The Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Guitar Headfrom Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 Guitar Headis a four channel, solid state guitar amplifier that offers guitarists tones from pristine clean and classic rock crunches to searing lead tones and filthy metal madness. It can be used to power any speaker, from guitar cabs to active and passive PA speakers for live stage, home, rehearsal, and recording applications.

Featuring a 1/4" instrument input, headphone output, and 1/8" auxiliary input, the Black Spirit 200 is built with a 3-pin XLR Red Box +AE DI output, a 1/4" speaker output, 1/4" FX loop send and return, and MIDI in/out and thru connectors. The DI is equipped with a mic/line and on/off switches. The 8- to 16-Ohm speaker output connector offers a switch for 2W, 20W, or 200W output so you can rock anywhere from your bedroom to the biggest stadiums.

Additionally, the Black Spirit 200 200-Watt Guitar Head connects to any speaker from guitar cabs to active and passive PA speakers. At just under 8 lbs. this guitar head is easy to transport and will fit in your carry-on bag too.

Drive Any Guitar Cabinet 8 to 16 Ohms    Works with Passive or Powered Speakers    Clean, Crunch, Lead and Ultra Channels    Red Box AE+ Cabinet Emulations    Record Straight to Disk    Stores Tone Settings

Much of the fascinating tone of the great clean, crunch, and lead guitar sounds is created by a drop in power supply voltage when spiking transient signals hit the output stage hard. Now, in an analog amp, the Black Spirit 200 lets you adjust the amount of power amp sag and dial-in creaminess and growl regardless of the volume level.

Featuring four channels that take you on a trip through all the trademark tones of the last 60 years, the Black Spirit 200's channel-tailored boost will give you an even more assertive, creamier, or punchier tone. Four inspirational, strictly analog channels, plus a complete range of built-in digital reverb, delay, and modulation effects make it a perfect all-in-one solution, while a sophisticated FX loop lets you connect external FX units. And it's all accessible directly and with the trusted handling you expect from a real guitar amplifier.

All parameters apart from the master volume can be stored in up to 128 presets and recalled any time you want. The Black Spirit 200 is the perfect solution on stage and for your sound library in the studio or at home. Recalling all your favorite Black Spirit 200 tones couldn't be simpler: just use the optional Hughes & Kettner FSM-432 MK III MIDI board (sold separately), where every one of your presets is the tap of a toe away.

Hughes & Kettner's award-winning Red Box has been the music industry's go-to device for recording guitars without microphones for decades. Black Spirit 200 features the most highly evolved Red Box ever: Red Box AE+. It's the simplest and easiest way of sending your tone to a mixer, PA, or recording device. Choose from eight different cabinet types—from monstrous 4×12 stacks to compact 1×12 cabs, and anything in-between—to truly personalize your tone. This option is not only more convenient than miking up a cab. In most cases, it sounds a whole lot better.

The Black Spirit 200 can drive any kind, size, and number of cabinets with a total impedance of 8 to 16 Ohms. With 200 watts of output power, the Black Spirit 200 is a loud guitar amplifier.

Connect a guitar or a PA cabinet and always experience great tone. You can select the wattage from 2, 20, or 200 watts.

Your personal connection to the Black Spirit 200 is matched in its totality only by the amp's connectivity to the musical world outside. Connect recording devices, mixing desks, in-ear systems, powered PA speakers, and powered studio monitors. Other connections include: guitar cabinets, non-powered PA and hi-fi speakers (in full-range mode), stereo headphones, studio monitors, aux inputs of hi-fi systems, any kind of stereo line level source, and Bluetooth audio streaming.

• Store and backup all your favorite sounds
• Manage an unlimited number of presets in as many libraries as you need
• Visually monitor all the amp’s parameters in real-time
• Remotely control all those parameters in real-time
• Load/send presets via email

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. will an arca swiss L BRACKET attach to the Wimberly head. Looking to buy an L BRACKET AND NOT INTERESTED IN BUYING ANOTHER HEAD.

A: Use a Wimberley Module 8 M-8 Perpendicular Plate on the gimbal mount and any arca plate or L-bracket on your camera body. You can switch between portrait and landscape easily and use your viewfinder and screen.

Q: 2. If I use this gimbal head is there a need to have a ball head at all?

A: A gimbal head is designed to only work with long lenses that have a tripod collar. If you use shorter lenses you will need another head like a ball head.

Q: 3. can this clamp be placed inside another arca type clamp to rotate direction by 90 degrees?

A: Yes, this clamp has a built in Arca base.

Q: 4. Hi there any advantage in in the cradle type vs side mount Wimberley Gimbal?

A: The main advantage of this type of gimbal is its portability.

Q: 5. Will this gimbal head on a peak design tripod properly support a Canon R5 with RF 100-500L?

A: Yes, the Wimberley WH-200 Gimbal Tripod Head II with Quick Release Base can be connected to the Peak Design Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod if you use the Peak Design Universal Head Adapter. Please review the following link to view this adapter: https://bhpho.to/2S3MU7g The gimbal will support the weight of the camera and lens; please be aware that the release plate is not included by Wimberley. You can get a universal arca long plate with anti-twist flenge, or replace the foot on your lenses. Wimberly makes the following foot replacement for the Canon 100-500mm RF lens: https://bhpho.to/3VWo1vB

Q: 6. Is the up-and-down tilt movement tightened by twisting the long handle?

A: Yes, the long handle on the FPH-200 controls the tension on the tilt.

Q: 7. Which tripod (cost is NOT a factor) would you reccomend for this Wimberley WH-200 Gimbal tripod head? I will be mounting a Nikkor 400mm, f2.8 or a Nikkor 600mm, f 4 lens (both of which I recently purchased from B&H) with a Nikon D4 body onto the rig. I need a compatible tripod that will allow me to just drop the Wimberley head directly into the top of the tripod and tighten it down without any additional adaptors or anything else. I'm just not sure which tripod (legs) are compatible with this head. Can you give me a recommendation or recommendations ? Thanks so much for your assistance. You guys at B&H are the BEST!

A: Generally speaking, tripods should support double the weight you are going to put on it and have a maximum height equal to the photographer using it (so you are not slouching down to look into your viewfinder). There are many tripods that can work. I recommend the Gitzo Series 3 6X Systematic 4-Section X-Long Tripod due to its durability, stability and high quality. Its made from Aluminum and is heavier than most carbon fiber tripods but with the added weight you get a more sturdier platform for your gear. This tripod can support up to 55 lb (25 kg) and has a maximum height of 6.6' (2.0 m) The link for that tripod is, http://bhpho.to/JB8vab

Q: 8. hi everyone.i am having nikon d810 with 200-500mm lens and recently i purchased gitzo tripod 5542ls .Now i am looking for the gimbal head probably wimberely 200 and sigma 150-600mm.Please suggest me should i go for it and which quick releases plate i should buy ?

A: I'm using the same set up with a Nikon 800e. I'm very satisfied with everything, works great.

Q: 9. Does this head move up & down plus side to side & are there other head which would work as well or better?

A: Yes it does all that and also camera can be spun in less than a second for verticals.I have found no other that's as good, precise and as sturdy!

Q: 10. Can I use the same plates as my RRS B2 Lever Release?

A: Yes, they are both Arca Swiss compatible systems.