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800 PACK – 46 Profiles
$12.99M Britt 800 Pack is for the long-haired tones of the 80’s when hair metal bands roamed the Earth. The earlier British metal-front amps turned into master volume monsters with preamp gain for days. These 800-series amps were some of the most recorded tones of the era and I got my hands on a few different specimens, including a 100w 2203 clone, wicker front 800, as well as an original 50w chrome faced Jubilee and his 100w reissue cousin. If you have an appetite for some kind of audio destruction or just want to rock your blues away, this may be the pack for you.
800 Pack requires 3.0 firmware or newer and while most amps were profiled using my trusty 3rd Power cabinet, the new separation algorithms make it easier to get more great sounds by switching to your favorite cabs as well. The Clips below were recording using ProTools 10 with a Propellerhead Balance interface with no plug-ins or eq or processing using a Gibson ’58 Les Paul RI with vintage output humbuckers.
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COLONIAL PACK – 35 Profiles
$9.99The Heritage Amp company sprang from the Heritage Guitar Company and was based in Brentwood, TN, just around the corner from where I live. Paul Cochrane, the designer and builder of the Tim and Timmy pedals (one of my faves if you haven’t already noticed) was the amp designer and builder at Heritage amps and came up with some incredible-sounding amps. In an effort to put all of his favorite Marshall-type flavors into one amp, he came up with the Colonial.
With switches for changing the preamp section, tone stack, rectifier section, and a knob to change the negative feedback, he could accurately capture the sounds of a ’59 Bassman, JTM45, Super Bass, and Plexi. I really don’t know what took me so long to get one of these amps other than they’re not on every corner. For the money, they are hands-down the best deal on the planet if you want amazing tone.
I’ve never been a huge fan of a Marshall clean sound but with the US/UK switches I was able to find amazing clean sounds that bridge the gap between American and British amps. Once you get it cranking and setting the switches to the Plexi mode it gets an amazing, creamy, bouncy, smooth overdrive. But this thing is LOUD. It is the loudest 50 watts I’ve ever heard and it’s nice to be able to “tame” it by getting it into my Kemper. I included profiles using my trusty Timmy, Archer, and Red (Col. Angus) homemade od pedal as well as a few different cabs for some tonal variety. This amp is fast becoming one of my all-time favorites.
Colonial Pack requires 3.3 firmware and while most profiles were made using my trusty 3rd Power cabinet, the new separation algorithms make it easier to get more great sounds by switching to your favorite cabs as well. These clips were recording into ProTools 10 using a Propellerhead Balance interface with no plug-ins or processing using my red Tom Anderson Cobra with 3 P90s. Check out the soundclips below and as usual please excuse the sloppy playing…
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D100 PACK – 29 Profiles
$9.99The Diaz CD100 is one of those amps you don’t see every day. The CD100 is a 100w beast based (a little) on the high powered tweed twins but with added reverb and some pull knob options for getting unique higher gain tones. It stays bluesy no matter where it is (since Cesar Diaz was SRV’s guitar tech), but can cover a great range of tones from country cleans to searing lead tones. You can see why this is one of Warren Haynes’ go-to amps. I had a CD100 for many years on the road and eventually parted ways but I found another recently to bring those tones back to my KPA. These profiles cover many of the amp settings along with some gain pedals in front.
Diaz Pack requires 3.0 firmware and while most amps were profiled using my trusty 3rd Power cabinet, the new separation algorithms make it easier to get more great sounds by switching to your favorite cabs as well. These clips were recording into ProTools 10 using a Propellerhead Balance interface with no plug-ins or processing using my red Tom Anderson Cobra with 3 P90s (pictured above). Check out the soundclips below and as usual please excuse the sloppy playing…
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RACK PACK – 58 Profiles
$14.99The Rack Pack consists of 58 Studio Profiles of a couple of classic 80’s rack preamps, the ADA MP1 and the Mars JMP-1. These tube-based preamps bridged the gap between classic tube amps and early digital processors. Many classic recordings were done with these units and some artists still use these on tour.
