Hughes & Kettner 4-Ch GrandMeister Deluxe 40 40W Tube Guitar Amp Head, Effects

GrandMeister Deluxe 40 combines all-tube tones and smart control features in a supremely playable package! On top of its plethora of amazing sounds, every knob and switch setting on GrandMeister Deluxe 40 can be easily saved, stored and recalled at the touch of a button, and the studio-quality on-board effects settings are saved right along with the gain and EQ knob values. It's pure tonal magic...
Deluxe Tone TechnologyCan you imagine having instant access to any iconic all-tube guitar sound you can imagine? GrandMeister Deluxe 40 gives you exactly that - a stunning sonic experience and a whole new level of guitar tone quality - thanks to Deluxe Tone Technology, which pairs groundbreaking new circuit design advances with renowned tone-shaping capabilities, all inspired by our flagship TriAmp Mark 3. From sparkling vintage clean to throaty crunch, a beefy brown sound and crushing levels of all-out gain, sonic freedom the touch of a button away with GrandMeister Deluxe 40!Save your favorite all-tube tones with the push of a buttonSaving and recalling your favorite GrandMeister Deluxe 40 sounds is an exercise in convenience with the optional FSM-432 MK III MIDI board, which lets you store up to 128 presets and recall them with the tap of a toe. All of the amp's parameters are saved, including gain, EQ, and all effects settings, giving you a practically inexhaustible library of different sounds. Pot values are saved via our ingenious Smart Rotary Control technology - which also lets us keep the GM40's panel clean and easy to use, with only 9 pots instead of 14 per channel!
Channels and FX
With GrandMeister Deluxe 40, there's a channel and accompanying effect to suit every six-string style. The Clean, Crunch, Lead and Ultra channels can be sculpted to your heart's content with the powerful EQ and gain controls - and don't forget the Boost, which kicks specific frequencies up to 11 to give you snappier, creamier or beefier tones, depending on your selected settings. On top of that, you can layer on lashings of studio-quality reverb, delay and modulation effects (choose from chorus, flanger, phaser and tremolo) to take your tone to new levels!Amazing all-tube recorded tones without mics Red Box AE is the latest version of our award-winning DI box with speaker emulation - and it's built into GrandMeister Deluxe 40, meaning you'll never need to worry about where to place your cab mic again, onstage or in the studio! Red Box AE's DSP-driven Ambience Emulation authentically mimics that room-filling sound of a 4 x12 cab and delivers an ultra-direct attack of pure tube tone goodness by tapping your signal between the power amp and the Power Soak.

Rock on Stage. Play at Home. Record at NightGrandMeister Deluxe 40's luxurious appointments and smart features like the built-in power soak give you everything you need to rock the world's biggest stages, enjoy Deluxe tone at an agreeable room volume at home, and silently capture spine-tingling tones at night without a cab or microphone. This is truly the definitive do-it-all all-tube amp!
App for iPad: GM40 RemoteWant to remotely control your all-tube tones in real time? The free GM40 REMOTE App for iPad lets you do just that with GrandMeister Deluxe 40. Whether you're on stage, in the studio or at the rehearsal room, you can now watch, touch and control all your amp's features on one handy screen, and you can back up, store and share all your favorite sounds too - and you can even make the whole process cable-free by using our handy WMI-1 wireless MIDI interface.FeaturesClean ChannelGrandMeister Deluxe 40's Clean channel offers oodles of headroom to serve up sparkling, squeaky-clean sounds. Varying the gain settings in combination with the switchable boost opens up a vast world of tonal possibilities!
Crunch ChannelClassic British overdrive at its most assertive! This channel covers a diverse tonal spectrum, from clean to mean and then some. Hit that switchable boost to put some rock-hard power in your Punch.Lead ChannelThere's just nothing like that celebrated dynamic brown sound produced by cascading gain stages! Riffs and licks will fly off your fingertips courtesy of this channel's painstakingly tweaked compression. And if you need a little something extra to send the sound pressure into the stratosphere, just hit the boost button.
Ultra Channel
Contemporary American high-gain tone with sumo-sized low end and crisp, cutting high end. The Ultra channel provides the high-test fuel needed for driving metal riffs and ripping lead sounds just dripping with attitude. Drop-tuning is an experience in power and punishment!

