AmpliTube MESA/Boogie is now available

[bharris22]

tried it.

rectos are my thing, definitely. i can now forget about the brainworx ones for good. love these. i never expected to like RAW channel that much, actually - i was always the "vintage" kinda guy on other Recto emulations.

transatlantic - nice little amp, kinda reminded me of the brainworx Chandler amp. i am not yet sure if i can find work for this amp as i have a lot of other amps that cover similar ground, but we'll see.

marks... i wish they came with a manual. there's so much switches and it's hard to coax anything useful out of them without knowing what you're doing. i'll definitely dig into these though, they sure sound like they have potential and a lot of flexibility.

overall i'm glad i preordered, and sure as hell glad that IK made them. it was about time Amplitube had a proper Rectifier emulation.

You probably know this, but the Marks are notorious for being difficult to dial in your tone - at least initially. Once you understand the tone stack and how the treble, mid and bass all work together (it's not like other amps), you should be good to go. I would recommend downloading the PDF manual for one or more of the actual Marks from the Mesa Boogie website to give you an idea how to proceed. Plus, there are usually some recommended settings in there for various styles of music (metal, jazz, crunch, etc.).

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

BTW, if you're looking for presets (a good way to get a "quick start" on a new amp), they're under 'Custom Shop' instead of 'Collections', for some reason.

We actually noticed that was a bit confusing so there's a 3.15b version available that puts them where it makes more sense (in 'Collections'). Thanks and sorry for any confusion.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

tried it.

rectos are my thing, definitely. i can now forget about the brainworx ones for good. love these. i never expected to like RAW channel that much, actually - i was always the "vintage" kinda guy on other Recto emulations.

transatlantic - nice little amp, kinda reminded me of the brainworx Chandler amp. i am not yet sure if i can find work for this amp as i have a lot of other amps that cover similar ground, but we'll see.

marks... i wish they came with a manual. there's so much switches and it's hard to coax anything useful out of them without knowing what you're doing. i'll definitely dig into these though, they sure sound like they have potential and a lot of flexibility.

overall i'm glad i preordered, and sure as hell glad that IK made them. it was about time Amplitube had a proper Rectifier emulation.

Thanks for the kind words! Just in case someone misunderstands, we do have an updated AmpliTube Custom Shop New Gear Models manual in the normal location of AmpliTube documentation for those interested. Not sure it goes into the level of detail you meant, but didn't want anybody to think there was no manual at all for new gear in AmpliTube Custom Shop.

Thanks again for the kind words about the Rectos and hopefully you get some quality time with the Marks.

[Burillo]

after writing that message i was actually able to squeeze something useful from the Mark IV, so i'm making progress on that front and thanks Peter, i'll check out the manual.

[TheKid]

Sounds really good. Too bad no bass amp. The Strategy would have been nice.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

after writing that message i was actually able to squeeze something useful from the Mark IV, so i'm making progress on that front and thanks Peter, i'll check out the manual.

Keep squeezing! Glad you were able to wrangle some tone you like from the Mark IV.

[kj.metissage]

Sounds really good. Too bad no bass amp. The Strategy would have been nice.

Would be great if they could model/release it at a later time !

[Burillo]

went through presets... man, i lost count how many smiles on my face i got. also i accidentally found one of the "holy grails" i was looking for. for years i was wondering how did thrash metal bands (Metallica mainly) got their sound. it's not a particularly good or pleasing sound, but i never could achieve this distinctive thrash sound, like it was coming from the toilet. i was always playing with amp settings and amps, and got somewhat close but never close enough.

and here i am, flipping through presets, and bam! instant thrash! looking at how it was achieved, of course it was amp settings, but the missing ingredients were a mic placement i have never tried before, and a bit more room sound than i normally use. wow. guess i still have lots to learn regarding mic placement in Amplitube.

