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58 Chapter 5 Distortion
The Guitar Amp Pro panel is divided into three areas. The upper part of the raised Y-
shaped user interface contains the Amplifier parameters section. The bottom of this
panel houses the Effect and Output section of the plug-in. The Speaker sections to the
left and right provide access to the miking parameters of the virtual speaker.
Amp Section
In the upper area of the Amp section, you will find three pull-down menus. These allow
you to set up your guitar amp as required, by selecting the appropriate Amp, Speaker,
and EQ model(s).
Eleven different amplifier models can be accessed via the Amp menu to the left.
• UK Combo 30W—neutral sounding Amp model, well suited for clean or crunchy
rhythm parts.
• UK Top 50W—quite aggressive in the high frequency range, well suited for classical
rock sounds.
• US Combo 40W—clean sounding Amp model, well suited for funk and jazz sounds.
• US Hot Combo 40W—emphasizes the high mids of the frequency range, making this
model ideal for solo sounds.
• US Hot Top 100W—this Amp model creates very fat sounds, even low Master settings
result in broad sounds with a lot of “oomph”.
• Custom 50W—with the Presence parameter set to 0, this Amp model is well suited for
smooth fusion lead sounds.
• British Clean—simulates the classic British Class A combos which have been
continuously produced since the 1960s to the present, without any significant
modification. This model is ideally suited for clean or crunchy rhythm parts.
• British Gain—reproduces the sound of a British tube head, and is synonymous with
rocking, powerful rhythm parts and lead guitars with a rich sustain.
• American Clean—emulates the traditional full tube combos used for clean and
crunchy sounds.
• American Gain—emulates a modern Hi-Gain head, making it suitable for distorted
rhythm and lead parts.
• Clean Tube Amp—emulates a tube amp model with very low gain (distortion only
when using very high input levels or Gain/Master settings).
The Speaker menu at the top right provides access to 15 speaker models.
• UK 1×12 open back—Classic open enclosure with one 12" speaker, neutral, well-
balanced, multifunctional.
• UK 2×12 open back—Classic open enclosure with two 12" speaker, neutral, well-
balanced, multifunctional.
• UK 2×12 closed—Loads of resonance in the low frequency range, therefore well
suited for Combos: crunchy sounds are also possible with low Bass control settings.
• UK 4×12 closed slanted—when used in combination with off-center miking, you will
get an interesting mid frequency range; therefore this model works well when
combined with High Gain amps.