HIWT 20 – Tone Match Presets and Captures

TONE MATCH PRESETS, CAPTURES, AND PROFILES OF A HIWATT CUSTOM 20

For these presets, we’ve captured and tone-matched a HIWATT Custom 20 amplifier. 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.

The Custom 20 is a hand-wired 20-watt combo amplifier from HIWATT. It delivers the legendary HIWATT sound in a more compact and lower wattage package. It’s only 20 watts, but it can sound enormous. This amp shines for both clean tones and classic rock rhythm tones.

We mic’d the cab with a Royer 121 and Earthworks SR25 through a stereo Neve 1073 preamp.

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.

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. Amp/IR
5. EQ
6. Modulation
7. Delays
8. Reverbs

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. Higher numbers = more gain. This pack includes profiles dialed for single coils and humbuckers at each gain stage, for a total of 10 profiles.

We profiled the amp through its included speaker.