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Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp

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Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp
Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp
Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp

Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp

Play the mythical guitar tones that enchanted legends.

  • Get 30 years of fabled Overdrive Special amp tones — perfectly emulated, right on your pedalboard
  • Build your own D-Style amp in Custom Mode using Classic and Skyline tone stacks, HRM overdrive EQ, and more
  • Flip between Rock and Jazz modes for expressive lead playing or punchy rhythm and chord work 
  • Get MIDI control*, improved Bluetooth and hardwired connections, and new footswitch modes with four amp presets at the ready using updated UAFX Control app

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  • UAFX dual-engine powers the heavenly guitar tones of the most fabled hand-made tube amps ever made
  • Authentic “end-to-end” emulation delivers the cloud-like cleans and blooming overdrive beloved by everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robben Ford to Joe Bonamassa and John Mayer*
  • Features the world's best speaker cabinet and mic emulations derived from UA’s award-winning OX Amp Top Box 
  • Classic Rock and Jazz modes deliver iconic ODS tones, while Custom mode allows you to go under the hood and tweak your own sound
  • Bypass cabinet/mic emulations and use in front of your amp for added tonal flavor and distortion sounds
  • Supports MIDI-over-USB*, improved Bluetooth and hardwired connections, and new footswitch modes with four onboard amp presets via the updated UAFX Control app
  • Timeless UA design and craftsmanship, built to last decades

Get the Mythical Tones That Enchanted Legends

UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp gives you 30 years of rare ODS amps in a single pedal. Perfectly capturing rare early models that brought the amp into the spotlight to later iterations used on famous LA sessions, Enigmatic '82 gives you the sound of the most wildly expensive and coveted guitar amps in history.

Build Your Own Custom D-Style Amp

Put Enigmatic ‘82 into Custom Mode to go under the hood and tweak your own ODS circuit. Start with four classic output tube and power supply setups, and select your favorite era of tone stack EQ. Then add the famed Hot Rubber Monkey mod to get world-famous “D-style” overdrive and compression.

Play Essential Rock and Jazz Modes 

Flip between Jazz and Rock modes to experience cloud-like cleans to blooming overdrive. Whether you favor intricate chord work or expressive lead playing, you’ll instantly find that classic ODS sound that responds to every nuance of your touch and cuts right through the mix.

Explore Classic Mic and Speaker Pairs

We handpicked famous mic and speaker combinations and captured them using our groundbreaking Dynamic Speaker Modeling, so you’ll get album-ready tones when going direct into your mixer or DAW.

Expand your Sounds with MIDI

Using its rear panel USB-to-MIDI connection, Enigmatic '82 drops straight into any programmable MIDI rig, receiving preset changes and realtime control of boosts, EQ, and more*.

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Powerful App Control with Hardwired or Bluetooth Connection

The UAFX Control app gives you deep tone shaping for your Enigmatic '82. Customize, save, and manage presets, load artist tones, and set new footswitch modes — with up to four onboard presets plus Live Mode — all with a rock-solid Bluetooth connection.

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What They Say

My front of house guy says he can’t tell the difference between my real amp rig and Enigmatic.

Christopher Cross

It’s like having a custom-made amp right at your fingertips.

Artur Menezes

A faithful recreation of mythical amps in an inspiring, easy-to-use pedal.

Daniel Donato

UA Studio Sessions

Frequently Asked Questions

UAFX pedals require an isolated 9 volt DC, center negative, 2.1 x 5.5 mm barrel connector (same as standard Boss connectors) power supply that can provide the following current requirements: Full-sized UAFX pedals (with two footswitches) require 400 mA (milliamps) of current; Compact UAFX pedals (with a single footswitch) require 250 mA (milliamps) of current

Connect the pedal using a USB-C cable to your compatible computer, and run the UA Connect application to update your firmware.

You can register your pedal with the UA Connect desktop app or the UAFX Control mobile app.

Dual footswitch UAFX pedals have Bluetooth, and you can download the UAFX Control mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, to connect to your pedals and access additional functionality.

Each UAFX pedal has unique functionality. We recommend carefully reading the accompanying manual for each pedal here.

Check our Knowledge Base for additional questions

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*Requires a compatible USB MIDI host, controller, or interface.

**Use of artist names does not constitute official endorsement of UAFX Enigmatic ‘82 Overdrive Special Amp.