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Hughes & Kettner StompMan
It is a small pedalboard amp, with quite some power for rehearsals and gigs.
I got this out of curiosity as it was on sale here. It exceeded my expectations.
Soundwise, it is on clean-ish side, particularly with single coil pickups. But what a clean! I do not know why H&K is not a standard for clean tone, to be fair? Anyway, with sagging and gain control, one can dial in very nice edge-of breakup tone. For more gain, pedals would be needed.
Construction is metal, seems solid. It has external power supply (included).
It can be pretty loud, coupled with Bluguitar Nanocab Neo, i had no problem being heard over our wild drummer.
I got this out of curiosity as it was on sale here. It exceeded my expectations.
Soundwise, it is on clean-ish side, particularly with single coil pickups. But what a clean! I do not know why H&K is not a standard for clean tone, to be fair? Anyway, with sagging and gain control, one can dial in very nice edge-of breakup tone. For more gain, pedals would be needed.
Construction is metal, seems solid. It has external power supply (included).
It can be pretty loud, coupled with Bluguitar Nanocab Neo, i had no problem being heard over our wild drummer.
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Super impressed
I love the clean and crunch sound of this thing. I have only used it for recording and I can even push it into lead territory. The sounds are better and more importantly feels better than most if not all of the modelling options out there. It feels like playing through an amp. I can't wait to try it with the full band, but I get the feeling that I won't miss the Orange too much.
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Very good amp in a pocket
"I bought the Stompman to use it with the speaker of a Bugera V5 Infinium. The speaker in the Bugera has been upgraded to a Jensen 8-inch, 4-ohm speaker. The pedal is sturdy, and the feel when turning the knobs is very solid and consistent. Its power output at 4 ohms is 50 watts, but according to advice, I shouldn't push the amplifier master volume past 5, otherwise I'll "blow" the speaker.
The sound at a master volume of 2 is very loud for a room, easily enough for rehearsal. It made the sound very clear and defined; you could hear the timbres of the different pickup positions on my 1996 Fender Stratocaster extremely well. It has a function to bypass the preamp and work as a power amp if you want to use another preamp, and of course, it has an effects loop.
It's a very good purchase for little money that was well worth it and upgraded my sound. If you have a cabinet to plug it straight into, it's really an exceptional buy—I can't wait to test it on a 12-inch cabinet."
The sound at a master volume of 2 is very loud for a room, easily enough for rehearsal. It made the sound very clear and defined; you could hear the timbres of the different pickup positions on my 1996 Fender Stratocaster extremely well. It has a function to bypass the preamp and work as a power amp if you want to use another preamp, and of course, it has an effects loop.
It's a very good purchase for little money that was well worth it and upgraded my sound. If you have a cabinet to plug it straight into, it's really an exceptional buy—I can't wait to test it on a 12-inch cabinet."
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Hughes & Kettner StompMan
I bought it for 68e on deals. HOW??!!
It is probably the best floor amp I had, and I had them a lot.
AWESOME!
It is probably the best floor amp I had, and I had them a lot.
AWESOME!
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Great sound
Super simple, does what it needs to. Great sound, love it combined with my pedals.
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Very impressive
Love its ease of use, versatility and sound.
Live and studio.
Live and studio.
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Super versatile pedal for all levels
I own an Orange Dark Terror all-tube amp head, so I bought this pedal as a backup for home practice (when I don't want to disturb my neighbors).
Surprisingly, it has turned out to be my main amp for everyday practice now: I can get a satisfying sound with my analog distortion pedals at a lower volume, and it doesn't require warm-up or standby like tube heads, which is very convenient to use.
What's more, you can plug a multi-effect pedal into the FX loop return jack and enjoy different pre-amp sounds from there. The power amp section is completely neutral, so in theory, you can turn on your cab sim in your multi-effect and connect the StompMan to a full-range speaker.
My only complaint is that there is a significant volume boost when the FX loop is on, so I have to adjust the volume of the pedals in the FX loop carefully.
Surprisingly, it has turned out to be my main amp for everyday practice now: I can get a satisfying sound with my analog distortion pedals at a lower volume, and it doesn't require warm-up or standby like tube heads, which is very convenient to use.
What's more, you can plug a multi-effect pedal into the FX loop return jack and enjoy different pre-amp sounds from there. The power amp section is completely neutral, so in theory, you can turn on your cab sim in your multi-effect and connect the StompMan to a full-range speaker.
My only complaint is that there is a significant volume boost when the FX loop is on, so I have to adjust the volume of the pedals in the FX loop carefully.
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