Diezel Herbert Amplifier
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Vicious modern distortion combined with huge clean tones.
Diezel's Herbert amplifier is a 180-watt pulverizer designed to deliver the meanest of means, the cleanest of cleans — and more. Still considered state-of-the art, nearly 20 years after its release, the Diezel Herbert is a mainstay in heavy rock, and extreme metal productions — anywhere bold, powerful electric guitar tones are required.
Developed by Brainworx, and officially endorsed by legendary amp builder Peter Diezel, the Diezel Herbert plug-in masterfully emulates this six KT77-equipped sledgehammer, for UAD hardware and UA Audio Interfaces.Now You Can:
Use your UA Interface to track through the Diezel Herbert — with no latency
Audition 120 separate high-end recording chains, featuring multiple cabinets and classic microphones
Shape tones further with FX Rack’s Vintage Delay, noise gate, high/low filters, and more
Easily dial in god-like clean tones, manicured medium gain, and all out assault with a state-of-the art tone machine
Take a Listen
Pristine to Punishing
A contemporary tube amp if there ever was one, the Diezel Herbert plug-in thoroughly captures the hardware's cutting-edge circuit. From impossible-to-distort piano-like clean tones to searing early-VH textures, to absolutely groundbreaking extreme high-gain tones, the Diezel Herbert plug-in is the one-stop-shop for tracking bold, modern guitar tracks.
Diezel FX Rack
The Diezel Herbert plug-in offers additional control over your tones via the Brainworx FX Rack. It features a Noise Gate, switchable high and low-pass filters, and a Power Soak circuit that allows you to dial in as much overdrive as you want, without having to crank the output gain.
The Diezel Herbert also includes 120 impulse response Recording Chains that were perfectly captured from several boutique cabinets and recorded through Brainworx's vintage Neve console with an array of high-end and vintage microphones and outboard gear, giving you "record ready" tones, instantly.
Unison™ Technology for UA Audio Interfaces
Harnessing UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology, the Diezel Herbert plug-in gives you the impedance, gain staging, and circuit behaviors that have contributed to making it the "King of Kings" in the world of modern tube amps.
Customer Reviews
J. Dryden
April 14, 2019
My favourite of all the uad amp sims
I Love channel 2 on the uad Diezel Herbert. My former studio partner had a Diezel Herbert with the matching 4x12” in our studio for about 3 years, and this is pretty damn spot-on! It does...
Read MoreC. McCall
April 10, 2019
It’s everything I needed it to be.
I bought this to match some Metallica tones from the newer albums. And it’s spot on with some tweaking. The Mesa cabs are an awesome addition as well. Not much overhead on the pre amp but...
Read MoreL. Canales
April 5, 2019
Close Your Eyes and Tell Me the Difference!!!
As an owner of a Fortin, and a Diamond, I know what these monsters sound like - more importantly, FEEL like. I have played on a Hebert and a V4, I had certain expectations of what this...
Read MoreT. Siiskonen
April 2, 2019
Great value
This is a really great amp sim. The included cabinets work great and it’s a very (suprisingly) versatile amp. Highly recommended.
Read Moreb. berkovic
March 24, 2019
Such a great emulation
I am very satisfied with Diesel Herbert Amplifier,one of my favourite sim amp for recording various guitar style.Thank you Uad for so great emulation
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Features
Exacting emulation of the original Diezel Herbert 180-watt guitar amp
Endorsed and fully authenticated by Peter Diezel
120 Recording Chains with multiple speaker cabinets – recorded in Brainworx´s studio using the NEVE VXS72 console, stellar outboard gear and world class microphones
FX Rack features Vintage Delay, noise gate, filter controls, internal power soak, and pre– and post-amp bypass
Feels like a real amp when played through UA Audio Interface's Realtime UAD Processing
Physical input impedance and hands-on control of Gain staging with Unison technology
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Customer Reviews
Diezel Herbert Amplifier
J. Dryden
My favourite of all the uad amp sims
I Love channel 2 on the uad Diezel Herbert. My former studio partner had a Diezel Herbert with the matching 4x12” in our studio for about 3 years, and this is pretty damn spot-on! It does the Adam jones / Tool thing very well, and the Weezer Rivers Cuomo thing well. Four stars from me. My only complaint is that I want to be able to patch a footswitch into my Apollo so I can use it live and actually use all 3 of the channels in real time.
(Let’s make it happen!)C. McCall
It’s everything I needed it to be.
I bought this to match some Metallica tones from the newer albums. And it’s spot on with some tweaking. The Mesa cabs are an awesome addition as well. Not much overhead on the pre amp but using the power soak saves your headroom. Get it!! It replaced my current amp sim - Bias.
L. Canales
Close Your Eyes and Tell Me the Difference!!!
