Hughes & Kettner MK II User Manual

When the first TriAmp

debuted in 1995, it wasn’t

long until it garnered a reputation as the Holy Grail

of amplifiers. And with good reason, for it was the

first time that a design featuring three totally inde-

pendent, dual channel, all-tube amplifiers was

shoehorned into a single device. Tube tone purists

were ecstatic. Its state-of-the-art handling and

switching logic – optionally controllable via MIDI -

enabled direct access to six of the most sought-

after tonal flavors. And that put at players’ finger-

tips a sonic spectrum with a breadth unrivalled by

any all-tube amp. The TriAmp

MK II was truly a

milestone in amp history.

Then the engineers at Hughes & Kettner

®

decided

to play matchmaker, marrying the qualities of this

milestone to the latest innovations in tube amp

technology. They named the progeny of this union

MK II. The findings of modern research

flowed into the revamped six fundamental sounds. 

By the same token, the power amp circuit was

redesigned from the bottom up, resulting in an

even bigger, even more open sound. 

Next to a variable effects loop (serial/parallel), 

the TriAmp

MK II was endowed with a Half Power

switch. Now you can halve its output power from

100 watts to 50 watts whenever the mood strikes.

This lowers the power amp saturation threshold.

The flagship of the Hughes & Kettner

®

Tube

Custom Series, the TriAmp

MK II is exclusively han-

dcrafted, bar a few exceptions. 

Every device is put through the paces of numer-

ous load and safety trials before it is subjected to

ultimate test – the ears of experienced guitarists,

the most sensitive gauge of them all.

When you chose the TriAmp

MK II, you opted for 

a top-drawer tool built by pros for pros. Courtesy

of its versatility, professional-quality features,

impeccable workmanship, and, above all,

stunning sound quality, it truly merits the moniker

“state of the art”, setting standards for generations

of tube amps to come.