Hughes & Kettner Edition Tube 112 Combo

2 chanels (switchable), serial effect loop, 20W Tube amp (2 X 12ax7 in the preamp, and 2 X El84 in power).
The coolest feature is the output for external speaker, i use it to hook this little beast to a 4X12 h&k cab.
I think it should have a standby switch, a mix control for the effect loop, and one EQ by chanel... This amp has exactly the wattage i needed for practice or gigs in clubs.

All my guitars have humbuckers: Ibanez AX320, Westone Terminator, Godin LGT, Epi G400... they all sound good with this amp.

Good clean chanel, and as expected with a 20W amp it breaks up before being very loud (about 12 O'clock on the volume). The Lead chanel is THE reason i got this amp. This is THE lead tone i was looking for, LOTS of gain available, and the voicing reminds me of bands like Accept, Ted Nudgent (after 2000), Scorpions... But if you add a bit of mids and gain, the amp can get a lot more "brutal" than this.

My usual settings are Trebble at 12 O'clock, mids at 9-10, and bass at 8-9 O'Clock, volume around 10 O'Clock on lead, and 2-3 O'Clock on clean (not clean anymore at this level ;-) ). Most of the time, the gain is at 12-3 O'clock... I don't use the clean chanel that much, for clean sounds at high volume i still have my H&K Tour Reverb.

I didn't find the amp particulary "noisy", considering the settings i use (gain+crancked).

So, certainly not a "jack of all trades", it does 2 things: Overdriven tones on the clean chanel (when cranked), in the vein of Bowies "Ziggy Stardust", to IMHO excellent high gain tones. This is what i was looking for in a small wattage tube amp, so i give it a 10 for tone.

I dont't if I can depend on it.
Pros: I've always been lucky with hugues & kettner: I've had a "tirthy" that's been abused for years without any problem, i still have a "Tour Reverb" (excellent amp), and a H&K cab. Seems well built to me.

Cons: I'm concerned too about the lack of ventilation on the amp... Must be pretty hot inside!!! Most little tube combos have a bad reputation when it comes to reliability...

My amp is under warranty for a year, so i'm not too upset. If it turns out that it's not very reliable, i'll just won't use it for gigs, but i have a good feeling i could depend on it.

I'm plannig using it with a ABY switch, so I'll have the Tour Reverb and the "Edition Tube" available on tap...

I'll get my support from the store. I've got a lot of gear from this store, and i've always had excellent service there.

I've been playing for something like 20 years, but as a hobby only. I have a band, we do some shows, but that's about it. The other amps i have are a Fender "VibroChamp"(6W) and a H&K "Tour Reverb" (100W).

I think that if you're into the heavier kind rock'n roll, then before buying another amp in the "15-30W" category, you really should try this one. Hooked to a 4X12 cab, it becomes a little war machine!!! And don't be fooled by the low wattage, a well built 20W tube amp can get way louder than expected!!! I'll remove 2 point because of the lack of features.

Bought in August 2002. Got this amp ebayed, but as a new one from a store. It's an all tube amp with 2 x 12AX7 as preamp - tubes and 2 x EL84 as poweramp - tubes. 22 Watts. This amp got 2 channels which are switchable manually or with a footswitch. Built in a 12", special designed speaker. Sounds very good! Built in spring reverb, not switchable, but you can adjust rev - amount with a pot. Tone controls are bass - mid - treble. Bass is a little weak, but mid and treble work together very nice and interactive. Tone control is for both cannels. Volume for clean channel, gain and master vor dist cannel. This little amp is like a sound - chameleon. More info below! Serial effects loop an ext speaker jack on board. No headphon jack, no direct out. This baby is a - i call it - pure tube amp without any gimmicks. Two channel tone control would be perfect; the reason for my rating (9)

