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The Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 tube guitar amplifier head can do just about anything. Whether you're playing jazz, blues, or death metal, Hughes & Kettner's Deluxe Tone Technology conjures the full gamut of all-tube tones. And once you've dialed in sounds that you like, you can store up to 128 patches for instant recall. Achieve cranked-amp tone at any volume, by virtue of adjustable wattage, and inject the sound of a miked cabinet directly into your PA or DAW with a built-in Red Box AE. Onboard modulation effects and reverb make it easy to sweeten your tone. The Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 tube guitar amplifier head will excel in any application you dream up.





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Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 Tube Guitar Amplifier Head at a Glance:


If you can imagine it, Deluxe Tone Technology can do it


Put 128 unique tones at your fingertips


Sweet-sounding modulation effects to polish your sound


Built-in power soak for cranked-amp tone at reasonable volume levels


Onboard Red Box AE delivers all-tube miked tones without the mics


Powerful control via your iPad with the GM40 Remote app


If you can imagine it, Deluxe Tone Technology can do it





The GrandMeister Deluxe 40 is loaded with Hughes & Kettner's powerful Deluxe Tone Technology, which pairs an innovative circuit design with incredible tone-shaping capabilities. Deluxe Tone Technology puts sparkling cleans, muscular crunch, classic brown sound, metallic high-gain goodness, and any other tone you can imagine completely at your disposal. Vintage or modern, it doesn't matter. Whatever all-tube tone you're trying to conjure - the GrandMeister Deluxe 40 can get you there with incredible results.





Put 128 unique tones at your fingertips





While the Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 boasts an all-tube signal path, digital control over the parameters gives you the powerful ability to recall your favorite settings. There are 128 user presets you can use to save the tones you create in your studio, ready for instant recall onstage. And with four distinct amp channels (clean, crunch, lead, and ultra), plus built-in modulation effects and reverb, you've got an amazing sonic palette to work with in the GrandMeister Deluxe 40.





Sweet-sounding modulation effects to polish your sound





With built-in delay, chorus, and other modulation effects, the Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 makes it easy to add some extra excitement to your tone. Although you may already have your own favorite effects pedals, you'll quickly find yourself adding these great-sounding effects to your tone presets for easy recall.





Built-in power soak for cranked-amp tone at reasonable volume levels





The Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 is packed with a variety of power consumption options: 40 watts, 20 watts, 5 watts, 1 watt, and even 0 watts. Lower wattage means the GrandMeister Deluxe 40 starts overdriving at lower volume levels, giving you access to cranked amp tones at civilized volume levels. It's perfect for recording and also for gigs where you're trying to reduce stage volume without sacrificing your tone. Global Power Soak mode ignores any power soak settings stored in your presets, in favor of a global setting of your choice. Guitarists at Sweetwater have found that the Global Power Soak mode makes using stage presets during low-volume practice situations a piece of cake.





Onboard Red Box AE delivers all-tube miked tones without the mics





The Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40's built-in Red Box delivers miked tones directly to your PA or DAW. DSP-driven Ambience Emulation taps your signal between the GrandMeister Deluxe 40's power amp and power soak, convincingly modeling the sound of a miked cabinet and injecting your signal with a direct dose of pure tube tone. You're not limited to a single sound, either. The Vintage/Modern switch selects between the warm wooly tone of an old-school cabinet and the bark and bite of modern speakers. The Small/Large control switches between the compressed sound of a small cabinet and the added girth and bass response of a large cab. Best of all, no speaker load is required. Just set the GrandMeister Deluxe 40 to 0-watt mode, connect the speaker-emulated output to your PA or recorder, and you're ready for silent performance.





Powerful control via your iPad with the GM40 Remote app





Achieve real-time control over the Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 with the free GM40 Remote app for iPad. When paired with a MIDI-enabled iPad-compatible MIDI interface, you can view, touch, and control all your amplifier's parameters on a single screen. Back up, store, and share your favorite sounds. Onstage, in the studio, during rehearsal - the free GM40 Remote app controls the GrandMeister Deluxe 40 conveniently from your iPad. You can even enjoy wire-free control with the optional WMI-1 wireless MIDI interface!





Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 Tube Guitar Amplifier Head Features:


All-tube guitar amp head with adjustable wattage and iOS control


Deluxe Tone Technology delivers a massive array of all-tube tones


Built-in modulation effects and digital reverb make it easy to sweeten your tone


128 user presets available to store your favorite sounds


Adjustable wattage (40 watts, 20 watts, 5 watts, 1 watt, or 0 watts) achieves cranked-amp tones at low volume


Built-in Red Box AE speaker emulation plugs directly into PA or recorder, no speaker load required


Adjustable noise gate tightens up your sound without affecting your tone


Tube Safety Control automatically readjusts tube bias for maximum tone and performance


Dial-in via front panel controls or GM40 Remote iPad app


Gig bag included


If you can imagine it, the Hughes & Kettner GrandMeister Deluxe 40 tube guitar amplifier can do it.