After a decade developing our flagship line of Shreddage virtual guitars, we sought to provide a best-in-class, native amp plugin for both real and virtual guitarists alike. The Bogner Ecstasy – treasured by guitarists across the world for its versatility and pure sound – became the natural choice for our first amp. Its reputation as a miraculous “holy grail” of amps has been cemented by musicians who rave about its pure, rich tone and how it nails both stellar cleans and killer high gain sounds – all in a single unit.
To reproduce the sound and range of the original as accurately as possible, the amp’s signal path has been modeled to the precision of individual tubes and circuits based on the original circuit diagram.
Shreddage Amp XTC delivers all the astonishing range, standout dynamics, and clear, defined tones of the real thing. Put it through its paces across pop or country or rock or metal, and, sound after sound, it will shine.
Along with the exquisite amp model, Shreddage Amp XTC comes loaded with pedals modeled after our favorites like the Tube Screamer, MXR Distortion, and Klon Centaur overdrive, plus essentials like three-band EQ, analog-modeled BBD delay and chorus, and reverb.
There are both pre-amp and post-cab pedalboards with 6 slots each, so you can use whatever pedals you’d like in any order.
Naturally, XTC also packs a set of custom impulse responses (IR) ranging from modern 2×12 and 4×12 cabs to vintage and British models. 13 unique cabs are included, recorded with up to four mics each (SM57, U87, TLM103, R-121) and two positions (on/off-axis).
You can even turn on two cabinets at once and adjust the volume & panning between them to sculpt the perfect tone. Naturally, you can load your own impulse responses as well.
Browse the included presets – from clean to high gain – to quickly find a tone to fit your production, or craft your own from scratch. Quickly hone in on your perfect sound using the built-in, easy A/B comparison buttons.
Plug in your real or virtual guitar and soar with the legendary tone of the Shreddage Amp XTC!
About the Programmer
Lead programmer Eric Tarr quite literally wrote the book on audio DSP. He is a professor of Audio Engineering Technology at Belmont University and founder of Hack Audio, a company developing content connecting computer programming and audio engineering. We were thrilled to have Eric’s extensive commercial & academic DSP experience on this project.