Well sound: it's like a chameleon. I use a Fender Mex Deluxe Strat, an EPI Nighthawk (very nice axe!!), an EPI ES335 Dot and an EPI Zephyr blues deluxe. This amp fits perfect to all my axes and syles I prefer to play (R&B, Blues, Rock and a little jazzy things). From sweetest clean over chrunchy sounds (very versatile!!!) up to hi gain distortion, this amp can give you what you want. Sounds awesome with a 4 x 12" box!! Dammned loud for only 22W. Gets a little bit noisy at higher volumes (clean and dist channel). When you prefer to tweak distortion with the vol pot of your axe: this amp is made for you. Works perfectly. I mailed to H&K, cause I wanted to know, what kind of power - amplification is used in this amp. Answer: Class A/B. One minus: factory tubes (RUBY tubes) were crap. Rattling inside the tubes, when striking the A - string. Changed against electro harmonix (pre) and sovtek (pwr). Problem solved. I was a little bit dissapointed, when I saw the inside of the amp: Hardly any wires, nearly everything (even the tubes!!) mounted on an electronic plate. Poor!!

Don't know, whether I can depend on it, when gigging. Just checked a few times in my band's practis room. I use this amp as my "homey". For playing at home it works very well. No problems until now! For my uses very depenable.

As mentioned above I emailed the guys at H&K due to this power - amp question. I got the answer within 1 day. I also asked them, whether it is possible to change the power - tubes against EL34 or 6L6GC types. Again I got the answer within one day. PERFECT!!!
Repair: not needed until now.
Service - center: 10 km away
warranty: ini Germany 2 yrs by law

I'm playing for over 20 yrs and I had a lot of gear all over the time.
amps: acoustic mod. 164, H&K ATS 120 with 2 x 4 x 12" H&K speakers, H&K tube 50 combo, LINE6 Flextone II plus with ext. cab (actual band amp), Behringer GX110, Peavey backstage, Fender DELUXE 112, LINE6 Spider 112.
guitars: Fender Mex Deluxe Strat, EPI Nighthawk, EPI ES335 Dot, EPI Zephyr Blues Deluxe, Ibanez ARTIST AR300 and many, many more all over the time.
Effects: Cry Baby Wah, that's it
My opinion: The LINE6 Flex II Plus, the H&K edition tube and the acoustic 164 are the best amps I ever owned, resp. own until now. If this amp were stolen, I'd contact my local dealer and hook up another one. Compared it with BEHRINGER GX110 (my son's amp), Peavey RAGE158, several small Marshalls (even Valvestates) and a some Fenders. I decided, this one fits best for my needs because of: sound, very good experience with H&K, German brand (in the case of repairing!), look (very "vintage", I like this), very versatile in sounds

I bought this amp after extensive shopping with a very specific goal in mind - to buy an all-tube, high gain small combo amp purely for personal satisfaction. I currently play bass in local bands, but I still consider myself a guitar player 1st and foremost. I wanted a real screamer amp that I could play in the basement without scaring the kid (10 months old) and still get a great distortion. Compared to many amps, with Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and Peavey Classic 30 being the only amps truly comparable. While I checked out a Marshall TSL and Mesa Boogie Nomad 55, among other larger, (much) higher priced amps, when you're talking under $400, it's apples and oranges. The features are very basic; two channels, but no separate e.q. for each. Then again, I bought for sound, not frills. The simplicity makes it very easy to dial in the sounds you want.

Having sold a couple of guitars recently, I'm down to my my mid-'70s ES-355 and an Ibanez 12 string electric. When I compared my guitar and varous others (from the store) through the H-K and the Fender and Peavey, it really was no comparison. The clean channel is very nice and versatile. I was really surprised at how well it sounds, and having a couple of months to mess with it really has shown how great it is. I still have my '75 Fender Deluxe which was completely refurbished a few years ago, and that still sounds better for clean and crunchy; of course, the problem with the Fender is that to get the true Fender sound, you have to turn it up to at least 4, which is pretty f-ing loud. Last year I unloaded my Vox AC-30 for the same reason. The H-K, on the other hand, sounds great at very low volumes. Since it is only 20 watts, you have the flexibility. I've kept the Fender because I really love the clean and mostly clean sound, especially with the 12-string on single coil (very Beatles). The real reason for this amp, though, is the gain channel. This is where it earns it's keep. This thing will blister the paint at full gain, and you still get a great sound at a low volume. Frankly, 50% gain is still screaming, but very controllable. There is no way anyone can tell me there is another all-tube amp available in its class that can give you these sounds for anywhere close to this price. The amp is a steal.

