Hughes & Kettner’s pocket starship gets an upgrade. We check out how it flies
A round five years ago, when every manufacturer was adding steel-cased lunchbox amps to their catalogues, you just knew that when Hughes & Kettner got round to it, it would do things its own way – and that’s exactly what happened with the introduction of the TubeMeister range. Not only did the TubeMeister have all the features you could ask for, it looked and sounded amazing. Never being the kind of audio company to rest on its laurels, after five years of success Hughes & Kettner has revisited its best seller and made it even better. The result is the GrandMeister 40 Deluxe.
The GrandMeister has the same smart steel case and Perspex control panel featuring nine knobs and a big four-way rotary voice switch. With the exception of the master volume, everything is MIDI-powered, so you can edit and store presets to your heart’s content. MIDI also controls the built-in five-step attenuator, series effects loop, boost voicing and studio- quality built-in digital effects. The rear panel includes the latest Red
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