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B. Amp Models
hich amps did we painstakingly model for our seductive selection of 16?
Believe me when I say it wasn’t easy ‘cos, as I’m sure you know, there’s a
plethora of great sounding amps out there. After countless hours of soul
searching, earnest discussions (not to mention the occasional friendly argument!), calls
to tone-wise friends (some professional players, some not...but all blessed with great
ears) plus, of course, listening and playing, a top 16 list was finally drawn up. As you’re
about to discover, the ones we went with are not only the cream of the crop but also offer
up the widest possible array of the greatest guitar tones known to man - from pristine
clean to outrageous overdrive and all points in-between. First though, some stuff you
should know...
C
ONTROLLING
F
ACTORS
As already touched on in this manual “Guitarist’s Guide,” although the top panel of your
Valvetronix amp houses controls for GAIN, VOLUME, TREBLE, MIDDLE, BASS, PRES-
ENCE and MASTER, not all of the amps we’ve modeled have as many controls. In such
cases, rather than leave you with knobs that do nothing (what on earth would be the point
of that!?), we’ve made full use of all six (6) Valvetronix amp controls
without
compromis-
ing the accuracy of any of our models. This means you’ll be able to mimic the full tonal
spectrum of each and every one of the originals we’ve modeled...and then some, thanks
to the extra flexibility and additional control the six Valvetronix amp controls give you.
For example, if an original doesn’t have a Gain Control (AC15, AC15TB, AC30,
AC30TB, UK BLUES, UK ’70S, BLACK 2x12, TWEED 1x12 and TWEED 4x10), the Val-
vetronix’s GAIN control will mimic the original’s Volume control. This, of course leaves
you with two “extra” volume controls - VOLUME and MASTER. As you already know, the
MASTER is a universal, non-programmable control that allows you to set the overall vol-
ume of the amp. So, the programmable VOLUME control (the knob right next to GAIN)
effectively acts as a second “Master Volume,” allowing you to ensure that the volume of
each of your programs compliments the rest. Cool stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree...
Also, if an original amp doesn’t have a complete 3 band EQ network then we’ll set
up the “missing” tone controls on our model to be “neutral” (i.e. as the original) when set
at 12 o’clock - thus giving you extra tonal flexibility in those EQ areas, if you so wish. Just
so you know, the amps we modeled that don’t have individual controls for Treble, Middle
and Bass are:
AMP
ORGINAL TONE CONTROLS
AC15/AC30 (channel 2)
Top Cut only
AC15TB
Treble & Bass
AC30TB
Treble, Bass and Cut
TWEED 1x12
Just one, called Tone!
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