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The UAD Lion '68 Super Lead Amp Black Friday deal is 67% off, $49, ending Nov 30, 2026, on Universal Audio's plexi amp simulator plugin.
The UAD Lion '68 plugin brings three 100-watt plexi amplifiers into your DAW. The maker says it is based on its award-winning UAFX pedal and built on UAD modeling.
You also get classic boost effects, room sound and a set of mic'd speaker cabs. It is a native plugin, and the maker says no Apollo is required.
The maker describes the plugin as the most authentic emulation of a late-'60s plexi amp you can run in a DAW.
The Super Lead is the bell-like clean, aggressive kerrang and soaring distortion of a vintage hand-picked head. This is the classic British sound that Universal Audio ties to Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.
Super Bass is the variant for less aggression. The maker says it has a spongier attack and more clean headroom, and it calls it a favorite amp of Jimi Hendrix.
Brown is the hot-rodded setting. It models the sag of a voltage-starved Super Lead and pairs it with a mixed Celestion 25-watt Greenback and JBL D-120F 4x12 cabinet. The maker describes aggressive sizzle, a softer midrange attack and string-to-string definition.
The six cabinet setups are:
Each one is placed with studio mics and dynamic room sounds, so you can pick a pairing and move on without building a mic setup yourself.
The boosts sit in front of the amp and are switched on with a knob turn. Use them to push crunch and lead tones further.
The presets are there to get you recording quickly. Load one, then tweak the controls until it fits how you play.
Yes. The UAD Lion '68 Super Lead Amp Black Friday deal is 67% off, bringing the plugin to $49. The offer ends Nov 30, 2026.
It includes three 100-watt plexi setups (Super Lead, Super Bass and Brown), six mic'd speaker cabinets with room sounds, Maestro EP-III and Boss GE-10 boost recipes, and a preset collection for rock, metal, pop and country.
No. The maker says this is a native plugin and that you can use it in your DAW with no Apollo required. It is based on the UAFX Lion '68 Super Lead Amp pedal.
You get six cabinets: Stripped, GB30, Brown JB, EV12, D65 and Vee30. They use Celestion, JBL and Electro-Voice speakers, miked with a 57, 414, 421 and ribbon 121 or 160 mics, plus dynamic room sounds.
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