Hughes and Kettner Statesman sound test (Clean, lead, boost)

[rikuplaysfloyd]

kayleigh!!!!!!!!!

[MbM20100]

@SteChitarrista Ciao, ho provato l'alchemist 2x12. Rispetto allo H$K suona più "pieno" o "rotondo" sia sui puliti che sul crunch. Purtroppo non ho mai avuto l'alchemist a casa per poterlo provare meglio. La mia impressione è basata su una prova di una decina di minuti sull'ampli di un amico...forse troppo poco.. :) Ciao!

Marco

[tawanwalking]

@MbM20100

Hi just got this one yesterday but when I've switching from Clean to Drive channel or Drive to Clean channel,

it's alway has shake/noise sound. this happen to your ? ..maybe I need to return but I really like the sound.

[sexyguitarboy69]

Hi Marco. I'm in the market for such a nice little amp, so I'm looking around here to find decent demos. Now, what do we have here? A great review - because you get right at it while others keep talking for minutes about the equipment they use and which no one really cares about (see TheToneKing e.g.). Don't apologize for minor flaws, your playing is truly inspiring and makes me wanna go out and get this amp. What more could you ask for? Good work, love it! Cheers from Germany, Chris.

[MbM20100]

@sexyguitarboy69 Thanks a lot ! :-))

Ciao!

Marco

[robibm2003]

This is impressive for me. Most amps, when you push up the gain, the top end gets thin and the mids are sometimes a little mushy. But this one is still chiming on top with a little hint of sweetness in the mids. Absolutely love it and I will be getting this amp at the next opportunity.

[Natathpr0]

Ey Marco, you have the best review of this amp on youtube..at lest the one with the best sound! I'd like to know if the 1st and 2nd theme you play in this reviews are from any song. :)

In the other hand, do you have test the 6L6 already? What do you think about it?

[MbM20100]

@Natathpr0 Hi, thanks !

The first is a simplified "message in a bottle" intro... ;-.))

The second is the intro of marillion's kayleigh !

Sorry, I've played the 6l6 version of this amp.. ;-))

Ciao!

Marco

[Ande5865]

Gift Of Faith! 

[Sronic]

Ah and I almost forgot; is it the 20w version you have ? And is it enough powerful to play in little gigs (pubs....) ?

PS : Your video make me falling in love in this amp...I hope that your Roland effect doesn't change his sound a lot, because there's a lot of probability that I buy it :P

[MbM20100]

@Sronic Thanks again !

I've used it live without problems in small gigs without mic'ing it. It's a very dynamic amp !

No, the RE20 at low levels doesn't add any "colour" to the amp's sound ! :-))

Ciao !

Marco

[Sronic]

Hi dude ! Great video, the melodies you play on the clean channel are awesome ! :)

I just wanted to know if this amp is a good one to play funk music, in the style of red hot chili peppers and jamiroquai especially ?

Thanks and rock on ! :)

[MbM20100]

@Sronic Hi, thanks ! I'm not an expert about funk...anyway I think the H&K is versatile enough ! Cleans are really "cleans" also at high volume levels. Th lead channel is very good..more hard rock than heavy metal.

Ciao!

Marco

[canddesign]

Ciao marco, complimenti, tutti i tuoi video sono molto piacevoli e hai un suono eccezionale!

Ti vorrei chiedere un consiglio per un acquisto, sono indeciso tra Lo Stateman dual el84 e il Blackstar HT-40, quale dei due mi consiglieresti?

Mi hanno detto che il Blackstar è un po' più moderno come suono, confermi?

Ciao e grazie!

[MbM20100]

@canddesign Ciao, grazie !!

Personalmente mi piaceva di più il H&K...è più "classico" in termini di suono.

Il Blackstar è più "moderno" ma con il controllo "ISF" riesci ad avere (quasi) anche le sonorità dello H&K.

L'impressione che ne ho avuto è che lo H&K suona più "vero"...però è solo gusto mio personale..in ogni caso sono due buoni ampli !

