Palmer Macht 402

Professional sound on a budget

Offers great compatibility both with sound card to cab systems and amp profilers like Kemper and a great sound output for guitar! Would not recommend for other instruments as it's meant to be used as a final stage for guitar!

Great power Amp for bass or guitar

I use this to run my Dingwall NG2 into a Line 6 Helix into a Orange OBC410 4x10 which is 600 Watts. Doesn't have a problem running it really loud. really happy with this unit!

Palmer macht 402

Great 1u stereo power amp, used with my axe fx3. Didn't quite match upto the Matrix, but for the price a great amp.

I must recommend this amplifier

I use this to match my KEMPER, It only has 1U space. But it burst out with enough power to deal with all CABs, I output a signal from Kemper monitor without CAB simulation to 402.In this way, I can deal with the situation where all the venues have different AMPs, just one 412 CAB, no longer need to go into the AMP return to monitor my KEMPER sound.It's very functional, it has the usual presence, resonance, dual channel input and output, low cut, 400W 8Ω in bridge mode, etc. for a guitar power stage, and even a SPEAKON output, I think there is a chance to me Need to try to connect PA speakers directly, including some humanized protection measures, 115V/230V, soft start, overload protection, clipping indicator, this is the best power amplifier I have ever used

Palmer Macht 402

Works great with my Line6 Helix Rack. A good and inexpensive option for your rack

Palmer Mach 402 Guitar power amp

Palmer Mach 402 Guitar power amp :

as i am one old tube amp player , and i can say that i have multiple very good tube amps like 1963 Fender Black Face tremolux , 1973 Fender Deluxe Reverb , Marshall Plexi , and many others like Rivera , Mesa Boogie's Recto Verb ect. i really can say that this power amp connected with a serious préamp is one of the best amps i ever have played. It is especially made for good guitar préamps and the sound as well as the responce is excellent. Of course a huge factor for good sound is also to connect it to a superb Cab with superb speakers !!

Perfect budget unit.

So either was this or HB GPA.

I got this and what can I say. It`s a really great unit.

I use it with GSP1101 and 70/80 Blackstar cab. It works like magic. I mainly use Bridge mode with only volume without Lows and highs beacons of the cab. If you have let`s say a Marshall or Engl preamp then the Lows and Highs can be useful. If you have a unit like GPS then you just turn those off, because if you switch a lot of those preamp sims. You ruin the sound.

Quality is great. I use this for over a year and I didn't`t find any faulty on it. Sound is the same as the first day I got it out of the box. It has wide area of use with all features that are provided with this unit.I really like the auto stand by mode, I jump all around and some times I forget to turn it off so that's a + for me(can be turned off on the back).

Overall a great unit that will not let you down.

Great power amp for guitar modelers

Bought Palmer Macht 402 one to pair with my Axe FX-II so that I can play it through a real guitar cabinet. Works really great for my needs. The sound is very good and lots of volume if needed. It doesn't color the sound of the modeler like tube power amps do. There is also the capability of running it as stereo but I have only so far used it mono. But it is nice to know it has the ability to do so. Build quality seems good. Casing feels really sturdy. Bonus thing is it only takes up 1 rack space.

Good unit, but unreliable

The unit itself is fine. Neutral sound as you'd expect. Useful features and EQ, But it's unreliable in my experience. It'll just drop out on random moments and suddenly die on you.

At least that's what happened to me, so i can't recommend this unit.

Great piece of gear - hands down!

I bought this stereo amp to replace my all tube Peavey Classic 50/50 amp. The tube power amp is four times heavier (26.5 pounds - 12 kilos) and takes 2U spaces. Plus it needs re-tubing and occasional service as all tube amps do. I paired my Macht 402 with the Digitech GSP1101 rack processor which I have been using for about 10 years now. I was worried about two things: first that the 402 will not have enough volume and second that it wouldn't sound as good as Peavey. I was wrong :) I use two Carvin Legacy 2x12 cabs 8 Ohm each, with Celestion Vintage 30s, and the Macht 402 amp has plenty of power on tap even in stereo mode. It's definitely loud enough to play live with a loud drummer. As far as the sound goes it's as close to the Peavey as it gets: clear and worm, but punchy. The EQ controls are very effective and I was able to dial the sound that I was used to within minutes. The Macht 402 is loaded with features and very solidly built even though it's made in China like pretty much everything else these days :(