THE GROWING FAMILY of UAFX pedals from Universal Audio now includes three amp-emulator models that join the Astra Modulation Machine, Golden Reverberator and Starlight Echo Station we reviewed in our May 2022 issue. As with those pedals, the new Dream ’65 Reverb-Amp, Ruby ’63 Top Boost Amplifier and Woodrow ’55 Instrument Amplifier feature stylish metal housings, stereo ins and outs, dual foot switches, and the ability to activate and manage factory and user presets via the UAFX Control mobile app (iOS and Android), where you can download artist sounds, edit amp tones and even change the functions of the foot switches. (Eight foot-switching combinations are available on all but the Woodrow, which has three combinations.)
Bonus! These amp-emulator pedals also offer the ability to use 4-Cable mode with any amplifier that has an effects loop, allowing for switching between the amp’s preamp section and sounds in the pedal (or all three of ’em if you like), with 4-Cable mode being one of the foot-switching options.
For testing I plugged in
