A collection of studio Amplifiers available for Musical Portraits in the Muse Cave.
Studio Amplifiers
F.A.C.S. 30/60 Foot Actuated Channel Switching '80s 6V6 Tube Amp
Stage Amp #1 is a boutique American '80s tube amp
Ranking #:
1
Make:
Jim Kelley Amplifiers
F.A.C.S. 30/60 Foot Actuated Channel Switching tube combo guitar amp is one of two “Stage Amps”.
Stage Amps are the primary tone amps in the Cave Studio and fed by a common tone-shaping pedalboard and distributed using a PreSonus BlueTube V2 two channel tube preamp
Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue Classic '60s 6L6 Tube Tone
Stage Amp #2 is a modern version of the iconic American '80s tube amp
Ranking #:
2
Make:
Fender
Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue. The Limited-Edition Neo Celestion Creamback Wine Red Sweetwater combo guitar amp is one of two “Stage Amps”.
Stage Amps are the primary tone amps in the Cave Studio and fed by a common tone-shaping pedalboard and distributed using a PreSonus BlueTube V2 two channel tube preamp
Blackstar HT20R MKII 1x12" 20-watt Tube Combo Amp with Reverb
Bedroom Amp #1 is a British, low wattage, studio tube amp
Ranking #:
3
Make:
Blackstar Amplification Ltd.
A Studio Blending Amp: Bedroom Amp #1:
The “Bedroom Amps” are named for their low power, bedroom quality, tones.
The Blackstar's role is for a “British Marshall” tone blending tube amps with the Stage Amps.
Bedroom Amps are fed by a common tone-shaping pedalboard with reverb, delay, and stereo Uni-vibe. A UAD Woodrow '55 stereo amp pedal feeds two JHS Clover preamps that sends a stereo tone to the two bedroom amps with gain staging by a BOSS EQ-200 two channel graphic EQ.
Tone King Gremlin 1x12" 7-watt Tube Combo Amp without reverb
Bedroom Amp #2 is an American, low wattage, studio tube amp
Ranking #:
4
Make:
Tone King
A Studio Blending Amp: Bedroom Amp #2:
The “Bedroom Amps” are named for their low power, bedroom quality, tones.
The Tone King Gremlin’s role is for a “American Fender” tone blending tube amps with the Stage Amps.
Bedroom Amps are fed by a common tone-shaping pedalboard with reverb, delay, and stereo Uni-vibe. A UAD Woodrow '55 stereo amp pedal feeds two JHS Clover preamps that sends a stereo tone to the two bedroom amps with gain staging by a BOSS EQ-200 two channel graphic EQ.
Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 | 200-watt Floorboard Amplifier
The Solid State “Dry” Amp in the Wet/Dry/Wet Triple Amp Configuration
Ranking #:
5
Make:
Hughes & Kettner
The Cave Wet/Dry/Wet triple amp configuration: The “Dry” amp:
The Wet/Dry/Wet three amps:
• A stereo DAW “Wet” tone source using two amps for the ZED 10 Effects mixer’s blend of the Strymon and Source Audio effects, along with a Stage Amp “Dry” a blending tone,
• A mono DAW “Dry” tone for the center image instrument tone
The Wet/Dry/Wet Dry amp does have a “Wet” pedalboard when mono Wet Effects are desired:
• A Dual Soft overdrive and Distortion pedal for gain staging and tone shaping
• A Primary Delay: Digital, Analog, and Slap Back
• A Supporting Delay: Shimmer Effect
• A Sustainer: Holds last guitar notes
• A Primary Reverb: Hall, Room, and Low-Fi
• A Supporting Reverb: Ambiance Tones
HD 150 Bass amp
Live Bass Amp DAW Clarett 8Pre USB Output 7
Ranking #:
6
Make:
Hartke
The Cave Wet/Dry/Wet triple amp configuration: The “Left Wet” amp:
The Wet/Dry/Wet three amps:
• A stereo DAW “Wet” tone source using two amps for the ZED 10 Effects mixer’s blend of the Strymon and Source
Audio effects, along with a Stage Amp “Dry” a blending tone,
• A mono DAW “Dry” tone for the center image instrument tone
The Wet/Dry/Wet two Wet amps have a “Wet” stereo pedalboard feed and a mono Stage Amp guitar tone feed:
• A BOSS ME-80 Stereo Multi-Effects Pedalboard
• A Strymon Stereo TimeLine Multi-Effects Delay Pedal
• A TC Electronic Stereo Uni-Vibe Viscous Vibe A Strymon Stereo Multi-Effects Delay
• A Strymon Stereo Mobius Multi-Effects Modulation
• A Strymon Stereo Big Sky Multi-Effects Reverb Pedal
• An Allen & Heath Analog Effects Mixer
The final stage is gain staging
T50 Infinitium amp
Studio amp head for the Wet/Dry/Wet Stereo Effects Right
Ranking #:
7
Make:
Bugera
The Cave Wet/Dry/Wet triple amp configuration: The “Right Wet” amp:
The Wet/Dry/Wet three amps:
• A stereo DAW “Wet” tone source using two amps for the ZED 10 Effects mixer’s blend of the Strymon and Source
Audio effects, along with a Stage Amp “Dry” a blending tone,
• A mono DAW “Dry” tone for the center image instrument tone
The Wet/Dry/Wet two Wet amps have a “Wet” stereo pedalboard feed and a mono Stage Amp guitar tone feed:
• A BOSS ME-80 Stereo Multi-Effects Pedalboard
• A Strymon Stereo TimeLine Multi-Effects Delay Pedal
• A TC Electronic Stereo Uni-Vibe Viscous Vibe A Strymon Stereo Multi-Effects Delay
• A Strymon Stereo Mobius Multi-Effects Modulation
• A Strymon Stereo Big Sky Multi-Effects Reverb Pedal
• An Allen & Heath Analog Effects Mixer
The final stage is gain staging
Torpedo Reload RE-ACT™ Load Box
Gain management and stereo IR collection dedicated to the Kelley F.A.C.S 30/60.
Ranking #:
9
Make:
Two Notes Audio Engineering
The Reload serves many functions in the Cave studio for the Boutique Kelley tube amp.
It is a reactive load box, a Direct Box, A Reaper track re-amp box, and pairs with the Wall of Sound DAW plugin for IR collections.