TM
Thirty
something
TM
Having already taken on and mastered the vintage American amps (the
Tweed
‘57
and the
Black ’65
) it was time for
Brian Wampler
to tackle one of the most
iconic tones ever, the classic brilliance and chime of early British tube ampli
fi
ers.
With a heritage stretching just as far back as it’s American counterparts, these
amps made early history with bands such as
The Shadows
and
The Beatles
, and
were also responsible for one of the most iconic and easily identi
fi
able guitar
tones of all time – Dr.
Brian May
of
Queen
.
The tones that have been found in these amps have gone on to be a cornerstone
of many great songs over the years. From
U2
to
Bryan Adams
,
Brad Paisley
to
Ronnie Wood
- these amps have built a foundation of tone throughout history.
This is not the
fi
rst time
Brian Wampler
has taken on these tones. One of his
fi
rst
releases was the called the
Cranked AC
, some of you may have owned it. Those
that did have considerable respect for it but it has been long discontinued - since
then many have been repeatedly asking us to rerelease it. However,
Brian
wasn’t
convinced he had nailed that tone he kept hearing in his head. It sounded great,
but it was just missing something special.
After almost 3 years of putting it away, getting it out again, tweaking here and
tweaking there, he is ready to release his take on those famous tones again. The
Thirty Something
is his interpretation of those amps.
If you want that beautiful high end chime, or want to sound like a Shadow, a
Beatle, a Queen, a Stone or any other of the thousands of great musicians who
have used these amps - this is the pedal for you.
To get the most out of your new pedal, you'll want to become very familiar with the controls. The
Thirty Something
features
switchable gain stages
,
Bass
and
Treble
EQ, a
Top Cut
control and a completely independent pre gain
Boost
to bring out the
tones you want. Inside the pedal there is a small trim pot gain control that controls the input gain headroom. If your guitar has
higher output pickups and you are struggling to achieve a true clean tone, drop this back a little until you reach the perfect
balance between sparkling clean and breaking up.
Bypass Switch
– The footswitch in the
Thirty Something
is wired with true bypass switching to ensure you don't have anything
in the way when you disable your pedal. When you activate the pedal via this switch, the blue LED to the immediate left of the
“headroom” switch will light up.
Boost
– activates the Class-A pre-gain booster circuit. The Boost reacts just like the classic top boosters used by many great guitar
players and will send the level of overdrive up considerably when turned on. This feature accomplishes this by boosting just the
right amount of mids and high end going into the gain circuit. If the main circuit is not activated, The Boost will act as an
independent top booster that will drive the amp or any subsequent e
ff
ects unit in the chain harder. When this feature is activated
the red LED immediately to the right of the “headroom” switch lights up.
