Hughes & Kettner SPIRIT AmpMan Classic

With the Hughes & Kettner SPIRIT AmpMan Classic, the amp manufacturer from Saarland presents a practical two-channel guitar amplifier in a pedal format, which thanks to the innovative Spirit tone generator comes up with first-class vintage clean and classic rock sounds.

Authentic tube Sound for Classic Rock

At the heart of the Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Classic is undoubtedly the innovative Spirit tone generator, which, in conjunction with the sagging control available in each channel, delivers the authentic compression and breakup behaviour of a full-blown tube amplifier. The Vintage channel covers the entire range of American and British clean sounds, while the Rock channel offers sufficient gain reserves for British-influenced blues and classic rock. To adjust the sound, each channel has controls for Gain, Tone, Resonance, Presence and Volume.

Two Volumes, Noise Gate and FX loop

In addition, the Hughes & Kettner Amp Man offers two master volumes that, in conjunction with the solo footswitch, allow you to set and recall different volume levels. The integrated Intelligent Dual Breakpoint Noise Gate also eliminates unwanted hum and noise at high volume and gain settings, while the switchable FX loop allows you to loop your own effects devices into the signal path.

50 watts and Red Box AE+

Despite its compact format, the AmpMan Classic from Hughes & Kettner comes with a 50-watt solid-state power amplifier, with which the pedal amp releases surprisingly powerful volume reserves, especially on large guitar speaker cabinets, making it ideal for band rehearsals or club gigs. As a practical highlight, the pedal amplifier for electric guitar offers a Red Box AE+ DI solution that enables direct miking of the signal with natural sound character using eight selectable speaker simulations.

The Hughes & Kettner SPIRIT AmpMan Classic at a glance:

• Guitar amplifier in pedal format
• Analoguee Spirit generator technology for guitar sounds with authentic tubencharacter
• Solid-state power amp with 50 watts @ 4 ohms (25 watts @ 8 ohms, 12.5 watts @ 16 ohms)
• Vintage and rock channel
• Each channel with controls for Gain, Tone, Resonance, Presence, Sagging and Volume
• Master volume and solo volume
• Foot-switchable solo control with 0 dB to +6 dB boost over master volume
• Integrated intelligent dual breakpoint noise gate
• Foot-switchable FX loop (status can be saved for each channel)
• Integrated Red Box AE+ DI box with XLR output as well as 8 selectable speaker simulations (storable for each channel)
• Headphone jack with level control
• Aux-In
• Speaker connection for guitar speaker cabinet with 4 Ohm, 8 Ohm or 16 Ohm impedance
• Compact housing
• Including Power supply