Amt Electronics

Context: I own a racked Two Notes Torpedo VM202. As I couldn’t find a used Torpedo C.A.B. for a bargain price (which shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the product’s high quality), I opted for this AMT which is an IR player allowing to access parameters. I got the model with the orange inscriptions on while the shop’s website advertised it in white – but that’s juste a detail. The idea was to make a transportable pedalboard. This tiny black box makes a great job in every situation, but as it’s not MIDI compatible you’ll only get a single cab per preset so you’ll have to get down and load another preset, but sometimes a single cab is well enough for a whole show ;-) You’ll have to read the manual is you want to understand which IR CAB + MIC you’re loading. I also let my brother use it. He often works as a FOH engineer and I wanted to see it the Pangea could do the job to replace a mic+cab setting in stage: well, clearly the result is exceptional! Depending on the amp used, it has either been plugged in the FX loop allowing to feed the mixer with a signal level independent from that of the tube poweramp part of the amp, or at the output of a loadbox. I heard it can even be plugged between the amp’s output and the speaker using the THRU jack plug, but I have no use of such a setup and haven’t tried it in order to protect the amp. It’s so small that it can be used indifferently in a home or professional studio, I have already lent it tu be used for remiking tracks. It also works wonder with bass IRs, while testing it the bass player ended up saying that with a total 3 pedals (including the Pangea) he couldn’t say whether his sound was that from his amp or from an IR straight out of this tiny black box. In the end, he bought one! :-D I’ve loaded some free cab IRs in addition to those that come with the device, plus also additional IRs by OwnHammer... This small device will easily find its place on your favourite pedalboard, between preamps and dists and before modulations, delays and reverbs. I think it’s a perfect complement for anyone using many vintage analog pedals but also those not using tubes at all. I’d love to try this with a FREDAMP pedal preamp, or with a Two Notes LE CRUNCH... I frankly recommend this product, I first hesitated with LOGIDY EPSI but this AMT-PANGEA suite me better as to the way to access the various parameters. Small enough to make it the pedalboard equivalent of what a USB key is to a computer, I still regret the lack of an editor and the absence of a power tube stage simulation (like on products by Two Notes and Fractal), which addition would have made the Pangea perfect. Overall: + Sound quality + Versatility in terms of possible connections + Price - Misses a PC preset editor - No MIDI - You can’t do without reading the manual if you want to understand which IR CAB + Mic you are loading

This is a one channel device that is all about achieving the PREAMP tone of a ENGL Fireball !! UTILIZATION This is a "one channel preamp" in pedal form that replicates the ENGL hi gain sound. It is meant to go straight into a poweramp or you can use the cab sim output into a PA or to record. This is NOT a distortion pedal!! Not meant (made) to go into the front input of an amp!! SOUND QUALITY BRUTAL ENGL hi gain sound!! Perfect dynamics and tone of a ENGL Fireball! Very accurate= think Megadeth -Endgame, Jeff Loomis. I run it into a tube poweramp and get a great tone from it. Benefits from a OD boost as well! Very tight, agressive dynamics and tone that cuts through the mix! OVERALL OPINION This JFET technology is just amazing. Yes it is just the Hi Gain Channel w/o a clean but it does it perfectly! At $130 this is a real treasure for people on a budget who cannot afford a hi end amp or real ENGL. Has a true bypass switch. Needs to be powered by a 12v 1.25 amp PS to get the full dynamics (will run on a 9v battery or 9v PS), this is VERY important. Amazing tone and Brutal Metal tone!! I wouldn't give mine up for anything, thanks AMT!

This is a one channel device that is all about achieving the PREAMP tone of a (Bogner designed) Hafler Triple Giant -Sharp channel (Highest gain!)! UTILIZATION This is a "one channel preamp" in pedal form that replicates the Bogner hi gain sound. It is meant to go straight into a poweramp or you can use the cab sim output into a PA or to record. NOT a distortion pedal!! SOUND QUALITY Bogner hi gain sound!! Perfect dynamics and tone of a Bogner! Very accurate= think Jerry Cantrell or Marty Friedman (Holy Wars Solo's). I have ran this into the CD/aux input of a Marshall AVT20 w/a 10" Celestion and blew away the Marshall preamp! Sounded Very hi end. I run it into a tube poweramp and get a great tone from it. Benefits from a OD boost as well! Wide dynamics! OVERALL OPINION Wide dynamics! This JFET technology is just amazing. Yes it is just the Hi Gain Channel w/o a clean but it does it perfectly! At $130 this is a real treasure for people on a budget who cannot afford a hi end amp or real Bogner. Has a true bypass switch. Needs to be powered by a 12v 1.25 amp PS to get the full dynamics (will run on a 9v battery or 9v PS), this is VERY important. Amazing!!!

