amp at this price range it's kind of ridiculous. Even my 267 Euro Spark Amp can do better (40+ Euro for tax btw.). On the other hand it's so versatile that it's almost a must have and also a bargain with all the decent effects built in. Eierlegende Wollmilchsau halt 😁 I'm not 100 % convinced yet, but it's on my wish list \o/

[@lo3572]

Apple is the standard for music production though so that market share divide is prolly is way bigger among musicians

[@adrianojameson629]

@@lo3572 I'm not talking about music production but simply setting up an amp. And here it fails :-) Not every player is a producer, so I don't gaf what the standard for music production is, I don't waste a shitload of money for new devices I don't need but setting up an amp. Let me quote my essential phrase again: "So there is an app for a device with a market share between 10-20 % worldwide which means 80 to 90 % of all potential buyers can't use all the features it brings with it by using the app:". I can't see anything regarding music production in this sentence. Or simplified: If I buy this, I can't use it at full range if I don't own Apple stuff. That is the point, nothing more, nothing less.

[@lo3572]

Adriano Jameson I think you can set it up just using the knobs though. I have a Switchblade & it has no app. I guess it’s easier to guarantee the quality of the app with only 1 OS

[@ScotianBlooded]

seems like a lot of stuff to break like a luxury car

[@bavarianmonkey8326]

Voice has a lot of slapback wonkyness on it (in the beginning) depending on the camera (?)

[@EytschPi42]

ahm... yes, that is why it was written HUGE on the screen... did you not see that?

[@bavarianmonkey8326]

eh, I seem to have had my eyes somewhere else for ten seconds. SORRY :)

[@FalloutTrigger]

So, Jack of all trades, but master of none?

[@DerEchteBold]

Yes, of course but obviously pretty adept!

[@FalloutTrigger]

I agree! I am still thinking this will be my first tube amp, as soon as I have a change to buy one. I want something that can do pretty much everything decently, later on I can focus on amps that are more specific to certain sound, genre or use.

[@robjuujuu6405]

Says who this one clown doing this review.

[@nw379]

Hi from 2024!

[@BakerImageGroup]

"Concessions" is fine. :-)

[@aquariusdawning]

Thanks for a great review. I got really shitfaced while watching it. two thumbs up for your thorough review and your guitar skills. I have this amp in my shopping cart at sweetwater right now. Pretty sure I'm gonna buy it. Thinking I'm gonna run it through a mesa boogie 2x12 rectifier. Prost.

[@jameslaurent6491]

Did you buy it after?

[@aquariusdawning]

@@jameslaurent6491 I did actually. I have the foot board and the WiFi adapter running into my iPad and everything running through a Focusrite interface into an iMAC. It doesn't seem to like pedals very much but between the amp itself, the ipad presets and LogicPro, effects aren't too much of an issue so I haven't tried real hard to make my pedals work. It does well with a wah wah pedal though. Very well. Currently my WiFi isn't cooperating though. I need to troubleshoot that but I just bought a nice Taylor acoustic so I haven't really played anything electric in a few months.

[@aquariusdawning]

@@jameslaurent6491 I returned the mesaboogie btw and used the orange 2x12 that I bought while I waited for the backordered mesaboogie to come in. The Orange sounded much better all in all. of course it was broken in when I bought it off the floor of the music store so...

[@qp7to7]

whatever i like you are camera MAGIC...HA,,,ha...ha..

[@lpgoog]

Did he say a Kemper is evil?

[@lpgoog]

How does this compare to mesa mini series amp?

[@I8Drone]

14:20

[@donnareedfan]

Such a great feature demo, but such an awful tone demo. So, the other amps that sounded like garbage with the external drive pedal are also not worthy. Nothing sounded good with that pedal. My 8" toy Marshall sounds better with its 9V battery. -The drive pedal doesn't have knobs to adjust to different amps? -Only one drive pedal? -Only one guitar to test it with? It sounded like garbage. -How about a Strat, or something besides a LP sounding metal guitar. Watch Rabea's and Devin's videos to see what it can do. Rabea can play clean too. It is a great amp tonally, it does not have to be a Marshall or a Mesa ... it is an H&K ...