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Amp Sim

Fender '55 Tweed Deluxe

Universal Audio

Where to get itAvailable from Universal Audiouaudio.com

The Fender '55 Tweed Deluxe is an amp simulation plugin that emulates the 5E3 circuit of a 1955 Fender tweed Deluxe amplifier, capturing its legendary tone through meticulous modeling of the amplifier circuitry, speaker response, and microphone capture. It delivers the amp's characteristic warm, touch-sensitive response with layers of musically pleasing gain and distortion, from pristine low-volume clean tones to full tube saturation, with no latency when used with Apollo interfaces.

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Key Features

015E3 circuit emulation with 12AX7, 12AY7 preamp tubes, two 6V6GT power tubes, and 5Y3GT rectifier tube modeling
02Three speaker models: JP 12 (Jensen P12R), JB 120 (JBL D-120F), GB 25 (Celestion 25-watt)
03Five microphone models: Dyn-57, Dyn-421, Rib-121, Rib-160, Con-67 with dual-mic simultaneous mixing
04Per-microphone controls: level, pan, high-pass filter (approximately 82 Hz, 18 dB per octave), off-axis positioning, and mute
05Four discrete input jacks: INST 1, INST 2 (attenuated 6 dB), MIC 1, MIC 2 (attenuated 6 dB), plus virtual Y-cable simultaneous patching
06LINE/NORMAL input switch with -14 dB attenuation in LINE position for high-level signals
07Unison impedance interaction and bidirectional gain control with Apollo interfaces
08Optimized mic placements for each speaker with alternate off-axis positions

Things to Try

  • 01Set INST VOL to 2.5 or lower for the cleanest tones
  • 02For a classic buttery '60s tone, set the TONE knob to maximum and use the Rib-160 mic in the OFF AXIS position
  • 03When using the Rib-121 mic, engage the high-pass filter to eliminate rumble due to its heavy bass capture
  • 04Use the LINE position on the LINE/NORMAL switch when processing previously recorded tracks that have been preamplified, attenuating the input by -14 dB so the amp behaves as if receiving a passive low-level instrument signal
Formats
VSTVST3AUAAXSTANDALONE
Official Website↗User Manual↗

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