Members JuneBugHunter Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Ok I ordered a Hughes & Kettner Trilogy on September 2nd and it arrived Wednesday morning. Opened up the box, it was bigger, heavier and better looking than I imagined...but that stuff doesn't matter... After frantiically rewiring my cab from stereo to mono I plugged it in and started strumming a few chords on the clean channel and started adjusting the controls. First thing I noticed. It pretty much sounds good no matter where the controls are. I've been using mesa gear for about 4 years exclusively (50/50+Studio Pre, Mark IV, TriAxis+2:90) and I couldn't remember the last time I was instantly gratified with the sound of an amp...Mesa's are friggen hard to tinker with, I don't even want to think about the time I gigged with my Mark IV and my settings card got lost. Anyway, this is no mesa boogie. Which was good I wanted a change... Clean Channel:So the clean is freaking wonderful. Especially with my strat. I can honestly say and other people confirmed...it's the best sounding cleans I have ever created. The Sparkle sounds great but I find that turning it off is perfect when I need to cut off some highs to compliment vocals. Crunch Channel:At first I wasn't to sure about this channel without the boost, it took me a while to find just the right amount of gain and eq but after a few minutes of tweaking I was getting an awesome "crunch" sound. It's perfect for strumming chords without sounding muddy, it cuts through and is clear but not painful to the ears at all...it's great sounding low-gain tone that I could never come close to with my TriAxis, I got roughly that tone on Rhy2 on the Mark IV but it was always a little too harsh. Now once I dialed in this setting I hit the boost and I was getting amazing blues lead tone. Sort of the messy, lot of mid-range gainy blues is the best description I can think of. Lead Channel:The high gain sounded similar to a JCM2000 DSL I used to play but had some unique characteristics. I sounds like no amp I've ever played but sounds great. I guess it sounds like an H&K and I like that. The lead tones are extremely awesome and fat. Ultra Channel:Sounds great. It's not extremely high-gain but it's a lot more than I use. The only real use I have for this channel is when I need the extra hint of volume and gain. I play some moderately high-gain stuff and I still have no reason to turn it past 7-8. On all channels the amp sounds great playing chords. It's as if I can always hear individual notes in chords. It exactly the sound I wanted and although I will miss that ole' Mesa sound I was so used to this amp impresses me so much with new kinds of tone I doubt I'll care too much. I spent about $2k on my TriAxis+2:90 used. I spent $1,500 on this amp new and I personally love the tone way more, saved $500 and have pretty much all features I had with the TriAxis. I still have a soft spot in my heart for the Mark IV but overall am more happy about the H&K. I know I am comparing Apples and Oranges but next time you are looking for a new amp do not over look it. I was almost expecting to be dissapointed and thought about maybe ordering a TriAmp or Duotone instead but I made the right choice. So find one in a store and try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JuneBugHunter Posted September 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Oh I should also add that my opinions are based on about 3 hours of playing with it alone in my bedroom and two 4 hour long practices with my band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 I really liked the one I tried out. And also, the keeley modded Boss SD1 is a great addition for pretty much any hughes and kettner I've ever tried. Just seems to work better than the tube screamers for some reason. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xSilenTxShadoWx Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 useless without clips.... clips damnit!! clips!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaturalBornBoy Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Clips please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dangles_ct Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Congrats on the new amp! I've had my H&K Trilogy for about 6 months now. Best amp purchase I've ever made, bar none. -Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sordid1 Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 I checked one out last fall and thought it sounded almost as good as it looks which is damn sexy! I wouldn't hesitate at all to own one of those amps. I thought channel four was a little too much gain for me but the other three were stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparkytfl Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Yeah they are pretty huge. Mine's wider than the 212 it sits on. And you didn't mention the awesomeness of midi switching. I can use my gt3 to switch to whatever channel I want for a patch, with boost and sparkle switches on or off, effects loop on or off. So conveniant not to have to hit the patch change switch and the amp footswitch seperately. And at least show pictures of the rig it's in. I'll start: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JuneBugHunter Posted September 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 I'll get clips and pictures up by Monday but if I get some time I'll do it today. I want to hear it recorded too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exilea Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Originally posted by xSilenTxShadoWx useless without clips.... clips damnit!! clips!!! I was gonna say.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JuneBugHunter Posted September 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Here are your stinkin clips... http://www.junebughunter.net/hughes-kettner-trilogy.mp3 Part 1: Clean channel with sparkle Part 2: Clean channel no sparkle in drop D (coheed song) Part 3: Something I do whenever I tune to drop D same setting as part 2 Part 4: Blues on clean channel Part 5: Crunch channel similar to part 4 part 6: Out of tune guitar through crunch channel part 7 Crunch with boost part 8: Lead channel clip part 9: Lead channel with volume rolled off on guitar Signal chain: Fender American Stratocaster Deluxe 60th Anniversary with S-1 switchMonster CableHughes & Kettner TrilogyMonster Speaker CableAvatar 2x12 cab with G12'sShure SM57Monster XLR cableRME FireFace 800Powerbook G4Logic 7.1 Bounced to wave then converted to MP3 in iTunes and uploaded. No eq, compression, reverb, delay...completely try. You bastards better be greatful I changed the strings on my guitar just to do this (broke a string yesterday). So excuse my sub-par guitar playing, out of tune clips and limited recording skills. I'd say it doesn't sound half bad though Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Sparkytfl Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Part 8: Steve Vai - Blowfish (from fire garden, about 43 seconds in)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucketboy Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Very nice stuff, I like it a lot! Where did you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xSilenTxShadoWx Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Wow.... All those seperate tones were nailed... pefectly. It sounds like that amp is quite versatile.. But I have yet to hear METAL m/:mad:m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MorganBucks Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Beautiful sounding amp, Thanks for the great playing and posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BrokenRomeo Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 How is the amp in terms of noise on the lead and ultra channels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mercedesrules Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Very nice...a breath of fresh air...enjoyed it...thanks! They have H+K in town. I've been considering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members love_o_rock Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Wow, that sounds great. Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JuneBugHunter Posted September 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Originally posted by Sparkytfl Part 8: Steve Vai - Blowfish (from fire garden, about 43 seconds in)? Wow, had no idea but I just listened to that song and that's exactly the part but faster than how I played it. I listened to and played Vai so much growing up I think little things like that are just embedded in my playing. But I do believe the progression is pretty standard. I can't wait to actually record a song with this amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JuneBugHunter Posted September 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Originally posted by BrokenRomeo How is the amp in terms of noise on the lead and ultra channels? It's pretty damn quiet. Way quieter than my TriAxis + 2:90. If I crank up the volume on the amp and turn the gain all the way up on the ultra channel there is some hum but nothing noticable in contrast to how loud the amp is. I'd say the amp is pretty much as quiet as they get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iroc Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 really nice sounding amp, i just tried out a switchblade today, i really liked it, i think im gonna get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonemeister87 Posted September 16, 2006 Members Share Posted September 16, 2006 Originally posted by JuneBugHunter That is so hawt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richedie Posted April 20, 2007 Members Share Posted April 20, 2007 Still liking it? Any clips of the Ultra boost engaged? I want to see if it can do real heavy modern rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucius Posted April 20, 2007 Members Share Posted April 20, 2007 How does this differ from the triamp? Cheers, Lucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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