UA Introduces UAFX Knuckles ‘92 Dual Rec Amplifier Pedal
New stompbox delivers the authentic raw sound of punk, alt rock, and metal along with legendary boosts and award-winning mic/speaker modeling

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA • October 22, 2024 — Universal Audio Inc. (UA), a worldwide leader in audio production tools, including the popular Apollo and Volt audio interfaces, UAD plug‑ins, and UA microphones, is proud to welcome the Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier emulator to the award‑winning UAFX guitar pedal lineup.
Built on powerful dual‑engine processing and world‑class UAD modeling, Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier gives guitarists the searing high‑gain tone that powered legendary punk, alt rock, and metal bands from Foo Fighters and Incubus to Nevermore, Dream Theater, and more.*
By authentically capturing the original amp's famed green, orange, and red channels, Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier gives players the same perfect cleans, bone‑crushing crunch, and smoldering lead sounds of arguably the most versatile multi‑channel amp ever made – right on their pedalboard.
"The "Recto" is a modern day rock and metal classic that delivers inarguably the most powerful, larger‑than‑life tones ever to come out of a guitar speaker", says UA Sr. Product Manager Tore Mogensen. "As a long time user of the original amp, I couldn't be more excited to add Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier to the UAFX line of amp‑in‑a‑box pedals."
UAFX Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier Pedal – $399 (MAP USD)

UAFX Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier pedal gives guitarists the iconic tones from the "King of California High Gain" that fueled punk, alt rock, and metal from the '90s onward.
Key Features:
- An end‑to‑end emulation of the famous "Rev F" Dual Rec high‑gain amp that delivers the searing high‑gain tone that powered legendary punk, alt rock, and metal
- Powerful UAFX dual‑engine delivers the authentic tube amp tones of the famous green, orange, and red channels, heard on legendary albums from Foo Fighters, Incubus, Nevermore, Dream Theater, and more*
- Genre‑defining boosts and parallel noise gate, selectable output tubes and solid‑state/ tube rectification
- Six classic mic/speaker pairings as used on iconic '90s alt rock and metal records
- Groundbreaking Dynamic Room Modeling from the award-winning OX Amp Top Box
- UAFX mobile app lets you access hidden amp tweaks and mods, choose boosts, tweak noise gate, recall and archive your presets, download artist presets, and more
- Timeless UA design and craftsmanship, built to last decades
*Use of artist names does not constitute official endorsement of UAFX Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier.
Learn more about UAFX guitar pedals:
uaudio.com/pages/uafx-pedals
Download images and press materials:
u.audio/uafx-knuckles-pr
Learn more about UAFX Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier:
uaudio.com/products/knuckles-92-dual-rec-amplifier
About Universal Audio Inc.
Universal Audio (UA) is a pioneer in audio and music production tools, with a rich 60‑year history of craftsmanship and innovation. UA today enables millions of audio and music creators worldwide, with industry‑standard Apollo and Volt recording interfaces, UAD plug‑ins, UAFX pedals, advanced audio machine learning, LUNA recording suite, and UA Custom Shop hardware. UA is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California, with passionate employees worldwide – united by our goal of "Inspiring Sound for Generations."
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