Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 100 Head - Ultra preset

Verified · 92/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The Hughes & Kettner Switchblade 100 is a four-channel, 100-watt tube head (Clean, Crunch, Lead, Ultra) with four EL34s. A digitally controlled preamp stores 128 MIDI-recallable presets, with per-channel boost and presence, and built-in digital reverb, delay and modulation plus an effects loop. It was designed as an all-in-one gigging head covering clean to high gain.

• Introduced: 2006
• Wattage: 100W
• Channels: 4
• Preamp tubes: 2× ECC83
• Power tubes: 4× EL34

Tags: german, modern, el34, multi-channel, high-gain, high-wattage, reverb.

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