[zerocrossing]

went through presets... man, i lost count how many smiles on my face i got. also i accidentally found one of the "holy grails" i was looking for. for years i was wondering how did thrash metal bands (Metallica mainly) got their sound. it's not a particularly good or pleasing sound, but i never could achieve this distinctive thrash sound, like it was coming from the toilet. i was always playing with amp settings and amps, and got somewhat close but never close enough.

and here i am, flipping through presets, and bam! instant thrash! looking at how it was achieved, of course it was amp settings, but the missing ingredients were a mic placement i have never tried before, and a bit more room sound than i normally use. wow. guess i still have lots to learn regarding mic placement in Amplitube.

I've always said that the way Amplitube handels mic placement and room ambience is by far the best of all software amp modelers.

[metalifuxx]

went through presets... man, i lost count how many smiles on my face i got. also i accidentally found one of the "holy grails" i was looking for. for years i was wondering how did thrash metal bands (Metallica mainly) got their sound. it's not a particularly good or pleasing sound, but i never could achieve this distinctive thrash sound, like it was coming from the toilet. i was always playing with amp settings and amps, and got somewhat close but never close enough.

and here i am, flipping through presets, and bam! instant thrash! looking at how it was achieved, of course it was amp settings, but the missing ingredients were a mic placement i have never tried before, and a bit more room sound than i normally use. wow. guess i still have lots to learn regarding mic placement in Amplitube.

I recently listened to some tracks from Metallica's Kill 'Em All album again, and was surprised at how much reverb, err, room sound that is on all the guitar tracks, not just leads/solos. The guitar sounds are not really that big and huge either, but they really cut/slice through the mix perfectly.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

went through presets... man, i lost count how many smiles on my face i got. also i accidentally found one of the "holy grails" i was looking for. for years i was wondering how did thrash metal bands (Metallica mainly) got their sound. it's not a particularly good or pleasing sound, but i never could achieve this distinctive thrash sound, like it was coming from the toilet. i was always playing with amp settings and amps, and got somewhat close but never close enough.

and here i am, flipping through presets, and bam! instant thrash! looking at how it was achieved, of course it was amp settings, but the missing ingredients were a mic placement i have never tried before, and a bit more room sound than i normally use. wow. guess i still have lots to learn regarding mic placement in Amplitube.

I've always said that the way Amplitube handels mic placement and room ambience is by far the best of all software amp modelers.

I'll Bach you up and say AmpliTube definitely Handels mic placement & room ambience quite well. Oh and it is going to get even better in AmpliTube 4.

[Teksonik]

My main guitar sound is a Rectified emulation from a hardware Johnson J Station which I love. I've tried the triple and dual rectos as well as the Mark IV in the custom shop and like the dual recto the most. But I still can't get the sustain and "connection" from the Mesa modules that I can from the J Station. It's hard to explain and I've tried compressors, different cabs etc etc. But saying that I think I'll get the Dual Recto Head and see if I can do like Burillo and squeeze it some more. These are by far the best sounding Amps in Amplitube 3 to me and I've got the Metal collection. Well done

[monkeymanx]

I'm really enjoying the models. I put up a video with the Mark IV and III blended and also the Dual and Triple Rectifier blended in a mix.



I used the 4x12 Recto cab on everything. I really like using the Mark IV and III together with their lead channels. The Dual and Triple sound similar so blended just sounds like a big wall of Rectifier.

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

I'm really enjoying the models. I put up a video with the Mark IV and III blended and also the Dual and Triple Rectifier blended in a mix.



I used the 4x12 Recto cab on everything. I really like using the Mark IV and III together with their lead channels. The Dual and Triple sound similar so blended just sounds like a big wall of Rectifier.

Saw this over on another forum, but I'll say bravo to you here too.. and I'll post it embedded as well

(not our video, posting monkeymanx's great video just so it is embedded)

[Teksonik]

That's a great sound! Could we hear just a single track please ? I see you've layered several together. Could we have the Amplitube preset please ? I'd like to try it here while I still have some time left on my demo period..........