Universal Audio Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier - "Pure Fender Sounds in a Pedal - Authentic!"
I supposed I could joke about how this is a guitarist’s ‘Wet Dream,’ but the name Dream ’65 will suffice. Emulated from select 1965 Fender Super Reverb amps, as well as select speaker emulations, UA …
Universal Audio Ruby '63 Top Boost Amplifier - "Complete Amp-in-a-Pedal that Emulates Incredibly Well"
After having UA’s Woodrow ’55 (Fender Tweed amp emulation) for only a few hours, I knew I had to review the Ruby ‘63 (Vox AC30) and Dream ’65 (Fender Reverb Twin), the latter of which I will be done …
Universal Audio Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier - "Finally, Real Amp Tones in a Pedal"
Off the bat, the Universal Audio’s Woodrow ’55 is not a simulation but an emulation; and this is as close to something other than an actual amp sounding like an amp. Woodrow ’55 is based on the Fende…
Sonicake Amphonix - "Multiple Amps & Effects Take Pocket Amps to the Next Level"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIJKjM0SXg AMPHONIX Pocket amps have a lot of use, including silent playing, jamming to backing tracks, pre-gig warming up, and even direct recording for newbies …
Line 6 POD HD Pro X - "Amazing effects."
I play Metal and classical and it does well on the effects but the amp sims are hit and miss as most units of any price range are too. It has a lot of vintage fx that would take a crazy amount of mon…
Lounsberry Pedals Amp Rescue - "Ideal to bring life to a Modeler, Solid State, and even Tube Amp"
There are a few ways to describe the effect of the Amp Rescue, and it depends on whether you’re playing a clean or dirty signal. When playing clean, it’s as though a ‘flatness’ is removed from the si…
Fractal Audio Systems Axe-Fx II XL - "Fantastic sounds! Finally I can get the tone I was looking for in the digital realm"
I play mostly classic rock and metal and I could finally dial in a decent distortion. It has great effects too and it's become the only piece of guitar gear I've needed once I got it. I still current…
Valeton Coral Amp - "Crystal Clear Tones with Plenty of Amp Choices"
SOUND: Of the eight high-gain amps my favorite is number three, which simulates the Marshall JCM 900 4x12 – the grain and clarity is very cutting and edgy. I found the Peavey 5150 a touch fizzy for …
Line 6 POD XT Live - "Low review for great hardware and poor user interface and manual"
Subject says it all. The stomp pedals are simple to understand but things you can do in EDIT and in non-EDIT mode are confusing. Have to drag out the manual to make a simple change to REVERB. This i…
Palmer Pocket Amp mk2 - "Three Amps with Clean, Crunch & Heavy + 3 Mic Settings"
SOUND: It may be small, but Palmer’s Pocket Amp MK 2 produces some very decent tones, as demonstrated in the YouTube demo below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx7oHs9UgOM&feature=youtu.be Wi…
Fractal Audio Systems AX8 - "Very good, professional-sounding, and practical !!"
I use it for playing Rock, Blues, Hard. At home, I plug it straight to my 8" KRK monitors. In rehearsal, it gets into an Engl E810 poweramp/20 stereo ins outs and to an Orange PPC212C modified cab …
Joyo JF-14 American Sound - "American Sound Pedal"
This is a preamp/DI pedal, not your typical overdrive pedal. Its designed to be a substitute for the front end of a guitar amp or used as a DI box. It can be used live through a guitar amp or through…
Line 6 POD 2 - "Great for gigs"
I have used my pod since 2007 for many gigs. We are a blues, classic rock band. I found the pod much easier and reliable to lug around with a medium solid state amp. No maintenance, utterly reliable …
Amt Electronics P1 Peavey 5150 - "Great 5150 sound!"
This is a GREAT value for a preamp (size, sound, ect!)!! Has to be used into the FX loop or straight into a poweramp!!! NO front of amp BS!!! If ANY reviews are based on "front of amp" -ignore them…
