LINE 6 POD 2.0 [49/97] Boutique 1

MODELED AMPS & CABS: WHICH AMPS AND CABS ARE MODELED?

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to the Vox AC 30 Top Boost, the early Vox amps were the ﬁrst designed especially

for electric guitar (Hey, some early amps from other manufacturers have

Accordion inputs! Polka, anyone?), and used Class A power amp designs, rather

than the much more common Class AB type. We were lucky enough to ﬁnd what

we are told was one of Bryan Adams’ favorite AC 30s for recording. Lenny Kravitz

happened to be using it the week before we began testing. It was one of the gems

in a great collection of vintage ampliﬁers offered for rental in Los Angeles, where

Line 6 is located. We later bought this amp, and continued to hone our emulation

of it to bring you the Amp Model it inspired in the POD. This is deﬁnitely a good

place to start to get yourself some of those classic British invasion sounds. Like the

AC 15 (above), the AC 30 NTB has only a single treble control, so POD’s Bass

and Middle controls here are set up for boost after the Amp Model processing to

add a little extra ﬂexibility without compromising the accuracy of the model. The

12 o’clock setting on these controls is ﬂat response.

California Crunch #1 (Hold Tap + Brit Blues) -The ﬁrst of the “boutique”

amp makers was probably Mesa Boogie. 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. This model is based on the Clean Channel of the classic Boogie Mark

IIc, with the enhancements of the + version of the Mark IIc circuitry design.

California Crunch #2 (Hold Tap + Brit Classic) - And this Amp Model

emulates the Drive Channel of the IIc+. Try your Santana licks here.

Boutique #1 (Hold Tap + Brit Hi Gain) - Based on the Clean Channel of the

Dumble Overdrive Special. The Dumble Overdrive Special is one of those

incredibly expensive, custom amps that most people never get a chance to actually

get close to in this lifetime. Each incarnation of the Dumble magic is a little bit

different, because each of these amps is hand built for a speciﬁc customer, and

voiced to match their playing and desires. With that in mind, we based this Amp

Model on the analysis of several different Dumble Overdrive Specials. Despite this

tuning to the individual owner, these ampliﬁers tend to have a number of features

in common; the clean channel is very sensitive to attack, and dynamically