Charlie Christian

Charlie Christian Tone — Plugins & Amp Sims

Gibson ES-150 through a clean amplifier — Christian was the first electric guitarist to be recognised as an equal voice in jazz combos, establishing single-note electric guitar soloing as an art form.

Charlie Christian's signature versatile tone — built around classic amp voicings — can be replicated in the box using modern amp sim plugins and IR cab loaders. This page maps the full DSP signal chain: guitar sim → amp sim → FX → IR, so you can dial in that character without physical gear.

Full DSP Chain

Est. £927
Guitar

Ibanez AS93 Artcore Expressionist

£699

Analog
PluginNeural DSPDSP

Archetype: Cory Wong

Fender Twin Reverb

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£199

Digital
IRYork AudioDSP

York Audio TW 212 Mix Pack (IR)

Fender Twin Reverb 2×12

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£29

Digital

Hybrid Option

Est. £927

Real guitar into a DSP amp chain — best of both worlds.

Guitar

Ibanez AS93 Artcore Expressionist

£699

Analog
PluginNeural DSPDSP

Archetype: Cory Wong

Fender Twin Reverb

cleanfunkfender-cleansparkly

£199

Digital
IRYork AudioDSP

York Audio TW 212 Mix Pack (IR)

Fender Twin Reverb 2×12

fendercleansparkly

£29

Digital
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