Amp Designer cabinets in MainStage
Learn about the properties and tone of each cabinet model available in Amp Designer.
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Tweed 1 x 12 | A 12” open-back cabinet from the 1950s with a warm and smooth tone. | ||||||||||
Tweed 4 x 10 | A 4 x 10” open-back cabinet from the late 1950s that was originally conceived for bassists but that guitarists use for its sparkling presence. | ||||||||||
Tweed 1 x 10 | A single 10” open-back combo amp cabinet from the 1950s with a smooth sound. | ||||||||||
Black Panel 4 x 10 | Classic open-back cabinet with four 10” speakers. Its tone is deeper and darker than the Tweed 4 x 10. | ||||||||||
Silver Panel 2 x 12 | An open-back model from the 1960s that provides low-end punch. | ||||||||||
Black Panel 1 x 10 | An open-back 1960s cabinet with glassy highs and low/mid body. | ||||||||||
Brown Panel 1 x 12 | A balanced 1960s open-back cabinet that is smooth, transparent, and rich-sounding. | ||||||||||
Brown Panel 1 x 15 | This early 1960s open-back cabinet houses the largest speaker emulated by Amp Designer. Its highs are clear and glassy, and its lows are tight and focused. | ||||||||||
Vintage British 4 x 12 | This late 1960s closed-back cabinet is synonymous with classic rock. The tone is big and thick yet also bright and lively, due to the complex phase cancelations between the four 30-watt speakers. | ||||||||||
Modern British 4 x 12 | A closed-back 4 x 12” cabinet that is brighter and has a better low end than the Vintage British 4 x 12, with less midrange emphasis. | ||||||||||
Brown 4 x 12 | A closed-back 4 x 12” cabinet with a good low end and complex midrange. | ||||||||||
British Blues 2 x 12 | A bright-sounding open-back cabinet with solid lows and crisp highs, even at high gain settings. | ||||||||||
Modern American 4 x 12 | A closed-back 4 x 12” cabinet with a full sound. The lows and mids are denser than the British 4 x 12” cabinets. | ||||||||||
Studio 1 x 12 | A compact-sounding open-back cabinet with full mids and glassy highs. | ||||||||||
British 2 x 12 | A mid 1960s open-back cabinet with an open, smooth tone. | ||||||||||
British 1 x 12 | A small open-back cabinet with crisp highs and low/mid transparency. | ||||||||||
Boutique British 2 x 12 | A 2 x 12” cabinet based on the British 2 x 12. It has a richer midrange and is more powerful in the treble range. | ||||||||||
Sunshine 4 x 12 | A 4 x 12” closed-back cabinet with a thick, rich midrange. | ||||||||||
Sunshine 1 x 12 | A single 12” open-back combo amp cabinet with a lively sound that has bright, sweet highs, and transparent mids. | ||||||||||
Stadium 4 x 12 | A tight, bright, closed-back British cabinet with bold upper/mid peaks. | ||||||||||
Stadium 2 x 12 | A nicely balanced modern British open-back cabinet. Tonally, it is a compromise between the warmth of the Black Panel 4 x 10 and the brilliance of the British 2 x 12. | ||||||||||
Boutique Retro 2 x 12 | A 2 x 12” cabinet based on the British 2 x 12. It has a rich, open midrange and is more powerful in the treble range. | ||||||||||
High Octane 4 x 12 | A modern, closed-back European cabinet with strong lows and highs and scooped mids appropriate for metal and heavy rock. | ||||||||||
Turbo 4 x 12 | A modern, closed-back European cabinet with strong lows, very strong highs, and deeply scooped mids appropriate for metal and heavy rock. | ||||||||||
Pawnshop 1 x 8 | A single 8” speaker cabinet that has a strong low-end punch. | ||||||||||
Direct | This option bypasses the speaker emulation section. | ||||||||||
Tip: A creative sound design option is to choose Direct from the Cabinet pop-up menu, insert Space Designer in the next free effect slot, then load one of the “warped” speaker impulse responses.