fedDSP has launched fedZEP, a brand new guitar amp plugin constructed round two authentic amp designs, three preamp pedals, a dual-cab part, and a full FX rack.
fedDSP is a small group from Sheffield, UK, led by producer and engineer Federico Telesca. Over the previous few weeks, we’ve lined their first three plugin releases: the MORSO classic distortion, the SNAPPER OTA-style compressor, and the ELEGANTE Tube Screamer-style overdrive.
fedZEP brings all three pedals collectively inside a single amp plugin, alongside two new amp fashions and a set of authentic results, cabs, and utilities.
Reasonably than modeling a particular classic amp, the fedDSP group got down to design two new amps formed by their very own taking part in and ear, tuned over twenty years of working with tube gear. The result’s a pair of amps known as CLEAN and CRUNCH.
CLEAN is constructed round two quantity phases. VOL1 handles front-end chunk and assault saturation, whereas VOL2 provides harmonic density and maintain, taking the amp from pristine cleans into touch-sensitive breakup. A full Bass/Mid/Treble stack joins Grasp, Presence, and Depth controls, with superior settings for finer tone shaping.
CRUNCH handles the distorted aspect, with GAIN1 driving front-end grind and GAIN2 including physique and bloom. The EQ stack is paired with extra aggressive Presence and Depth controls, making it well-suited for rhythm tones, lead work, and heavier partitions of guitar.
My favourite half, although, is the Superior panel, which provides deeper management over each amps, together with a high-pass filter for tightening the entrance finish, Tight and Vivid switches, and a Sag management that provides power-stage compression.
You additionally get a Energy Amp change between EL84 openness and 6973 density, and a Secure mode that applies zero-latency peak limiting.
The three fedDSP pedals sit in entrance of the amp part. SNAPPER handles transient shaping and compression with a tender analog-style saturation, ELEGANTE tightens lows and lifts leads with a mid push, and MORSO gives two flavors of thick, vintage-style distortion.
The built-in FX rack can also be fairly cool. It contains three modules.
ECO DELAY is a tape-style echo with tempo sync, mono or stereo operation, switchable vibrato or refrain modulation, and suggestions that may be pushed previous 100% into self-oscillation.
WHOLE LOTTA VERB is a customized reverb sitting between plate and corridor, with HP/LP filters for shaping the tail.
DOUBLE DENIM CHORUS provides width and movement, with versatile placement earlier than or after the opposite FX.
Cabs and EQ are dealt with by a dual-cab part with 25 curated audio system and consumer IR assist, plus part flip and time alignment instruments for mixing. There’s additionally an 8-band graphic EQ with HP and LP filters that allows you to form the tone with out reaching for one more plugin, and UNMUD acts as a dynamic palm mute suppressor to tame muddy frequencies and bass buildup.
Each part in fedZEP will be bypassed individually, so the plugin additionally works as a standalone multi-effect unit. It runs at zero latency, which makes it a sensible choice for stay use and monitoring.
The plugin is native on Apple Silicon (M1 by way of M5), and every license contains three simultaneous activations.
fedZEP usually sells for £100, however fedDSP is working a launch promotion at £70 till Could 1, 2026. The discounted worth additionally features a Founders’ Membership membership. A free trial is obtainable from the fedDSP Downloads web page, providing the total plugin with an occasional brief silence inserted. The license is perpetual, with free updates for so long as fedDSP is round.
fedZEP is obtainable in Standalone, VST3, Audio Unit, and AAX codecs for macOS, and Standalone, VST3 and AAX for Home windows.
Obtain: fedZEP by fedDSP (£70 INTRO)
Final Up to date on April 17, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.
