BHG Vintage Fat - Blues & Vintage Cabinet Impulse Response Pack

BHG Vintage Fat - Blues & Vintage Cabinet Impulse Response Pack

17 Cabinet Impulse Responses 

Vintage Fat IR Pack – Built for Big, Heavy Blues Tones

I ran into a problem. Most of the impulse responses I was hearing out there—including my own—just didn’t work for big, heavy blues tones. Think Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ian Moore, Philip Sayce.

When I started recording more vintage-style amps—Plexis, Hiwatts, Bassman heads—I realized my usual go-to IRs were missing something. They lacked the feel and fullness I needed. So I set out to create a new IR pack, one that focused specifically on fat, vintage-inspired tones. I wanted more air and room in the sound—something different from the tight, modern heavy tones or even the classic “brown sound.”

This pack is the result of years spent dialing in my favorite combinations of cabs, speakers, and microphones. It features a Bogner 2 different open-back vertical 2x12 loaded with G12H30s, V30s, and Greenbacks, along with one of my mainstays: 4x12s with 20-watt Greenbacks, Vintage 30s, and Alnico Creams

The real secret weapon? The Soyuz 1973 large-diaphragm condenser mic. I also made plenty of use of tried-and-true classics like the SM57 and Royer 121. But I approached the capture process differently this time—focusing on smoother top-end, less aggressive upper mids, and warmer tones that lean vintage.

If you’ve watched my YouTube videos, you’ve probably heard these tones already.  I captured the speaker setup used on my Friedman Jose video [BHG VintFat 412 v30 57 GB20w 57 (Jose)].   I captured my setup for the Carstens Cathedral (Hiwatt based), and later used that IR for my LedZep inspired tune in the Nano Cortex [BHG VintFat 412 Alnico Cream 57 121]

When it comes to guitar tone, the equation includes the player, the guitar, the amp, and the cab. That last part—the cab and speaker—is easily 25% of the sound. Getting that piece right is essential if you want your tone to feel inspiring and authentic.

5 412 Various Speakers IR's

6 Vertical 2x12 Open Fane IR's

4 Vertical 2x12 Vintage 30 IR's

2 Deep Vertical 2x12 Blended V30 + 20w Greenback IR's 

Impulse Response files formatted 24bit 48k mono .5 - 1ms