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ups. It is also incredibly responsive and extremely sensitive to picking styles and
pickup selection. And, as an added bonus, strummed chords just ring out and
blossom.
Original’s tube compliment: 3 x 12AX7s in the preamp, 4 x 6L6s in the
power amp.
14. BLACK 2X12 (BLK 2X12)
The dual channel, blackfaced beauty we modelled here is considered a “must-
have” 2x12 combo for country and blues players, and rightfully so - after all, its cel-
ebrated clean sound is very tight “n” twangy, with a deep, taut, piano-like bass.
Pristine clean tones aside, BLACK 2x12 is also capable of producing that
classic Chicago blues tone - especially with single coil pickups. In keeping with the
original, when pushed hard the bass on our model tends to crumble. So, to emu-
late this classic, BLACK 2x12 overdrive, here’s what you dial in on your ToneLab:
full GAIN and VR GAIN, not much BASS, full MIDDLE and set TREBLE to taste.
Because the EQ network of BLACK 2x12 lies before the main gain stage of its
preamp y’see, pushing the mids in this way emphasizes the distortion in that fre-
quency range and the result is a lovely, singing blues tone.
As already mentioned elsewhere, the original amp doesn’t have a Pres-
ence control but does have a Bright Switch. The PRESENCE control on your
ToneLab emulates this switch when “off” and “on,” plus all points in-between!
Original’s tube compliment: 4 x 12AX7s & 2 x 12AT7 (a.k.a. ECC81) in the
preamp, 4 x 6L6s in the power amp.
TONAL HINT: BLACK 2x12 is the perfect partner for ACOUSTIC (Acoustic Guitar
Simulator) in the Pedal section.
15. TWEED 1X12 (TWD 1X12)
The original we modelled here was born in Fullerton, California, in 1958, and clad
in “tweed” - hence its name! Just like the AC15, this 18 Watt, 1x12, all-tube combo
is the very essence of simplicity. Aside from the obligatory Volume knob, it only
housed one other knob - a single Tone control creatively named (wait for it!) Tone!
This Tone control is merely a treble cut and boost, and its behaviour can be mim-
icked by using the Valvetronix’s TREBLE, MIDDLE and BASS EQ network as fol-
lows:
Original Tone control turned all the way down (off) = BASS on full; TREBLE
and MIDDLE at 9 o’clock (PRESENCE “off”).
Original Tone control turned up “full” (on 10) = TREBLE on full; MIDDLE
and BASS at 9 o’clock (PRESENCE “off”).
NOTE: As the original doesn’t have a Presence control, PRESENCE is “neutral”
when “off,” but can be used to add “extra” sparkle and cut to the model if you so
wish.
In keeping with the original, the TWEED 1x12 produces an open, relatively unco-
loured sound when clean, but starts to “snarl” beautifully when pushed into over-
drive. Its highly desirable “snarl” is rich with harmonic content and cranking this