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Amp Designer Cabinet Reference Table
You can choose a cabinet model from the Cabinet pop-up menu on the black bar at the
bottom of Amp Designer’s interface. The table below covers the properties of each cabinet
model available in Amp Designer.
DescriptionCabinet
A 12" open-back cabinet from the 1950s with a warm and smooth
tone.
Tweed 1 x 12
A 4 x 10" open-back cabinet that was originally conceived for
bassists, but guitarists love its sparkling presence. An authentic late
1950s sound.
Tweed 4 x 10
A single 10" open-back combo amp cabinet from the 1950s with a
smooth sound.
Tweed 1 x 10
Classic open-back cabinet with four 10" speakers. Its tone is deeper
and darker than the Tweed 4 x 10.
Blackface 4 x 10
An open-back model from the 1960s that provides great low-end
punch.
Silverface 2 x 12
An open-back 1960s cabinet with glistening highs and surprising
low-mid body.
Blackface 1 x 10
A beautifully balanced 1960s open-back cabinet. It is smooth and
rich-sounding, but with nice transparency.
Brownface 1 x 12
This early 1960s open-back cabinet houses the largest speaker
emulated by Amp Designer. Its highs are clear and glassy, and its
lows are tight and focused.
Brownface 1 x 15
This late 1960s closed-back cabinet is synonymous with classic rock.
The tone is big and thick, yet also bright and lively, thanks to the
complex phase cancellations between the four 30-watt speakers.
Vintage British 4 x 12
A closed-back 4 x 12" cabinet that is brighter, and has a better
low-end than the Vintage British 4 x 12, with less mid-range
emphasis.
Modern British 4 x 12
A closed-back 4 x 12" cabinet with a great bottom end and complex
mid-range.
Brown 4 x 12
A bright-sounding open-back cabinet with solid lows, and highs
that maintain their edge even at high gain settings.
British Blues 2 x 12
A closed-back 4 x 12" cabinet that has a full sound. The low-mids
are denser than the British 4 x 12" cabinets.
Modern American 4 x 12
A compact-sounding open-back cabinet with full mids and
shimmering highs.
Studio 1 x 12
A mid 1960s open-back cabinet with an open, smooth tone.British 2 x 12
A small open-back cabinet with crisp highs and nice low-mid
transparency.
British 1 x 12
A 2 x 12" cabinet based on the British 2 x 12. It has a richer mid-range
and is more assertive in the treble range.
Boutique British 2 x 12
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