Modeled Amps: WHICH AMPS ARE MODELED?
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Although not many people play Marshalls clean, it’s a great tone, so you should be sure
to check out this model with a low drive setting, too. Of course, you can always pump
up the Drive and rage....
10. California Crunch – The first of the “boutique” amp makers was probably Mesa
Boogie. This model is based on the classic Boogie Mark IIc, with the enhancements of
the ++ version of the Mark IIc circuitry design. Boogie made their mark in the late
70’s and early 80’s by adding master volumes and more gain stages to amps with
Fender-style circuitry. You can hear the Fender heritage but with more “punch” in the
mids. Try your Santana licks here.
10.1 – This Amp Model emulates the Clean Channel of the Mark IIc+.
10.2 – And this Amp Model emulates the Drive Channel of the IIc+.
11. Rectified – This Amp Model is modeled after a 1994 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Trem-O-verb. With the Dual Rectifier, Boogie took a more modern, high gain
approach for that “big hair” sound. In contrast to the earlier Boogies, the Dual
Rectifier’s tone controls have more influence at high gain settings, so you can scoop
the mids and increase the bottom end – great for a Seattle grunge sound.
12. Modern Hi Gain – The Soldano sound.
12.1 – This is based on one of Mike Soldano’s rackmount preamps. Talk about high
gain preamp tube distortion! The X88R we studied to create this Amp Model would
have been the rage for Los Angeles studio use in the late ‘80s. This preamp had no
presence control, plus other little details that give it a bit of a different sound as
compared to the head modeled for the next AX2 Amp Model....
12.2 – We obtained one of the early SLO amp heads Mike Soldano produced when he
was based in Los Angeles in order to create this flavor of the AX2’s Modern Hi Gain
setting. The Soldano sound is intensely overdriven, and also has EQ after the preamp
distortion. This oversaturated tone is well-suited to thrash metal and grunge bands,
but has also been used more subtly by artists like Eric Clapton. The Soldano amps are
very similar to a Peavey 5150; this is a good Amp Model to use if you want to get a
current Van Halen or Joe Satriani sound. With Drive cranked way up, you’ll get
sustain for days.... Go out’n’ave a bite – when you come back it’ll still be sustaining!
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