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We took over the entire stock and you can benefit! 100 watt all-tube power "Made in Germany" for unbeatable 999, - instead of 2498, - EUR !!
Kiss lead guitarist Tommy Thayer appreciates the commanding British sound qualities of Duotone. The basics of this amp layout submitted by one of the well known Amp Tuner Dirk Baldringer: here you can feel the full soul of rock guitar!
Two channels: clean tones, creamy and dynamic. Typical grippy British overdrive with Boost and FX ... and also two master volume! All footswitchable!
The Duotone Tommy Thayer is 110% rock'n'roll and impresses with features, what a good straight-ahead Amp should be.
As the lead guitarist for the legendary rock band KISS, Tommy Thayer’s career in music has been more than a dream come true. Born on November 7th, 1960 in Portland, Oregon, Tommy grew up in the suburbs of Beaverton, Oregon amidst the sounds of the Beatles and other classic ‘60s pop music. Tommy’s passion for early 70s hard rock bands drove his desire to pick up electric guitar at age 13. After graduating from Sunset High School in 1978, Tommy played in many local garage and club bands, eventually forming his own serious hard-rocking act, Black 'N Blue. With a life-changing move to Southern California in early 1983, Black ‘N Blue had immediate success packing Hollywood’s rock clubs, and within six months signed a major worldwide recording contract with Geffen Records. Tommy’s dream of making records, videos and touring the world suddenly became a reality. Touring for two months as opening act for KISS in fall 1985, Black ‘N Blue soon befriended bassist Gene Simmons and asked him to produce the band’s next studio album. Gene noticed Tommy’s skills and work ethic, in turn asking him to write and record song demos with him for KISS.
I was thrilled when in 2008 I became the proud recipient of my own Hughes & Kettner signature amplifier; the Duotone Tommy Thayer. I knew immediately that it was right because the force and tonality of this amplifier was perfect for what I needed in KISS. Through the years I’ve been impressed by the people at Hughes & Kettner. My thanks and admiration go to CEO Hans Stamer, his son Nils and the entire staff in St. Wendel, Germany for their innovation and dedication to building the best guitar amplifiers in the world. Their secret weapon is my friend Paul Airey, Director of Quality Management and Artist Relations. Paul has been my biggest supporter, ensuring that I’m happy and have everything I need to get the right sound in the studio and on stage. When you get right down to it though, it all starts and ends with a great product. Through the years with KISS I can’t tell you how many fans, friends and guitar players always ask me, "What’s that amp you’re using onstage with the killer tone?" I’m always proud to answer, "It’s a Hughes & Kettner."
Hughes & Kettner Duotone Tommy Thayer Signature Its the perfect head if you are looking for hot rodded jcm800 type of tones. Two channel amp, the clean chanell has great glassy cleans, better than any marshall Ive played. You cant break the clean without a boost of somekind. Overdrive channel can go from bluesy tones to hard rock and with the boost engaged you are at classic metal territory. Again with a boost-overdrive pedal in front you can get more modern metal sounds but it wont handle extreme downtunings well. The amp is very articulate and the best thing about it is that you cant get a bad tone out of it, all the spectrum of the settings are usable and it has active mid-treble eq which is awesome. Certainly you dont have to spend hours and hours to get a great tone out of it. The build quality and the quality of the components are at the highest level.
For this price it cant be beaten.
