Access a library of iconic amp tones with Hughes & Kettner's new Black Spirit 200 combo
Paul Riario takes this formidable, wall-of-sound-producing combo for a test drive
Hughes & Kettner has always been a formidable player in the amp game, with its GrandMeister 40 Deluxe in particular consistently ranking as one of the best guitar amplifiers for metal on the market.
The Black Spirit 200 though, shows that the company is also no slouch when it comes to producing more versatile machines.
In the words of our Tech Editor, Paul Riario, the Black Spirit 200 "Delivers larger-than life tones in a compact combo format." Reducible to 20 and 2 watts from its standard 200, the Black Spirit 200 can rock any stage, studio or practice room, and packs a library of tones large and well-rounded enough to make any amp modeler blush.
You can watch Paul take the combo for a test drive in the video above.
For more information, head on over to Hughes & Kettner.
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Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.
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