Universal Audio Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amplifier Pedal
Overview
Play the mythical guitar tones that enchanted legends. The UAFX Enigmatic '82 Overdrive Special Amp gives you 30 years of rare ODS amps in a single stereo pedal. Perfectly capturing rare early models that brought the amp into the spotlight to later iterations used on famous LA sessions, the Enigmatic '82 gives you the sound of the most wildly expensive and coveted guitar amps in history.
Key Features
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 (HRM) mod to get world-famous “D-style” overdrive and compression.
Play Essential Rock and Jazz Modes
Flip between Jazz and Rock modes to experience everything from 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. You’ll get album-ready tones when going direct into your mixer, interface, 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*.
Powerful App Control (Bluetooth & Hardwired)
The updated 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 via a rock-solid Bluetooth or hardwired connection.
Specifications & Details
- Engine: UAFX dual-engine powers the heavenly guitar tones of the most fabled hand-made tube amps ever made.
- Authentic Emulation: "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*.
- Cabinet & Mic Emulations: Features the world's best speaker cabinet and mic emulations derived from UA’s award-winning OX Amp Top Box.
- Operating Modes: Classic Rock and Jazz modes deliver iconic ODS tones, while Custom mode allows you to tweak your own sound (Classic/Skyline tone stacks, HRM overdrive EQ).
- Bypass Capability: Bypass cabinet/mic emulations and use the pedal directly in front of your amp for added tonal flavor and distortion.
- Connectivity: Supports MIDI-over-USB*, improved Bluetooth, and hardwired connections.
- Build Quality: Timeless UA design and premium craftsmanship, built to reliably last decades on your pedalboard.
