Overview
Now that you’re diving into our Hybrid IR™ libraries you’re probably wondering how we got the tones you’ve heard online. We’re going to walk you through how to build the same pre-set we used for guitars one and two of our Aero Zepper example song.
I tend to prefer simple signal chains whether I’m using a physical tube amp or a digital modeller. Before I started to develop the sounds heard on the song, I decided to reference some interviews with Jimmy Page where he discusses his use of small amps, like his legendary Supro used on Led Zeppelin I and II. Because most digital modellers don’t come with a Supro amp natively, I decided to use a Vox AC30 as the platform for this pre-set.
Guitar One of Aero Zepper
1. Using the Neural Quad Cortex, I decided to assign the Vox AC30 amp head, which is named as the “UK C30 TopBoost” in the Quad Cortex, to the signal chain and dialled in the following settings:
2. The next step involved placing an IR loader into our signal chain and in this case, I used the single stereo option. I decided to use “Wholelotta (QCR27)” from our Classic Rock Revival pack to bring that small amp vibe to life.
3. Once I had the amp and cabinet sounds lined up, I decided to place a transparent overdrive pedal (the Brit Blues) in front of the amp. This was common practice with AC30 users, but I decided to crank the gain to give it that out-of-control, loud Supro reminiscent vibe. Sounds can get a little microphonic at this gain level but when you’re going full tilt, the results are magical.
4. The final step in creating our guitar one tone was to add a little room reverb.
Guitar Two of Aero Zepper
I wanted to dial in a darker sound for guitar two – something like you’d hear on Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic record. Surprisingly, it was an ACDC-themed IR called “TNT (QCR11) that did the trick and dialing in the sound was as easy as swapping IRs! That’s how dramatically our Hybrid IR™ libraries can sculpt your tone.
We hope you enjoy exploring new tones. Boldly go forth and rock!
