Diezel Herbert

The Diezel Herbert is the ultimate channel-switching high-gain amplifier head. Featuring three completely independent channels, six output tubes, a footswitchable Mid-Cut section that can be assigned to any and all of the three preamp channels, three effects loops (one footswitchable), a switchable second master volume, compensated line out, bias control and fuse for each duet set of power tubes. [Excerpt from "Guitar & Bass":] The name of the amp might make you smile. But Herbie gives free rein to his power of 180 watts, and it ends with fun! And Diezel's tube monster is currently causing quite a stir, as US superstars like Metallica and Korn like to use the premium German manufacturer. Herbert is not a figure who dresses in sophisticated chic; the focus is more on technically sober elegance. The front grille and the control panel were visually spruced up even further after the first prototypes, which is a good thing, because rumor has it that the Americans wanted to award the design the “golden lemon”. The fact that the controls on the amp front, for example, do not have cover caps and Black Allen screws are deliberately chosen by amp designer Peter Diezel . If you want, caps can be delivered free of charge. If you look at the amp closely, you will discover some lovingly detailed solutions, for example the switching logic of the amp; the front switches respond to a light tap and blue ultra-bright halogen LEDs show their switching status from afar, and a mute function silences the amp when changing guitars, for example. And as with the Diezel VH-4 - this is now a A whole decade ago (test in G&B 11/94) - the switching functions are all MIDI programmable. A strong plus for stage use...