For TubeMeister, Mr. Hughes and Herr Kettner packed all their know-how and over a quarter of a century‘s passion for tube amps into a remarkably compact chassis. Thanks to German engineering, it can go from a roar to a whisper, shaking the boards on stage, tingling spines in the studio, and raising goose-bumps in the still
of night - even during silent recording.
Serving up three different sounds at the touch of a footswitch, the soulful Tube-Meister 18 is the go-to guitar amp for gigging. Its four-step power soak brings
the sound of the big stage into small clubs and your own four walls. And courtesy of the built-in Red Box and silent recording capability, you can lay down pro-quality
tracks at any time day or night.
The TubeMeister 18 Combo offers all the tasty features of the Head plus the shimmer and shine of a digital spring reverb. The Celestion 10˝ speaker was customdesigned
specifically for the TubeMeister. Housed in a sophisticated Thiele-Small enclosure, it conjures a far bigger sound than anything one might expect from a combo.
Rock on Stage - Play at Home - Record at Night
,The TubeMeister 112 cab features a sweet Celestion Vintage 30 in a compact bass reflex housing. It’s a steel fist in a velvet glove, delivering all the tonal subtleties of the TubeMeister 18 Head with a punch that will rock your world.
,For TubeMeister, Mr. Hughes and Herr Kettner packed all their know-how and over a quarter of a century‘s passion for tube amps into a remarkably compact chassis. Thanks to German engineering, it can go from a roar to a whisper, shaking the boards on stage, tingling spines in the studio, and raising goose-bumps in the still of night - even during silent recording.
Serving up three different sounds at the touch of a footswitch, the soulful Tube-Meister 18 is the go-to guitar amp for gigging. Its four-step power soak brings
the sound of the big stage into small clubs and your own four walls. And courtesy of the built-in Red Box and silent recording capability, you can lay down pro-quality
tracks at any time day or night.
Rock on Stage - Play at Home - Record at Night
,The TubeMeister 5 stands as a testament to the knowledge and passion of Mr. Hughes and Herr Kettner. It transforms your every touch into expressive tone, delivering soulful sound straight from your fingertips. The fully-featured preamp offers a wealth of sonic riches. A flip of the Drive switch is all it takes to go from clean to mean. The power amp sports oversized transformers and a 12BH7 dual triode that operates in push-pull mode. Housed in a single glass envelope, these two tube systems deliver a devastating one-two punch that will rock your tone!
The fully-featured preamp of the TubeMeister 5 offers a wealth of sonic riches. A flip of the Drive switch is all it takes to go from clean to mean delivers a full five watts of tube tone with plenty of volume for satisfying sessions. And if you need to keep it soft in the studio or make it loud in the rehearsal room or on stage, the Red Box and power-soak are on board to feed true power amp tone straight to the desk.
And thanks to German engineering, the TubeMeister 5 conjures spine-tingling chills not only when you are playing. The thrills are sure to continue when listening to your tracks recorded with the integrated Red Box and Power Soak.
Rock on Stage – Play at Home – Record at Night
The Tube Meister 110 Cabinet sports the same Celestion TEN 30 speaker that has proven its merits in the TubeMeister 18 Combo; Developed especially for the TubeMeister, and housed in it’s specially designed reflex cabinet this cabinet punches way above its weight.
,NEW for NAMM 2012.
Don´t miss to check it out at
booth #6555 in Hall A!
The TubeMeister 5 stands as a testament to the knowledge and passion of Mr. Hughes and Herr Kettner. It transforms your every touch into expressive tone, delivering soulful sound straight from your fingertips. The fully-featured preamp offers a wealth of sonic riches. A flip of the Drive switch is all it takes to go from clean to mean. The power amp sports oversized transformers and a 12BH7 dual triode that operates in push-pull mode. Housed in a single glass envelope, these two tube systems deliver a devastating one-two punch that will rock your tone!
The ultra compact TubeMeister 5 Combo delivers the same response and transcendent tone as the head. Housed in a custom-designed enclosure loaded with a newly developed Celestion 8" speaker, this combo packs a jaw-dropping wallop. And if you need to keep it soft in the studio or make it loud in the rehearsal room or on stage, the Red Box and power-soak are on board to feed true power amp tone straight to the desk.
And thanks to German engineering, the TubeMeister 5 conjures spine-tingling chills not only when you are playing. The thrills are sure to continue when listening to your tracks recorded with the integrated Red Box and Power Soak.
Rock on Stage – Play at Home – Record at Night
,Der erste Tag auf der Musikmesse 2011. Erlebe die Premiere des neuen Hughes & Kettner Amps TubeMeister. Präsentiert von Produktmanager Rüdiger Forse und Thomas Blug an der Gitarre. Viel Spass und schaut morgen wieder rein. Euer H&K Team
Erfahre mehr über Tubemeister im 2. Teil des Interviews mit dem Hughes & Kettner Produktmanager Rüdiger Forse!
Desweiteren präsentiert Annihilator Gitarrist Jeff Waters den Hughes & Kettner Coreblade!
See the third part of the Tubemeister Special
We met up with Alex Lifeson, the legendary guitarist with Rush, at the O2 Arena Dublin, to talk about all things RUSH and to present him with the very first TubeMeister 18 off the production line.
Here's an interview of Hughes & Kettner endorsee Mike Scott who has played alongside renowned artists such as Prince and Justin Timberlake. Find out why Mike is playing Hughes & Kettner and what he thinks about the new TubeMeister 18 head.
