Tell me about your experience with the Hughes and Kettner Triamp, specifically the MkII

[Night Stalker]

I've listened to some clips, and they sound great from what I can tell, but you don't hear an awful lot about them. What's the build quality like? I understand they were made in Germany, so I imagine they are built fairly well. Any known issues with them? I imagine they are very complicated inside and therefore a nightmare to work on?

 

[CorrosiveMatter]

In North America they are expensive AF. If you need to re tube it's going to hurt.

Everyone I have seen that has one loves it but I have noticed all the usual YouTube folks that get one have 1 single video about how great it is and you never see or hear it again.

oh and if you are in Thomann territory they sell them for super cheap currently after they bought H&K.

 

[laxu]

oh and if you are in Thomann territory they sell them for super cheap currently after they bought H&K.

The Triamp MK 2 is no longer made. Thomann sells MK 3.

I tried the MK2 several years ago but didn't particularly love it. It's a complex amp so it could be just user error, but I found its overdrive channels to have a fuzzy character I did not enjoy.

 

[CorrosiveMatter]

The Triamp MK 2 is no longer made. Thomann sells MK 3.

I tried the MK2 several years ago but didn't particularly love it. It's a complex amp so it could be just user error, but I found its overdrive channels to have a fuzzy character I did not enjoy.

ahh mk2 mk3, I did miss that.

 

[Night Stalker]

The one I'm looking at looks to be in great shape and comes with the matching 2 X 12.

The guy is asking $1100

 

[sleewell]

my experience with them is limited to seeing the new amp day threads on forums with the lights off in the room to show off the LEDs

hahahahhaha

 

[GuitarBilly74]

It is a good sounding amp once you get the hang of it. Definitely on the darker, warmer side. Build quality is good.

BUT! Their US distributor is not very helpful. If you ever need a repair that requires a proprietary part (which is likely the case with the TriAmp), it will take forever to get the part and it will cost you a lot of money. I learned that the hard way with a Switchblade I used to have.

Have you seen people get stoked they got a great deal on an used BMW, and that lasts up to the first time they have to take it into a shop and they see the repair bill? It's like that.