Fractal Audio Amp Models

306 Pages·2016·14.37 MB·English

Yek’s Guide to the Fractal Audio
Amplifier Models
Original content by Yek
Additional content by Simviz
Original content by Yek
Firmware: Q3.03
Additional content by Simviz

Firmware: Q3.03
Version: 1.0
Fractal Audio Amplifier Models

Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 6
The Amps ................................................................................................................................................ 8
5F1 Tweed (Fender Champ Tweed) .................................................................................................... 8
5F8 Tweed (Keith Urban's high power Fender Twin-Amp) ............................................................... 10
6G4 Super ('60 Fender Brownface Super) ........................................................................................ 14
6G12 Concert ('60 Fender Brownface Concert) ................................................................................ 16
59 Bassguy ('59 Fender Tweed Bassman, 5F6-A) .............................................................................. 19
65 Bassguy ('65 Blackface Fender Bassman, AB165) ........................................................................ 22
1959SLP (Marshall SLP1959 Vintage Re-Issue) ................................................................................. 25
1987X (Marshall 1987X Plexi Vintage Re-issue) ................................................................................ 29
5153 (EVH 5150-III) ........................................................................................................................... 32
AC-20 (Morgan AC20 Deluxe) ........................................................................................................... 35
Angel Severe (Engl Savage 120) ........................................................................................................ 38
Atomica (Cameron Atomica)............................................................................................................. 40
Band-Commander ('68 Fender Bandmaster, AB763) ....................................................................... 42
Big Hair (Fractal Custom Model) ....................................................................................................... 45
Blanknshp Leeds (Blankenship Leeds 21) ......................................................................................... 46
Bludojai (Bludotone Ojai) .................................................................................................................. 48
Bogfish (Bogner Fish) ........................................................................................................................ 52
Boutique (Matchless Chieftain) ........................................................................................................ 54
Brit 800 and Brit 800 Mod (JCM 800) ............................................................................................... 56
Brit AFS100 and Brit Super (Marshall AFD100) ................................................................................. 59
Brit Brown and FAS Brown ................................................................................................................ 62
Brit JM45 (Marshall JTM 45) ............................................................................................................. 64
Brit JVM (Marshall JVM410H) ........................................................................................................... 67
Brit Pre and Brit JMPre-1 (Marshall JMP-1) ...................................................................................... 69
Brit Silver (Marshall Silver Jubilee) .................................................................................................... 72
Buttery (Budda Twinmaster) ............................................................................................................. 74
CA OD-2 (Carol-Ann OD2) ................................................................................................................. 76
CA Triptik (Carol-Ann Triptik) ............................................................................................................ 79
CA Tucana (Carol-Ann Tucana 3)....................................................................................................... 84
CA3+ (Custom Audio Amplifiers 3+ SE) ............................................................................................. 87
Cali Leggy (Carvin Legacy VL100) ...................................................................................................... 89
Cameron CCV .................................................................................................................................... 91

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Car Roamer (Carr Rambler) ............................................................................................................... 94
Citrus A30 (Orange AD30HTC) .......................................................................................................... 97
Citrus Bass 200 (Orange AD200B) ..................................................................................................... 99
Citrus RV50 (Orange Rockerverb 50 MK II) ..................................................................................... 101
Citrus Terrier (Orange Tiny Terror) ................................................................................................. 103
Class-A 15W TB (Vox AC-15) ........................................................................................................... 105
Class-A 30W (Vox AC-30) ................................................................................................................ 109
Class-A 30W ................................................................................................................................ 110
Class-A 30W BRT ......................................................................................................................... 110
Class-A 30W TB ........................................................................................................................... 110
Class-A 30W HOT ........................................................................................................................ 110
Comet 60 (Komet 60) ...................................................................................................................... 112
Comet Concourse (Komet Concorde) ............................................................................................. 115
Corncob M50 (Cornford MK50 II) ................................................................................................... 118
Das Metall and Dizzy V4 (Diezel VH4) ............................................................................................. 121
Deluxe Tweed (Fender Deluxe, 5E3) ............................................................................................... 125
Deluxe Verb ('65 Fender Deluxe Reverb, AB763) ........................................................................... 129
Dirty Shirley (Friedman Dirty Shirley) ............................................................................................. 133
Div/13 CJ11 (Divided By 13 CJ 11) ................................................................................................... 136
Div/13 FT37 (Divided By 13 FTR 37) ................................................................................................ 138
Double Verb (Fender Twin Reverb) ................................................................................................ 140
Energyball (Engl Powerball) ............................................................................................................ 143
Euro Blue and Red (Bogner Ecstasy) ............................................................................................... 145
Euro Uber (Bogner Uberschall) ....................................................................................................... 149
FAS models ...................................................................................................................................... 152
FAS 6160...................................................................................................................................... 152
FAS Bass ...................................................................................................................................... 152
FAS Brootalz ................................................................................................................................ 152
FAS Brown ................................................................................................................................... 152
FAS Class-A .................................................................................................................................. 152
FAS Crunch .................................................................................................................................. 152
FAS Hot Rod ................................................................................................................................ 152
FAS Lead 1 ................................................................................................................................... 153
FAS Lead 2 ................................................................................................................................... 153
FAS Modern................................................................................................................................. 153

