User manual

4 - Amp Module

Here are some suggestions for making the right choice of preamp type:

Solid State Clean:

This is the most linear preamplifier of AmpliTube™. Very good for jazz sounds,

similar to Fender® combos and the Roland® Jazz Chorus. The frequency

response is only slightly shaped.

Vintage Clean:

This is the Top Boost version of the Vox® AC-30 preamplifier. It has the best

presence and definition in the mids and highs. It is very sensitive to the tone of

the guitar and perfect for all pop/rock electric accompaniments and can be

easily driven with the Overdrive Stomp to produce crunchy and creamy tones.

Tube Clean:

This is the Fender® Super Reverb™ - very clean, hard to overdrive, a high-vol-

tage preamplifier with a lot of punch. The super responsive attack of this

preamp will knock you out! An incredibly precise and clean sound useful for

lighter crunch sounds too and with the overdrive stomp box it can be driven

with not too much gain. Ideal for thick leads too. Great for fat bluesy sounds

with good presence.

British Crunch:

The Marshall® JCM800 super lead preamp. This is a single channel head,

where the GAIN control has a dramatic range of control over the sounds - and

we provide exactly the same control here. It is bright and “lite” at very low gain

settings, with only a little crunch when the input signal is increased; but when

increasing the gain knob the sound becomes more driven AND fatter, up to a

quite high gain- useful for leads too but always warm. The higher the gain the

warmer is the sound. Astonishingly similar to the real thing! Also useful at low

gains for arpeggios in pop music, for slightly crunchy but lite rhythms while at

high gains it becomes the most typical British crunch/lead sound.

Modern High Gain:

This can’t be clean! A lot of gain is provided to deliver all those typical

American extra high gain timbres. The sound is very similar to the Dual

Rectifier™. Even at low gains it crunches but with a lot of highs and attenua-

ted mids. Going higher with the gain it becomes really hard to handle, fitting

perfectly with humbucking pickups for getting those heavy sounds.

It is the most suitable choice for hard rock and heavy sounds. With the Gain at

the max it fires up.. and if you still want more try to engage the Overdrive

Stomp!

Solid State Lead:

This is an alternative to the Modern High Gain for more or less the same kind

of target sound. The difference here is that the tone is more controllable and

precise. It’s also a little darker at the input. It’s very good for really high gain

leads because it is so precise and stable. Furthermore its extra power at the

low end makes it very good for all hard rock sounds. Being a little more flexi-

ble than the Modern High Gain it can be usefully played at low gain settings.