BoostEach channel features a dedicated Boost that kicks specific frequencies up to 11 to give you snappier, creamier or beefier tones, depending on the selected Settings.

EQThe passive 3-band EQ is an extremely versatile voicing tool that serves up excellent audio quality. The knob settings are savable on GrandMeister Deluxe 40, which means you can store different EQ settings for each of your sounds.Red Box AE
Red Box AE's DSP-driven "Ambience Emulation" authentically mimics that room-filling sound of a 4 x12 cab and delivers an ultra-direct attack of pure tube tone goodness by tapping your signal between the power amp and the Power Soak. Live and in the studio, the Red Box AE sends your music wherever you want it to go, without a mic but with a natural-sounding signal and astonishing audio quality.Line OutGive your tuner a permanent home by plugging it into the Line Out port or use it to patch your preamp signal to another power amp.
FX Loop
The serial FX Loop lets you sculpt GrandMeister Deluxe 40's sounds with any and all of your external effects Units.
Modulation EffectsGrandMeister Deluxe 40 features built-in studio quality chorus, flanger, phaser and tremolo effects. They're all blended directly with the analog signal so you get to keep all the dynamics and vitality of that sweet tube tone.
DelayYou can adjust the level, feedback and time of GrandMeister Deluxe 40's built-in studio-quality digital delay - and save and recall the settings for next time, of course. Tip: the FSM-432 MK III MIDI Board also features a handy Tap function, so you can control the delay speed on the fly with your foot during live Shows.
ReverbGrandMeister Deluxe 40's digital reverb matches the warmth and musicality of classic spring reverbs. A genuine improvement over its analog ancestors, it automatically adjusts the reverb tail - the higher the Reverb volume setting, the longer the reverb time.Presence
The Presence knob controls the amount of harmonic overtones generated by the amp - the higher the setting, the more intense the effect!ResonanceSet the Resonance knob to 12 o'clock to hear the standard resonance of the amp (with cab). Twist it counterclockwise to dampen the resonance for a looser, softer sound that sweetens up clean tone. Turning the knob clockwise intensifies the resonance for a tighter, punchier low end that works well with distortion!

Noise GateThe world's most musical Noise Gate guarantees you a noiseless yet natural sound experience. It does this by measuring the signal at two points: directly at the input, and then again between the preamp and the effects section.
Preamp Tubes
Three 12AX7 tubes - including a cathode follower - are the basis for a range of classic and modern tones.Power Amp Tubes
Four EL84s - the classic of the smaller power amp tube world - give GrandMeister Deluxe 40 the power to Rock on Stage, and shape the tone too.
XXL TransformersOversized transformers give you all the headroom you need, from sparkling clean to snarling mean.Power Soak
The Power Soak determines how much of the power amp's energy reaches the speaker by converting power into heat. This means you can enjoy full-tilt tube tones with the power amp wide open at low volumes - or even without having a cab connected at all.

Tube Safety ControlTube Safety Control is like having a tiny tube technician set up shop inside your amp! TSC ensures better tonal stability and longer power tube life by constantly and automatically monitoring, adjusting and biasing your tubes.
MIDI In/OutUse these ports to hook up external MIDI-compatible devices like the Hughes & Kettner FSM-432 MK III foot controller or the WMI-1 wireless MIDI Interface.
GM40REMOTE App for iPadThe free GM40 REMOTE App for iPad lets you remotely control all of GrandMeister Deluxe 40's parameters in real time. On stage, in the studio or at the rehearsal room, you can watch, touch and control all your amp's features on one handy screen, and you can back up, store and share all your favorite sounds too.128 PresetsUsing a MIDI controller like the Hughes & Kettner FSM-432 MK III you can save and recall up to 128 of your favorite guitar sounds with the touch of a button.Smart Rotary ControlsAll of GrandMeister Deluxe 40's pots are analog but fully programmable. We call them Smart Rotary Controls, and they each combine a standard pot with a MIDI-programmable analog resistor network that contains 256 single resistors and works like a 256-way switch. This is