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FAS Modern II .............................................................................................................................. 153
FAS Modern III ............................................................................................................................. 153
FAS Rhythm ................................................................................................................................. 153
FAS Wreck ................................................................................................................................... 153
Fox ODS (Fuchs Overdrive Supreme) .............................................................................................. 154
Friedman BE and HBE (Friedman BE-100)....................................................................................... 157
Friedman SM Box (Friedman Small Box) ......................................................................................... 161
Fryette D60 (Fryette Deliverance 60) ............................................................................................. 164
Gibtone Scout (Gibson Scout) ......................................................................................................... 168
Nuclear-Tone (Swart Atomic Space Tone) ...................................................................................... 170
Herbie (Diezel Herbert) ................................................................................................................... 173
Hipower (Hiwatt DR103) ................................................................................................................. 176
Hot Kitty (Bad Cat Hot Cat 30) ........................................................................................................ 179
Jazz 120 (Roland Jazz Chorus 120) .................................................................................................. 182
Jr Blues (Fender Blues Junior) ......................................................................................................... 185
JS410 (Marshall JVM410HJS) .......................................................................................................... 188
Matchbox D-30 (Matchless DC-30) ................................................................................................. 192
MR Z HWY 66 (Dr. Z Route 66) ........................................................................................................ 196
Mr Z MZ-8 (Dr. Z Maz 8) .................................................................................................................. 198
Mr Z MZ-38 (Maz 38 SR) ................................................................................................................. 201
ODS-100 (Dumble Overdrive Special) ............................................................................................. 203
Plexi models (Marshall Plexi) .......................................................................................................... 206
PLEXI 100W 1970 ........................................................................................................................ 207
PLEXI 100W HIGH/JUMP/NRML .................................................................................................. 207
PLEXI 50W 6550 .......................................................................................................................... 207
PLEXI 50W HI 1/JUMP/NRML ...................................................................................................... 207
PLEXI 50W HI 2 ............................................................................................................................ 207
Prince Tone (Fender Princeton) ...................................................................................................... 211
Prince Tone (Fender Princeton Tweed) ...................................................................................... 211
Prince Tone NR (Fender Princeton Silverface w/o Reverb) ........................................................ 212
Prince Tone Reverb (Fender Princeton Reverb Blackface) ......................................................... 213
PVH 6160 Block (“block letter” EVH 5150 / Peavey 6505).............................................................. 217
Recto1 and Recto2 (Mesa Dual Rectifier, 2-ch and 3-ch) ............................................................... 221
Ruby Rocket (Paul Ruby Rocket) ..................................................................................................... 225
Shiver (Bogner Shiva 20th Ann.) ..................................................................................................... 227

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SOLO 88 and SOLO X99 (Soldano X88R and X99) ........................................................................... 230
SOLO 100 (Soldano SLO-100) .......................................................................................................... 232
Spawn Nitrous (Splawn Nitro) ......................................................................................................... 235
Spawn Rod (Splawn Quickrod) ........................................................................................................ 237
Suhr Badger 18 and 30 .................................................................................................................... 239
Suhr Badger 18 ............................................................................................................................ 239
Suhr Badger 30 ............................................................................................................................ 240
Super Verb ('64 Fender blackface Super Reverb, AB763) ............................................................... 242
Supertweed (Fractal Custom Model) .............................................................................................. 246
Supremo Trem (Supro 1964T Dual-Tone) ....................................................................................... 247
SV Bass (Ampeg SVT) ....................................................................................................................... 250
Thordendal (pre-G3 Recto models) ................................................................................................ 254
Tremolo Lux (Fender blackface Tremolux, AA763) ......................................................................... 255
Tube Pre .......................................................................................................................................... 258
Two Stone J35 (Two-Rock Jet 35) ................................................................................................... 259
TX Star (MESA Lone Star) ................................................................................................................ 261
USA Bass 400 (MESA Bass 400) ....................................................................................................... 264
USA Clean / USA Lead / USA Rhythm (MESA/Boogie Mark IV)....................................................... 267
USA Clean .................................................................................................................................... 270
USA LEAD..................................................................................................................................... 270
USA LEAD+................................................................................................................................... 270
USA LEAD BRT ............................................................................................................................. 270
USA LEAD BRT+ ........................................................................................................................... 270
USA RHYTHM .............................................................................................................................. 270
USA IIC+ (MESA/Boogie Mark IIC+) ................................................................................................. 271
USA IIC+ ....................................................................................................................................... 274
USA IIC+ Bright ............................................................................................................................ 274
USA IIC+ Deep ............................................................................................................................. 274
USA IIC+ BRT/DP.......................................................................................................................... 274
USA Pre (MESA/Boogie TriAxis) ...................................................................................................... 276
USA Pre Clean.............................................................................................................................. 278
USA Pre LD1 RED ......................................................................................................................... 279
USA Pre LD2 GRN ........................................................................................................................ 279
USA Pre LD2 YLW ........................................................................................................................ 280
USA Pre LD2 RED ......................................................................................................................... 281

