TC Electronic adds Dual Wreck, V550 and JIMS 800 Ampworx preamp pedals

August 9, 2023 · 3 sources

TC Electronic has added three pedals to its Ampworx range of preamp pedals, modeled on the Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Peavey 5150 and Marshall JCM800, MusicRadar reported on August 9, 2023¹. The Dual Wreck, V550 and JIMS 800 form the High-Gain Series, following the first three Ampworx pedals based on the Marshall JTM45, Fender Deluxe Reverb and Vox AC30¹².

All three have two channels, a switchable boost, a DI output with an onboard Celestion impulse response and a dedicated headphone output¹. Each has two footswitches, one of which engages the boost, a three-band EQ, master gain and volume knobs, and a parameter specific to the model: Tight on the Dual Wreck, Reso on the 550 and Boost on the JIMS800². A presence control sits on the rear of all three¹. Delicious Audio describes the boost as a footswitch-triggered 5dB boost that can be placed before or after the gain with a pre/post switch³.

The cab sims differ by model. Guitar World lists a Celestion 4x12 V30 for the Dual Wreck, a 4x12 G12M Heritage for the 550 and a 4x12 G12-65 for the JIMS800². Delicious Audio instead lists a Celestion 4x12-inch G12M Creamback cab sim for the trio³. Guitar World describes the Dual Wreck as channeling a 1995-era Revision G Dual Rectifier and the 550 as a recreation of EVH's 1992 Peavey MK1 Script Logo 5150². It says the JIMS800 includes a treble bleed, tonestack tweaks and second stage gain mods²; MusicRadar reports the treble bleed was reduced to warm the overall sound, and that the second channel adds a "tad of gain"¹.

Each pedal is priced at $149². MusicRadar's first impressions of the earlier three were that they "offer an impressive tonal return for the $149 asking price"¹.