No problems with the amp yet. One note - when I played the floor model at Chuck Levin's Washington (D.C.) Music Center, I noticed significant signal bleedthrough when the volume knobs were totally off. The store agreed to order me a brand new Edition still in the box from the factory, but when it arrived, it has the same symptom. I have never experienced this with any other tube amp, and it is not a problem, but be prepared.

No issues yet. I have no reason to believe they will be difficult to work with, given how easily the manufacturer agreed to the store's request to ship a new model to me after the bleed through affair. I was with the sales rep while he spoke to them on the phone, and he said H-K was one of the easier companies they deal with.

I have been playing in bands at various levels for 20+ years. Have always played progressive power pop guitar music (REM, U2 back in the 80's; the Jam and the Ramones and of course the Beatles remain my biggest influences). Since I don't play out anymore as a guitarist, I really have no need for anything bigger, although this amp would clearly be accepatble for small clubs. I should note that before buying this, I bought a Digitech Genesis 1 amp modeler, thinking that that would satisfy my craving for screaming lead tones. Sorry, but a real tube amp just can't be matched. This amp can NOT be beat at this price. The amp is all about sound, with no frills.

I have recently purchasedthe H&K Edition Tube to replace an older Marshall combo that turned out to be the most unreliable amp that I have ever owned. I was looking for a tube amp that was under 40 watts, had channel switching and was portable. The amp was to used by the singer/guitarist of a cover band that plays out a few times a month. The guitarist (me) uses a Fender HR Deluxe, depending on the situation, with a custom effects layout for gigging. The Edition Tube turned out to be a great purchase.It has all the features that I was looking for, however, the reverb could be a little bit deeper. H&K could have included a footswitch and a cover.

When I first plugged it in, I was a little bit skeptical, having read some of the reviews posted here, but I tried to keep an open mind and ear. I started with my Strat and this amp is truely made for a Strat. The fact that the mid and high pots work with each other, it is easy to find the tone you are looking for, especially clean. It is quite responsiveI was pleasantly surprised. The gain channel uses the same eq which is great in a cover band situation where you look for a little bit more consistency of sound. The gain can take you from a little grit to monster gain. Both channels are quite responsive to changes in volume levels and the point of overdrive on the clean channel is smooth and gradual. I also plugged in a 1975 Les Paul Standard, a Washburn solidbody and a DeArmond M75T - all of which still retained their own tones, not colored by the amp as so many other amps do, but the Strat was magic with it.

The amp is still new, but I was so impressed with the amp that I had to submit a review.It seems fairly solid, but then again, so do many other amps that I have owned that turned out to be too fragile for gigging.

I have not yet had to deal with H&K.

I have been gigging in coverbands since 1987, I am now 32 and also own a recording studio. I have gone through quite an array of amplifiers over the years, kept some, sold some. They include: '67 Fender Twin, '74 Fender Super Six, Marshall JCM800 w/ 1960A, Fender HR Deluxe, '64 & '67 Silvertone combos, Assorted Marshall combos, Matchless DC30, Assorted Crate combos,and a Peavey Reknown 400. I have to say that I am very partial to combos, overall. Fenders have always been a mainstay for me in terms of reliability and tone, but they have never been able to give me the kind of gain that the H&K is. It is a nice addition to the studio and sounds great live at gigs, it's just loud enough for small clubs and bars and for bigger venues, the P.A. does the work, our stage levels are at a tolerable level to begin with. I wish that it had a third channel and again, the reverb could be deeper, but for a tube combo at the price I paid, I feel I got a bargain. Time will tell about the reliability. I would buy another one, maybe for me to use at the gigs, too. I would definitely recommend this amp to anyone that is looking for a fat sounding, warm amp with lots of gain and "just enough" headroom. Find one and plug your guitar into it and hear for yourself.