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USA Sub Blues (MESA/Boogie Subway Blues) ................................................................................. 283
Vibra-King (custom Fender Vibro-King) .......................................................................................... 285
Vibrato Lux (Fender Vibrolux, 6G11) .............................................................................................. 288
Vibrato Verb (Fender Vibroverb) .................................................................................................... 291
Vibrato Verb ................................................................................................................................ 293
Vibrato Verb AA .......................................................................................................................... 293
Vibrato Verb AB .......................................................................................................................... 293
Vibrato Verb CS ........................................................................................................................... 293
Wrecker Express (Trainwreck Express) ........................................................................................... 294
Wrecker Liverpool (Trainwreck Liverpool) ...................................................................................... 296
Wrecker Rocket (Trainwreck Rocket) ............................................................................................. 298
Amp Categories ................................................................................................................................... 300
Fender Circuits ................................................................................................................................ 300
Vox-type Amps ................................................................................................................................ 301
Dumble-type Amps ......................................................................................................................... 302
Preamps .......................................................................................................................................... 303
References .......................................................................................................................................... 304
Manufacturer Websites .................................................................................................................. 304
Amplifier Information ..................................................................................................................... 305
YouTube Channels........................................................................................................................... 305
Other Fansites ................................................................................................................................. 305
Fractal Forum Content .................................................................................................................... 305

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Introduction

In February 2016, Yek (or Alexander van Engelen) from the Fractal Audio
forum began writing articles describing the amplifier models in the Axe FX
and Ax8. He even created presets to demonstrate each amp.
This document is made up of those articles with some additional
summaries and pictures.
Each amplifier section contains a synopsis of the amp model, tips on how to dial it in, links to sound
clips and recommended speakers or impulse responses (IRs) to use with the model (I didn’t capture
all the sound clips, so check out the forum posting to hear more).
The heading of each amp description is a link to the original posting on the forum.
The text within each section typically describes the specifics of the original amplifier and references
the manufacturer’s website and the amplifier manual.
A table has been added (by me – not in the original posting) summarising the original amplifier
specifications and includes the tonestack location in the modelled version.
Any tips or information provided by Cliff Chase is highlighted in a ‘Cliff says…’ box, and any of Yek’s
personal comments is a ‘Yek’s comments…’ box.
The information is up to date as of Firmware Version Q3.03.
If you like this document, please support Yek (and his girlfriend) by donating:
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Disclaimer: I don’t own the copyright for any of the photos. Most of them are sourced from the
references at the back of this document

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5F1 Tweed (Fender Champ Tweed)

The Amps
The Fractal Audio wiki contains a full and up to date list of amplifier models in the Axe FX.
5F1 Tweed (Fender Champ Tweed)

Synopsis: A model of a 5F1 Fender Champ from the late 50’s/early 60’s. Allegedly the type
of amp used to record Eric Clapton’s Layla.
Tips: Only has a Volume on the original so leave everything else as default. The small
speaker makes it sound boxy with ‘farty’ bass notes with the volume cranked.
Sound Clips: 1957 Fender Champ Demo
Recommended Factory Cab: #002 1x8 Tweed
Cab/Speaker:

The 5F1 Tweed model is based on a Fender Champ from the Tweed era.
The Tweed era is the earliest period of Fender amplification (late '40s - early 60s'), before the
Blonde, Brownface, Blackface and Silverface models. Very collectible amplifiers. "Tweed" is based on
the cloth covering used at that time, as seen in the picture above. Tweed amplifiers typically break

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5F1 Tweed (Fender Champ Tweed)

up earlier than later "cleaner" models and are known for their warm-sounding overdrive. More
information.
The Fender Champ was originally marketed as a practice amp with only 5 watts output. This specific
model has a simple 5F1 circuit, which was produced between '58 and '64. It's Class-A, single-ended:
one 6V6 power tube.
The low output and small 1x8" speaker make the amp break up early. The tiny speaker also makes it
sound boxy. Crank the volume and you understand immediately what the expression "farty
bassnotes" mean. Nevertheless, the Champ was a popular amp for use in recording studios. Eric
Clapton's Layla and Joe Walsh's Rocky Mountain Way were recorded through a Champ, allegedly.
It just has a single Volume control. There are no
tone knobs or other controls. If authenticity
matters to you, stick to adjusting Input Drive.
The Champ provides a High and a Low input to
plug the guitar into. Axe-Fx II models of Fender
amps are always based on the High input. To get
the equivalent of using the Low input, set Input
Trim to 0.500.

Select one of the "1x8" stock cabs for authenticity. This wiki page lists the stock 1x8" cabs.

Amplifier Specifications
Year of Manufacture 1958-1964
Circuit 5F1
Power 5 watt
Master Volume? No
Negative Feedback? No
Preamp Tubes 1x 12AX7
Power Amp Tubes 1x 6V6GT
Tonestack Location PRE

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