Hughes & Kettner TRIAMP MK II - Handbuch (Seite 5)

AMP 2 – CLASSIC BRITISH DRIVE
What will strike you about the second amp is its
extraordinary dynamics at every level of distortion.
This responsiveness opens up enormous expressive
possibilities by reacting sensitively to the subtleties
and nuances of different playing styles.
This amp conveys every detail of your attack –
this is as honest as an amp gets.
CHANNEL A cranks out the brand of overdriven
tone that graced almost every rock production
in the ‘80s. It has an open, British flavor that works
great for raw-edged riffing and aggressive
chord work.
The more you crank CHANNEL B, the bolder it gets,
going from gritty and fat to singing with days of
sustain at the twist of a knob. It features a special
circuit that injects a very desirable sonic additive
into your sound - the kind of power amp distortion
that players loved about the old Plexis .
AMP 1 – CHUNKY CLEAN
+ FAT DRIVE CLEAN
The first amp is dedicated to delivering classic
clean sounds.
CHANNEL A sounds full and expansive in the great
American tradition. It’s forte is classy clean tone
that remains unadulterated by distortion even at
high gain settings. It delivers the kind of twang
that makes you want to put cow horns on the
Toyota. This channel’s low end is like a good
burger - big, beefy and served up hot.
CHANNEL B cranks out British-approved class A
tone with the trademark shimmering top end and
extremely subtle harmonic distortion courtesy of
EL84 power amp tubes. Even at lower GAIN
settings you get pronounced overtones in the high
mids. Pushing the AMP 1 TIGHT button cuts mushy
bottom end frequencies hard. These indistinct
bass frequencies commonly rear their ugly little
heads when clean sounds are dialed in. By their
very design, combos’ housings tend to suppress
these frequencies. Chances are that you will run
the TriAmp ® MK II into a 4x 12" cabinet.
If you want to simulate the response of a combo,
activate this frequency “correction” button.
The AMP 1 MASTER knob affects Channel B only.
Channel A, on the other hand, operates much
like vintage amps that were not equipped with
master knobs. Twist the GAIN A knob to control
the volume and saturation level of Channel A.
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