2 channels with utilising one set of Bass/Treble and Middle. Reverb and the usual I/O jacks/loops. A headphone jack would have been a bonus, but I do miss having seperate eq's. Plus i've always been a fan of the standby switch..wish it had one. I mainly use this amp at home to just play around on, with the occasional jam with mates. 20W, and certinaly loud enough for what I need. My main criterea for getting a new amp was that it had to be all-tube with a nice overdrive. Over the month leading up to buying this amp I played on:

Fender HotRod
Laney VC30 212
Laney LC3
Peavey Classic 30
Marshall DSL40
Vox AC15

...yet this was the only amp that really stood out.

I have an Epiphone Casino with P-90's has a very bassy, bright clean tone playing an assortment of styles..(whatever I can get my hands around). The amp is pretty quiet until driven hard as you would expect. A fair bit of noise is a product of the reverb, which itself can be set quite deep. I haven't had a chance to really give the clean channel some stick, but so far it seems to stay clean for 70-80% of its volume. The amount of gain I find is more than enough, and once refined, puts out a creamy and solid overdrive. It's certinally not as heavy as the Marshall, but streets ahead of the Fender, Laney's and Peavey (maybe not the Peavey). Unfortunatly I get a heap of feedback through the archtop...

The clean channel would also have to be the best (along with the Fender). The clean on the Laney and the Marshall was flat, dull and had no dynamics. The EQ on this amp is very generous and can dial in a vast assorment in sounds.

waiting..waiting...waiting...no probs yet. It's german engineering!

Got a 18 month warrenty throught the place I bought it.

Been playing, on and off for 10 years and deceided it was time to treat myself with some good equipment. I fell in love with this amp as soon as I played it...but was sceptical as it was basically the first amp I tried. I spent ages comparing and just found this one to suit me the best. The clean tone is just so sweet and full-bodied.

I would buy two, so if one was stolen I wouldn't be without one for too long. (does the robber take both?!...booo!)

The P-90's just complement this amp so well, very much suited to eachother. For the 15W-30W tube combo's out there that I played on...it was a clear winner, and am happy that I did go out there and play on them because now I know quality of the competition. I have no doubt whoever plays on this amp will enjoy it...but remeber, each to there own...find an amp that suits you!

Hope this review helped.

Two channel one eq for both channels.You could play all types of music for jazz to metal.Two el84 tubes and two 12ax7 pre amp tubes.
Effects loop needs a mix knob let's way to much through.Needs separate eq's for clean and dirty with reverb and a speaker out to hook up a extra speaker cab.Loud enough for medium size clubs great for jamming light as a feather.

I have a gibson sg with 57 classic plus pickups it sounds great on the clean channel really round and spanky very nice.The distortion is really good you wont need a distortion pedal this thing has tons of gain.The reverb is ok sounds about average.You can get sound awesome funk sounds on this amp and metal too It doesnt sing like a mesa but for the price you can't beat it.I have had it for about 4 months played a few gigs with it.It isnt spectacular the distortion sounds kinda like solid state.I would say this amp sounds pretty good.At low volumes the distortion is awesome with my 2x12 mesa recto cabinet pluged in improved the sound tremedously I would say if you replaced the speaker to vintage 30 It would sound alot better.

The first gig I used it at right before we started the distortion quit working.I had to run home and get my digitech rp 300 for distortion yuk.I found out it was a bad preamp tube.I took it apart it looks cheap as hell looks like junk to me.It looks great on the outside but on the inside cheap I would't trust this for regualar gigging.Other than the preamp tube I havent had any problems.

