• Created : February 9, 2020
  • Updated : February 9, 2020

Terms and conditions

Before proceeding with download, please consult the terms of use, and more specifically the “impulse response” section : https://overdriven.fr/overdriven/index.php/fr/about/.

These impulse response files (IRs) are free and as mentioned in the Terms of Use, no warranty of any kind is provided with these files (issues, sound problems, inability to use them, sound quality, damages of any kind…).

The riffs and partial song covers presented here as samples are used for illustration and educational purposes (using amps and IRs). These riffs and songs remain the property of their copyright owners.

Cab and Mics

The cab used is a Zilla® Fatboy (2*12) loaded with a Celestion® G12K100 and a Celestion® Vintage 30. This collection contains the Vintage 30 IRs. The Zilla® Fatboy is a very good and balanced 2*12 custom cab, made to order by Zilla Cabs : check ZillaCabs website at https://www.zillacabs.com.

This collection is named version “III” as it is the 3rd setup iteration that I use for this cab : it is using only a 6L6 power amp section together with a tube preamp and a different A/D converter than the collection previously released. 39 IRs files are provided. This version is different and sounds better than the previous one, with a more balanced tone and a stronger low-end section. See the usage notes at the end of this page.

  • Free Impulse Responses of a Zilla® Fatboy cab loaded with an 8 ohms Celestion® Vintage 30
  • Sennheiser E906
  • Beyer Dynamic M160
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM7B
  • Sennheiser MD421

Recorded in home studio conditions, with a 6L6 power section only and with a tube microphone preamp.

Samples

The riffs and partial song covers presented here as samples are used for illustration and educational purposes (using amps and IRs). These riffs and songs remain the property of their copyright owners.

Find below a few samples based on a partial cover of Season in the Abyss, from Slayer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DECp8LKurKs)

  • 2 guitar tracks panned hard left and right for rhythm (EMG 81)
  • 2 guitars tracks panned soft left and right for additional rhythm (EMG81)
  • 1 guitar track panned soft right for clean (EMG85)
  • same IR left and right for rhythm
  • No EQ post IR for the guitar tracks (no HPF, no LPF)
  • The final track is lightly compressed.
  • Overdrive and amp : Maxon OD9 and Laney IRT Studio DI (rhythm channel)
  • Two Notes WOS

MD421

M160

SM7B

SM57

IR Files

IRs are provided in 44,1 KHZ format, each mic in a subfolder. 69 IR files in this version.

1.0:

  • E906
    • OD-FB-V30-E906-P00-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-E906-P09-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-E906-P12-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-E906-P20-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-E906-P05-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-E906-P10-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-E906-P15-30.wav
  • M160
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P00-60.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P05-60.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P09-60.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P10-60.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P12-60.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P00-80.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P05-80.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P09-80.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P10-80.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-M160-P12-80.wav
  • MD421
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P05-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P10-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P15-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P20-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P09-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P12-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P19-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-MD421-P25-30.wav
  • SM57
    • OD-FB-V30-SM57-P05-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM57-P10-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM57-P15-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM57-P20-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM57-P09-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM57-P12-30.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM57-P19-30.wav
  • SM7B
    • OD-FB-V30-SM7B-P05-20.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM7B-P10-20.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM7B-P15-20.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM7B-P25-20.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM7B-P09-20.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM7B-P12-20.wav
    • OD-FB-V30-SM7B-P20-20.wav

A few notes

  • The proximity effect was fully used, without an aggressive low-cut : most of these IRs present a generous and present low-end (50-120 HZ) but less important than for the G12K100 speakers. Adjust your HPF to your taste.
  • The 6L6 power amp used for IR capture tend to scoop a little bit the 250-700/800 HZ area : if you raise it by 1 to 2 DB, you may get closer to the actual sound of this speaker (ie under WOS 360 HZ + 1 or 2 DB, 800 HZ +1 or 2 DB)
  • the IRs are recorded with a tube preamp
  • cap edge and cone (P10 -12 – 15 – 20) present the most balanced tone

Remarks

Overdriven.fr is not affiliated with the brands mentioned on this page. These products and brand names are listed here to describe the hardware used for impulse capture.

Download link

Download 1.0 : https://overdriven.fr/overdriven/index.php/download/6l6-serieii-zilla-fatboy-v30-iii-44k-v1-0-zip/