The new Hughes & Kettner Switchblade series amps combines superior tube tone with the sound flexibility of fully programmable amps. Switchblade provides 4 fully programmable tube channels, digital multi-FX and even includes a MIDI-board for instant access to 128 user presets.
Six hand-selected tubes (12AX7 and EL34) are at the core of Switchblade's design. Its four channels are optimized to cover a wide range of tones from California clean to British crunch and classic rock to contemporary American hi-gain Nu Metal.The amp's FX-section provides considerable effects power, featuring three independent blocks that all work simultaneously (Delay, Modulation and Reverb). The user interface offers classic tube amp look and feel — but is fully programmable for a total of 128 different tube tones at the touch of a button!
The included MIDI-Board enables full control over the amp's features right out of the box: It offers 4 preset select switches, bank up/down selector and a tap-switch to set the delay time and a 2-digit display.
