Amp In A Box Pedals

Few pedal makers have dared to capture these tones in a smaller footprint.

Amp in a box pedals.

As stated at the very onset while none of them will ever replace the amps they re inspired by all six do their job incredibly well. There s something about a physical product that feels better than using your daw so here s the definitive list of amp in a box effects. From playing on dutch national television to gigging all around the netherlands i ve been lucky. An amp in a box aiab as its name suggests it s an effects pedal that emulates the pre amp section of an actual amp it is usually modeled after famous ones and provides you with an easy and portable solution for not having to carry your big amp or cabinet to every rehearsal or gig.

Brian wampler is not one of them. As part of wampler s acclaimed line of amp in a box pedals the triple wreck delivers on its claim to offer mesa boogie enthusiasts that tight thick high gain distortion complete with a 3 band eq and gain boost. We recently posted an all encompassing article focused on high end dual gain stages overdrive pedals with a boost footswitch even though they belong to that category we decided to keep the amp in a box style stompboxes for a separate post because they are not quite the same here we go then. The pedals featured are a mere surface scratch on a fast growing family of tonally viable amp in a box pedals.

599 wired more like an amp s preamp section than a pedal this might be the most fully realized dumble in a box available. A 3 band eq bass middle treble and presence with a 3 way bright switch set your color. Unlike all the other pedals on this page this one uses digital technology to derive its sounds based on a 59 fender bassman there s also a 65 deluxe reverb model. Amp in a box effects can be both a live and a recording tool.

Pedal manufacturers are getting closer and closer to mimicking real amps in pedals leading to the nickname amp in a box. It does a decent job of making any amp sound like the fabled tweed amp at home practice volumes but is outshone by quality analogue pedals through high end amps at gig. Comparing pedals meant to mimic a marshall jcm 800 with an actual marshal jcm 800. Completely solid state it responds and sounds as if driven by tubes.