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SPIRIT NANO HEAD - SPIRIT OF METAL

SPIRIT NANO HEAD - SPIRIT OF METAL

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THE SPIRIT OF LEGENDARY TONE

SPIRIT OF METAL

Sparkling clean tone that chimes like a glockenspiel. Smoky blues tones with the snarl of a junkyard dog. Lead sounds that wail as seductively as Siren’s song. Expansive, enveloping arena rock tones. The malevolent grind of a chainsaw gnawing on heavy metal: Iconic sounds such as these have been giving voice to new modes of musical expression and shaping the sound of entire genres for more than 60 years now. The new Spirit Nano Heads from Hughes & Kettner capture the spirit of each era of legendary guitar sounds in three amps with distinctive personalities.

Highlights

SPIRIT Tone Technology

SMALL BOX, MIGHTY PUNCH

Don’t be fooled by the miniature format. The Spirit Nano belies its diminutive dimensions with the impressive power of full-fledged power amp rated for up to 50 watts. That’s enough to rock even a 4×12″ cab. Developed specifically for the Spirit line, the Ultra Response power amp behaves exactly like its tube-based cousins. It always sounds great at every volume and never grates at level, even at full tilt. Waste not, want not: This little beastie sends every single watt to the speaker. All those delicious dynamics remain intact and every watt is translated into impressive sound pressure. These petit powerhouses pack a punch as mighty as any tube power amp with a similar output.

Straight forward
Tonal versatility
Inspired by BLACK SPIRIT 200
SPIRIT TONEGENERATOR

SPIRIT: THE BIONIC TONE GENERATOR

At the heart of the Spirit Nano amps is the Spirit Tone Generator, a novel bionic design developed by Hughes & Kettner to replicate the analog processes of a tube circuit. This miniature masterpiece distills the essence of tube amps’ magical physics and incomparable tone into a compact, strictly analog circuit that promises unbridled playing pleasure.

The Spirit Tone Generator is made in Germany to our uncompromising standards and sealed in a protective housing. We’re talking about a soulful circuit imbued with the spirit of great amp sounds here, so we simply had to call this tech “Spirit.

SAGGING: FOR UNBRIDLED PLAYING PLEASURE

You have to drive a conventional output stage very hard for the sound to acquire that magical energy that can not only be heard, but also felt. The Spirit Tone Generator lets you dial in that oh-so-sweet power amp saturation as easily and effectively as on a classic tube amp, but in a far more manageable way. That makes this a creative sound-shaping tool to rival any gain knob.

Sagging

You have to drive a conventional output stage very hard for the sound to acquire that magical energy that can not only be heard, but also felt. The Spirit Tone Generator lets you dial in that oh-so-sweet power amp saturation as easily and effectively as on a classic tube amp, but in a far more manageable way. That makes this a creative sound-shaping tool to rival any gain knob.

BIG SOUND SMALL AMPLIFIER

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RECORDING WITH GOOSEBUMP GUARANTEE

These petite powerhouses never fail to impress. Paired with any speaker, they always deliver sensational performance. But Spirit Nano Heads are also real tone-sculpting tools that produce big studio sound even with the smallest recording setup – no speaker or microphone required.

This is where the inconspicuous Line Out on the back of the amps enters the picture. They feed the Spirit Tone Generator’s unfiltered, purely analog signal to the audio interface’s line input via a standard instrument cable to take full advantage of all the speaker emulations, microphone modeling, room simulation and effects the digital world has on offer. All that adds up to inspiring sound with a built-in guarantee to raise goosebumps and tingle spines.

JAMMING WITH HEADPHONES

The Aux In jack is your friend 24/7. Plug in your audio source and there’s nothing to stop you from jamming to backing tracks with a refreshingly authentic tone any time, day or night. You won’t have to fuss with any outboard equipment. The amp blends the Aux In signal with your guitar’s signal and then routes the composite to the front-panel Phones jack in full stereo.

 

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a short overview

ROCK ON STAGE - PLAY AT HOME - RECORD AT NIGHT

Front Back

TECHNICAL DATA

Sound

CHANNELS

SPECIAL
Noise Gate (for each channel)
CONTROL
Master, Sagging, Gain

HARDWARE

PRE AMP
Spirit Technology
POWER AMP
25 watts @ 8 ohms (up to 50 watts @ 4 ohms, depending on the speaker cabinet)
DIMENSIONS
9 x 9 x 19 cm, Weight 1.1 kg with and 725 grams without power supply

CONNECTIVITY

INPUT
6,3 mm jack
SPEAKER OUT
4-16 Ohm
LINE OUT
6,3 mm jack
PHONES / LINE JACK
6,3 mm jack stereo
AUX INPUT
3.5 mm stereo