Hughes & Kettner Edition Tube 25 Anniversary Manual page 2

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Congratulations and thank you for choosing
the Hughes & Kettner Edition Tube amp
The Edition Tube delivers mighty all-tube tone in
Hughes & Kettner's handy Edition format. Sporting
two channels, it mates simple functional elegance
to bodacious tube tone, giving you an easy-to-use,
portable combo that looks and sounds great.
The Edition Tube's Clean channel delivers a
remarkably varied spectrum of vintage sounds from
squeaky-clean yet warm skank to rough-and-ready
blues-approved bite, and all points in between.
Taking up where Clean leaves off, the Lead channel
ups the dirt factor, giving you the full b andwidth,
from a throaty growl to creamy, searing rock lead
tone.
Two EL84 tubes toil away in the Edition Tube's
engine room - they're responsible for the amp's
striking sound. These power amp tubes are known
and cherished by tube freaks for a unique property -
they begin saturating at medium volume levels, and
squeezing the signal with ever so sweet compression.
And that's why the Edition Tube is better suited for
situations that call for moderate volume levels.
Living up to Hughes & Kettner's rep for building
ultra-responsive tone generating machines, the
preamp reacts very dynamically to your touch, and
packs plenty of punch when you attack those strings
hard. With a back that is almost fully closed, the
cabinet provides additional bottom end oomph.
Twenty genuine tube-driven watts and the Celestion®
G12T 100 loudspeaker do their part to give the
Edition Tube the kind of sonic wallop you need to
be heard loud and clear at rehearsals and club gigs.
Rounding out the Edition Tube's complement of
features are a variable spring reverb, an effects loop,
and a connector for external cabinets. But then
that shouldn't come as a huge surprise because any
Hughes & Kettner amp boasting the "EDITION"
mark of distinction promises a touch of class.
We're wishing you lots of fun
with the tone of your Edition Tube!
Before powering up
• C heck that your local wall socket voltage and the
amp's AC power rating are identical before you
plug the amp in.
• E nsure air can circulate around your amp's
v entilation ducts.
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• M ake sure the amp sits securely on a stable
platform where it is not exposed to mechanical
shocks or temperature extremes which may damage
the amp or endanger the safety of bystanders.
• H ughes & Kettner is not liable for damages due to
improper use
Table of Contents
1.0 Jacks and Controls
2.0 Standard Setup/Cable Connections
3.0 Operation
3.1 Selecting Sounds
3.2 Using Signal Processors
4.0 Replacing Tubes, Service and Maintenance
5.0 Troubleshooting
6.0 Technical Specification
1.0 Jacks and Controls
INPUT: Plug your guitar into this jack.
FOOTSWITCH: Plug a footswitch (e.g. the
Hughes & Kettner FS-1) into this jack when you
want to change channels remotely. If you choose to
use a footswitch, make sure that the CHANNEL
SELECT switch is set to the CLEAN channel
(yellow LED lights up).
VOLUME: This knob controls the CLEAN
channel's volume and saturation levels. Depending
on your guitar's output level, you can dial in fat,
crunchy sounds at higher VOLUME settings.
YELLOW CHANNEL SELECT
indicate the CLEAN channel is active.
CHANNEL SELECT BUTTON: This selector lets
you change channels by pushing the button by hand
as opposed to stomping on a footswitch, which is
also an option.
LED: Lights up to