IK Multimedia
AmpliTube Fender®
The Ultimate Groove Production Studio!
Fender amplifiers are the most famous and sought after amplifiers on the planet. Fenders are known for their clean, chimey tones, fantastic grit, and growling overdrive. These amplifiers can be found on hundreds of the most legendary and inspiring albums of all time. Now, they can be on your next album, an entire collection of them - via IK Multimedia's Amplitube Fender. Amplitube Fender is an official joint effort between IK Multimedia and Fender to develop the most realistic and musical amp emulation software in history.
All of your favorites are here, from a '59 Bassman, '57 Twin, a '65 Deluxe Reverb, all the way to the Supersonic and CyberTwin. This software collection has been signed off on by Fender as being the most accurate emulation of their amplifier designs. Don't just own one Fender amp...own them ALL!
Making Amplifier History
More than any other gear manufacturer Fender® has become synonymous with all things rock 'n' roll: from Buddy Holly to Eric Clapton, Pete Wentz to Sting to John Mayer and everything in between. Fender®'s iconic instruments and amplifiers are known the world over as the instruments that started the rock revolution.
The very first amplifier produced by Leo Fender and Clayton Orr Kauffman under the K&F brand was a 4 Watt amplifier made in 1945, to be used with the Lap Steel guitar, a popular instrument of the day. Fender® started making amplifiers under its own brand in late 1946, starting with the model 26; in 1947 three more models all based on the Model 26 appeared: the 8" Princeton, the 10" Deluxe and the 15" Professional.
The Champion™ 600 was a 1949 cream and brown "Naugahyde" finish student amp sold as part of a set with a matching Lap steel guitar. Although not designed to distort, due to development of more powerful guitar pick-ups such as those found in the Fender® Telecaster® and Stratocaster®, this unit was able to produce a saturated, distorted tone that made it a studio favorite. Not only that, but its volume control goes to 12!
The Fender® Deluxe™ was one of the first amplifiers designed by Leo Fender for his new line of Electric Solid-Body Guitars, excellent for recording or playing on stage with the tweed-covered variant that entered into production in 1952. This iconic amp covering is why the 1950s are known as Fender®'s "Tweed" era. Also from this period is the '59 Bassman®, considered one of the most versatile amps of all time, able to produce a variety of tones from crisp and clean to a saturated crunch.
Fender® started to convert to Tolex amp coverings in mid 1963, marking the introduction of their legendary "Blackface" amps. From that period the '64 Vibroverb™, the '65 Twin Reverb® and the '65 Deluxe Reverb®. Many of these "Blackface" amps were made pre-1965, when Columbia Records bought the company from Leo Fender, so they are also referred as "pre-CBS".
Also from the mid 60's to the early 70's is the Fender® Vibratone, a Leslie-type rotary speaker cabinet capable of adding phasing and chorusing effect.
In 1985 CBS sold the company to a group of Fender® employees, which became known as Fender® Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC). Shortly after, Fender® started to reissue some of the pre-CBS era's most legendary amps, as well as a new generation of amp designs worthy of the Fender® name.
The Amplifier Custom shop was established in 1993, making limited edition hand-wired amps for discerning pros and collectors. One of the first models produced was the legendary Vibro-King®, prized by players from Robert Cray to Pete Townshend, and the '64 Vibroverb™ Custom, based on vintage amps that "Amp Doctor" Cesar Diaz modified for Stevie Ray Vaughan.
In recent times, Fender® Musical Instruments Corporation has produced new models with channel switching, high gain overdrive, active EQ, and digital processing, continuing their tradition of legendary amp design. The Super-Sonic™, the MH-500 Metalhead™, the Cyber-Twin®, the TBP-1 bass preamp and the Bassman® 300 are prime examples of these innovative modern amp designs.
Product Specifications
Manufacturer Part Number
12 Amplifiers
- '59 Bassman® LTD
- '65 Twin Reverb®
- '57 Deluxe™
- '65 Deluxe Reverb®
- '64 Vibroverb™ Custom
- Vibro-King® Custom
- Champion™ 600
- Super-Sonic™
- MH-500 Metalhead™
- Pro Junior™
- Bassman® 300
- TBP-1 Bass Preamp
6 Stomp Effects
- Fender® Blender™
- Fender® Phaser
- Fender® Fuzz Wah
- Fender® '63 Reverb
- Fender® Tape Echo
- Fender® Volume
12 Cabinets
- '59 Bassman® 4x10" Open Back
- '65 Twin Reverb® 2x12" Open Back
- '57 Deluxe™ 1x12" Open Back
- '65 Deluxe Reverb® 1x12" Open Back
- '64 Vibroverb™ 1x15" Open Back
- Super-Sonic™ 1x12" Open Back
- Vibro-King® 3x10" Open Back
- Pro Junior™ 1x10" Open Back
- Champion™ 600 1x6" Open Back
- MH-412SL 4x12" Closed Back
- Vibratone 1x10" Rotary Speaker
- 810 PRO 8x10" Front Ported
6 Rack Effects
- Fender® Pitch Shift
- Fender® Tape Echo
- Fender® Sine Flange
- Fender® Triangle Chorus
- Fender® Wah
- Fender® Compressor
9 Microphones
- Condenser 87
- Condenser 84
- Condenser 414
- Dynamic 57
- Dynamic 421
- Dynamic 441
- Ribbon 160
- Groove Tubes® MD1b-FET
- Groove Tubes® VELO-8
Digital Tuner
Manufacturer provided specifications for IK Multimedia p/n AT-200-FEN-IN