The JMP-1 has a classic midrange growl, living up to its gold metal faceplate. The ADA has a creamier saturation and much more gain on tap. A buddy turned me on to a .pdf file that has suggested settings for a wide variety of tones using the MP1, so I made good use of those settings in these profiles. Many of the profiles are named using the initials of the guitarist the suggested settings was trying to mimic. I think some of them got pretty close. I also did a few of my own favorite settings as well.
The Rack Pack was creating using the latest 4.x firmware. Please forgive the playing in the audio samples as many of these weren’t exactly in my wheelhouse. Thanks!
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65 ACE30 PACK – 34 Profiles
$12.99It is a classic amp. The diamond grill cloth, the copper metal panel, the blue alnico speakers, the unique tone stack, lack of negative feedback, Class A el84 power section… A design that has been copied and recreated a thousand times but it’s hard to beat the original. With its quick pick attack and clarity when playing softly to its creamy, saturated power tube overdrive when cranked, it has become a staple guitar tone for a long time.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on this beauty from 1965 and while mere profiles could never fully recreate the magic in this amp, I got 34 studio profiles of it that should please AC afficionados and help guitarists get close to capturing the original vintage tones created by the original beast.
I was most struck and impressed by the touch sensitivity. The clips below show how picking dynamics can really dictate how much the amp will overdrive. It makes it feel like a living, breathing machine instead of a computer-simulated model, however strange and ironic that is.
The 65 ACE30 Pack was creating using the latest 5.0 firmware. Most of the profiles incorporate the legacy delay but there are a couple that utilize the new expanded 5.0 delays. Please forgive the playing in the audio samples as many of these weren’t exactly in my wheelhouse. Thanks!
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5150 Pack – 36 Studio/35 Merged Profiles
$9.99The 5150 came out in 1992 and it marked a departure for Eddie from the Marshalls he had used for years. It was unlike any amp Peavey had made and had cascading gain stages that gave it more gain than any other amp on the market at the time. Its cold biasing kept it from blowing itself up from all the power and saturation on tap. Other high gain amps have come and gone over the years but there’s still something really cool about these original models.
This particular specimen has seen a lot of work and probably melted a few faces in its lifetime. It just goes to show how bulletproof this little beasts can be. I profiled it my usual 3rd Power 212 cab as well as a matching, old 5150 412 with its original Sheffield speakers. The two cabs give a nice bit of variety. Not known for their clean tones, the 5150 is predominantly a rock beast. The Crunch channel has more than enough gain for rock rhythms while the Lead channel goes more into the super-saturated metal world. Even country(ish) guys like me can find some workable tones in it and it has a nice clarity that I’ve even used on some recordings already.
The 5150 Pack was creating using the latest 5.x firmware. Please forgive the playing in the audio samples as many of these weren’t exactly in my wheelhouse. Thanks!
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SWEET 16 PACK – 88 Studio Profiles
$39.99I’m pretty excited to put out another “greatest hits” pack of profiles. The Sweet 16 Pack includes 88 studio profiles of 16 great-sounding amps that cover everything from vintage British overdrive to grunge (Mars 72 SL, 900, 2K) to country cleans (65 Luxe Verb, 62 Prince, 62 Bandmate) to boutique classics (Buddha SD, Bog Sheba, Match Chief) to harder to find gems (Egniter Semi, Wild Kitty, Magnet Twilight, 3M Howl) to modern club staple amps (BBreaker, A30CC, Black* 60).
Having a Kemper already full of profiles, it’s hard to find new ones that will take the place of my longtime favorites, but there are rigs in here that are already finding a home in our live show, esp. the Luxe Verb, Mars 900, and Sheba rigs. Indeed, there are too many good options sometimes. check out the sound samples below to see if they might be what you’re looking for. As usual, please forgive the playing. I pretty much run out of ideas after the first 4 clips so I just try to cover everything from bridge/neck pickups, single notes, picked chords, open chords and chunky fifths.
The Sweet 16 Pack was creating using the latest 5.x firmware. Thanks!
