ICONS brings Fractal Audio’s industry-leading amp modeling and effects from the Axe-Fx to the world of plugins—and to your desktop as a standalone application.
ICONS brings Fractal Audio’s industry-leading amp modeling and effects from the Axe-Fx to the world of plugins—and to your desktop as a standalone application.
Bringing world-class synth sounds to the modern guitarist. Everything about Rabea is distinctive, from his look, the breadth of styles he effortlessly flows throughout, to his tone-crafting abilities. We have been working together since our very beginnings and knew that when it was time to make his Archetype, we would have to do something as inspired and extraordinary as the man himself. We ensured that every element in this plugin–every amplifier and effect, was completely novel. And nothing symbolizes novelty more than the Overlord monosynth, the first of its type in a commercial guitar plugin. This algorithm represented uncharted territory for us in every way. Delivering extraordinarily seamless tracking and such a complete feature-set in a simple user interface pushed us to new limits. It truly embodies the uncompromising and inspired spirit with which we created this plugin.
Versatile and expressive, capturing the essence of Manuel’s evolving sound.
Versatile and expressive, capturing the essence of Manuel’s evolving sound.
John Mayer’s iconic tone, in one definitive plugin. When an artist spends decades refining a voice as personal and unmistakable as John Mayer’s, every detail matters. Touch, phrasing, restraint, and tone become inseparable from the music itself, shaped through years of writing, recording, and performance. That pursuit has resulted in one of the most extensive and carefully curated collections of guitar equipment in existence. Taken as a whole, John’s gear could live behind glass as a museum exhibit; rare, historically significant, and in many cases impossible to replace. But within that collection exists a far smaller group of pieces; the tools he reaches for instinctively, refined through constant use rather than preservation. John is also known as a committed purist, not out of nostalgia or resistance to change, but out of a deep respect for the guitar and its history. His approach celebrates the details: circuits, components, feel, and the subtle interactions that give sound its character. Any new tool, digital or otherwise, has to honor that lineage and meet the same standard of care and intent.
ENGL® has earned a place among the most revered names in high-gain amplification, with a tone that has shaped the performance of metal, prog, and hard rock around the world. For the first time, that signature ENGL aggression and clarity have been captured directly from ENGL’s private vault of hand‑selected amps, meticulously curated for the official TONEX collection. Using the latest TONEX Modeler, ENGL’s tone experts captured every nuance of these 6 iconic amps — from face‑melting gain to crystal‑clear cleans — and transformed them into 72 mix‑ready Tone Models for the TONEX ecosystem. Whether you’re a studio guitarist, live performer, or tone chaser, this is ENGL like you’ve never experienced it before.