Ciao!

Marco

[professorlamp]

how would this stand up against a drummer? I mean I know its only 20 watts, but my orange is only 30 and is definitely loud enough for that

[jawad1973]

Hi MbM, great videos in your channel.

Can you tell me if this amp is good for bedroom volume ?

Thnaks.

[MbM20100]

@jawad1973 Hi, thanks !

If you play on the clean channel, no problems !

On the lead channel al low levels, it sound a bit "fizzy"... to my ears.. :-)

Ciao !

Marco

[jammers5]

These are GREAT amps - I am surprised they are not more popular than they are. I was looking for a two channel amp but though I was going to have to comprimise on my clean or gain channel, as most amps can't give you both on a shared EQ. I was WRONG on this amp! Both channels sound fantastic and the gain channel is versatile and easy to dial in ecerything from crunch to full-on gain!

[MigelMeUp]

getting this amp in about a week :D:D:D:D thank god for birthdays, and thank my parents for spending 1700 dollars on this amp for me :D i can't wait, it may inspire me into making some youtube vids :P who knows hehe ;D

[guitarist1397]

2:05- 2:30 how do you do that????

[Snowtunes]

Hey good demo, great playing and a nice sounding amp! Think I heard some Marillion in there.

Might have to test drive one of those babies...

thanks

[MbM20100]

@Snowtunes Thanks !! :-)

You're right! There's a short piece of the beautiful "Keyleigh" by Marillon.

Good, good amp...worth a test for sure ! ;-))

Ciao !

Marco

[mightywingfeni]

Very Beautiful Sound!

I wanna output the sound like you!

[ragrytakr]

That amps nice, i prefer a fender de ville sound more ,

but damn that crunchy sounds were awesome ! :D

I love your playing style too :]

[MbM20100]

Thanks !!

Ciao!

Marco

[master1sa]

@ragrytakr those two are my favourite amps :D the clean sound of the de ville is amazing, never heard a better clean sound, but the statesmans drie channel, especially when the boost is turned on, is simply kickass when you play a strat!!!!

[jamiesea]

Trying to decide to pic up either the Hughes and Kettner Statesman or the Laney Lionheart L5T-112 5W.

I have a small studio (in a house) so I can crank it. I like all styles so versatility is key to me. :-)

Any thoughts MbM20100?

Thanks!

[MbM20100]

@jamiesea Hi !

Hard question...hard choice ! :-)

Both are GOOD sounding and versatile amps.

If 100 is the max value... 99 is for the H&K and 100 is for the LH !

...at least for my tastes.. ;-))

Ciao !

Marco

[jamiesea]

Thanks Marco! You are a great help!

I see that the Statesman advertise that you can get both British and USA tones. Do you feel the Lionheart L5T-112 5W can do the same?

Thanks again!

Jamie

[MbM20100]

@jamiesea Hi Jamie !

The LH can do it.. :-)

Just consider the 5 watts. With this wattage you can't have too much headroom...anyway at home/studio I think it's MORE than enough ! :-))

Ciao !

Marco

[jamiesea]

Thanks Marco!

Now if I could only play like YOU! LOL!

God bless,

Jamie

[MRBRANDYWINETHETHIRD]

@jamiesea Weird, i tried both of those amps out today! I personally prefered the sound of the H&K. I found the Laney very bright, but then its about using the controls on your guitar. The laney is a very loud , but for my useage i can imagine that the clean channel would break up before i'd want it to. Try them both out, both very good amps, certainly worth a try

[luxs14]

Ciao e complimenti per il suono.Volevo chiederti un'informazione....il titolo e l'autore del pezzo che arpeggi da 0.46.Grazie!

[MbM20100]

Ciao, grazie !

Quello che accenno a 0:46 è l'intro di un brano dei Marillion chiamato Keyleigh.

Ciao!

Marco

[borlotta]

Ciao complimenti per il bel suono.Volevo chiederti che pick up's monta la tua strato?Grazie Andrea.

[MbM20100]

@borlotta Ciao Andrea, grazie !

I pu sono quelli "di serie"  montati sulla Strato deluxe e sono i cobalt noiseless. Sono un poco più "scuri" dei normali pu single coil, ma sono effettivamente: "zero rumore" !

Ciao !

Marco

[spookhetti]

What a sick amp, definitely getting one of these

[JensHappe]

very nice sound :-)

wich kind of effect do you have ?

[MbM20100]

Hi, thanks !

In this video I've used the Boss RE-20 (delay/echo) only and the amp's reverb. No other pedals/efx !

Ciao !

Marco

[29396]

woah that's got a tonn of gain!

[MbM20100]

Thanks !!!!! :-)))

Ciao !

Marco

[skinny40gangsta]

very nice！

[FrederickDefraeye]

Nice demo, thank you very much. Nice playing!

[MbM20100]

Thanks to you ! Glad you liked it ! ;-))

Ciao!

Marco

[ddos411]

how does LP sound using this amp

[MbM20100]

Hi.

To my ears it sounds good.

If you want to listen to it, there's a video on my channel where I play thru this amp using a Les Paul.

Ciao !

Marco

[soundsgood99]

j2bptv, I think you have missing the point...This is not a guitar lesson, it's an amp demo...

[j2bptv]

sry but the intro of massage in a bottle is wrong...

[ralphspimp]

How does one get a MASSAGE in a bottle? Do you have to shrink down to the size of an ant to get in there?

[raizumichin]

massage in a bottle? sounds freaky...

[epicsr]

@raizumichin Kinky i'd say.

[hendrix184]

hey does this get a good heavy distortion?

[MbM20100]

Hi Hendrix184 !

IMHO it does a GOOD distortion...but not too heavy...it's more an hard rock distortion than a metal one. Maybe an EQ in the EFX loop could help in scooping the mids....

Anyway, for HEAVY distortion I would look elsewhere.. :-)

Ciao !

Marco

[doooniel2205]

sorry that i write you again, but can you please note me the songs and the bands??

this would be so great!!

thank you

[MbM20100]

:)

As I wrote, what I've played are just the main riffs or just few notes of some "famous" song.. :)

Anyway here the (short) list:

0:20 > 0:30 Intro of "Message in a Bottle" by The Police

0:47 > 1:02 Intro riff of "Kayleigh" by Marillion

3:23 > 3:53 Main riff and solo of "Gift of faith" by Toto

Everything else is pure improvisation.. :-))

Ciao !

Marco

[doooniel2205]

whitch songs are you playing in the video.

what can you say about the aamp is it a good one?thank you, doooniel!

[MbM20100]

Hi doooniel,

I've played some riffs from Police, Toto, Marillion..and some "original" stuff..

What I played was just the intro or the main riff..nothing more..nothing special..:)

Yes, the amp is a good sounding and well built amp ! It has a good amount of gain on the lead channel and a good clean channel. Anyway it is more a rock/hard rock amp than a metal amp...or a blues amp...at least..to my ears.. :-)

Now a wonderful sounding Peavey Delta Blues (1x15) has replaced it !!

Ciao !

Marco

[rocker199326]

oh ok, well i am thinking of either getting a marshall tsl602, this or the switchblade, any advice? many thanks.

[MbM20100]

Oh well....the Switchblade without any doubt ! Power, tones and versatility !!

Ciao !

Marco

[rocker199326]

hey, i know this amp is good for funk, blues and old rock but do u think it can handle hard rock like guns n roses and metallica styles? thanks :)

[MbM20100]

Hi Rocker !

With a LP (or similar..) the Statesman can handle very well hard rock ! I doubt it can handle (in a good and convincing) manner styles like Metallica... :)

Ciao !!

Marco

[sportsportsport]

silky smooth tone and nice playing also!

[SodiumMonkey]

Is this the 20 watt STM?

[MbM20100]

Yes !

[SodiumMonkey]

How long have you had this amp? Any problems with it?

