Hughes & Kettner

The Switchblade 100 TSC guitar head has all the Switchblade 100s phenomenal features, then adds TSC, a safe haven in today's sometimes troubled tube waters. TSC built-in tube technology provides dependable operation of the automatic bias adjustment for long tube life, also the emergency shutdown of defective tubes for uninterrupted gigs and the display of the curves for easy tube selection. TSC even permits the simultaneous operation of EL34s and 6L6GCs.

Switchblade 100 features also include 4 channels that put the full arsenal of classic tones at your fingertips, from spine-tingling clean and crunch to singing lead and crushing, saturated sound. It seamlessly integrates all-tube preamp and power sections with full programmability, digital FX, and a professional switching system that gives you easy access to the 128 preset slots.

The included FSM 432 MIDI footswitch allows instant switching between presets. Onboard digital effects including reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, and tremolo.

Technical Data:
Channels - Clean: Californian, Crunch: Classic British, Lead: British Hi-Gain, Ultra: American Hi-Gain
Power - 100 Watts
Output Tubes - 4x EL34
Preamp Tubes - 2x 12AX7
Effects - 3 independent Digital-FX processors: Reverb, Delay, Modulation (Chorus, Flanger, Tremolo)
Effects Loop - serial / parallel
MIDI - installed
Footswitch / Stage Board - MIDI board FSM-432 included
Switching functions - 4xPreset, bank up, bank down, tap
Special Features - All amp and effects presets are programmable via included MIDI-Board
Presets- 32 banks with 4 presets
Speaker Outputs- 1x 4 Ohms, 1x 8 Ohm/2x 16 Ohms, 1x16 Ohms
Recommended Box - VC 412 A / B 30, VC 412 A / B 25
Dimensions - 750 x 286 x 258 mm/ 29.5 x 11.25 x 10 in.
Weight - 17.6 kg/40 lbs