Wampler Thirty something Instructions

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Having already taken on and mastered the vintage American amps (the Tweed 

‘57 and the Black ’65) it was time for Brian Wampler to tackle one of the most 

iconic tones ever, the classic brilliance and chime of early British tube amplifiers. 

With a heritage stretching just as far back as it’s American counterparts, these 

amps made early history with bands such as The Shadows and The Beatles, and 

were also responsible for one of the most iconic and easily identifiable guitar 

tones of all time – Dr. Brian May of Queen. 

The tones that have been found in these amps have gone on to be a cornerstone 

of many great songs over the years. From U2 to Bryan Adams, Brad Paisley to 

Ronnie Wood - these amps have built a foundation of tone throughout history.

This is not the first time Brian Wampler has taken on these tones. One of his first 

releases was the called the Cranked AC, some of you may have owned it. Those 

that did have considerable respect for it but it has been long discontinued - since 

then many have been repeatedly asking us to rerelease it. However, Brian wasn’t 

convinced he had nailed that tone he kept hearing in his head. It sounded great, 

but it was just missing something special. 

After almost 3 years of putting it away, getting it out again, tweaking here and 

tweaking there, he is ready to release his take on those famous tones again. The 

Thirty Something is his interpretation of those amps.

If you want that beautiful high end chime, or want to sound like a Shadow, a 

Beatle, a Queen, a Stone or any other of the thousands of great musicians who 

have used these amps - this is the pedal for you.

To get the most out of your new pedal, you'll want to become very familiar with the controls. The Thirty Something features 

switchable gain stages, Bass and Treble EQ, a Top Cut control and a completely independent pre gain Boost to bring out the 

tones you want. Inside the pedal there is a small trim pot gain control that controls the input gain headroom. If your guitar has 

higher output pickups and you are struggling to achieve a true clean tone, drop this back a little until you reach the perfect 

balance between sparkling clean and breaking up. 

Bypass Switch – The footswitch in the Thirty Something is wired with true bypass switching to ensure you don't have anything 

in the way when you disable your pedal. When you activate the pedal via this switch, the blue LED to the immediate left of the 

“headroom” switch will light up.

Boost – activates the Class-A pre-gain booster circuit. The Boost reacts just like the classic top boosters used by many great guitar 

players and will send the level of overdrive up considerably when turned on. This feature accomplishes this by boosting just the 

right amount of mids and high end going into the gain circuit. If the main circuit is not activated, The Boost will act as an 

independent top booster that will drive the amp or any subsequent effects unit in the chain harder. When this feature is activated 

the red LED immediately to the right of the “headroom” switch lights up.