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Hughes and Kettner Tube Factor Overdrive Pedal

Get boost and overdrive without letting it drown out the natural tone of your intrument with this overdrive pedal. 57 People rated this product: Rate and Review This Product
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Manufacturer's Description for Hughes and Kettner Tube Factor Overdrive Pedal

The Tube Factor represents a radically new execution of an age-old idea, that of the booster/overdrive pedal. What sets this new pedal apart from the offerings of the past is that it specializes in clean boost and neutral overdrive. In other words, Tube Factor effectively shows more respect for the individual character of the guitar and the subtle nuances of the player's style. It accomplishes this through new technology employed in the device's preamp stage, and through the use of a higher voltage (290 volts) than that employed by standard pedals. Due to the wider scale of voltage possible in the Tube Factor, the player will experience a broader range of expressiveness and responsiveness from his existing guitar and amp.

The guitarists most likely to benefit from the Tube Factor are those more ambitious players who possess or aspire to a greater stylistic range and who have a greater appreciation of expressive subtleties, especially with clean and blues tones.

Early testers have been unanimous in their enthusiastic appraisal of the Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor, particularly for the manner in which it 'unlocks' the latent reserves of their existing gear and allows its original character to be heard more easily than ever before.

Power to the unit is supplied via an external adapter. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Hughes & Kettner products.
Input Impedance: 1 M ohm

Max. current consumption: 480 mA at 13.4 V

Min. input level: - 40 dB

Max. power draw: 6.5 VA

Nominal input level: -26dB

Tube type: ECC83 or 12AX7A

Max. input level: + 17dB

Output Impedance: 2 K ohms

Max. output level preamp on: + 6 dB

Max. output level preamp off: + 12 dB

Dimensions (W x H x D): 160 x 80 x 215mm

Weight with power pack: 1.55 kg (3 Ibs.)
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Shipping Weight: 4 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 14 x 9 x 4 in
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If you have additional warranty questions, please call the manufacturer at 716-297-2920
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Sound: I own two hybrid amps: 1 Marshall AVT50W and one VOX AV30VT-XL. The AVT has an 12AX7 in the preamp and the VOX has one in the poweramp. The HK 1st stage warms up the signal/sound very well. I use a Carl Martin Plexitone with 2 separate stages of crunch/lead and keep both amps on their clean channel. It's pretty much like adding/stacking tube sound to solid state. So, despite other reviews I read, it does help solid state amps. Tube snobs will tell you otherwise, but I've owned a circa 80's 50w Marshall head (sold stupidly), a DSL401 (ditto), a Peavy 50w 112 and most recently a Blackstar 5w halfstack. This thing works, period. The only thing I'd change is to add a 2nd output level control for the 2nd "factor"; otherwise it hits a least 10-20db above factor 1. Feature: Again, make channel or "factor" 2 have an output control so it doesn't hit so hard. I've heard it's a clipped diode for this. Ease of Use: This comes 2nd in my pedal order, right after the Boss tuner, and before the Plexitone. It's a perfect fit. It reacts differently based on the clean channel's gain, volume, my Les Paul's volume position and the Plexitone's settings. You can play clean with tube warmth, kick in the Plexitone for crunch, then choose either the 2nd Plexitone distortion stage or the "factor" 2 position on the HK for a real solid Marshall drive. It's beautiful. Quality: I don't gig much; I play 2 Sundays a month at my church where the music is very contemporary Christian praise. The clean setting is mostly a lead-in to crunch rhythm and finally some boost or extra OD for melody/lead. The quality of this unit is fine and I wouldn't hesitate to put it in my gig bag with my other pedals and cords. It's a great looking piece with a machined aluminum look and that awesome blue backlit branding. Value: Lots of other distortion and ODs out there; a few with tubes. The only other ones I've A/B'd is the Blackstar Boost and Drive units for my particular purpose. If you're looking to heat up a solid state to sound like dimebag, look elsewhere. If you're looking to top off your all tube amp with some more drive or distortion; again, look around. You'll save some money for sure. This unit stands out by itself, like an H&K all tube head. Manufacturer Support: Swapped a couple of emails with them and had less than 24 hour response. The Wow Factor: Tube preamp, so it is practical; but, I'd buy it over another similar product just because of the blue backlighting. Overall: l'll be satisfied until I can afford a $2000+ H&K 1/2 stack! I would not sell or trade for anything equivalent (unless they add a 2nd output control). This unit lets my Les Paul sing like a real Gibson should. If it were lost or stolen, I'd take the insurance money and replace it. I like its tube-like warmth the best; the lack of control over the 2nd channel the least.
Style of Music: Christian contemporary and alternative
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Sound: the sound is absolutly amazing, quality and everything. it just makes everything i do sound ballsy, balls to the wall but your head off in your face distortion, perfect for any metal head(especialy 80s). and then you can get a real sweet crunch out of it. it sounds amazing live as well as recording. pretty versatile. im using this pedal with a crate blue voodoo 120 watt tube head along with an 80s rocktron inteleverb effect processor(screamin set up, esspecialy for a 17 year old). its verry easy to use so just mess with it a lil bit and ull find what your lookin for Quality: SOLID AS A ROCK, never let me down. and is very roadworthy. hughes & kettner are great i have no doubt in my mind this will last me a looooooooong time. my dad has his equipment from 20 years ago and its still perfect The Wow Factor: its ggreat
Style of Music: 80s hair metal, neil scholn version of blues
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