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Hi Kids,
I'm letting go of a few of the Hughes and Kettner Blues Master Preamp/5 watt
amp modules.
If any of you have every heard or plugged one of these directly into a board
then you know what these things can do.
History:
I've always had this dream of a big sound in a small room. The other was to
record friends live at home. The way I wanted to get a handle on the live
stuff was to have a 4 channel back line PA. 8X4 matrix monitor mix to handle
all modules distrubuted across the back line, including electronic drums.
For home the same rack but out put to a PC and play back into headphone.
Will I got real close to my dream but this town is too small and minds even
smaller. To some one 15 to 30 feet out "It sound just like the CD!" To the
guy and gals whom never play and heard themselves "Second Hand" it was
tough. Almost like they are hearing themselves from a CD...Da! Although the
H&K Blues Masters and truely a great single ended EL84 amp, after it got
through everthing it sound like a Great recording of a Great Fender Amp.
Sounded perfect for the listener who doesn't know what it's like to play
electric guitar, but troubling for the hardcord, balls to the wall, tube amp
player. Myself, I play harmonica and have played a Blues Master since the
late 1980's, even took one to Holland to play at a Blues Fest there. Just
plug in, ask to turn the monitor up until it feeds back, back it off just a
touch and Blow da blues!
Will since I'm unable to keep the personal toghter (The gear wasn't a
problem) I've desided to keep one and let the others go. A total of 4.
A service mod was done to all to field replace a hard wire IC that if failed
would be a major fix with a 14 pin socket. Now its a 5 minute swap. New
tubes, a 12AX7 and a EL84.
Now, "What the Hell does it sound like?" It's like have a 59' Bassman in a
box.
What you'll hear was done with:
XPSP1 - 1.8 ghz PC / Delta 10/10 soundcard/ Cakewalk Guitar Pro 2 / Sound
Fouge 6
Boss CS-3 compressor / TC Electronic Chorus / Barber Electronics Direct
Drive (ES-335 Solo) / Boss Blues Driver (Strat).
Guitars used: Line6 ES-335 front pickup (Solo) LP front and rear rythum / A
Real Strat front pickup melody / Strat L & R chorus line and a OLD Lap
Slide.
Bass was a cheap Squire P bass into the Blues Master (no cabinet sim). Great
for fattening.
Harp used a JT-30 right into the Blues Master.
Drums: Algorythm Software and DRUMKIT From HELL samples.
Infact everthing ran through the Blues Master but the drums. Hmmm? Effect?
Up to 5 guitars on this one. Not bad for the Woman Sound Solo. The sound not
the solo.
http
/home.earthlink.net/~jvanhornrlh/music/hkbluesmaster_example.mp3
Harp rythum track sample with reverb:
http/home.earthlink.net/~jvanhornrlh/music/hkbluesmaster.mp3
Full band all done with the Blues Master.
http/home.earthlink.net/~jvanhornrlh/music/hkbluesmastersong.mp3
Hey, I'm just a guy having fun so don't laugh.
OK, How much. $295 each. They are all match and as quite as can a tube amp
be. All are in great shape for being 19 years old.
Thanks for reading.
Jay
Hi Kids,
I'm letting go of a few of the Hughes and Kettner Blues Master Preamp/5 watt
amp modules.
If any of you have every heard or plugged one of these directly into a board
then you know what these things can do.
History:
I've always had this dream of a big sound in a small room. The other was to
record friends live at home. The way I wanted to get a handle on the live
stuff was to have a 4 channel back line PA. 8X4 matrix monitor mix to handle
all modules distrubuted across the back line, including electronic drums.
For home the same rack but out put to a PC and play back into headphone.
Will I got real close to my dream but this town is too small and minds even
smaller. To some one 15 to 30 feet out "It sound just like the CD!" To the
guy and gals whom never play and heard themselves "Second Hand" it was
tough. Almost like they are hearing themselves from a CD...Da! Although the
H&K Blues Masters and truely a great single ended EL84 amp, after it got
through everthing it sound like a Great recording of a Great Fender Amp.
Sounded perfect for the listener who doesn't know what it's like to play
electric guitar, but troubling for the hardcord, balls to the wall, tube amp
player. Myself, I play harmonica and have played a Blues Master since the
late 1980's, even took one to Holland to play at a Blues Fest there. Just
plug in, ask to turn the monitor up until it feeds back, back it off just a
touch and Blow da blues!
Will since I'm unable to keep the personal toghter (The gear wasn't a
problem) I've desided to keep one and let the others go. A total of 4.
A service mod was done to all to field replace a hard wire IC that if failed
would be a major fix with a 14 pin socket. Now its a 5 minute swap. New
tubes, a 12AX7 and a EL84.
Now, "What the Hell does it sound like?" It's like have a 59' Bassman in a
box.
What you'll hear was done with:
XPSP1 - 1.8 ghz PC / Delta 10/10 soundcard/ Cakewalk Guitar Pro 2 / Sound
Fouge 6
Boss CS-3 compressor / TC Electronic Chorus / Barber Electronics Direct
Drive (ES-335 Solo) / Boss Blues Driver (Strat).
Guitars used: Line6 ES-335 front pickup (Solo) LP front and rear rythum / A
Real Strat front pickup melody / Strat L & R chorus line and a OLD Lap
Slide.
Bass was a cheap Squire P bass into the Blues Master (no cabinet sim). Great
for fattening.
Harp used a JT-30 right into the Blues Master.
Drums: Algorythm Software and DRUMKIT From HELL samples.
Infact everthing ran through the Blues Master but the drums. Hmmm? Effect?
Up to 5 guitars on this one. Not bad for the Woman Sound Solo. The sound not
the solo.
http
/home.earthlink.net/~jvanhornrlh/music/hkbluesmaster_example.mp3Harp rythum track sample with reverb:
http
/home.earthlink.net/~jvanhornrlh/music/hkbluesmaster.mp3Full band all done with the Blues Master.
http
/home.earthlink.net/~jvanhornrlh/music/hkbluesmastersong.mp3Hey, I'm just a guy having fun so don't laugh.
OK, How much. $295 each. They are all match and as quite as can a tube amp
be. All are in great shape for being 19 years old.
Thanks for reading.
Jay
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