DSP Rig
Gary Clark Jr Tone — Plugins & Amp Sims
Epiphone Casino or Gibson ES-335 into a Fender Super Reverb (clean channel) and Vox AC30 (breakup), blended. A Cry Baby wah and Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi add texture and fuzz. Clark's tone is wide-ranging — from clean jangle to full-bore fuzz — controlled by guitar volume and pick attack.
Gary Clark Jr's signature amp-driven tone — built around Fender 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 raw, fuzz-driven character without physical gear.
Full DSP Chain
Est. £3,077Gibson ES-335
£2,499
HX Stomp (Voltage Queen model)
≈ Fender Vibroverb
£549
Helix: Coliseum Mini Wah
Helix: Triangle Fuzz
York Audio TW 212 Mix Pack (IR)
≈ Fender Twin 2×12
£29
Hybrid Option
Est. £3,077Real guitar into a DSP amp chain — best of both worlds.
Gibson ES-335
£2,499
HX Stomp (Voltage Queen model)
≈ Fender Vibroverb
£549
Helix: Coliseum Mini Wah
Helix: Triangle Fuzz
York Audio TW 212 Mix Pack (IR)
≈ Fender Twin 2×12
£29
Tone DNA
Gain Structure
amp-driven
Amp References
Fender
Key FX
Wah, Fuzz
Tonal Character
raw, fuzz-driven, expressive, modern-blues