I emailed them with my problem the responded right away.They seemed pretty nice.

I have been playing for about 12 years.I have owned mesa duel recto head and mesa studio quad marshall tsl 60 mesa rocket 44 which I loved but got stolen.I wish it had a better effects loop with a mix control and an eq for both clean and dirty.I think overall this is a good sounding amp just change the speaker it will rock!!!For the price you can't complain too much Iam still trying to save for my vht power amp to go with my studio quad.I am using this till I have enough money and it does a good job.If it were stolenI would probably buy this again just for the portability its the lightest tube amp ever.Great for jamming and practice.

This amp has an amazing ability to bring out nuances in my guitar's pickups and in my playing that make it more versatile than other amps with more features. My strat can go from a full jazz sound to a twangy country sound using the same clean setting but with different pickup selections. The features are pretty basic but it covers everything I need. It's decently loud, too. The twenty watts in this thing can get much more volume than other lower wattage amps.

This amp adds a fatness, sustain, and presence to my guitar that is unbelievable! It's much, much better than my old Fender Blues Deville and in a different league than the Marshall combo I used to have. It reminds me of a Mesa/Boogie, but I think it even sounds better than that. I would agree that the mid EQ is very much on the treble side and I'm not a huge fan of the reverb on this amp, but I can live with that as long as I keep getting this amazing sound.

No problems so far except it freaks out a little when I snap a string against the fretboard.

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I compared this amp to the Fender Blues Deluxe right next to it in the store and it was night and day. It's an incredible value and it only weighs 35 lbs., now I'll have to find some way to work out other than by carrying a heavy amp. I do wish it had a standby switch, I cringe for the tubes every time I shut it off and hear a 'pop'. But with this thing, it's all about the amazing tone. I would definitely buy another one if it were lost or stolen.

Made in 2001. It's versatile enough for my needs. Features are already mentioned below.

Use a stock strat with s.coils. I play blues and rock. This amp is made for strats. It#s a perfect pair. When gain is cranked at full it is noisy. But that's no surprise. Produces glassy clean to singing leads without getting muddy at any setting. The tone is always very defined. Distortion reminds me of early Clapton.

Playing for 10 years. If it were lost or stolen I would replace it in a heartbeat. There' s nothing I don't like on this amp. What I love is the killer-tone it produces at any settings. I don't need any other amp. Thinking of getting another one. I played many amps from Fender to Marshall and this amp sound like a 2000 ? Boutique-amp.

20 watts 12" Celestion speaker 2 Channels Line out to run a Cabinet. Reverb and Gain in addition to the usual Tone nobs. All tone contols, except GAIN, are applicable to both channels. Footswitchable(FS not included!!! DUH!!!!!!!)between Clean and Lead Channel.

No Standby Switch No Headphone Jack(eh) I don't miss seperate tone controls as much as I miss the ability to dial in Gain to the clean channel(is it just me?)

I have received this amp for a friend who is starting to play electric. At $399 from musiciansfriend.com(these shouldn't last long!) it's a steal! I A-B'd it versus my Mesa Subway Rocket Reverb...that's my basis of comparisson---

It's a simple and usable format--a 6 or 7 or whatever---you could call it a 9 because at this price level you give and you get0--I'll give it a 7 and say that it has some nice tweaks and some things I miss--generally, Im thrilled with it as a package!

I played my Lone Star Strat--two Texas Special Singles and a Pearly Gates Humbucker at the bridge. The clean channel is really nice. I can tell the difference with the 12" speaker versus the 10" on my Mesa. Nice warm full round tone. I especially liked the affect on the Single coils versus my Mesa(which I love!). The Clean Channel does give a nice Honey-Crunch as you approach the paint peeling volumes.

The clean channel is also very nice. I was looking for the ability to get major Distortion at minor volume--DONE!!! The higher volume distortion is also very good..I'm pleased with it.