[MbM20100]

Hi !

I've had it for about a year...no problems at all: it's a GOOD piece of gear ! I replaced it with the little Laney Lionheart because I did not think that I would have played in band again....and I was wrong.

Ciao !

Marco

[biggynijkamp]

What are the name of the songs you play in this clip? I really like them!

I would really like to know the name of the song that you play on 0:47

[fleskip]

Das toch kayleigh, biggs.

nekschot

[Whiskan]

It's Marillion - Kayleigh

[woOtyy]

voll der siffige sound altaa

[putos91]

bell'amp! mi dovrebbe arrivare a giorni!! nn vedo l'ora avendo una strat del '79!!!

[MbM20100]

Credo (e spero..) sia un bellissimo e duraturo matrimonio !!! ;-))

Ciao !

Marco

[HarrisonMathis]

that sounded so punk dude

[slapitman]

Great Tones and pretty varied too! Wasn't sure you'd be able to get a decent high(er) gain tone but you actually managed to get a very Satriani tone at ±4:00 so it sounds like a great little amp.

[MbM20100]

Thanks Slapitman !

You're right... The lead channel of the Statesman is more an high-overdriven channel than a distorted one. It's more rock than metal.. ;)

Ciao !

Marco

[DarkSlashITA]

ok

grazie delle delucidazioni :)

[DarkSlashITA]

marco avrei un'altra domanda da porti: oramai sono più che convinto per il 20 watt...

ma siccome lo dovrei usare principalmente a casa...che dici, fa troppo casino o può andare?

ora ho un marshall economico 15 watt e gia questo si sente abbastanza.

infatti tendo a precisare che voglio un ampli non potente come "wattaggio", ma propio come qualità

[MbM20100]

Ciao !

Io lo uso a casa ma ho famiglia e vicini molto, molto pazienti.. ;)

20 watt non sono così pochi come potrebbe sembrare. Dipende poi da cosa suoni; se suoni "pulito" puoi anche tenere basso il volume che tutto funziona a dovere.

segue...

[MbM20100]

..continua

Se suoni un po' più "cattivo", a basso volume l'ampli e lo speaker non rendono...ma questo è vero per quasi tutti gli ampli a valvole... Diciamo che con questo ampli puoi arrivare ad un buon compromesso. Il volume in casa (da 1 a 10) lo tengo solitamente sul 3, di giorno. La sera/notte, posso scordarmelo.. ;)

Ciao !

Marco

[wankmaster]

how hard is it to change tubes on this?

[MbM20100]

Hi wankmaster,

I've not changed the tubes yet. Accordingly with the user's manual should be a really simple operation. Unmount the back panel (few screws), replace the tubes with a matched pair and you're done.

Ciao,

Marco

[matrags]

sounds great...great tone and great playing...er...great!

[patka694]

yours fingers are amazing....

you're great ;]

[Gabaz76]

DA merula in provincia di Cuneo,costa €649 NUOVO!!!

[davidarlette]

Nice sound with your fingers.

[DarkSlashITA]

cazzo questo si che è un signor ampli

quanto l'hai pagato?

[MbM20100]

;)

799.... Non è proprio a buon mercato, ma è davvero un bell'ampli ! ;)

Ciao,

Marco

[DarkSlashITA]

Il fatto è che gli H&K non li ho trovati nemmeno in tanti negozi forniti...

credo che, quando sarà, mi prenderò un fender deluxe

[divgtrslingr]

This s amp sounds great! I have been shopping for a 20 watt amp and this seems a good choice.What is the difference in the gain channels between this and the head 6L6 model?

[MbM20100]

Hi,

not sure about it.. The 6L6 head should have a separate EQ section for each channel and a boost volume control.

Also the sound should be different due the 6L6 tubes in the power section...but I've never tested it.. ;)

Thanks for watching !

Marco

[daeerion]

The 6L6 equipped ones sound cleaner and have more headroom. They're higher wattage and more Fender-like voiced than the EL34 ones (which are more Marshall-like).

