UAFX RUBY ’63

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TOTAL GUITAR SEPTEMBER 2022

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UNIVERSAL

AUDIO UAFX

AMP PEDALS

Words David Hands Photography Phil Barker

The plugin giant turns its attention to

squeezing classic amps into pedal form

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Summary of content (5 pages)

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T H E GA S STATION 84 Words David Hands Photography Phil Barker UNIVERSAL AUDIO UAFX AMP PEDALS The plugin giant turns its attention to squeezing classic amps into pedal form TOTAL GUITAR SEPTEMBER 2022 TGR362.gear_test1.
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THE TG TEST 85 I n 2021, Universal Audio entered the pedal market, and they did it in style. The UAFX Golden Reverberator, Starlight Echo Station delay and Astra Modulation Machine were premium stompboxes with premium modelling tones.
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T H E GA S STATION £349 £349 UAFX WOODROW ’55 UAFX RUBY ’63 T T Ragged glory 86 he Fender 5E3 narrow panel Tweed Deluxe amps made between 1955 and 1960 are beloved by players including Billy Gibbons and Neil Young, and yet, the more vintage vibe of the Woodrow means it is probably going to remain the dark horse of this trio next to the other two pedals.
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THE TG TEST £139 £139 UAFX DREAM ’65 A dream pedal platform? F ender once claimed that the ’65 Deluxe Reverb was the most recorded amp of all time. It’s associated with crystal cleans, drippy surf spring reverb and watery vibrato. That’s all here in this little box, and it really does sound closer to the real thing than anything we’ve tried before.
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THE TG TEST SUMMARY UAFX WOODROW ’55 FEATURES SOUND QUALITY VALUE FOR MONEY BUILD QUALITY USABILITY OVERALL RATING 88 SUMMARY UAFX RUBY ’63 FEATURES SOUND QUALITY VALUE FOR MONEY BUILD QUALITY USABILITY OVERALL RATING SUMMARY UAFX DREAM ’65 FEATURES SOUND QUALITY VALUE FOR MONEY BUILD QUALITY USABILITY OVERALL RATING FINAL VERDICT L et’s start with where we feel these three fall short; the lack of a dedicated headphone output is our biggest gripe.