G-6161 – Tone Match Presets and Captures

TONE MATCH PRESETS, CAPTURES, AND PROFILES OF A VINTAGE 60’s GRETSCH 6161

For this preset we’ve captured our vintage (mid-60’s) Gretsch 6161 amp. The result is a set of presets and captures that sound exactly like our amp, and the microphones, preamps, and EQ chains that we use to record it.

These old 6161 combo amps were made for Gretsch by Valco. Ours is a 2×10, and it’s loaded with original Jensen C10R speakers. The result is a beautifully thick, but still articulate vintage tone. The midrange on this amp just seems to roar. Even Tom Bukovac describes it as his favorite small combo amp of all time.

The amp features normal and tremolo channels, and each channel has both a ‘Bass’ and ‘Treble’ input. Each input sounds different, and we’ve captured and tone matched them both.

LINE 6 SOUND SAMPLES

FRACTAL SOUND SAMPLES

PRESETS

Applies to Line 6, Fractal, and Quad Cortex units

We’ve delivered a set of presets, one for dialed in single coils and one for humbuckers. In the presets, we’ve included a pair of stereo amps, with IR’s from each channel of the G-6161 on either side. This simulates running a large stereo pedalboard into two vintage Gretsch 6161’s, one in the Bass input and one in the Treble input.

SIGNAL FLOW AND EFFECTS

These presets include a variety of effects which allow for a huge array of tones.

1. Input
2. Compression
3. Drives
4. Modulation
5. Delays
6. Reverbs
7. Amps/IR’s
8. EQ

Note: Lower DSP units (like HX Stomp, POD Go, and FM3) are not able to have as many effects as the flagship units. For these units, we have delivered additional ‘FX’ presets that contain the extra effects that cannot fit in the main presets.

SNAPSHOTS/SCENES

We have included Snapshots/Scenes for each individual unit, giving you access to different types of tones at the press of a single button.

NOTE: The HX Stomp presets do not include Snapshots

CAPTURES/PROFILES

Applies to Kemper

The profiles increase through the entire gain range of the amp for all channel options (Bass and Treble). Higher numbers = more gain. This pack includes profiles dialed for single coils and humbuckers at each gain stage, for a total of 9 profiles.

We profiled the amp through its included speakers.