Product: Hughes & Kettner Bassmaster Preamp
Price Paid: USD 470 USED
Submitted
03/03/2008
at
06:35pm
by
Keoma
Features
:
10
many people don't understand that this is not just a tube preamp,but a powerful recording tube amp. About 7 loud watts in the size of a car stereo ,with so many features ,you can even plug directly in a mixer and obtain an incredible bass or guitar sound!!
Sound Quality
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10
I have recorded a lot with this thing,it has a powerful equalizer,it's incredible how such a small box can sound. Will kick *** to all the digital multieffects,it sounds incredible through a speaker,a mixer,a PC,you name it!!!
An unique and essential piece of gear,sadly not many people understood what this device really is!!!
Reliability
:
10
Never had a problem,but being a Class A tube amp,make sure you don't obstruct the air intake!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
No Opinion
Product: Hughes & Kettner Bassmaster Preamp
Price Paid: 120 used
Submitted
02/10/2006
at
08:03am
by
sportbass
Features
:
8
the amp was made in the 80'ties, together with the cream mashine and the metalmaster. as little audio tools. the bass master has been developed together with peter sontag the famous germany bassplayer and the technicains from from ESH basses. the front panel got a gain, a tone and master. and bass,mid,trebble boost as a red push button with a straigh frequenz.the tone pot. is from 30 hz-150hz + 4 db/18 db 3 khz-15 khz + 4-22 db
bass boost.80-400 hz + 6 db
mid boost.500hz-2khz +12db
high boost.1 khz-20 khz +8 db
it's a preamp and a very small bassamp with 5 watt power, out of a el 84 tube the preamp tube is a ecc 83.
check out the hughes and kettner web side the is a germany manual.
sound realy fantastic, there where not no many made, world wide.
Sound Quality
:
8
very popular in germany, and will still be used in studios here.
they really do what they shut, very big range of varius sounds.
nice distortion bass sounds from 2 o'clock on.
Reliability
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No Opinion
works allways never had a problem.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
great web side, with pdf files.but only in german.
Overall Rating
:
8
i was allways looking for something that can bring my live bass sound in the studio, with out my big stack. and that's it. amazing soung ,and i can take it home and use it for practice with a 1x12"little cab.sadley all output's are "unbalanced".tha's the only minus, but the concept is from the 80'ties so...
