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V-AMP 3 User Manual 

The V-AMP 3 features 125 presets that are divided into 25 banks. There 
are 5 presets per bank, all of which can be modified and saved. Each 
preset consists of a maximum of five “ingredients”:

Amp simulation (including GAIN, EQ and VOLUME settings)

Cabinet simulation

Pre-amp effects (such as noise gate, compressor, auto wah and 

wah-wah)
Post-amp multi-effects (such as delay, modulation, or a combination 

of both)
Reverb

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The first 16 banks consist of 20 different tones in the style of clean, rock, 
metal and blues. These tones are optimized for either a Stratocaster-style 
guitar with single-coil pickups, or a Les Paul-style guitar with humbuck-
ers. These tones are meant mainly as a guide to get you started and help 
familiarize you with some of the possibilities. Eventually, you will prob-
ably want to tweak and customize these to suit your specific liking. Feel 
free to experiment and find a unique sound. 

Next you will find 2 banks dedicated to acoustic presets, followed by 2 
banks of bass guitar presets. Though the V-AMP 3 does not specialize in 
these applications, it can accommodate them for recording purposes 
especially.  Banks 21-24 focus on studio amplification setups that will 
make your recordings sound their best.  These are comprised of full stack 
rock models and small combo models, both with and without effects.  
Lastly, you will find a bank full of crazy and experimental sounds to really 
stretch your imagination.  

When the unit is powered on, it automatically loads the last used preset. 
In the following example, the last preset selected was preset D in bank 
25:

In this case, pressing button A, B, C or E will call up another preset 
within bank 25. The two arrow buttons (BANK UP and BANK DOWN) 
enable you to change banks. The display will show which bank has been 

selected, but the preset will not change until you press one of the A – E 
buttons. The LED beneath the preset letter lights up when that preset is 
activated. 

Customizing presets in the V-AMP 3 is fast and simple. One option is 
to call up a preset you like and tweak it to fit your desired sound. If you 
would like a new amp model, turn the AMPS knob until you find the 
right amp simulation. The VOLUME, BASS, MID, TREBLE/PRESENCE and 
GAIN knobs may also be adjusted if necessary. You may select an effect 
and adjust its parameters using the EFFECTS knob, or add reverb by 
simply turning the REVERB knob. 

Apart from the compressor and auto wah, all multi-effects have a 

speed-based parameter. This can easily be adjusted by pressing the 
TAP button at least 2 times to the tempo of the music, allowing the 
effect to operate in sync with the music you are playing to. 

For deeper edits to the preset, press the BANK UP and BANK DOWN 
buttons simultaneously to enter EDIT mode. Now you can choose to edit 
various categories (MIDI, DRIVE, CABINETS, REVERB and NOISE GATE) by 
pressing one of the A – E buttons. The following describes the features 
and adjustments of each category:

MIDI – Enter EDIT mode and press the A button to edit MIDI settings. 

Select a MIDI channel by pressing the BANK UP and DOWN buttons. 
To change from MIDI OUT to MIDI THRU, press the TAP button. The 
TAP LED will light up when MIDI THRU is selected. 
DRIVE – Enter EDIT mode and press the B button to edit DRIVE set-

tings. Press the BANK UP and DOWN buttons to change between 
clean and distorted amp settings. The display will show a 0 for clean 
and a 1 for distortion. 
CABINETS – Enter EDIT mode and press the C button to select one 

of the speaker CABINETS. Press the BANK UP and DOWN buttons to 
select one of the 15 available speaker cabs. 
REVERB – Enter EDIT mode and press the D button to edit REVERB 

settings. Press the BANK UP and DOWN buttons to select one of the 9 
reverb types. You may use the REVERB knob to adjust the amount of 
reverb while in EDIT mode. 
NOISE GATE – Enter EDIT mode and press the E button to edit NOISE 

GATE settings. Press the BANK UP and DOWN buttons to select a noise 
gate level (0 = off,15 = maximum gating effect). 

When you have made your adjustments, press the TUNER button to exit 
EDIT mode and return to normal operation.