The classic series from AMT in my opinion is the best sounding pedals that they offer. I like the tone and how close they come to sounding like a real amp. I have to give this disclaimer though that I am not a distortion pedal guy and I like to get my gain from my amp overdriving. That being said the review will go through that prism. AMT has delivered a pedal that simulates a Fender Tweed amp cranked up with volume to get those tubes distorting. They have done well at emulating through this pedal. This is a pedal that sounds very much like a tranditional Ibanez Tube Screamer. It has that subtle but overdrive that slams the front of a clean amp or a dirty amp to get the sizzle a little bit more. - Size: 112mm (4.4"), 72mm (2.8"), 90mm (3.5") - Weight: 420g (14.8 oz) - Control: Level, Low, High, Drive - Ports: IN, OUT - Power: DC 9V, 9V battery, 6mA UTILIZATION This pedal is very simple to use as it only has four control knobs. Consisting of Level, High and Low EQs, and a Drive knob. Pretty basic and easy to figure out. Not really need for a manual as it is a simple operation that sounds goo in just about every situation. You should have this pedal up and running with a smooth ans warm overdrive that will be immediately appealing to your guitar tone. SOUND QUALITY I love the sound of this pedal. It has a classic rock to country to pop sound all in one. You can use this pedal in so many ways. In front of a clean amp with a Strat or a Tele and you will get a solid country tone. This pedal is great with a Tele at pulling off some chicken picking. I like the way it compliments your guitar and amp and not giving you the sound of the pedal but rather tag teaming your current rig tone. This pedal also sounds great in front of a overdriven amp for a boost. You will get a good sustain and sizzle added to your tone with this pedal. This pedal won't give you a lot of distortion just a slight ovderdrive sound. OVERALL OPINION This is a great alternative to an Ibanez TS9 or 808. It is fairly inexpensive and they come in new at a around $110. This is a great price for what you get and it is true bypass which won't affect you signal or tone when running it in the off position. I would recommend this to any player who need just a simple TS9 or slightly overdriven pedal that is looking for a pop, country, or mild rock tone. It is a 100% analog drive unit so it will sound very natural and fulfilling to play with.

This is what I consider to be a middle of the road gain distortion. It is an all analog pedal that employes a tube in the pre-amp section and and analog cab simulator before the output. It has one quarter inch in and one quarter inch out and must be powered by a 9 volt AC adapter, there is no battery option. The controls are simply laid out as level, high, low, and gain. The controls offer a afir deal of interaction so various tones are achievable. UTILIZATION I do not know if the manual was every even made for the unit as my package only contained a card stating the power requirements. The unit is very self explanitory so there was no real need for any additional information but it is always nice to get some literature with a purchace. This unit is very easy to set up and use as long as you are working in its sweet spot. I find that this pedal works more along the lines of a pre-amp than a distortion but is useable in front of a clean channel or into the return of an effects loop. Once you become familiar with the output capabilities of the unit it is fairly simple to dial in a good sound. It actually is harder to mess up your tone than to achieve one of many good tones this pedal can produce. SOUND QUALITY This unit is primaraly designed for use with guitar but it can offer a warm characteristic to a bass as well because of its easy going gain structure. If you are looking for a warm smooth gain structure this pedal will be right up your alley. It ranges from a warm clean all the way up to a straight Marshall 800 amount of gain but without as much roar. The pedal is generally quiet when engaged and has a minimal amout of noise even when the gain is maxed. Personally I enjoy this pedal when I play older classic rock in the Pink Floyd genre. I find it much more useful then other overdrive and distorion pedal to add that warm sustain where the gain seems to be almost clean in nature. OVERALL OPINION While this pedal sees limited use by me I would also consider it a valuable addition to my rig. I own many pre amps, distortions, and overdrives that all have a nice use but this one dominates inits area of low to mid gain smoothness. I really enjoy its ease of use because it really is difficult to screw up its sound. The only down side I have about this pedal is the fact that it only has the emulated output. A switch or a second output would have made a lot of sense but since it does sound good I guess it's just a curiosity of mine. For the price I am very happy with the value of it. If I paid the original price I might not have taken the chance on it but I would replace it now that I am familiar with its usefulness in my setup. I am always adding gear in and out of my system so small purchaces like this usually do not get too many side by side comparisons. This also had to be ordered sight unseen trusting sound clips that we all know to well can be deceiving at times. Bottom line is if you like or need a low gain, warm natured distortion try and pick one up for yourself.

This pedal is labeled a fuzz pedal and it can do that, but it does so much more.This pedal is great tone for those going for a modern rock tone. The range that the gain makes is widely open and busy. It has a very articulate distortion and fuzz tone than makes sustaining tones easy all day long. - Size: 112mm (4.4"), 72mm (2.8"), 90mm (3.5") - Weight: 420g (14.8 oz) - Control: Level, Low, High, Dist. - Ports: IN, OUT - Power: DC 9V, 9V battery, 6mA UTILIZATION This pedal is very easy to use and control. It has only four control knobs which is quite standard in most distortion boxes. This unit is very midrange focused and the high and low EQ knobs level out that natural Mids focus from this pedal has. The more you up the gain the more gain obviously you get, but it goes into fuzz territory maxed out which is quite unique to this pedal. SOUND QUALITY The sound quality is one of AMT's best efforts. They are very well known for their great sounding pedals and this one comes in at or around the top. The sound is unique but very accomplished in the gain territory. These pedals will sound very good in almost any amp or any guitar. I like AMT mostly with a humbucker pickup guitar and a fairly clean amp. Preferably a Marshall since most of these pedals blend great with an JCM 800 type circuity. OVERALL OPINION This is a very prepared pedal that is well equipped to accomplish a fantastic tone. I'm am not a huge distortion pedal fan as I get most of my gain and distortion from my overdriven amp, but this pedal is an excellent pedal that sounds very natural and real. I would recommend this pedal to anyone looking for a budget pedal and needs a new modern high gain tone for your band or record. They come in new at a round $110 which is amazing for the amount of options you get from this unit.

This pedal has a great tone, but not quite metal for me. I do like the tone from it but I find it to be more of a regular distortion pedal than a metal focused pedal. Another beef with this is that it feels a little and looks a little cheap to me. The control knobs seem a little generic and cheap. I think I'm just not a fan of the knobs they used for this pedal. This pedal was designed to give a bit of tube grind to a metal pedal unit. You definitely hear that approach on this unit. AMT does have some great products for the metal musician but I'm not that big on this unit. UTILIZATION This pedal is quite easy to use with only six knobs. That may be a little more than most distortion pedals, but nothing you wouldn't see on any high gain amp. In fact compared to most metal amps that have 20+ knobs like a Engl or a VH4 than this is pretty mild in comparison. Equipped with Level, Low, High, Drive, Gain, and Contour knobs there is a ton of varieties so mess with to target your desired tone. SOUND QUALITY This pedal is designed to work with a humbucker style guitar and a farely clean amp. This pedal has a lot of gain on tap, so a high gain amp is going to be a little much for this pedal however, if used as a boost then it may come in handy. This pedal does sound pretty good at emulating a tube amp. AMT is know for there great amp simulating analog pedals and this is a good one. I don't find this to be much of a typical metal pedal but it is a good tonal distortion pedal. OVERALL OPINION I'm not much into distortion pedals, as I like to get my distortion from my amp but this is a good sounding unit. If you have a clean amp and need a solid distortion with a lot of EQ options available then this is a great pedal. At new these units come in at around $120 which is a great price for what it can do. I would recommend this pedal to anyone on a budget and needing a solid distortion box. They are good sounding, but a little cheap in housing in my opinion.

