User Manual

Appendix A: Modeled Amps
A•2
Green LED: “Class A”. Ready, steady....GO! This Amp Model is based on a fawn Vox
®
AC-30 amplifier with an updated and expanded tone control circuit. We wanted to capture
that early British pop rock tone that the Beatles and the Stones are so well known for.
Crunch
Red LED: “Crunch”. This sound was crafted during our studies of the ‘68 Marshall
®
Plexi
50 Watt. This type of Marshall
®
amp was used by a number of early metal bands. Check
out albums like British Steel, Number of the Beast and Black Out. Crunch provides a wider
range of tone control settings than the original Marshall
®
amp had. This Amp Model will
allow you to bump up the mids even at the highest Drive settings.
Green LED: “On Fire”. Plexi On Fire! This Amp Model is based on a ‘68 Marshall
®
Plexi
100 watt with a few added extras; The combination of a Variac and the jumpered input
channels creates that infamous brown sound that will feel like flames are shooting out the
input jack! “Come on Dave… Give me a break!”
Metal
Red LED: “Metal”. This Amp Model is based on the Mesa/Boogie
®
Dual Rectifier
®
. For
Spider Jam, we made careful enhancements to this classic tone. The resulting Amp Model
has a definite modern flavor. This monster truck of tone delivers a tight bottom end that’s
big, powerful, tight and fast. Use this Amp Model to get a tight and punchy, high gain Metal
sound.
Green LED: “Spinal Puppet”. This sound was created to be an aggressive high gain Amp
Model with a unique Mid control that will sweep though an entire spectrum of tone on one
knob. The Mid knob for this Amp Model changes the character of the distortion. When set
to minimum, the distortion exhibits Fuzz pedal characteristics. When the Mid is set to noon,
it mimics the creamy modern high gain amp tones. And when the Mid knob is turned up
to max, it’s very much reminiscent of that Class A sound. Of course, then there are all the
places in-between...
Insane
Red LED: “Insane”. This model is our “dialed in for shredding” version of the Mesa/Boogie
®
Dual Rectifier
®
red channel. It combines the intensity and impact of Metal Red, but delivers
more midrange and teeth for that bone-crushing, brain piercing insane grind.
Green LED: “80s Solo”. Our goal with Insane was to provide you with as much input gain
* All product names are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6.
These product names, descriptions and images are provided for the sole purpose of identifying the specific products that were
studied during Line 6’s sound model development. VOX
®
is a registered trademark of Vox R&D Limited. MARSHALL
®
is a registered trademark of Marshall Amplification Plc. MESA/BOOGIE
®
and RECTIFIER
®
are registered trademarks
of Mesa/Boogie, Ltd.