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M Britt Helix Preset Pack 1
$29.99The NEW M Britt Helix Preset Pack is a collection of 32 Presets for the Line 6 Helix. These presets represent most of the basic tones that I would need to get through a gig, with a few options for each one, as well as a few wacky, fun presets with lots of fx. Most of the favorite food groups are covered, including: blackface cleans, Vox/Matchless cleans and slight breakup, plexi type rhythm and solo tones, and overly processed tones for solos and textural parts. *These presets are for the Helix Floor and LT, not the HX Stomp as yet.
These presets incorporate 14 different IRs from the M Britt Custom IR Pack 1. In fact, I’m including all 30 of the Custom IR Pack IRs with these presets if you want to do further experimentation. Taste is subjective, but the goal is to have basic, usable sounds as a base so you can create your own gig-worthy song presets. I tried not to use any EQ blocks in any of these presets, opting to just use the amp model EQ and give you enough room as possible for future tweaking, simply trying to tailor the cab IR to the amp model for the best possible match. Of course, you’ll notice that a couple of the cab IRs seem to be my favorites, especially on the Marshall and Vox type presets.
You will need the Line 6 Helix Editor software to import these presets individually into your Helix. And since the Helix platform doesn’t save the IR with the preset, it will be a multi-step process to match the preset to the corresponding IR that I created it with. Further instructions can be found in the information sheet .pdf. The sound samples below were recorded direct into ProTools 10 via an Apogee Ensemble interface with no compression, EQ, or processing added. The Helix XLR main outputs were run straight into the Apogee. All clips were recorded with my Tom Anderson Cobra with 3 P90 Antiquity pickups, except for a few strat type tones which were recorded using an Xotic XSC strat. Please excuse the sloppy playing.
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3P DRAGON PACK
$65.00The Dragon 100 is a new 3rd Power amp that is a collaboration with Joe Satriani for his use on the “Best of Both Worlds” tour 2024. The goal was to create an amp that pays homage to the “King” during the performances of VH material. Contains:
-54 unique “studio” Rigs. The 54 Rigs include 36 Liquid Profiles and 18 Generic Kemper Rigs.
-3 Performances utilizing some of my favoritesMore about the amp from 3rd Power:
DRAGON AMPLIFIERS are a vintage inspired, modern featured range of electric guitar amplifiers designed in collaboration with Joe Satriani and 3rd Power’s Dylana Scott. Its vintage inspiration comes from the legendary 1967/1968 Plexi Super Lead 100. Its modern features come from the vast combined knowledge and experience of Joe and Dylana.
DRAGON AMPLIFIERS encapsulate the soul and inspiration of iconic studio recorded guitar tones throughout history. At their core, each DRAGON AMPLIFIER is hand wired in the USA, point-to-point on vintage style turret boards and built with loving attention to detail, by people skilled in the craft.
Dylana Scott, the inventor and builder of 3rd Power Amps, and I have worked together over the years, talking tone and tweaking amps and collaborating on the 3P CSR Pack. She brings a wealth of knowledge about how the individual components in an amp affect the tone and work in a holistic way to create a tone that is reminiscent of the classic Plexi tone but also refines it and gives you more control over the details and articulation. The Dragon isn’t merely a Plexi clone, but an evolution of the circuit to adapt to modern day needs and higher level tweaking.
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CRUNCHY PACK
$29.99M Britt Profiles – CRUNCHY PACK
The Crunchy Pack for Kemper contains 98 Studio Profiles of 6 amps and 4 Plug’n’Play Performances.
The Crunchy Pack is the second in my “6 Pack Series” of profile packs for the Kemper Profiling Amplifier. It contains 98 “Studio” performances of 6 different amps that cover a range of overdriven tones from some popular boutique and classic guitar amps. Most are British-voiced amps based on the illustrious plexi but most take off where the former leaves off, with more gain on tap than the original. Click on “Additional Info” tab below for more details. Check out my buddy Chris Reynolds playing through the performances below:
