cool gear...what is it?

[groupiegirl]

Can any of you guys tell me what this amp/head is in the picture? I was at a little gig Saturday night and saw this. I have never seen anything like it before, unfortunately I didn't get real clear pics of it. I thought if anyone would know you all would It looks really cool, and the guy using it sounded pretty damn good. So I was wondering. Thanks

[Metalman_666]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

That most definitely appears to be a Hughes & Kettner Triamp. I've heard they sound really kickass, I only wish my neighbourhood guitar store had one to try out

[groupiegirl]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

here it is thanks to 9finger too...
Now anyone know anything about the sound or quality etc. etc.? Looks aren't everything BUT they do count some. That is simply bad@ss IMO.

[Jeff Seal]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

That is most certainly a HK Triamp MKII, I've got one in my shop to be repaired right now. They are most definitely cool!...... maybe I should start posting clips of some the ultra high end gear.....since I get to hear killer amps all day long. (Cool job, huh!)

Jeff Seal

[Xeromus]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

Hughes & Kettner are german I believe. Make some of the best sounding amps in the world. I really want a duotone, the 2 channel model. They are simply amazing, and have quite a hefty price tag to match, way out of my price range.

[groupiegirl]

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Yeah that would be awesome....I was serious they sounded good - technically they are a way better band than their material lets on. They are a cover band....

[groupiegirl]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

How much? The website's online store appears to be down right now...

[That90'sGuy]

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I played a Mk. 1 Triamp for a while. Loved the amp, but 100w tube was waaaayyyyy too much power for me. I love H&K's products!

The Mk. 2 Triamp looks like a cool beast. It can be turned down to 50w, has all the cool blue lights for dark stages (like in the picture ). They also did some revoicings for the Mk. 2: no reverb (the Mk.1 had an Accutronics reverb tank), tweaked channel 2, channel 1a isn't master controlled anymore (allows easier balancing between 1a and 1b) and the 1/2 power switch I mentioned earlier.

They are killer amps, just bear in mind that they are heavy, they are cumbersome, they can get a little noisy and they are loud! I love my Fargen Epic 30 DC, but I do regret selling my Triamp.

[aaronl]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

hmmm no expert here but anything hughes & kettner tube is going to be minimum $1,000 (i could be wrong)

i like the alex lifeson head and well it is like $2500 or something

[That90'sGuy]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

hmmm no expert here but anything hughes & kettner tube is going to be minimum $1,000 (i could be wrong)

i like the alex lifeson head and well it is like $2500 or something

Yep. A few years ago I got a used Mk. 1 Triamp for $1050. Nowadays, I'm pretty sure they sell for about the same used (with the Mk. 2 routinely selling for around $1500 used)

I should also mention that the Mk. 1 Triamp came in two versions: the EL-34 and 6l6. I had an EL-34 one and the new Mk. 2 amps are all EL-34.

The Alex Lifeson sig. Triamp is exactly the same as the Mk. 2 except with purple lights instead of blue.

[groupiegirl]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

So tell me this guys....is that an amp or a head? It is sitting on two Marshall amps in the pics, so I was thinking (I know that gets me in trouble sometimes ) that it is a head. Everything I am reading on their website and from y'all it sounds like it's an amp.

[Kac]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

It's a head... which is an amp as far as I understand it...

but yes, it's a head and it's powering those Marshall speaker cabinets.

Rock On!

[groupiegirl]

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Allright so Brian was explaining to me that the head powers the speakers, like you said...I am going to have to do some reading obviously....he tried to explain it all to me but I am confused, to say the least. The terminology throws me off...I thought it had to have speakers to be an amp....but I will learn it, oh yes I will.

[Brow]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

'Amp' is short for amplifier, which can be either as a combo (an amp in a box with atleast 1 speaker) or as a head (just the amp). If it's a head, then it needs to be plugged into external speaker cabinets (like the marshall one's in the pic).

I don't mean this to sound like I'm talking 'down' to you in anyway, just tried to explain it very simply

[Mephis]

Re: cool gear...what is it?

Thoes "triamps" have like 6 handwired channels.

$3,200 last time I checked, killer amps tho. Clean on channel 1, insanity on channel 6, as far as i remember.