Technical data

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MODERN 1
This Channel delivers American high-gain sounds with tight basses and grip-
ping highs, thanks to its thick and rich overtone spectrum. The primary focus
of Modern is quick response and a very precise tonal resolution at high gain
levels.
The MODERN Channel delivers a merciless performance not just suited
to aggressive metal riffs (MODERN TONE turned up). Thanks to the direct
response, drop tunings become a great experience without going all muddy.
This Channel is also an interesting alternative for guitarists who are looking
for ultra-rich, creamy lead sounds. All this is possible thanks to MODERN
TONE's 26 (turned all the way down) flexibility. Using MODERN VOLUME
25, you can match the volume to the volume of the other Overdrive Chan-
nels.
Tight basses, combined with rich gain, are a basic requirement for mod-
ern rock and metal riffing. Classic amps fail in this regard, because their
response is often too slow and muddy.
AMP1
™
’s newly developed circuit design delivers a dry, direct tone without
altering the guitar’s basic sound. This revolutionary concept is the founda-
tion for sounds that can also cut through the mix in a band context. The
new circuit, which features “tight and fat” gain stacking, is even capable
of conjuring up extra tight sounds from classic single-coil guitars. A metal
guitar will sound like metal guitar, and a classic vintage guitar will also be
recognisable.
AMP1
™
’s channels
CLASSIC 1
This “Brown Sound” is punchy, dynamic, elegant, clear and balanced in all
frequencies, and has all the necessary tight power and aggression for all
kinds of rock riffs. The sound cuts through the band without getting annoy-
ing or grating. Even with single coil pickups, there’s plenty enough Gain on
tap for creamy solo sounds and rock riffs.
You can also use the BOOST to increase the Gain. The extra overtones
provided by the Boost give the CLASSIC Channel a rich, singing tone. With
the PowerSoak ( REMOTE1
™
) , you’ll get more compression and soft
overtones. In this way, you can fine-tune AMP1
™
’s CLASSIC Channel to
sound like a “vintage” guitar amp.
The CUSTOM CONTROL
™
CLASSIC TONE 28 shapes the character of the
channel’s overtones and basses. Turned down, it creates woody, creamy 70s
sounds, and turned up, it results in hard, cutting, modern tones with more bite.
With CLASSIC VOLUME 27, you can match the volume level to the Vintage
Channel.
In combination with the Boost, you can also get musical high gain sounds
from this Channel. This makes legato and tapping playing techniques pos-
sible on any guitar. At low gain settings, the Channel also provides open,
well-rounded crunch sounds. Use more Gain to get a “hot-rodded” sound
(or Brown Sound), just like you know from boutique amps.
Tip: Use your guitar’s volume control to coax out cleaner sounds
(backed off) and rich, overdriven tones (turned up) from this Channel.
Using CLASSIC TONE, you can dial in this Channel to your personal taste
to anything between the woody, rough sounding tones of the 70s and the
rich, modern sounds of a hot-rodded amp.
Tips: To get even tighter aggressive metal riffs, the Gate 31 should be set to
Metal. Then, when you dampen the strings while using the Modern Channel,
all unwanted noise will be removed through the fast-acting Noisegate. This
will make the riffs super hard and dry.
When MODERN TONE 26 is turned all the way down, Modern even pro-
vides creamy tones for fans of classic overdrive sounds.
The CUSTOM CONTROL
™
tone selection offers a broad spectrum,
from rock and metal to doom.
Modern Rock &
Metal
70s Rock
80s Rock
Ultra Metal
Fat Screaming
Classic Lead
Hi Gain
Rock & Metal