Universal Audio announces UAFX Lion '68 Super Lead Amp pedal

November 28, 2023 · 3 sources

Universal Audio announced the UAFX Lion '68 Super Lead Amp pedal on November 28, 2023, and opened it for preorder the same day¹. The pedal is the company's first Marshall-style amp model in the UAFX line, following its Fender and Vox amp pedals².

The Lion '68 emulates three amplifiers: a 1968 Super Lead, a 1968 Super Bass and a third mode called Brown, described by Universal Audio as a 100-watt Super Lead with Variac'd power, circuit tweak and EQ'd boost². It ships with three cabinet, mic and speaker settings matched to the amp modes, and registering the pedal adds three more cabinet emulations¹. The cabinet, mic and room tones are derived from the company's OX Amp Top Box³. A three-band EQ and presets round out the controls¹. The pedal has stereo in and out that can be switched to an effects loop through the UAFX Control app, and a 4-cable mode that bypasses an amplifier's preamp when the pedal is engaged¹. The app connects over Bluetooth and also handles mic placement, a noise gate and preset storage¹². A rear-panel USB-to-MIDI connection accepts preset changes and realtime control of boosts and EQ³.

MusicRadar lists the controls as Volume I, Volume II, Output, cabinet IR, amp/alt/store preset and model mini toggles, Bass (Room), Middle (Presence) and Treble (Boost), plus bypass/boost and preset footswitches². Universal Audio gives the power requirement as isolated 9VDC, center-negative, 400mA minimum, with the supply sold separately³. The pedal measures 2.56 inches high, 3.62 inches wide and 5.55 inches deep, and weighs 1.34 lbs unboxed³.

Universal Audio's page carried a rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on 17 reviews at the time of writing³. No US price was given in the published material.