Hayden HGT A40 40-Watt Valve Amplifier

This is a Hayden HGT A40 40-watt valve amplifier. Played by renowned musicians such as Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro / Marmaduke Duke) and Jesse Hughes (Eagles of Death Metal), Hayden are a British company specialising in hand-wired electric guitar amplifiers. This special attention to detail comes across in the unique, old-world sound of these tube amps, as designed by famed specialist Dave Green. Many of Hayden’s amps are based on the legendary valve amp designs of the past, while Hayden engineers add just the features a modern guitarist needs to make inspiring, reliable guitars. Hayden is a sister company to famed valve-amp manufacturers Ashdown Engineering.

Here is what Hayden have to say about the HGT A40;

Controlled & Refined Sound

The dedicated clean channel has an independent EQ (Bass & Treble) and offers lush crystal clean tones through to a warm, bluesy crunch when driven hard. Channels 2 and 3 have a shared EQ that features Bass, Middle and Treble, along with a Contour control for quick and easy fine tuning of your sound. Channels 2 and 3 both have independent Volume and Gain controls meaning you can switch from a rhythm to boosted lead tone simply at the click of a switch. Whether it’s a huge British crunch or all the way to American-styled, fully saturated tones, the HGT-A 40 will not disappoint. Channels can be changed via the push buttons on the front panel or by using a footswitch.

Effects & Connectivity

The HGT-A 40 also features digital reverb, an FX loop with level control and 2 recording out sockets that simulate the tone taken from a mic in front of a 4x12 cabinet ­one leaving the amplifier operational and one which mutes the amplifier’s power amp section for silent recording.

Features/Specifications • 40 Watt all valve • 3 x ECC83 Preamp Valves • 2 x EL34 Power Valves • Stage/Studio attenuation switch • Clean channel with independent EQ • 2 x overdrive channels with shared EQ • Volume and Gain control for each overdrive channel • Digital reverb • Effects loop with level control • Live/Dead Speaker emulated recording out