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Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mark 3 150-watt Dual 3-channel Programmable Tube Head

Six-channel Tube Guitar Amp Head
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Huge Array of Real Tube Tones, and up to 150 Watts of Power

Get all the true tube tones you want and all the stage-rumbling wattage you need! The Hughes & Kettner Triamp MKIII head comes equipped with a trio of independent power amp sections that can be used independently or combined. The best part? You can use a wide range of different tube types to conjure authentic American and British amp tones (and create your own custom sounds, too). Each of the Triamp MKIII's three preamp sections has a pair of channels, and you can route them independently to the power sections. The result? You're plugged into 42 different amp possibilities - all from one amp head. You also get a DI output with Ambience Emulation, full MIDI control, an included MIDI footboard, intuitive controls, an onboard noise gate, and much more.

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Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mark 3 Features:
  • 150-watt all-tube amp
  • 6 channels - 1A: 50s Californian clean; 1B: 60s British clean; 2A: 70s British lead; 2B: 80s brown sound; 3A: 90s Californian high-gain; 3B: modern high-gain and beyond
  • Threedom Power Amp Technology: 3 pairs of freely assignable power tubes

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Tube
  • Number of Channels: 6
  • Total Power: 150W
  • Preamp Tubes: 1 x 7025/E83CC, 1 x 12AX7A-C, 7 x ECC83
  • Power Tubes: 2 x EL34, 4 x 6L6
  • EQ: 3-band
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4" (Instrument), 1 x 1/4" (Power Amp)
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4" (Preamp), 1 x XLR (DI)
  • Effects Loop: Yes
  • MIDI I/O: In/Out/Thru
  • Footswitch I/O: 1 x 7-pin DIN (presets, stomp box mode, channel, boost)
  • Footswitch Included: Yes, 7-button footswitch
  • Construction Material: Black Textured Vinyl
  • Power Source: Standard IEC AC cable
  • Height: 15.47"
  • Width: 29.13"
  • Depth: 10"
  • Weight: 48.5 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: TRIAMP3H

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The greatest multi channel amp ever designed and built!!!

If you can't find your tones with this, but an Axe FX III and give up on the amps!

Makes a Mesa Boogie Road King room and hide and cry like a little girl!

6 channels with a unique boost for each one! I have mine tubed up for 3 50 watt pairs to select, 6L6, EL34, KT66.
All 3 together is killer as heck, too for all 6 channels!

Can't beat this tube amp!
I've owned everything tube under the sun, including Axe FX III, Fractal FM9, and most every to of the line modeler.
by Will M. from SC on
Music background: Pro musician, electrical engineer, sound engineer.

MK 3 TRI AMP

I have used the MK1 for over 20 yr's .I put SOVTEK MAIN'S and ruby 12a7's in it and it has been a beast .I can only imagine the MK3 being nothing less and more of a beast then my MK1 they are built like tanks ,look great on the stage and can cover any genre in the 3 amp's and 2 channels on each in my MK1 wish i could afford to upgrade to the MK3.This rig and axe have been with me over 20 yr's and still running great .
by Damian from OH on
Music background: too much to list .

Sound like rush

Yes for that RUSH sound this is the head a truly amazing amp.
by Victor from Boise idaho on
Music background: Singer,guitar and bass player song writer.

The Holy Grail

I was so excited to get this head, that I forgot to touch a single knob other than volume when I first turned it on. And I didn't realize it for fifteen minutes, because it sounded absolutely fantastic!

The noise gate is wonderful - I don't hear a peep with it engaged and my note trails aren't cut off.

The stomp boost adds a different character to every channel, and cuts straight through in a live setting without fiddling with knobs or switching channels.

I play a wide range of styles from Jazz to Metal and this thing covers everything. But it's not just a swiss-army amp, master of none. Every channel is worth the price of the head, because they're all lush, clear, powerful, articulate, full bodied.

I don't think I'll ever buy another amp again. This is the holy grail for me. I would give it 6 stars if I could.
by Kenneth R on

Steve Drizis Fron Voodoo Dancer (Band)

This is a great amp i can do anything with this head, i use to carry so many pedals to get these sounds and still this amp does it all, the only pedal i bring is the TLC delay. The Lead channel 3A & 3B are amazing it cuts thru very nicely, I have about 10 different types of power amps none compare with the MKIII, I Strongly recommend the MKIII for everyone thank you for making my life so much easier.

Steve Drizis
Voodoo Dancer
by Steve Drizis from new york on
Music background: Band Voodoo Dancer Guitar player-song wrtiter

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Mitch Gallagher

Six power tubes. Nine preamp tubes. Six channels. MIDI control. Onboard noise gate. Switchable effects loop. Enhanced Red Box speaker-emulated DI output. Master insert jacks. Built-in TSC tube status monitoring. A total of 42 different voicings. Fifty, 100, or 150 watts of output power. To say the Hughes & Kettner Triamp MKIII is a flexible, full-featured guitar amp is a major understatement! The Triamp MKIII starts with six channels, each tuned to a particular voicing: California Clean, British Clean, British Lead, Brown Sound, High Gain, and Modern High Gain. Each channel has its own set of gain, volume, and EQ controls. On the back end, you have six power tube sockets that you can load, in pairs, with just about any octal tube: 6L6, EL34, 5881, KT66, KT77, KT88. So you could install two 6L6s, two EL34s, and two KT88s (or whatever combination you want). Then, using three front-panel switches, you can independently turn pairs of power tubes on and off; this means you can match the exact power tubes (as well as tone, response, and feel) to each preamp channel. And, you can combine two different types of power tubes (say, EL34 and KT66) for completely new "hybrid" amp tones. It's mind-boggling, and it really works. You can even change power tubes on the fly, while the amp is powered up! When you combine all those preamp voicings with the power tube possibilities, you get one monster of a tone machine. Then, add in all of the rest of the Triamp MKIII's features, and you get an amp that is simply unrivaled in flexibility. Best of all, I couldn't find a combination that sounded less than wonderful. The hardest part is choosing which one you want to use! For the studio, the Triamp MKIII would cover pretty much any tone, for any genre. And onstage, you can either tweak your tone to perfection or assemble a mass of incredible tones that you can incorporate into your set list. It's a total beast!
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