Koch Amps Studiotone XL Combo

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Guitar Tube Combo

The amps of the Dutch company Koch are no longer an insider tip. Nice tube sound, at the same time flexible and settled in a fair price class - these are the most important infos in advance. The Studiotone XL Combo could attract all guitarists who want to use the warmth and distortion of a power amplifier at tolerable volumes. On the other hand, the XL version with its 40 W also has clean reserves, which should be sufficient in most cases.

Which brings us to the clean channel, which has quite Fender-like qualities: You can choose from fat to sparkling sounds here, with 2 voicing switches (2x for mid, 3x for treble), which effectively modify the sound. The overdrive channel on the other hand really takes off - strong, warm tube sound located between the rough British and settled American sound. The gain will be enough for most people. The Overdrive Boost channel, boosts the same sound even stronger and thus also hi-gain applications are covered. The 3 sounds share one equalizer - in the studio no problem anyway. But also for live applications it is no problem, because the gain staging between clean and overdrive is already set.

The 12" VG12 Koch loudspeaker installed here is built in cooperation with Jensen and it fits perfectly to this small power cube. A highlight not only in the studio, but also when you have a quite delicate situation with the volume live: A Recording-Out with two simulated speaker types and microphone positions is located at the back. If you have to play silently, one can switch on the power soak and send the signal directly to the mixer - completely without any noise. Excellent tube sound with many useful features - not just for the studio!

  • Tubes: 4x EL 84 Class A
  • Power: 40 W
  • 3 Channel
  • Clean - overdrive - overdrive boost; all with their own volume knob
  • Passive bass - mid - treble equalizer
  • 2 Vocing switches: Mid shift (2-way), bright (3-way)
  • Equipped with: 1x 12" VG12-60 Koch loudspeaker
  • Separate loudspeaker outputs (4-8-16 O)
  • Speaker on/ off switch
  • Recording output
  • Effect loop
  • Reverb
  • Headphone output
  • Dimensions: 50 x 47 x 28 cm
  • Weight: approx. 20 kg
  • Incl. FS2-ST foot switch
Available since February 2008
Item number 205615
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Power 40 W
Speaker size 1x 12"
Power Amp Tubes EL84
Channels 3
Reverb Yes
External FX Loop Yes
Recording Output Yes
MIDI Interface No
Connection for External Speaker Yes
Headphone connection Yes
Footswitch connection Yes
Incl. Footswitch Yes
Weight in kg 20,0 kg
17.990 kr
Free shipping incl. VAT
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Superb amps
kennedydream 28.09.2017
I've had a few Koch amps over the years including a Twintone Mk2 & Mk3, a Multitone and a Jupiter. The Studiotone is as good as any of them. Perfect feature wise for the gigging musician. But obviously the main thing is the sound. Koch amps have the best clean sound out there, the Studiotone XL clean is gorgeous. It's one of those amps where you can leave all the EQ at 12 oclock and the sound is there. Perfectly balanced with loads of body but still plenty of cut for live playing. The Overdrive channel is just as good, very Marshally in flavour, takes a bit of tweaking to dial this channel in, but once you do it's excellent. Fantastic transparent effects loop and nice reverb complete the package. Just an all round excellent amp. Great service once again from Thomann. Packed extremely well and arrived quickly to the UK.
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Quality amp
boringbob 20.01.2019
Great sound on stage. Easy to use front panel. In fact, a few more options on the 3 input drive choices than I need, but like this amp a lot.
Watch out for the small dummy load toggle switch on the back when carrying it. It can be quite panic inducing at a sound check if the switch has been accidentally moved to dummy load - it cuts out the speaker sound.
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Super Clean
pit45 23.02.2019
Koch Amps Studiotone XL Combo has got super clean sound. I use this product in garage. I recommend this combo. I like it very much<3
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Nice amp
kanaltvid 25.02.2024
Quality of sound is perfect, versability too, but cover material is too much sensitive, original footswitch is very, very bad, I can't beleive that for that price
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