Flextone Manual Rev E; bookfile Page 20 Tuesday, September 8, 1998 10:31 AM
MODELED AMPS: WHICH AMPS ARE MODELED?
sound-a-whole-lot-like-the-original” concept, is set up to do pretty darned near the same thing. Max out the Mid and Treble knobs and turn Bass to about 9 or 10 o’clock on the Flextone when using this Plexi-inspired Amp Model and you can treat those nice neighbors to a tasty slice of fat rock tone.
Brit Hi Gain - Turn to this Amp Model to conjure up tones of the coveted
3 • 4 JCM 800, one of Marshall’s most universally-acclaimed modern amps. This updated version of the Plexi continued Marshall’s heritage with added gain and edge for a new generation of rock guitarists. One of the biggest differences here is that the tone controls are located after the preamp tubes. We worked with a 1990 JCM 800 with Master Volume to develop this model. This is the metal sound Marshall made famous. Although not many people play Marshalls clean, it’s a great tone, so you should also be sure to check out this model with a low drive setting, too. Of course, you can always pump up the drive and rage....
Rectified - This model is modeled after a 1994 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Tremoverb. Boogie made their mark in the late 70’s and early 80’s by adding master volumes and more gain stages to amps with Fender-style circuitry. You can hear the Fender heritage but with more “punch” in the mids. The Boogie Dual Rectifier’s tone controls are post-distortion, and as with the tone sections of most of the amps we based our models on, the individual controls interact with each other and with the drive. When used at its highest drive setting, the Dual Rectifier gives you a lead sound reminiscent of the early Boogies with the characteristic nasal midrange push, but with even more drive and presence than the early Mark I Boogies. Cranking the Rectifier Amp Model’s drive knob will get you into this neighborhood. Try your Santana licks here. With high drive settings, you can scoop the mids and crank the bottom end for some great Seattle grunge sounds.
Modern Hi Gain - We obtained one of the early amp heads Mike Soldano produced when he was based in Los Angeles in order to create the Flextone’s Modern Hi Gain setting. The Soldano sound is intensely overdriven, and also has EQ after the preamp distortion. This oversaturated tone is well-suited to thrash metal and grunge bands, but has also been used more subtly by artists like Eric Clapton. The Soldano amps are very similar to a Peavey 5150; this is a good Amp Model to use if you want to get a current Van Halen or Joe Satriani sound. With the Drive control cranked way up, you’ll get sustain for days.... Go out’n’ave a bite
– when you come back it’ll still be sustaining!
