The Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland is an Amplified Nation amplifier. Close alternatives include the Amplified Nation Wonderland Overdrive 100W Combo and the Friedman Dirty Shirley. It pairs well with the ProCo RAT 2 and the Beetronics Swarm.
Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland
Amplified Nation · amplifier
The Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland is a variation on the builder's Wonderland design built around a single clean channel with tube-powered spring reverb and two dirty switches that bring on breakup at lower volume. Rather than a separate footswitchable lead channel, those switches let the single channel move from clean into overdrive without needing to be pushed hard, which makes it more practical at moderate volume. It is offered with 6L6 output tubes at 50 or 100 watts, or 6V6 at 22 watts. Its three-tube long decay reverb circuit is a defining feature, giving a spacious, full and deep ambience. It suits blues, roots and rock players who want boutique clean tone and controllable breakup without the complexity of a two-channel D-style amp.
- clean
- breakup
- spacious
- dirty
- decay
- spring reverb
- boutique
- praise
Genres the Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland is commonly used in
- Rock
- Blues
- Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
34% matchPush the Dirty Wonderland's spacious, dirty breakup with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack instead of just adding volume.
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
33% matchThe Swarm's experimental, modulated fuzz gives the Dirty Wonderland's spacious, dirty breakup a genuinely strange new texture.
Keeley Aria
Keeley
32% matchPush the Aria's mid-boosted drive into the Dirty Wonderland's own breakup and the amp opens up into a thicker, singing lead tone.
Mooer Trelicopter
Mooer
23% matchRun the Trelicopter's subtle, optical tremolo after the Dirty Wonderland's spacious, dirty breakup and the pulse rides on real saturation.
Meris LVX
Meris
20% matchRun the LVX in the Dirty Wonderland's loop so its lush, complex echoes trail the amp's own spring decay instead of getting driven by it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
20% matchKeep the Modulated Delay's warm, analog-voiced echo in the Dirty Wonderland's loop, clear of the amp's own spacious, dirty breakup. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
16% matchAhead of the Dirty Wonderland, the Dyna Comp's squash keeps the attack consistent before it ever hits that spacious, dirty breakup.
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchAmplified Nation Dirty Wonderland leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Tone City Dry Martini wants
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland?+
The closest matches in character are the Amplified Nation Wonderland Overdrive 100W Combo, the Friedman Dirty Shirley, the Cornell Romany 12 Reverb.
What pairs well with the Amplified Nation Dirty Wonderland?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: ProCo RAT 2, Beetronics Swarm, Keeley Aria — Push the Dirty Wonderland's spacious, dirty breakup with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack instead of just adding volume..