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RUN THROUGH THE TWEEDMAN AMP.
& CAB TO MODEL "THE SOUNDS OF
AN AMPLIFIER DESIGNED IN THE
50S" W/ SIMILARITIES IN
CIRCUITRY & ARCHITECTURE TO A
CERTAIN DEVILISH SPORTS-CAR-
LIKE AMP MADE IN THE MID-'90S
BY THE SAME COMPANY.
Nickyll & Hydemond for Native
Instruments: Guitar Rig
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Title: The Strikes: Nickyll & Hydemond Guitar Rig 6 Preset
Author: Donald Duffy Ill
Files: Nickyll & Hydemond.ngrr; Read Me.txt
Description:
The Nickyll & Hydemond is a Guitar Rig 6 preset for those guitarists looking to emulate
the early iconic live tones of a pioneering band of New York City's early-aughts garage
rock revival scene.
The preset’s design focuses on capturing the true tonal essence of a select iconic
Overdrive/Distortion dual-pedal through a calibration of Guitar Rig's Skreamer and
Distortion effects, which are then run through a configuration of the processor's
‘Tweedman amplifier and cabinet models in order to simulate a certain devilish sports-car-
like tube amplifier released in the mid-1990s by a particular American guitar and amp-
making legend.The software's Tweedman is inspired by what is described in the Guitar Rig 6 user
manual as “an amplifier designed in the 'SOs" by the aforedescribed amp manufacturer,
which would release in that same decade a certain Blues Youth progenitor to the mid-
"90s amp of choice of the two guitarists in question. Both of these tweed-era points of
inspiration share key tonal characteristics heard in the Tweedman model's tight and
punchy tones, which closely align themselves with the tones of our target sports-vehicle-
esque amp.
Points of comparison taken into account when configuring settings such as tone, gain,
and other levels are the Tweedman's amp of inspiration and our guitar duo's amp of
choice both boasting a tube-driven, Class AB design with three 12AX7 preamp tubes and
two 6L6 power tubes, the former delivering a maximum output of 50 watts RMS as
compared to the latter's 60. Both models share a total impedance of 2 ohms, though
these are through four 10" 50s-era Chicago-made speakers with Alnico Magnet and two
celestial British speakers, respectively. The ‘50s amp's 5AR4 rectifier would produce a
softer and smoother response that would need to be taken into account as the rectifier
of our guitarists’ amp is solid state. Indeed, much of their tone is defined by their
raunchiness, quick attack and clerity, all of which come with the decreased voltage sag
of solid state rectifiers.
The Tweedman was also chosen for its dynamic response, which allows for an authentic
emulation of the aforementioned amplifier when applied to gritty rock & roll playing
styles. Though the rest of the settings are aimed at emulating the tones of live
performances, including increased overdrive, the cabinet was set to match the space of
a poorly-lit transport room in Manhattan where our duo would have recorded their
debut album. Is this all it is? Tweak the Distortion to taste when you want to set your
room ablaze
The Strokes Guitar Rig 6 Pres
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