Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Modern 50W Floor Amp

Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Modern 50W Floor Amp

The Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Modern 50W Floor Amp is a big amp, in a pedal-sized package. With H&K's all-analogue Spirit Tone Generator, two distinctive channels, a 50-watt power amp, Red Box AE+, and tone-shaping capabilities that will satisfy the fussiest connoisseur, the Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Modern is perfect for the stage, home and studio. 

The AmpMan features two fully independent channels with dedicated Gain, Tone, Resonance, Presence, Sagging and Volume controls and pre-gain Boost fine-tuned for that channel. This means you don’t have to entertain any compromises when voicing channels and setting volume levels. Total tonal freedom is within easy reach! And you can let that freedom ring loud and clear with the nifty Solo function. With this special feature, AmpMan not only strikes the right tone; it does so at the right volume. The built-in footswitches select channels and activate Boost, the FX Loop and the Solo function. If you wish, AmpMan can even recall your Solo, Boost and FX Loop settings when you switch channels.

The AmpMan Modern features two distinctive channels. Channel 1 delivers the iconic sounds of the '60s and 70's, with all the immediacy and liveliness of single-channel amps with no master knob. Think wide dynamic range and touch-sensitive response, with crystalline clarity on clean settings, wooly tube breakup, full cranked tube sounds, and everything in between. Channel 2 is a high-gain lover's heaven. Delivering on everything from classic macho midrange to modern scooped tones, all dialled in via the Sagging, Tone, Presence and Resonance controls. 

The AmpMan is a real powerhouse, with plenty of juice to rock even a 4×12″ speaker cab. All that musical might comes courtesy of the specially developed Ultra Response power amp. Cranking out up to 50 watts of deliciously dynamic power, its punch and feel rivals that of any similarly rated tube power amp. It sends every single watt to the speaker with that spine-tingling dynamic response intact and translated into impressive sound pressure. And the Ultra Response power amp stays true to its musical character even at an all-out roar.

The AmpMan's Spirit Tone Generator lets you dial in power amp saturation as easily and effectively as on a conventional amp, but in a far more manageable way. That makes it a creative sound-shaping tool to rival any gain knob.  Best of all, it does this at any volume level! The AmpMan's Sagging knob affords you instant access to the stuff of legends – that is, to the sound of a cranked amp on the verge of meltdown; to that magical energy that can not only be heard, but also felt. A sensitive tool, this control dials in everything from totally dry to heavily compressed and all points in between.

The AmpMan isn't just an amp, it can even be used as a tone hub on your pedal board. Rather than a three-band EQ section, AmpMan’s preamp sports one exceedingly effective sound-shaping tool for each channel: That Tone knob dials in everything from British to Californian flavours, all the shadings in between, and lots of other sounds beyond that. The Resonance, Presence and Sagging knobs shape the power amp’s tone. This combination of controls makes AmpMan so phenomenally flexible. It lets you tweak and enrich your pedals’ signals with preamp and power amp voicing options to bring out the best in your upstream stompboxes. The footswitchable, serial FX loop is available for inserting reverb and delay effects. The built-in noise gate engages before the signal hits the FX Send, so reverb tails fade and delays decay naturally. In-ear monitoring is an exercise in convenience with the Red Box AE+ and its eight painstakingly selected speaker models. The Red Box, adjustable Phones output and Stereo Aux In provide a self-sufficient, professional-grade monitoring option with no outboard gear needed. All you have to do is blend the stage mix in with the headphones signal.

The AmpMan is even able to deliver big sound in a professional studio or even with the smallest recording setup. This trusty tone-sculpting sidekick doesn't even require a cab or microphone. The balanced Red Box DI Out delivers top-drawer signal with or without cabinet emulation. Use any of the Red Box’s eight cabinet models or send the Spirit Tone generator’s unfiltered, purely analog signal to your DAW to take advantage of all the perks of the digital world – speaker emulations, mic modelling, room simulations, effects, and any other signal processor that strikes your fancy. But whichever way you choose to go, rest assured that inspiring, spine-tingling sound is always within easy reach.

At Riffs & Licks Music, we think the Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Modern 50W Floor Amp delivers on its promise - with an incredible amount of features for such a small package, and plenty of connections, the AmpMan fits the bill as a standalone amp, a sound hub for your pedal board, an at-home practice amp, and a DI for recording.

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