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UAD Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier
UAD Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier
UAD Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier

UAD Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier

4.7 (34)

Raw tube tones from the dawn of electric guitar, now in a plug-in.

  • Play through a perfect emulation of the classic '50s American tweed amp, right in your DAW
  • Go from clean to crunch with a single knob for instant vintage sound
  • Enjoy authentic 5E3 tone — right down to the preamp and power tube stages, tone stack, and transformer
  • Go deep with customizable mic/speaker pairings and artist presets for any genre 

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer without UA hardware. View full system requirements.

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Play and Record Through an American Classic

UAD Woodrow '55 Instrument Amp plug-in gives you the legendary tweed amp sounds used by The Eagles to Chuck Berry to Neil Young.* Built on renowned UAD modeling that we’ve perfected over decades, UAD Woodrow '55 gives you the punchy cleans and rich overdrive of an American classic, right in your DAW.

Get Real Deal Tweed Tone

To recreate one of the most coveted guitar amps ever made, we left no stone unturned. Beneath its simple three-knob control panel, we captured the entire circuit — from caps and potentiometers to output tubes and transformer — so you get all the rich harmonics, tube sag, and gritty overdrive of the real thing.

Explore the Greatest Studio Amp Ever Made

The 5E3 tweed deluxe is a legendary studio amp, known for its touch-sensitive overdrive, natural compression, and rich harmonics. Now you can experience the same tones heard on classic albums like Harvest and Exile on Main St. to modern recordings by the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Jason Isbell, and Ariel Posen.*

Easy Reamping, Right Inside Your DAW

Transform your dry guitar tracks with legendary tweed sound — no mics or live room required. With UAD Woodrow '55, simply take your clean DI signal and reamp it through perfectly modeled tube circuits, authentic speaker responses, and expertly-placed virtual mics.

Dial up the Perfect Mic & Speaker Pairing

Go beyond the experience of playing the real amp with six classic speaker setups, perfectly-placed studio mics, and dynamic room sounds.

Find Your Sound Fast with Presets

Choose from a collection of presets from top guitarists and tweed amp aficionados. From crispy country cleans to raunchy overdriven rock tones, UAD Woodrow '55 takes the humble tweed amp circuit and gives you endless possibilities for your modern productions.

What They Say

From big beautiful cleans to exploding fuzz tones, Woodrow '55 gives me a massive range of exceptional sounds that are next level!

Scott Holiday

Rival Sons

It’s rare to find vintage tweed amps in a studio. Thankfully Woodrow ’55 gives me the same classic, biting tones of the amp used on all of my favorite rock and roll albums. What a gift.

Nathan Willett

Cold War Kids

Woodrow ’55 feels fantastic and the tones are killer. It’s a wicked little amp to have right in your DAW.

Joey Landreth

The Bros. Landreth

Reviews

4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 34 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 27 Total 4 star reviews: 4 Total 3 star reviews: 2 Total 2 star reviews: 1 Total 1 star reviews: 0
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34 reviews
  • WM
    William M.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Woodrow Amp

    Excellent amp

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  • MQ
    Michael Q.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Like it!

    So far so good. Too soon for a review.

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  • LH
    louis h.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    My favourite UA amp

    I have the lion in hardware, and I have all of the other UAD amps in the collection, but woodrow is my favourite. Its the one I jump to and it gives me exactly what i need. Warm rounded cleans, roll the volume breakup, and massive blown out gain. The perfect amp plug-in? Perhaps.

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  • PH
    Phillip H.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Best Amp Plugin I've tried to date.

    This has a great tone and is easy to use. I would like to say though that it would be nice if UA could do something like this for acoustic guitar.

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  • DT
    Dimitris T.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    2 months ago
    Woodrow '55

    Quite convincing. Nice feel

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware is required.

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We provide three activations per license. We support activation on your computer or on an iLok USB key.

Native plug-ins are supported on macOS and Windows systems. See our Native UAD System Requirements article for full system requirements. An iLok account is required for managing your native plug-in licenses. We support iLok USB keys for portability, but one is not required.

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*Use of artist names does not constitute official endorsement of UAD Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier.

Product names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way affiliated with Universal Audio Inc. These name(s) are used solely to identify products studied in the creation of the sound models found in UAD Woodrow '55 Instrument Amplifier.