Beedster Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 (edited) Folks I bought this recently from Julian/Soulman. I have to do some work on my studio and could also use a new gigging head so much as I'd like to keep this, I'm going to move along all non-essential gear. It's a 5w all tube unit that will happily drive a cab at living room levels, that is you can get tube pre/power tone without the volume. It has a very pleasing tubey tone that and quite a wide range of EQ options, If you like tube tone at bedroom levels, or want to record a decent tube tone through a speaker, this is worth a try. There's a nice review by BC'er disssa here https://www.disssa.de/reviews/preamps/h-k-bassmaster/. Original manufacturer blurb here http://hughesandkettnermicroamps.weebly.com/batt--bass-master.html. Being very helpful people, they've even outline the full range of connection options on the case! When I received it the tubes were a little noisy so I've replaced them with a pair of new JJs. I paid £200 plus postage plus £40 for the tubes, so it owes me a few quid, but I'm happy to get it to you for £200 posted. Happy to haggle (a bit), but no trades thanks Cheers Chris Edited January 27, 2019 by Beedster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 That is a clever little box! GLWTS matey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Nice! This brings back a few memories.. I had one of these about 8 or 9 years ago and it was a lovely sounding pre amp, exactly as Chris has described. I paired mine with a 210 cab for home practicing, which was great, but I also used to use it live in preamp mode to warm up my tone when I had solid state rigs for gigging. It's a really good piece of kit that's very versatile and you can't go wrong when dealing with Chris either, so all's good! GLWTS Chris and Happy New Year. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 05/01/2019 at 15:51, HazBeen said: That is a clever little box! GLWTS matey. Thanks Harry, happy new year mate On 05/01/2019 at 17:39, silverfoxnik said: Nice! This brings back a few memories.. I had one of these about 8 or 9 years ago and it was a lovely sounding pre amp, exactly as Chris has described. I paired mine with a 210 cab for home practicing, which was great, but I also used to use it live in preamp mode to warm up my tone when I had solid state rigs for gigging. It's a really good piece of kit that's very versatile and you can't go wrong when dealing with Chris either, so all's good! GLWTS Chris and Happy New Year. 😊 Likewise thanks Nik, and likewise happy new year. Yep, it's got lovely tone, I'm using it with a 2x10 Mesa cab and it's perfect for getting decent tube tone without any shouts form the wife/kids/neighbours! I haven't used it as a pre but mostly because my amps are all tube, but might give it a try anyway! Cheers. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Offers before I put this lovely little unit at the mercy of eBay........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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