As an owner of a Fortin, and a Diamond, I know what these monsters sound like - more importantly, FEEL like. I have played on a Hebert and a V4, I had certain expectations of what this plug was going to sound and feel like. There are some GREAT amp sims out there...but this blows them out of the water. It must be the UNISON tech, but seriously - I just don’t think you will find anything that will get you this close and nearly indistinguishable (in a mix you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference, and a non-musician listener would NEVER be able to tell) from the real deal. And it’s not just for ripping your head off, the cleans are NIIIICE!
T. Siiskonen
Great value
This is a really great amp sim. The included cabinets work great and it’s a very (suprisingly) versatile amp. Highly recommended.
b. berkovic
Such a great emulation
I am very satisfied with Diesel Herbert Amplifier,one of my favourite sim amp for recording various guitar style.Thank you Uad for so great emulation
C. Schreiber
Cranks
It’s solid.
c. zouen
METAL UP YOUR A**!
I love this new Diezel plug!!! I was always a heavy handed player and still am! the Diezel gives me the ability to break my guitar and still sound good! lol even the cleans are beautiful! Def try it out and realize how great it is for your self!
M. Johnson
Great Clean great metal and great presets
Great Amp for Squeaky clean tones without the Di Sound
Great modern Metal excellent presetsK. Hazell
Diezel Herbert Amplifier
The TONES in this amp sounds like your playing a real amp extraordinary
H. Varvoglis
Amazing
I’m not a guitar player but I’m a sound engineer and in my ears Diezel amps are the best in their category. I’m amazed with this plugin, it has so many futures and cabins with mic compilations that is sure you will find the sound you are looking for. I didn’t believe that I would say that but I prefer this plugin over my real mesa boogie that I have in my studio.
C. Lafrenière
WoW!! Ça déchire!!
We where searching for the ultimate Metal amp Plugin and we found it….!! It's incredible, a tone of bricks in our faces !! Wham here we go, you won't let go that amp once you turn it on !! Crazy shit !! Real stuff, very HOT !!
n. hollo
huge!!
my new fav amp with really tight and focused distorted sound with 3(!) channels so absolutely must have. with the gallien krueger 800rb like tom and jerry :) LOVE IT
M. Marschik
Beast
This is the very first guitar amp simulation that I am a 100% pleased with. It doesn't just sport the heaviest of heavy tones, but also shines with perfect clean sounds. The Herbert comes with very usable and ready-to-riff presets too...
You really don't need much more than this.
Universal Audio/Brainworx could probably stop doing amp sims now.k. hamm
the new Diesel Herbert amp plug in
absolutely killer......that is all that has to be said...
K. Dietz
Best High Gain Amp so far!
Really loving this plugin, I think it's the best high gain amp emulation from UA/Brainworx thus far. It sounds great right out of the gate, minimal tweaking required. The Mid Cut control is particularly useful for tone shaping. This amp is awesome for any kind of metal, hard rock, or rock sound.
C. Horsethief
Best UA tube simulation yet...
Better than spending $3000+... offers Killer tone, easy to dial in and sits in the mix with the Savage 120.
J. MESSINA
Killer Amp Simulation!
This is gonna be my new 'go to' amp simulation. It's got so many choices without having to search for the right starting point. Lots of versatility. I do have some reservations about the FX portion. First of all, it's a great feature to have built in. I would like to have more parameters to play with on the 'gate' section ('hold' and 'release' times would be nice). I also like the 'lo-fi' addition in the delay section, however when that parameter is set to 0%, there is still some 'lo-fi' effect that is active. I still give it 5 stars. It sounds awesome!!
P. Jacques
REALLY Close to the Real Thing!!!
This is a great rendition of the mighty Diezel Herbert! Within two days of buying it I used it on two different projects and the Producers were both blown away with my tones. I do a lot of work remotely and send files via WeTransfer and this is my new "go to" for brutal tones as well as some pretty great "in-between" tones. Great definition, heft and power. Another Home Run from the geniuses at UAD and their talented partners!
D. Shaffer
Awesome!
This feels and sounds like the real deal. I'm usually happy with 1 or 2 good sounds from an amp.. This thing sounds good on every setting. You could plug this into a PA directly and no-one would know the difference. My favorite plug for sure!
R. Hortensius
This amp rules !
After trying out this amp for awhile I felt it was one of those must have amps to add to my collection, does great metal tones though I only dabble in metal once in awhile, I like the amp because it is very versatile and you can get every tone in between from the cleanest clean to the meanest modern metal sounds, it covers a very wide range and impossible "real" sounding tones in a mix where nobody can't tell it was a plugin, keep 'em coming !!! My drummer/singer who I am doing guitars/bass for his hard rock album can hardly believe the big tones I am getting lately, there is certainly no need for real amps in a studio anymore ! You could probably do a whole album with just this amp. Really worth the investment !!!