The Distortion station from AMT electronics is perhaps my favorite and most versitle transistor based distortions around. The unit can be powerd fron a nine volt battery or from an AC adapter.The unit has one quarter inch input and one quarter inch output. There are rotary knobs for controlling level, low, high, and gain. There are also three independent three way switches that select amp type, modification, and mic simulated placements. American, British, and Tweed are the three amp types available. The modifications available include Clean, High gain, and Hot wired. The three mic placements are Classic, Center, and Off-axis. These switches combined with the highly interactive tone controls create a tone tweakers dream come true. The pedal is fully analog so you are working with real sounds and not struggling to make fake sounds behave as real ones like with some digital models. UTILIZATION As with my other early AMT purchase there was no documentation provided in the box however the AMT site does contain great detail about their product line. A manual would have been nice with this pedal though because of all the variations available. As far as tone creation is conserned there are almost too many ways to shape the output. Take time and learn how each of the switches interact with each other and then how the basic four knobs vary those options. Rest easy though because in general it is easy to create totally awesome sounds. The pedal ranges for subtle to outrageous and everywhere in between. Do not let the lack of a mid control imply this pedal can not do metal. By using the switches properly and boosting the low and mid you can get an insane amount of metal distortion suitable for the heaviest or fastest riffage needed. SOUNDS I have had a pleasent experience using this pedal with my entire guitar collection ranging from Gilmour to Yngwie to some of my death machines. While I do own a vast collection of pedals this one covers the most ground by far. It can be fairly warm considering it is transistor based and scream with out being overly harsh, unless harsh is what you are shooting for. My favorite use for this pedal though is for Metal, all types and varieties. To me it is my go to distortion box for placing in front of an amps clean channel. No matter what you are going for though be assured that the pedal is clear and capable of loads of saturation without some unpleasant results I have heardin other pedals. Also unlike most Metal based pedals this can do hard rock to acid rock to blues to sqweak and sqwuak regae tones. OVERALL OPINION There is nothing about this pedal I do not like and the only thing I could find to improve on it would be a fourth switch to engage a tube, but I have tube based units and more things could ruin what I consider to be one of the most valuable pedals in my collection. Definitaly a desert island unit if you get my drift. This pedal may seem a touch higher in price than comparable units but its versitility more than justifies its cost. I ordered this pedal site unseen after hearing many sound clips, yes I know they can be deceiving at times but this time the chance paid off. At the time of purchace AMT units were very hard to obtain and I am forever thankful that I did not stop the pursuit of this pedal. I am always previewing pedals but this purchace raised the bar on what I accept as a good unit. I would definitaly do what I had to do to replace it if it were gone but it is well built and hopefully it will always be there for me.

This is the white pedal put out by the Russian Space Station...or well no a company named AMT or Asia Musick Technology. The knobs are Level, Low, High and Drive. A friend turned me onto these pedals and set me up with one. New they run about $100 I like it%27s fizzy high end distortion while still having plenty of lows available. That is the problem with most bass distortion pedals is the lack of low end, but not in the Slap bass. The bypass switch is cheap and sometimes doesn%27t want to switch over. I also got a really horrifying squeal from this pedal once, maybe it had to do with bad power at a club? I do max out the gain just to get a medium breakup. If you want high gain, I'd look into another AMT pedal. OK. Just OK, not good, not terrible. As I said before, the switch could be improved. Through years of playing it still works. I have accrued a few nice paint scrapes. A very underrated pedal. It nails the gritty breakup of an old Ampeg SVT without having to bring out the kitchen sink or fridge! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

This is a pretty basic overdrive pedal, but it has an interesting tone. There are no MIDI/computer editing capabilities. The device is made from analog technology, and its an update on vintage tones. This device has the simple 1/4" input and output connections, as well as an input for a power supply. It can also run on a 9V battery. I've only used this device with electric guitars. UTILIZATION This pedal is an absolute breeze to use. The simple, two-knob structure makes editing on the fly pretty easy. There are simply knobs for volume and drive (output level and gain). It's a pretty easy pedal to use, and it's easy to get good sounds as there really aren't any settings that sound bad. There's absolutely no need for a manual. SOUND QUALITY While advertised and labeled as an overdrive, I think that this pedal is actually a blend of overdrive and distortion. There's really no way that an overdrive should have the potential to be this heavy. Not that it's an overwhelmingly heavy sound, but it's a tougher sound than most overdrive boxes will give you. I'd say it's more of a mild distortion. It sounds good for lighter rock stuff, and actually has enough drive contained in it to be a great sound for leads, especially when being played over a relatively calm backing track. I wouldn't recommend it for a hard rock act, unless they need a lighter distortion for rhythms. Really rocking out, though, would require something else with more guts like a heavy fuzz or distortion. OVERALL OPINION I think that this is a rather cool device. For the folk-rock, country-rock, and blues-rock kind of guys who don't want to get too heavy, this is a really solid choice. I'd say that more often than not, I could find some use for it in my setup. I don't know how much they usually run. I doubt you'd have to pay more than 160 or so for it, after that you'd be getting ripped off. It's totally worth that price tag as it consistently brings quality sound. I haven't had it long so I don't know how reliable it is, but since I don't really gig with it I can't say for sure.

