MODELED AMPS: MIDI ACCESSIBLE “BONUS” AMP MODELS
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Tubetone Bass and Mid contouring. Set the Bass and Mid in neutral (12 o’clock,
or halfway up) and play with the Treble control to get yourself some of those
classic British invasion sounds.
Small Tweed #2 - Modeled after a 1960 Tweed Champ, this is a great sound
when the Drive is cranked (not bad clean, either). These amps were originally
designed to be sold to beginners, but rock and rollers quickly discovered that you
could get a great distorted sound at fairly low volume levels. Many of the classic
guitar solos of the 50’s were recorded through a Champ. The Champ had no tone
control, only Volume. With your POD, it’s easy to get a classic Champ tone. Just
leave all the Bass, Mid, and Treble controls of the MAIN Row parked at 12
o’clock, which means they are “flat,” making no contribution to the tone.
Still, we’d hate to waste those things, so we figured out a way to put the Bass, Mid,
and Treble controls to work without mucking about with the authenticity of this
Amp Model. When using this Amp Model, all these tone controls are applied after
the TubeTone modeling, which essentially lets you EQ up your tone as you would
do on a mixing console after recording your amp. Remember, for the authentic
emulated sound of the Champ, set all the tone controls at 12 o’clock.
Black Panel #2 - The classic blackface Fender Twin (in this case, a 1965
Twin) was a real workhorse. Everybody used it from jazz and country players to
serious rockers. I remember seeing Johnny Winter at a concert where both he and
Rick Derringer – am I dating myself or what? – were using six Twins stacked in a
pyramid each. We were in the second balcony and it was REALLY loud even all
the way back there. The Twin has a lot of tonal flexibility and is at home in a great
many different situations. It never gets extremely overdriven and dirty, mostly just
louder; a lot louder. This is the amp for the classic surf sound. Dial up the spring
reverb, switch on the tremolo, crank up the volume, and look out for bikinis.
Boutique #3 - This model is based on a Budda Twinmaster head. The Budda
has a great, warm, Class A, sound. This was Budda’s first offering. The Budda
philosophy is all about power tube distortion. Simplicity is the key. With relatively
low front end gain, highly interactive tone controls, and tube rectifier “sag” it’s
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