Great for plugging into a cab, recording direct, or going live into a PA system, the Hughes & Kettner AmpMan Modern is a 50W floorboard-style guitar-amplifier pedal geared towards cleans with more sparkle and full-on, high-gain drive tones. It combines the company's strictly analog Spirit Tone Generator with an innovative Sagging control to deliver authentic tube-like tones at any volume.
The two-channel architecture gives you independent controls on each channel for Volume, Sagging, Presence, Resonance, Tone, and Gain. Four built-in footswitches enable you to select channels, activate Boost, FX loop, Solo functions, and along with a built-in noise gate give you the freedom to ring loud and clear with no menu diving required.
The built-in Red Box AE+ DI provides a balanced XLR output with eight cabinet simulations that achieve miked-cab sounds without a mic or a cab. There is also a separately adjustable stereo headphones output and a stereo auxiliary input. If you wish, AmpMan can even recall your Solo, Boost, and FX Loop settings when you switch channels.
Channel 2 is your stairway to high-gain heaven. Its Tone, Presence, and Resonance knobs cover the spectrum of Metal, from that classic aggressive midrange to modern scooped sounds. Roll back the Sagging knob and the power amp responds ultra fast for tighter tone and hair-trigger response. The tipping point into compression comes very late, even when playing chords in drop tuning. Tapping suddenly seems effortless.
Cabinet Types:
- 1x12" Modern Thiele-Port
- 2x12" Modern Front-Port
- 2x12" Vintage Open Back
- 4x10" Alnico Open Back
- 4x12" Vintage Cab
- 4x12" British Cab
- 4x12" Modern Cab
- 4x12" American Cab