I also tried an Epiphone AJ18se(solid topped a/e) through the amp. I was very surprised at the great tone through the clean channel--again, I credit the 12' speaker. I played with it a bit...I achieved nice acoustic through hollowbody/Archtop nuances(nicely written, huh?!). For kicks, I played throught the lead channel w/ the Acoustic---some interesting if not noteworthy stuff!

Criticism: The tone settings on the amp do not have the sort of precision of my Mesa...I'd like seperate sets for all tones on both channels, but I'd especially prefer a seperate gain for the Clean channel.

Overall---this amp sounds GREAT!!!---especially for the $399 that I paid.

For low/moderate volume settings, you get a warmed up Clean Channel and soem great distortion options. You can take it from your LR/BR to a full Practice setting to a small performance setting. I like it better than the Fenders and Peavey's I've heard(those that compete in this SIZE)---I prefer it to a Hot Rod Deluxe---the deluxe at 40W will probably widen your ability to perform at bigger gigs, but it's almost impossible to get a good tone out of a Hot Rod Deluxe at moderate and low volumes.

I've heard and played 10's(not at these prices-not without mods)---this is a really good sounding amp!

Crosses finger, avoids sidewalk cracks.....

Don't call us...we'll call you!
I'm attempting to learn German by reading the provided manual in Englis and German, as provided.

Funken' Groovin'!!!

I've been playing for 5 years. I'm a singer in a Rock/Blues band. I can hear much better than I play---what I hear from this thing is good. If my Friend Jon doesn't pick up this amp from me soon, I'm in danger of adding it to my collection. Despite what I don't like, the basic tone of this amp is really lovable. I A-B'd it versus my Mesa. My Mesa is a better amp, but I think this amp would do better with some things versus my Mesa. I'm stuck between an 8-9 as an overall impression. I'm gonna say that it's a ten at hte price I paid---I'll give it a very juiced 8. That's really a 7 with recognition of the limits of the price class. You need to make choices at this price level--I'd say the HK folks chose wisely when putting this together---ypu've got about everything you really need!

-I'm not sure when my amp was made. The guy at the store said it was new, so I'm guessing it was made in 2001 - 2002.
-The amp has the features I was looking for in an affordable package.
-It is an all-tube combo sporting two EL-84 ruby tubes giving it a very british sound.
-It has a clean and drive channel, both channels share the same eq and reverb settings.
-I wish there was a seperate eq for each channel, but for the price and quality of this amp, I can't complain.
-It also has an fx loop and a line out for an ext. cab.
-I use this amp at home for practice but mostly for jamming. It is very loud for a 20watt amp. I imagine it should be loud enough for gigging small venues. I would probably mic it or attach an ext. cab. for larger venues.

-I've used my dearmond m-66 w/humbuckers, and also my fender strat and tele thru this amp. They all sound great on this amp. The strat and tele w/ single coils really shine on the clean channel. It has more of a warm and raspy vox type sparkle rather than a glass-like fender tone. Lots of bass response due in part to the closed back.
-My dearmond doesn't sound as sweet on the clean channel, but to my ears I prefer the sound of single coils for my clean sounds anyway.
-The drive channel has loads of gain, it sounds a bit bassy at lower volumes, but at higher volumes past 3, the sound is very full and the higher frequencies really come out!! Of course this would depend on your eq settings. The gain of the amp alone makes my single coil guitars sound really full and punchy. The gain channel is perfect for humbucker guitars as well.
-The amp is very quiet. The drive channel only brings out the noise from what you have in your signal chain i.e. noisy p/u's, stompboxes etc. Other amps I've tried or owned in the past had very noisy gain channels, even when the guitar's volume was at O.
-I love the gain of this amp. It sounds reminiscent of a marshall type gain. It is very versatile you can get a nice blues type crunch at lower settings. The distortion responds very nicely to your picking attack. At lower gain settings you can also use your guitars volume pot to clean up the signal. At higher settings,from 6 to 10, the gain is very powerful and sustains nicely for leads. I don't find it too be muddy at the higher gain settings. You have to use your eq to clean it up. I usually use very little eq: treble at around +2 to +3, mids at -2 to +1, bass at -1 to +1.
The clean channel stays clean till around 8, depending on what guitar you're using and your picking attack.
-Reverb is very subtle and sweet, not tinny sounding like some fender amps(this is not always bad though). The reverb is very quiet, even at max. level there is no static noise.
-I was deciding between this amp or a fender 65' deluxe reverb, or a hot rod deluxe for around the same price range.
-I decided on this amp because the 65 reverb only had one channel, sounds great and is a classic, nice vibrato channel, but the H&K is more versatile. The hot rod deluxe on the other hand also had a sweet clean channel but the distortion, to my ears was a bit muddy and to compressed for my tastes. The hot rod was also to powerful an amp for my needs. I wouldn't have been able to enjoy playing it at home, because at low levels (0.5 in the volume knob is loud enough)the tone isn't there. You need the volume at least to 3 (past 4 preferrably), but this would be way too loud for my neighbours.

