Hamstead Artist 60+RT 60W Head, Black

Hamstead Artist 60+RT 60W Head, Black Overview

Hamstead Soundworks Artist 60+RT Head Overview by GAK:

The Hamstead Artist 60 build on the success of the acclaimed Artist 20 and beefs it up with a 60W powers stage. Like its 20W sibling it has been designed from the ground up to encompass maximum tonal versatility, without compromising on tonal quality. Delivering everything from shimmering cleans to warm, natural, harmonically rich overdriven tones. It's powerful, portable, and it loves pedals and guitars of all types.

From the warmest of mellow jazz through sparkling country cleans, to mean, gritty blues and classic rock grind, this amplifier has it covered. All with a depth, clarity and feel that allows the personality of the player and guitar to really shine through – perfect too, for all your favourite pedals & effects. The Artist 60 also features an adjustable and footswitchable 'Voice' switch that adds presence and bite to the upper midrange, and adjustable Bright switch that adds a touch of brilliance to the top end. 

The Artist 60+RT includes Hamstead's signature Reverb and Tremolo circuits. The Reverb has depth and tone controls, allowing it to suit different styles of music, guitars and venues. The Tremolo has depth and speed controls, using analogue control of the signal to give a smooth, even sweep at any speed. Both are switchable on the front panel or using the included footswitch and the order in which the signal passes through these two effects can be changed to taste.

As you would expect, the Artist 60 has more headroom than the Artist 20 amp, however the 60 has a 20W mode which gives it a very similar sound to the Artist 20. There is also a 7W mode with a more 'vibey' tone which is perfect for home use. There are also external bias adjust points on the back of the amp making it tour friendly!

Every aspect of the Artist Series’ construction is of the highest quality. From the eyeleted epoxy glass boards, to the thick aluminium chassis and British made custom wound transformers, the Artist series is nothing short of world class, marrying classic and contemporary design and manufacturing techniques. All amps come with a 5 year warranty as standard.