Ultra flexible fresh tones, hip effects and a manual destined for the desk drawer: The zenAmp® offers the DSM™ audio technology’s benefits without complicated menu-driven controls. It fuses a full-fledged, extremely versatile sound generator to an intuitive control panel affording effortless, performance-enhancing control in every situation.
Despite its phenomenal ease of use, the zenAmp® is no onetrick pony. Courtesy of Hughes & Kettner®’s multiple award-winning DSM technology, this renaissance man among amps offers unrivalled sound quality and flexibility. Players put off by the frequently disappointing tone of digital amps are sure to be delighted by the zenAmp’s sonic sorcery. Do you play in several bands? Or in a top-40 cover band and need all the great amps’ sounds within reach? Are you an intrepid experimenter eternally searching for new means of musical expression? Do you own a collection of cool guitars and long to match each to the amp that makes the most of its potential? Then the zenAmp®, with its 16 astonishingly authentic-sounding amp models and a battery of stellar effects, is right for you! In spite of its staggering versatility, the zenAmp® handles so readily that you may not crack the manual for weeks. Simply twist the 16-way selector to zero in on the desired amp model, set Gain, EQ and Master to taste, and let ‘er rip. Though its FX arsenal comprises more than 30 high-quality sound-sculpting and three group assignment options, it handles with equal ease. Built for the real world, the zenAmp® packs two 12" Celestion® speakers into a standard 1x12" combo’s chassis. Its 120-watt power amp delivers plenty of power. Generating tone sharp enough to cut through in every sonic scenario, its DSM offers at low levels the aural glory and hairtrigger response of a revved-up tube amp. That spells less stress on small stages and makes practicing a pleasure. And with the audio advantage of the built-in stereo Red Box®, the zenAmp® makes the direct-to-board option viable, if not preferable, at gigs and in the studio. Say goodbye to mike placement hassles and hello to plug-n-play bliss! zenAmp®. The easiest way to a great sound!

• Preamp: Digital Modeling Preamp
• Modeling Process: Dynamic Sector Modeling™
• DSP: 1 x Sharc 32-bit floating point
• A/D Converter: 24 bit
• Input dynamic range: 116dB
• Amp Types: 16 Amp Types: • Black Face • Tweed Deluxe • Tweed 4 x 10 • Brit Class A • Hot Class A • Plexi 50 • Plexi 100 • Hot Plexi • Brit High Gain • Brit Ultra • Solo 100 • Rectified • Warp • Accoustic • ATS Clean • JC Clean
• Voicing section: Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence Knobs respond like those on the originals
• Gain & Volume Knobs: Gain, Volume and Master
• Effects: 4 Different Effect Groups: • Insert Effects (INS FX) • Modulation Effects (MOD FX) • Delays • Digital Spring Reverb
• Memory: 30 Presets; 5 user-programmable, 25 factory presets; extendible to 125 with Z-Board (optional), 100 of which are user presets
• Headphones: Stereo Headphones outputs with Speaker Simulation
• Recording Out: Analog Stereo Recording Outs with RED BOX® PRO speaker Simulation.
• FX Loop: Serial Stereo FX Loop
• MIDI: IN/OUT/THRU
• Footswitch: Port for FS-5 Footswitch
• Foot Pedal: Port for Z-Board™
• Power amp: 2 x 100 watt at 4 ohms
• Dimensions in mm: 740 x 300 x 250
• Weight in kg: 17.5