Universal Audio launches Anti 1992 high gain amp emulator pedal

August 20, 2024 · 2 sources

Universal Audio has added the Anti 1992 to its UAFX guitar pedal lineup, the company's fifth amp-in-a-pedal emulator, GuitarPlayer reported on August 20, 2024¹. The pedal is built to recreate the sounds of the original "block letter" Peavey 5150 amplifier¹.

The Anti 1992 uses what the report describes as "powerful dual-engine processing and world-class Universal Audio modeling"¹. It has six dials and three switches: Pre-Gain, Presence and Output controls work with a three-band EQ, a Cab switch offers three cab sim styles (UK V30, GA V30 and White 75), a Channel dial selects Rhythm, Crunch or Lead modes, and a final switch stores presets¹. Other features include a built-in noise gate, a TS-style overdrive, a preamp boost, and dynamic room modeling taken from Universal Audio's OX Amp Top Box¹. The pedal ships with presets designed by Nevermore and Arch Enemy guitarist Jeff Loomis, as well as Tetrarch and The Black Dahlia Murder¹. The UAFX mobile app lets players customize footswitches, adjust the noise gate, and recall or archive presets, and additional presets can be downloaded through it¹.

The Anti 1992 is the fifth pedal in the series, following the UAFX Dream '65, Ruby '63, Woodrow '55 and Lion, which are based on Fender blackface amps, a 1963 Vox AC30, a 1955 Fender tweed Deluxe and a trio of 1960s British amps respectively¹. GuitarPlayer describes the Anti as the most high-gain member of the family¹. The 120-watt tube amp it emulates has been used by Slipknot, Alice In Chains, Machine Head and Gojira, among others, and Eddie Van Halen was one of its biggest advocates¹.

The Anti 1992 costs $399 and is available now¹. A Premier Guitar roundup of high-gain pedals lists the same pedal at $349.00 and describes it as offering "that unique mix of overdrive and distortion in a feature-packed pedal," with a 3-band EQ, noise gate, multiple cab and speaker combos, presets and full control through the mobile app².