Razz playing electric violin with TubeMeister 18 at the NAMM show. She used the clean channel with Gain and Master in center position. The TubeMeister was connected to a mixing desk with the Red Box Out and amped by active studio monitors. We used the built-in reverb of the mixing desk.
Hughes & Kettner presents the TubeMeister series
Hughes & Kettner is set to unveil a new line of ultra compact all-tube amps called TubeMeister. As their stunning visuals and stellar sound attest, these dual-channel amps share the same DNA as the acclaimed Custom Tube series.
The line’s lead product is the TubeMeister 18" Head, which may be paired with a matching cabinet (1x12” Celestion). The Combo version (1x10" Celestion) also features reverb.
Product manager Rüdiger Forse notes, “The idea for the TubeMeister came from our Custom Tube endorsers. They kept asking us to develop a gig-ready tube amp that would let them rock the stage, practice at home, and record silently in hotel rooms while on the road. They also wanted it to be as easy to tote as a guitar."
On stage, TubeMeister is loud and assertive. Its handling is equally stage-worthy: The two independent channels may be accessed remotely via footswitch. Lead Boost, which is also footswitchable, kicks up the gain for leads. The ultra-reliable, maintenance-free TSC power amp, combined with oversized transformers, pumps out plenty of power.
In the studio, TubeMeister delivers the goods with its four-stage power-soak and the prize-winning Hughes & Kettner Red Box. They serve up the signal replete with power tube saturation, which makes for a tasty tonal treat for all playing and recording scenarios – best of all, at every volume.
The TubeMeister series will hit music stores in June 2011.
Key features
• Two footswitchable independent channels, each with dedicated Gain and Master
• Footswitchable Lead Boost
• Passive 3-band voicing section
• 2 x 12AX7 preamp tubes, 2 x EL84 power tubes
• Oversized transformers
• Maintenance-free TSC power amp featuring auto-biasing and tube rating indicator
• Serial FX loop
• 18/5/1/0-watt power-soak with silent recording function
• Built-in Red Box providing line level via XLR DI Out
We launched our all new Tubemeister tube amp series to scenes of great excitement and surprise that such a petite amp could deliver such a huge range of sounds and features. The Tubemeister 18 Head and cabs were demonstrated almost every hour of the day on our sound booth in Halle 4:1 by both Thomas Blug and Geoff Whitehorn, two gresat guitarists.. We also had Jeff Waters of Annihilator fame demonstrating the Coreblade Head and matching 412 cabinet twice daily. If you were not lucky enough to be there to see all of this, the photographs below give you some idea of just how exciting the whole fair was for Hughes & Kettner. A great time was had by all! Go check out our amps at your local store. you won't be disappointed!
Ten months into their Time Machine Tour, RUSH finally arrives in Europe, landing first in Dublin, home of all things Gaelic, especially the black stuff!
We got down to the O2 Arena mid afternoon and met up with Alex just before soundcheck, and later we got the chance to interview him and present him with our newest Hughes & Kettner amp, the TubeMeister.
RUSH is so happy to be back in Europe again. Here are just a few first impressions of the Dublin O2 Arena concert.
If you have any chance, go see RUSH during the next few weeks and discover just exactly why Alex loves playing Hughes & Kettner amps so much.
Harry Greene is a phenomenal 14 year old guitarist, hailing from a small village in sleepy Suffolk in the UK.
We first discovered him two years ago playing alongside Robbie Gladwell (one of our somewhat older endorsees!) at a summer music festival hosted by Robbie for young players. Harry instantly stood out as the star of the show, playing blues guitar like a veteran at the tender age of 12!
We have followed his progress ever since then, and recently introduced Harry to the Tubemeister 18 combo. For Harry it was love at first sight! Just follow this link to see Harry at home with his Tubemeister just after it was delivered to him. He can say it better than we can!
Harry Greene TubeMeister 18 Combo
We wish Harry every success with his burgeoning career as a guitarist. And as if that was not enough, Harry is also an accomplished saxophone player, and has already played both guitar and sax in festivals in the UK and Europe. Long may it continue.
We regard Harry as an important new addition to our endorsement roster. He represents the new breed of astonishing young English guitarists, all looking for that ever smaller amp to get that ever bigger tone.
Tubemeister does it!
Welcome to Hughes & Kettner Harry!
The Winter NAMM show opens its doors again for its visitors this year.
From 19th - 22nd January, you can check out and admire Tubemeister 18 and the world novelty Tubemeister 5 at Anaheim Convention Center.
You will find us at the booth of our exclusive distributor Yorkville Sound in hall A #6555.
We look forward to seeing you!
This years Hughes & Kettner booth at the winter NAMM show was all about TubeMeister.
Many of our endorsees called by to say hiya and to try out new TubeMeister series.
We had visits from Tommy Thayer (guitarist with KISS), Eric Singer (drummer with KISS) and the KISS Army Vixens Arlene and Carol,
Allan Holdsworth (iconic British guitarist), Randy Boland (guitarist with Gill Scott), Kat Dyson (guitarist with Prince, Cindy Lauper, Sheilah E, Zucchero), Tony MacAlpine (famous session guitarist), Alexx Calise (LA guitarist), John Kadlecik (Grateful Dead), Zach Tabori (our youngest US endorsee), Jack Frost (Mudd guitars, Arizona), and also from many many guitarists from the industry.
A great time was had by all.
Below, you'll find some impressions of our NAMM booth 2012.