[Gabaz76]

Bello lo statesman,lo provato un mesetto fa' e mi ha fatto una buona impressione soprattutto il pulito,mentre il drive lo studiato poco.

Diciamo che sono un po' carini,ma se resistono quanto lo si paga allora buon affare!

Sound good!

Ciao e complimenti.

[ZadooTube]

Sabato scorso ho comprato un "Hughes and Kettner" 50Watt Edition Silver. Sono rimasto molto colpito da questi amplificatori, e dire che fino al giorno prima non conoscevo nemmeno che esistessero. Come tutti quando parlavo di Amplificatori vedevo solo Fender e Marshall, ed invece devo dire che sono molto buoni.

[benjazz84]

hi, nice playing! do you think this amp is good for funky and 70's disco music?

[MbM20100]

Hi !

Mmm...I'm not sure. Maybe with the clean channel you could get those sounds. For pop/disco/funky I would try the Roland JC-120. It's a real good sounding amp for that !

Ciao!

Marco

[benjazz84]

mi accorgo solo adesso che sei italiano! che tronato... comunque grazie del consiglio, ero convintissimo di andare sul valvolare. il mio ideale era il suono del fender twin reverb, ma costa davvero troppo. inoltre trovo i fender "hot rod" troppo scadenti e "sporchi". per questo volevo orientarmi sullo statesman per avere un suono vintage, ma comunque pulito e a un prezzo accessibile. comunque proverò il roland. grazie e buon chitarrismo!

[MbM20100]

;) Ciao!

Pensavo ad un suono più...pop, per quello ti parlavo del Roland ! Se hai in mente un suono tipo il twin, usando il canale clean ed il Twang abilitato sullo Statesman, non saresti tanto lontano da quella sonorità ! Provali entrambi...anche se il Roland costa un po' di più !

Ciao e grazie!

[loretta1121]

I havent tried this model but i own the Quad EL84 and am very impresed with it !

[Danthehorse]

The EL84 has limited controls on the drive channel, compared to the head and 6L6 model, does this limit flexibility? also can you run an extension cab of this one? thanks!

[MbM20100]

Danthehorse,

thanks for your comment !

This combo has two channels with shared EQ. You have to find your sounds trying to balance the clean and the lead channels tones...not so difficult with this amp !

About the SM channels:

the lead one has more highs than the clean one, so I turn down a bit the high and the mid knobs (they're very interactive) turning ON the Twang option on the clean channel.

Yes, you can run an extension cabinet !

Sorry for my English.. ;)

Ciao !

[Danthehorse]

thanks for the answers bro, im getting one! keep it up dude

[Danthehorse]

one of the better players on youtube, very nice amp too

[homersimps1]

It sounds beautiful man. Great vid.

[davidarlette]

Sorry, it's your space echo doing that (didn't read your blurb).

[MbM20100]

:-)

The SM reverb is set at "midnight" ! The RE-20 is used as delay only... The reverb on the RE-20 sounds terrible to my ears.

Thanks for watching !

Ciao!

[davidarlette]

Thanks for posting this. Got some sweet sounds. Your has better reverb than mine though. Does your reverb work without the footswitch plugged in?

[1337Hoonza]

I also own this amp (QUAD EL84) and it rocks! It has beautiful creamy sound, I love it!

[SUPERSTEREO666]

I got a Quad El, H&K amps rock!

[effzee]

I've had one for a couple months now, the perfect amp, imo. Thanks for posting the vid! :-)

[arjpink]

how much did you pay for the amp?

[slidewinder]

I've been looking at a couple of Statesmans.

Will probably go with a higher powered version. Nice playing.

[MbM20100]

Thanks for watching/listening SlideWinder!

You can't go wrong with a Statesman. It doesn't matter which one !

Ciao!

Marco

[davidarlette]

That would be better if you gig. More clean headroom. This thing feeds back (nicely) at higher vols, even on clean channel. You have a boost and don't have to crank it for overdrive either.