Line 6 GearBox 3.1 – Basic Features Guide
wave" sound (after all, it was Andy Summers' favorite amp with The Police).
You should also try setting all the tone controls at 12 o'clock for a darker jazz tone. It'll give you an essentially flat response, providing a balanced tone across the fret board for jazz chord melodies or
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1990 Brit J-800
The 1990 Brit
Turn to this Amp Model to conjure up tones of the coveted 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.
Incidentally, some versions of JCM 800's get their distortion by clipping a diode. The amp we modeled uses a tube for distortion.
The JCM 800 is, of course, the metal sound Marshall made famous. And although not many people play Marshalls clean, it
is a great tone, so you should also be sure to check out this model with a low Drive setting. Of course, you can always pump up the drive and rage...
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