Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40W Valve Guitar Amp Head

Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40W Valve Guitar Amp Head

The Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40W Valve Guitar Amp Head is a smart tube amp - every knob and switch setting on the GrandMeister Deluxe 40 can be saved, stored and recalled, so you can achieve the perfect all-tube tone effortlessly every time. This smart feature doesn't just save gain and EQ settings, it also saves the settings of the studio-quality on board effects.

The GrandMeister Deluxe 40 features Deluxe Tone Technology, inspired by H&K's flagship TriAmp Mark 3. Combining innovative circuitry design with classic H&K tone-shaping capabilities, the GrandMeister 40 gives you access to any iconic all-tube sound you can thinking of - from sparkly crystalline cleans, to throaty crunch, beefy brown amp tones, and destructive all-out gain. With up to 128 presets able to be stored in the GrandMeister Deluxe 40, the TriAmp Mark 3 is perfect for helping you build your dream amp tone library. The GrandMeister Deluxe 40 even has an accompanying free iPad app (GM 40 Remote) that lets you adjust, save and recall your presets remotely.  

With the GrandMeister Deluxe 40, there’s a channel and accompanying effect to suit every six-string style. The Clean, Crunch, Lead and Ultra channels can be sculpted to your heart’s content with the powerful EQ and gain controls – and don’t forget the Boost, which kicks specific frequencies up to 11 to give you snappier, creamier or beefier tones, depending on your selected settings. On top of that, you can layer on lashings of studio-quality reverb, delay and modulation effects (choose from chorus, flanger, phaser and tremolo) to take your tone to new levels!

Red Box AE, H&K's award-winning DI box with speaker emulation, is even built into the GrandMeister Deluxe 40, meaning you’ll never need to worry about where to place your cab mic again, onstage or in the studio! Red Box AE’s DSP-driven Ambience Emulation authentically mimics that room-filling sound of a 4×12 cab and delivers an ultra-direct attack of pure tube tone goodness by tapping your signal between the power amp and the Power Soak.

Rock on Stage. Play at Home. Record at Night.

GrandMeister Deluxe 40’s luxurious appointments and smart features like the built-in power soak give you everything you need to rock the world’s biggest stages, enjoy Deluxe tone at an agreeable room volume at home, and silently capture spine-tingling tones at night without a cab or microphone. This is truly the definitive do-it-all all-tube amp!

At Riffs & Licks Music, we think the Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40W Valve Guitar Amp Head is a great option for anyone looking for a smart amp, with saveable settings, that can even double as a home-practice amp (thanks to its built-in power soak), and a studio DI (thanks to its in-built Red Box AE).

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