Fractal AXE-FX II Quick reference manual - page 12
AXE-FX AMP
BASED ON
DESCRIPTION
Citrus Bass 200 . . . . . . . . . . Orange AD200B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200w valve bass head, 6550 tubes.
Citrus RV50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange Rockerverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Dirty” channel of the 50w head known for warmth and rich harmonics.
Citrus Terrier $ . . . . . . . . . Orange Tiny Terror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7w or 15w, EL84 tubes. The actual amp has no tone stack (neutral in Axe-Fx) and a single Hi-Cut tone control.
Class-A 15w TB
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Vox AC-15 Top Boost
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15w, EL84 tubes. The heart of this amp’s tone comes from its power section and no negative feedback.
Class-A 30w
$
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Vox AC-30
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30w, EL84 tubes. Combo that dominated the British Invasion. Gritty character, warm tone, great feel. For
authentic tone, leave the tone controls at noon and use Hi-Cut to cut treble.
Class-A 30w Hot
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Vox AC-30 HW
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30w, EL84 tubes. Hot/Cool switch set to Hot position, which bypasses the tone circuitry to create a more pure
sound to achieve richer gain.
Class-A 30w TB
$
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Vox AC-30 Top Boost
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .30w, EL84 tubes. Created in response to demand for “more treble”. Great highs and slightly reduced bass.
Hot/Cool switch set to Cool position, which produces the orthodox Top Boost sound.
Comet 60
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Komet 60
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EL34 tubes.
Comet Concourse
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Komet Concorde
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EL34 tubes. Similar to Trainwreck amp. Response switch = “Fast”. To replicate “Slow” reduce INPUT TRIM to 0.25”.
Corncob M50 9 . . . . . . . . . Cornford MK50 II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Boutique British amp. Plexi-meets-modern tone with big cojones.
Das Metall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EL34 or 6L6 tubes. High-gain, boutique amp famous for its powerful, heavy, aggressive sound. See Dizzy V4 4.
Deluxe Tweed
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Fender Tweed Deluxe
. . . . . . . . . . . . .Fender Deluxe (5E3) from the 50’s, 15w. The earliest and most popular of the so-called Tweed amplifiers.
“60’s hippie rock in a bottle,” says Cliff.
Deluxe Verb
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Fender Deluxe Reverb
. . . . . . . . . . . . .1965 Blackface, 22w, AB763 circuit. Great, chimey tone with nice power amp breakup.
Dirty Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . Friedman Dirty Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . .40w, 6L6. Designed to be an ultra-fat, sweet-sounding, classic rock amp. Based on a JTM45.
Div/13 CJ $ . . . . . . . . . . . . Divided by 13 CJ 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11w, bassy amp, works best with single coils. High-performing “Tweed” meets “EL34” meets “Master Vol” 1x12.
Div/13 CJ Boost $ . . . . . . Divided by 13 CJ 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Volume knob pulled out (boost switch).
Div/13 FT37 Hi
$ . . . . . . .
Divided by 13 FTR 37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Divided by 13 FTR 37, 37w, Class-AB, two channels, 6V6 tubes. Gain Boost ON.
Div/13 FT37 Lo
$ . . . . . . .
Divided by 13 FTR 37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gain Boost OFF.
Dizzy V4 Blue 2 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High-gain boutique amp with heavy, aggressive sound. 6550, EL34 or 6L6. Channel 2, “gritty funk, dynamic clean.”
Dizzy V4 Blue 3 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Channel 3, the favorite channel for most users, with higher gain but still big dynamic range.
Dizzy V4 Blue 4 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Channel 4, newer version of Das Metall. A monster of gain which still has great definition and authority.
Dizzy V4 Slvr 2 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver-faced version of the Diezel VH4.
Dizzy V4 Slvr 3 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver-faced version of the Diezel VH4.
Dizzy V4 Slvr 4 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver-faced version of the Diezel VH4.
Double Verb
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Fender Twin Reverb
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100w, 1966 Blackface, AB763 circuit. Known for amazing clean sounds and nice breakup.
Energyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENGL Powerball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100w Lead channel, 6L6 tubes. Very high-gain German model. Lots of bass. Great for aggressive, drop-tuned riffs.
Euro Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Blue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20th Anniv. model. Dark amp, turn up Presence or engage Bright. Blue channel, Structure switch = ‘V’ (Vintage).
Euro Blue Mdrn . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Blue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue channel, Structure switch = ‘M’ (Modern).
Euro Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Red) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red channel, Structure switch = ‘V’ (Vintage).
Euro Red Mdrn . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Red) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red channel, Structure switch = ‘M’ (Modern).
Euro Uber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Überschall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120w, EL34. High Gain channel. Heavy grinding lows and insane gain. Sweep Presence for a wide variety of tones.
FAS 6160. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peavey EVH 5150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alternative version of the PVH 6160, more open and less fizzy than the original amp. Also, a virtual choke has
replaced the resistor found on the original’s power supply filter. This results in a bouncier feel.
FAS Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Custom Fractal bass model. This amp uses an active tone stack so the Fat switch will have no effect.
FAS Brootalz . . . . . . . . . . . . ENGL Savage 120 / SLO 100 . . . . . . . .ENGL Savage model with the input stage (and possibly power amp) from an SLO100.
FAS Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Halen’s Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Original BROWN model from the Axe-Fx Standard/Ultra.
FAS Class-A
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Carr Rambler
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A “Blackface” preamp into a cathode-biased 6L6 power amp with no negative feedback. This was a happy
accident when originally modeling the Carr Rambler in the beta version of firmware v12.03.
FAS Crunch
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ultimate British amp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .More dynamic and open than a Plexi, but with more gain.
Red amps are non-MV (no Master Volume on the real amp). The MASTER VOLUME is set to 10 by default.
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Includes the additional OVERDRIVE control.
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The actual amp has a control labeled “Tone” which corresponds to TREB on the Axe-Fx. For a more realistic simulation, leave BASS and MID at noon.
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Amps with NEGATIVE FEEDBACK set to zero. PRESENCE is replaced with HI CUT. DEPTH is also disabled since it only affects negative feedback.