Not to often do I get this excited about a piece of gear. This unit is one of the best things that is out on the market today. It is a preamp that is basically three channels of tube goodness. This is the best offering that AMT has ever done. I love AMT units and they are so simple and easy to play with. Plus they sound so natural and authentic and the price is always affordable. Features of SS-11 Design: - Fully tube-based 4 stage overdrive channel with DUAL TUBE design (2x12AH7 tubes) with high-voltage anode voltage (+300 V). - Three separate channels: CLEAN / OVERDRIVE / LEAD - Individual gain sensitivity and output level controls for clean and crunch/lead channels. - TREBLE SHIFT toggle switch to enter bright mode for that added punch of high end. - FX LOOP for external effects. - OUTPUT jack for connecting to both specialized guitar amplifiers with a standard level of 0 dB (GUITAR AMP mode) and a CAB SIM MIXER out with a standard level of -10dB and a guitar cabinet simulation. - The preamp outputs are equipped with sophisticated solid-state buffers. - SS-11 incorporates new field-effect transistor-based guitar cabinet impulse response emulator processing. Improved naturalness of sound when connected to line input. - Special attention was paid to transistors anode power quality: preamp uses a specially designed high-voltage transformer minimizing the penetration of impulse noises into amplified signal. UTILIZATION Specifications: - Tubes: 12AH7 x 2 - Input Impedance Rear Panel: 1MOhm - Input Sensitivity Rear Panel: -10dB - Output Impedance: 10kOhm - Power Voltage: 12vDC (-)center - Power Consumption: 600mA or .6A This thing looks intimidating but it really is functionally easy to learn and figure out. The size of it is so impressive. It is basically about the size of a Boss pedal and with the features this thing has is amazing! SOUNDS The sound from this pedal is amazing. It really sound as authentic as you can get with out being a full blown amp combo or head. Plugging into a mixing console is so easy and simple that makes traveling to a gig a pleasure. This is a unit that you can throw in your bag and go off to a gig without bring your half stacks. Plus the addition of having an effects loop you can plug your modulation an delays into makes it functionally splendid. All the channel sounds good and very usable. There isn't one tone that it does and the rest of it isn't usable. The entire pedal is usable and worth the money. OVERALL OPINION I would recommend this pedal to any gigging musician that need a back up amp or something where sound could be an issue and you need to go direct into a mixing console or house sound PA system. At around $400 for a new one this thing is a steal. I will own one for just simplistic purposes if I ever need something quick and easy on the go. Great for places where you need to kill the stage volume or recording purposes.

This is AMT's attempt at a Carvin Legacy amp or a Mesa Boogie. Probably somewhere in between the two amps. This has a distinct AMT tone but in a catagory all its own. It sounds really good if you are going for that tone but in my opinion it doesn't live up to some of their other pedals. Technical Information: Size: 112mm (4.4") x 72mm (2.8") x90mm (3.5") Weight: 420g (14.8 oz) Control: Level, Low, High, Dist Jacks: IN, OUT Power: DC 9V, 9V Battery or PSA (-) center Adapter UTILIZATION This pedal is very easy to use with only four control knobs. It has a Level for controlling the overall output volume, a Low for the lower EQ frequencies, a High for the higher frequencies, and finally the Drive for the distortion and saturation. These are basically on just about every distortion pedal that there is out there. There really isn't a manual needed since you really just turn the knobs until you find something that fits your personal taste and needs. The more you turn up the drive the muddier it does get though. So take it easy on the drive knob. SOUND QUALITY The sound is decent but not great. I personally don't care for the tone that it has. I like there Extreme lll pedal and their Metalizer pedal a lot more. The tone is a bit muddy overall and not that clear. I like the pedal to be a little more transparent where you can clearly hear the note separation which I don't really hear in this pedal. Try this pedal with a humbucker style guitar with a clean channel amp. It doesn't have to be a Fender but something clean that has at least 3 gain stages but not overdriving. It will compliment the gain stages of your amp and push the front end very well. OVERALL OPINION This is not AMT's best offering. It does sound decent but they have better things in their repertoire. My personal favorite is their Extreme lll pedal. It has a ton of options to tailor a great sound in almost any application. At new they come in at around $120 which is not a bad price. I would recommend anyone you need a decent rock or pop tone from a clean amp. This pedal will get you there pretty easily. Not a metal pedal and will not excel in dropped tunings but it sounds good for the rock and pop scene.