cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message hughes & kettner type private industry amplification founded neunkirchen germany 1984 ; 32 years ago 1984 founder hans and lothar stamer ceo headquarters st.wendel germany area served europe africa asia north america south america australia key people hans and lothar stamer products amplifiers website www.hughes and kettner.com hughes & kettner is a german brand of guitar and bass guitar amplifiers cabinets and effects processors . it was founded in neunkirchen in 1984 and is based in st.wendel since 1987 . notable users edit notable users of hughes & kettner products include alex lifeson and tommy thayer who have signature amplifiers by the company the triamp mkii alex lifeson and the duotone tommy thayer . other hughes and kettner users are joel stroetzel adam dutkiewicz peredur ap gwynedd nuno bettencourt tony macalpine rocky george eluveitie dave sharman and allan holdsworth . products edit hughes & kettner up until recently relied on its flagship triamp and statesman family of amplifiers . recently however hughes & kettner has worked to establish itself in the high gain 50 100 watt amp head market . with the recent release of the coreblade amplifier head hughes & kettner is spending most of its resources in this market . in september 2011 hughes & kettner released the tubemeister 18 an 18 watt 5 kilograms 11 lb head . meant to appeal to the gigging guitarist that values versatility and mobility this amplifier is small and works best with smaller cabinets generally in the area of one or two 12 inch 300 mm speakers . the amp has received a lot of attention for its power soak feature which enables the player to leave volume and gain levels high yet limit the output of the head to more reasonable levels . it is clearly designed by hughes & kettner to attend to the guitarists that perform consistently at a variety of volumes even sporting a red box output xlr and the option to mute the speaker output entirely intended for mixing desks . external links edit official website this german corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hughes % 26 kettner & oldid 724891898 categories guitar amplifier manufacturerssankt wendel district companies based in saarlandelectrical engineering companies of germany1984 establishments in germanycompanies established in 1984german company stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from march 2009all articles lacking sourcesarticles with a promotional tone from july 2014all articles with a promotional toneall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 12 june 2016 at 05 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view