Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 212 Cabinet

Comprato assieme alla Testata da 36W. Da tanto tempo desideravo ampliare il mio gear con un testata+cassa: in quanto il mio primo acquisto, non mi sono voluto addentrare troppo in ulteriori ricerche (col rischio di finire fuori budget).

In sala prove è ottimo, non ho bisogno né di ulteriore amplificazione, né di abbassare troppo il volume. A pieno volume si esprime mooolto bene, ma per un uso esclusivo in casa mi sento di sconsigliarlo per via dell'ingombro e della potenza erogata. Se non volete rinunciare all'opzione testata+cassa fareste meglio a preferire un cono singolo, in questo caso.

Solido ed affidabile, non è comodissimo da portare in giro per via delle dimensioni più che del peso, ma la maniglia permette di maneggiarlo piuttosto agevolmente senza l'ausilio di un roadie. Le dimensioni contano, soprattutto se vi dovete spostare con un'utilitaria: prendete bene le misure o rischierete di riempirvi la macchina in men che non si dica.

Seriously happy with this cab

when it arrived I had expected more than one package but the 2 extras I bought were in the cab box so don't go swearing you haven't received everything before you fully check the box.

It not exactly the smallest or the largest cabinet I have ever seen and looks great on the side with a tubemeister 36 sitting on top of it.

I spent heaps of time going over which cab to get and lets face it there are cheaper cabs with 2 x vintage 30's in them. There is no way that they have this build quality and the closed back just makes them sound amazing. I was looking at getting greenback speakers but the extra watts and range of sound just was better for me in the end.

i would of liked a handle or more on the side the cab as it can be very cumbersome to walk around with just using the one handle on the top. I have not opened it up but it just feels solid to the touch and when you place it on the ground there is that satisfying plonk of its not going to move anytime soon.

Not sure I would get this if I had the tubemeister 5 or 18 but for the 36 the extra punch and depth is just lovely.

Its bloody loud too, don't make the mistake I did and stand next to it on 3/4 volume. lol

I'm using this cab with H&K Grandmeister Deluxe 40. I have changed several cabinets while playing with Tubemeister 36 and Grandmeister Deluxe 40 while trying to solve a common high-end frequencies problem of these amp.

This cabinet, paired with Monster brand speaker cable, made a huge difference - there is no harsh highs and the whole sound is punchy (as I play mostly with medium gain) and the treble control isn't turned fully counterclockwise anymore. I was using Harley Benton Vintage G212 cabinet before and, despite the speakers are the same, H&K cabinet is well designed and sounds much better with H&K amp (at least Grandmeister Deluxe 40).

I wasn't sure if the price I am paying is worth the cab at the beggining, but now I mus say that if you have Hughes & Kettner amp (Tubemeister or Grandmeister series), this cabinet is worth the price and probably a must-have.