-When I first played it at the store it sounded great. When I came back to the store a few days later, it had a rattling sound and I noticed it didn't sound as full, lacking a lot of low end response.
-It was a good thing I decided to try it out again before I bought it. It turned out to be one of the tubes being lose. The guys at the store fixed this up for me. Once fixed it sounded just as awesome as when I first tried it. Only then did I decide to buy it.
-I've had it for about 2 months now and I haven't run into this problem again.
-Like any other tube amp, you can't be to rough with it when lugging it around.
-The back is almost fully closed except for a 1/2 inch slit on the bottom of it. The tubes are pretty safe and covered by the back panel.
-I imagine it should be quite reliable as long as you're careful when handling it.
-It's been great so far. I wouldn't order one of the internet though because the tubes may get loose during the shipping, which is probably what happened when mine was shipped to the store. Since it was repaired for me for free before I even commited to buying it, this was not a problem. The guys at N.J.A.M.S. (where i bought it) are great. If ever I have any problems with it, I was told to just bring it in and they will take care of it.
-Despite of the initial problem w/ the loose tube, The amp seems reliable enough for gigging. Because it is a tube amp though, I probably should bring a back up at gigs, just in case.

-I haven't dealt w/ the company.
-The warranty card was in deutsch so it wasn't very useful. Since the place where I bought it is very good when it comes to servicing etc. this is not a problem
-from my translation I beleive the components are waranted for 6 mo.s and the amp is waranted for 36mo.s (3 yrs.)

-I've been playing about 10 yrs. I also own a vox pathfinder practice amp, which I mostly use for at home playing (great amp).
-I used to own a fender solid state deluxe 112 plus which I traded in for this amp. (This brought the price of the H&K down to $700)
-The guys at the store were nice enough to give me $100 off(it was selling for $1000) after I mentioned to them I could get it for around $800 dollars from the internet including shipping etc. It was worth paying the extra $100 dollars.
-I usually use a vox wah pedal>maxon OD-808>Proco Rat thru the amp. They all sound great and work well with this amp. I also sometimes use my Boss ME-8 thru the amp which also sounds good except for the distortion sounds, which sounded good on my SS fender amp, but are very colored and tinny sounding thru this and any other tube amp.
-I play jazz,blues,rock and hard rock thru this amp and it sounds great for all styles.
-You can get sounds from STP, Radiohead, 3EB, Doobie Brothers, Hendrix to even The Beatles, with the amp alone.
-It's very light and portable and has enough power to really rock out. Unless you play large venues regularly you may need more power, but for my needs it has more than enough. The amp still sounds good at lower to moderate volumes. Most amps with more wattage need to be played really loud before the tubes are really working, to give you a sweet sound.
- I only need to turn the volume up to around 6 at the most when jamming. 2 to 3 at home for practicing.
- This amps got the tone and the right amount of wattage for me. I love this amp!!