Line 6 GearBox 3.7 – Model Gallery
Classic Distortion
Born and bred in the late ‘70s, the ProCo Rat was the beginning of a new generation of distortion boxes. With a sound that was angrier and more aggressive than a fuzz, the Rat put teeth into a new breed of metal that was beginning to crawl to the surface of the music scene. The TONE knob on GearBox’s Classic Distortion Model based on* the Rat model functions like the original’s “filter” control, giving you brighter tone at lower settings, and darker tone at higher settings. Once bitten, you’ll know why we call this one “tone with teeth!”
*All product names used in this document are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These product names, descriptions and images are used solely to identify the specific products whose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development.
Vetta Comp
This effect is taken from the Vetta II, Line 6’s flagship guitar amplifier. A Line 6 original, Vetta Comp has a fixed ratio (2.35:1, in case you’re asking) with the threshold (that would be your SENS knob) adjustable from
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Verb (Reverb)
Verb Effects simulate the reverberation of sound in a physical space, where the source sound combines with countless, tightly spaced echoes. GearBox’s collection of reverb models emulate physical environments (rooms and halls), plate reverbs (which traditionally feature a big steel plate with some sort of speaker driving it plus multiple pickups to pick up the vibrations of the plate) and spring reverbs (the kind guitar players know best). Choose a Spring Reverb when you want the kind of classic sound created by spring reverb tanks built into guitar amps, or used for studio processing on classic recordings. This is the place to come, for instance, when you’re looking for that signature Surf Music sound of splattering reverb. Choose a Room Reverb when you want a polished, modern studio sound. It simulates the sound of ambience in a room, and can be set to subtly enhance the size and polish of your tone, or make it sound like you’re playing in a large, resonant chamber.
Standard Spring
One of the many things that people have loved about the blackface Fender® Twin Reverb® over the years has been its rich, dense reverb sound. The
*FENDER® and TWIN REVERB® are trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and 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
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