Adjusting The Amp; Amp Descriptions - M-Audio black box User Manual

Editing the Amp
The Black Box has 12 different amp models for you to choose from:
1 FBSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . Fender Bassman
2 FDELUX . . . . . . . . . . . . Fender Deluxe Reverb
3 FTWINR . . . . . . . . . . . . Fender Twin
4 BRTCLN . . . . . . . . . . . . Vox AC 30
5 BRTRCK . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshall JTM-45
6 BRTPLX . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshall Plexi JMP-50
7 BRTHVY . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshall JCM-2000
8 MAVRIC . . . . . . . . . . . . Mesa Boogie Maverick
9 HYWTT . . . . . . . . . . . . HiWatt DR103
10 LAMOD . . . . . . . . . . . . Soldano SLO 100
11 USMETL . . . . . . . . . . . . Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
12 UBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Uberschall

Adjusting the Amp

When you press AMP, the 4 rotary controls will show the functions AMP, DRIVE, AMP BASS and AMP TREBLE in the bottom of the
LCD:
Amp
This knob (#1) is used to select one of 12 guitar amplifier simulations.
Amp Drive
This knob (#2) changes the Amp Drive (0-99) will affect the amount of distortion in the signal. The Black Box has "tons" of gain. If
you're trying to dial in a very heavy tone, start with a setting of (20) and go higher until you find what you're looking for.
Amp Bass
This knob (#3) lets you control the amount of low frequency signal for the selected amp.
Amp Treble
This knob (#4) lets you control the amount of high frequency signal for the selected amp.

Amp Descriptions

This section describes the sound of the Amp models in the Black Box.
Fender Bassman (6L6) FBSMAN
This is what's known as the "Tweed Tone." This classic from 1959 has been popular ever since it was released, and is a favorite
among country and blues players. As it had four 10" speakers and 50 watts, it had more bite than the 100 watt, 2x12 Twin.
Fender Deluxe Reverb (6L6) FDELUX
You can think of the Deluxe as half of a Twin. It uses only one twelve- inch speaker with 50 watts. This amp has a much brighter,
cutting sound than the Twin. This amp also breaks up nicely because of its lower wattage.
Fender Twin (6L6) FTWINR
This is probably the most popular Fender amplifier of all time. This is the clean tone that all other amps are judged by. It has a
very unique, round sound to it. With 100 watts and 2 twelve-inch speakers, this amp does not break up very easily, which is great
when you want a very loud, clean sound.
Vox AC-30TB (EL-84) BRTCLN
ECC82 ECC83 preamp tubes, GZ34 rectifier tube and four EL84 tubes. Vox amps were popular with little known bands like the
Beatles and Queen. They have a great clean sound with a much different character than Fender amps. They also break up very
nicely.
Marshall JTM-45 (5881) BRTRCK
This is the very first amp that Marshall released in 1962. It had 30 watts of power using 5881 tubes and a GZ-34 rectifier tube. It
was actually modeled after a Fender Bassman, however you'll find that it sounds quite different.
Marshall JMP-50 (EL-34) BRTPLX
The switch was made from 5881 tubes to EL-34s in the power amp. On the preamp it comes with three 12AX7 pre amp tubes. The
tube rectifier was changed to a silicon rectifier. It does not really have two channels, rather one is a normal input and the other
is a treble boosted channel. The popular thing to do was to jump inputs 1 and 2 together with a small cable for more gain. This is
the classic Marshall sound.
8