The Hughes and Kettner Switchblade 100 TSC Valve Guitar Amplifier Combo gives you the peace of mind that comes with knowing your precious tone is in capable hands and your amp is always biased properly for the installed tubes.
The Hughes and Kettner Switchblade 100 TSC Combo features TSC, short for Tube Safety Control. This revolutionary circuit automatically adjusts bias, ensuring optimum idle current. Just a few seconds after you power up the amp, the tubes will operate under ideal conditions, even in the event of a tube defect. TSC then switches off and indicates the faulty tube to you, but lets you continue playing the amp! Simply pop in a replacement tube during the break and you’re back to rocking at full power.
A quick glance at the four small LEDs on the back of your Switchblade TSC tells you whether or not it’s working properly. And the small slot on the back turns you into a tube expert : simply insert a pick to get a read-out of the ratings
The Hughes and Kettner Switchblade 100 TSC Combo Main Features Include:
- Every tube operates within its optimum range and delivers the best possible tone.
- Continuous adjustment of tube bias minimizes wear.
- The amp does not have to be re-biased manually when you replace tubes,
- You are free to choose the tube type you like best: EL34 or 6L6GC, also mixed!
- A control LED for each tube gives you a heads up on its status and provides advance warning of tube deterioration, allowing you to replace it before it fails completely.
- If a tube fails altogether, it and its counterpart are switched off, enabling you to continue playing the gig at half power with no disruption. (For amps with four power tubes only).
- Matching Read Out: A small slot on the back turns you into a tube expert : simply insert a pick into to get a read-out of the ratings!
Model Switchblade 100 Combo
- Channels Clean: Californian, Crunch: Classic British, Lead: British Hi-Gain, Ultra: American Hi-Gain
- Power: 100 Watts
- Poweramp: Shipped with 4x EL34, but also 6L6GC applicables
- Preamp: 2x 12AX7
- Effects: 3 independant Digital-FX processors: Reverb, Delay, Modulation (Chorus, Flanger, Tremolo)
- Effects Loop: serial/parallel
- MIDI: built in
- Footswitch/Stageboard: MIDI-Board FSM-432 included
- Switching Functions: 4xPreset, Bank up, Bank down, Tap Delay
- Special Features: Tube Safety Control (TSC) ;all Controls are fully programmable, included MIDI-Board
- Presets: 128 user presets
- Speaker Outputs: 1x 4 Ohms, 1x 8 Ohms or 2x 16 Ohms, 1x 16 Ohms
- Speakers: 2x 12'' Eminence Rockdriver 60
- Dimensions: 647 x 500 x 285 mm
- Weight: 30,3 kg/67,2 lbs
Hughes and Kettner Switchblade 100 TSC Valve Guitar Amplifier Combo (code 63813)
Valve Guitar Amplifier Combo, 100 Watts, 2x12" Eminence Rockdriver 60 Speakers, 2x 12AX7 & 2x EL3 Tubes, 3 Independant Effects Processors - Reverb, Delay, Modulation, Includes Footswitch, Black
£999.00 (inc vat)