Amplitube 5 Yngwie Malmsteen
A key aspect of Malmsteen’s studio tone is the use of a Marshall SE100 speaker emulator and power soak. The Amplitube collection models the YM-SE100, a simulation of this hardware.
For four decades, Yngwie Malmsteen has stood as the undisputed monarch of neo-classical shred. His tone—a roaring, harmonically rich, yet articulate blend of vintage Plexi aggression and surgical precision—is as iconic as his triplet runs and dive bombs. Replicating that tone has traditionally required a vintage 1970s Marshall 1959 Super Lead, a dodgy vintage dummy load, and a stack of cabinets that would rupture your eardrums. amplitube 5 yngwie malmsteen
Enter Amplitube 5 by IK Multimedia. With its Deep Modeling technology and an exhaustive library of vintage gear, recreating the Marching Out or Trilogy tone is no longer a pipe dream. But simply loading a Marshall sim won’t get you there. You need the secret sauce: the specific mods, the overdrive pedal, the tape echo, and the noise gate strategy. A key aspect of Malmsteen’s studio tone is
This guide will walk you through building a definitive Yngwie Malmsteen signature rig inside Amplitube 5, from the pickups to the post-production EQ. The centerpiece of the collection is the modeling
Guitar (Strat, Bridge PU)
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Noise Gate (Threshold: -50dB)
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DOD 250 (Level: 100 / Gain: 0-2)
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Marshall 1959 (Bright Vol: 10 / Treb: 7 / Mid: 8 / Bass: 2 / Pres: 7 / Master: 3)
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4x12 Cab (Vintage 30s, SM57 off-axis)
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Graphic EQ (Post EQ: Boost 400hz / Cut 3.2khz)
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Tape Echo (450ms / 30% Mix)
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Output (Stereo)
The centerpiece of the collection is the modeling of Malmsteen’s vintage Marshall amplifiers.
Released in late 2021 as a paid expansion (though often bundled with AmpliTube 5 Max), the collection includes: