Hughes & Kettner | MkI Rotosphere

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Model Number or Name:

Rotospere MkI

Discontinued
Speaker/Amp Emulator
Other

Circuit Type: Analog

Component Info: 12AX7 Tube

Original Price: $299

Excellent Used Price: $260

Year Released: 1997

Alternate Version(s)

Rotosphre Mk2 (1999)

The Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere is rotary effect guitar pedal. As the name states, the pedal is Tube based and it has 1/4 inch connections. It is not rackable, as it a foot pedal and is powered by the power supply that comes with it. The pedal is bigger than most, but it is built like a brick and extremely sturdy.

UTILIZATION

The configuration of the pedal is pretty easy to follow. You’ve got knobs for drive and output, and another knob for rotor balance with each extreme being HF/LF, its kind of like a tone knob. There are then buttons for bypass, breaker, and to set how slow-fast you want the rotary to go. The end result is a sound similar to that of a Leslie speaker cabinet. The manual for this is well put together and is helpful when learning all the ins and outs of this pedal.