MODELED AMPS: MIDI ACCESSIBLE “BONUS” AMP MODELS
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the individual owner, these amplifiers tend to have a number of features in
common; the clean channel is very sensitive to attack, and dynamically
responsive, and the drive channel has a thick, liquid, singing sustain that doesn’t
lose string definition when driven hard. The tone controls on this Amp Model are
quite subtle, like those of the Dumble itself.
Boutique #2 - Based on the Dumble Overdrive Special Drive Channel (just
described). If you like the Dumble sound, you might also want to check out the
POD Crunch model – it was created to deliver a similar kind of tone.
Brit Class A #2 - This Amp Model is based on the Normal Channel of a
Non Top Boost Vox AC-30. As we mentioned in reference to the Vox AC 30 Top
Boost, the early Vox amps were the first designed especially for electric guitar
(Hey, some early amps from other manufacturers have Accordion inputs! Polka,
anyone?), and used Class A power amp designs, rather than the much more
common Class AB type. We were lucky enough to find what we are told was one of
Bryan Adams’ favorite AC 30s for recording. Lenny Kravitz happened to be using
it the week before we began testing. It was one of the gems in a great collection of
vintage amplifiers offered for rental in Los Angeles, where Line 6 is located. We
later bought this amp, and continued to hone our emulation of it to bring you the
Amp Model it inspired in the POD. This is definitely a good place to start to get
yourself some of those classic British invasion sounds. Like the AC 15 (below), the
AC 30 NTB has only a single treble control, so the Bass and Mid controls here are
set up for boost after the Tubetone modeling to add a little extra flexibility without
compromising the accuracy of the model. The 12 o’clock setting on these controls
is flat response.
Brit Class A #3 - Here’s another Vox-inspired Amp Model. This model is
based on Channel 1 of a wonderful 1960 AC 15. The sound is similar to that of
the Vox AC 30s that were studied for POD’s Brit Class A and Brit Class A #2
Amp Models, but this is a smaller amp (one, instead of two, 12" speakers) with a
warmer, more “woody” sound. Once again, the original amp had only a single tone
control – a treble cut. We faithfully modeled that and then slipped in some post-
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