Vox E 1 owner manual Explanations of the Amp and Effect Types, AMP Models

Explanations of the Amp and Effect Types

his section explains the sixteen amp models, ten cabinet models, ten pedal Teffects, and five modulation, three delay, and three reverb effects.

A. AMP MODELS

Which amps did we painstakingly model for our seductive selection of 16? Believe me when I say it wasn’t easy ‘cos, as I’m sure you know, there’s a plethora of great sounding amps out there. After countless hours of soul searching, earnest discus- sions (not to mention the occasional friendly argument!), calls to tone-wise friends (some professional players, some not...but all blessed with great ears) plus, of course, listening and playing, a top 16 list was finally drawn up. As you’re about to discover, the ones we went with are not only the cream of the crop but also offer up the widest possible array of the greatest guitar tones known to man - from pris- tine clean to outrageous overdrive and all points in-between. First though, some stuff you should know...

Controlling Factors

As already touched on in this manual, although the top panel of your ToneLab houses controls for GAIN, VR GAIN, TREBLE, MIDDLE, BASS, PRESENCE and CH VOLUME, not all of the amps we’ve modelled have as many controls. In such cases, rather than leave you with knobs that do nothing (what on earth would be the point of that!?), we’ve made full use of all six (6) ToneLab controls without compromising the accuracy of any of our models. This means you’ll be able to mimic the full tonal spectrum of each and every one of the originals we’ve modelled...and then some, thanks to the extra flexibility and additional control the six ToneLab controls give you.

For example, if an original amp doesn’t have a complete 3 band EQ network then we’ll set up the “missing” tone controls on our model to be “neutral” (i.e. as the original) when set it at 12 o’clock - thus giving you extra tonal flexibility in those EQ areas, if you so wish. Just so you know, the amps we modelled that don’t have individual controls for Treble, Middle and Bass are:

AMP	ORGINAL TONE CONTROLS
AC15	Top Cut & Bass Cut Switch
AC15TB	Treble & Bass
AC30	Top Cut only
AC30TB	Treble, Bass and Cut
TWEED 1x12	Just one, called Tone!

Also, as you’d probably expect, we do the same exact thing with the ToneLab’s PRESENCE control too - namely, if one isn’t present (bad pun, not intended!)

REVERB DELAY MODULATION PEDAL CABINET AMP TYPE Amp/Effect TYPE

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