Statesman® – Today‘s most advanced Classic Tube Amplifiers
DUAL EL84 - Huge Sound in a Handy Package
Looking for uncompromising tone at moderate, club-approved volume? Want all the key classic and blues rock sounds with a few twists of the wrist? Then the DUAL EL84 is the right choice for you. Decked out in a fine bespoke suit, this sharp-dressed combo delivers all the fundamentals in a remarkably portable package.
Beauty and the Beast
Sinfully sweet American clean with a touch of hillbilly twang? Oh, yes. Rough-and-ready British rock in all its raging glory? Oh, yes. In one amp? Oh, no. They said it couldn‘t be done; the sonic divide was simply too wide.
They said if you want both worlds of tone and are unwilling to settle for less, you would have to take two amps to the stage. They said the warm airy tone of an open back combo and the fat, focused power of a 4 x 12 rock rig were incompatible -beauty and the beast, never to be caged together. And they said this wish, long harbored by players seeking a more versatile rig, would forever remain unfulfilled.
German Attention To Detail
What makes the various breeds of vintage amps shine is the trademark tone produced by a particular design. Hughes & Kettner set out to conjure the sonic magic of gratifying tone, albeit in versatile amps. For 25 years, our engineers have made it their mission to decode the DNA of the most diverse guitar sounds, analyzing everything from input jacks to the architecture of housings. Armed with this insight, inspired by tradition, and driven by the desire to create something fresh and exciting for forward-looking players, they turned up a string of celebrated sound-sculpting implements, including the TubeTools line and the TriAmp. Now all the knowledge gathered along the way birthed an unprecedented amp design. At its heart is circuitry that stretches the boundaries of tube technology: Switching from Clean to Drive restructures the preamp circuits completely. What‘s more, current feedback is also switched, tailoring the power amp‘s characteristics to suit the given preamp channel. The Statesman‘s housing translates this revolutionary tube technology into sound pressure. It‘s a classic case of applied physics culminating in art: This housing, in combination with the Eminence speaker custom-designed for the Statesman, delivers both authentic combo and stack tone.
By employing cutting-edge engineering and wedding it to classic tube craft to create today‘s most advanced classic amp design, Statesman stands as a testament to Hughes & Kettner‘s Technology of Tone.
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Total Tonal Freedom!
The elegant Statesman‘s many
custom features make it a boutique instrument. Dedicated Reverb Balance
knobs match the built-in Accutronics reverb to each channel. A push of
the Clean channel Twang button takes you from the sound that sparked the
British Invasion to star-spangled California clean. The Drive channel‘s
Boost button sweeps from the throaty rasp of the early rock-n-roll years
to the raging rock of the high-octane‚80s and beyond. The EL34 head
and 6L6 combo‘s Drive channel even offers a second, separately adjustable
Master. A simple twist of the wrist is all it takes to push your leads
up front and center! Classic sound paired with modern-day versatility
- this symbiosis is what makes the Statesman such a class act. Discover
Statesman and discover what it means to make chicken-skin music!
This amp is your palette; plug
in and paint bold, beautiful sonic images. Every tonal hue from crisp,
crystal-clear clean to foot-stompin‘twang, and from smoky blues
to blazing rock, is at your fingertips! Every nuance of every stroke is
yours to control intuitively with your guitar, style, and personality.
Whatever rig you prefer - Combo, 6L6, EL84, or EL34 power amp - a galaxy
of great guitar tones awaits in the Statesman.
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Product information
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Technical specifications |
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Model |
STM DUAL EL84 |
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Headline |
The Most Advanced Classic Amps |
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Channels |
Clean + Twang, Overdrive + Boost |
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Power |
20 Watts |
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Poweramp |
2x EL84 |
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Preamp |
2x 12AX7 |
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Effects |
Accutronics Spring Reverb |
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Effects Loop |
Serial |
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Footswitch/Stageboard |
1x FS-2 included, 2nd FS-2 as an option |
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Switching Functions |
Channels, Boost; with 2nd FS-2: Reverb, FX-Loop |
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Special Features |
Twang and Boost Mode, adjustable Reverb Balance |
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Equalizer |
Shared 3-band EQ |
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Speaker Outputs |
1x 8-16 Ohms, parallel |
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Speakers |
1x 12'' Eminence Rockdriver Cream |
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Suggested Speaker Cabinet |
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Protective Cover |
included |
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Dimensions |
560 x 470 x 250 mm |
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Weight |
19,5 kg / 43 lbs |
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External Fuse (Anode) |
1 x T 250 mA |
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Mains Fuse 100 Volt-Version |
1 x 250 V / T 1 A |
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Mains Fuse 120 Volt-Version |
1 x 250 V / T 1 A |
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