Amp models and effects
In this section weOre going to talk about the eleven amp models and effects.
AMP MODELS
hich amps did we painstakingly model for our selection of eleven? Believe me
when I say it wasnOt easy Ocos, as IOm sure you know, thereOs a plethora of great-
Wsounding amps out there. After countless hours of soul searching, earnest dis-
cussions (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 eleven list was Ţnally drawn up. As youOre about to discover,
the ones we went with are not only the cream of the crop but also offer up the widest pos-
sible array of the greatest guitar tones known to man N from pristine clean to outrageous
overdrive and all points in-between.
CONTROLLING FACTORS
As already touched on in this manual OGuitaristOs Guide� although the top panel of your
Valvetronix amp houses controls for TREBLE, MIDDLE, BASS, GAIN, VOLUME, and
MASTER, not all of the amps weOve modeled have as many controls. In such cases,
rather than leave you with knobs that do nothing, weOve made full use of all Ţve Val-
vetronix amp controls without compromising the accuracy of any of our models. This
means youOll be able to mimic the full tonal spectrum of each and every one of the origi-
nals weOve modeled ... and then some, thanks to the extra �exibility and additional control
the Ţve Valvetronix amp controls give you.
For example, if an original doesnOt have a Gain Control (AC15, AC30TB, UK O70S,
BLACK 2x12, and TWEED 4x10), the ValvetronixOs GAIN control will mimic the originalOs
Volume control. This, of course leaves you with three volume controls to use; VOLUME,
GAIN, and MASTER. As you already know, MASTER is a universal, non-programmable
control that allows you to set the overall volume of the amp. So, the programmable VOL-
UME control (the knob right next to GAIN) effectively acts as a second OMaster Volume,�
allowing you to ensure that the volume of each of your programs compliments the rest.
Cool stuff, IOm sure youOll agree ...
Also, if an original amp doesnOt have a complete 3 band EQ network then weOll set
up the Omissing� tone controls on our model to be Oneutral� (i.e. as the original) when set
at 12 oOclock N thus giving you extra tonal �exibility in those EQ areas, if you so wish.
Just so you know, the amps we modeled that donOt have individual controls for Treble,
Middle and Bass are:
AmpOriginal tone controls
AC15Bass Cut switch
AC30TBTreble and Bass controls
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