Universal Audio UAD Dream '65 Reverb Amp

Get the Classic American Tube Amp — Now in a Plug-in.

The native UAD Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier plug-in gives you the essential American tube amp sounds used by artists and producers for more than 60 years, from Muddy Waters to The Beatles to Elvis Costello*.

Based on our award-winning UAFX pedal, the Dream '65 plug-in perfectly captures the timeless sound and feel of a "golden unit" 1965 reverb amp, with its bold cleans, sweet tube breakup, and divine spring reverb and vibrato. Plus you'll get built-in boosts, famous amp mods, and a collection of perfectly mic'd speaker cabs.

Experience Legit Tube Amp Tones in your DAW

The UAD Dream '65 plug-in perfectly captures a "golden unit" 1965 reverb combo amp, famously used on stages and in studios across six decades of hits — from pop, rock, and country to funk, soul and more. Based on the award-winning UAFX pedal, the plug-in gives you all the essential controls for getting incredible amp tone right inside your DAW.

Play Through Famous Spring Reverb & Vibrato

Tube-driven spring reverb and vibrato are essential to the guitar tones you've heard on nearly every classic record. From soul to surf, funk to punk, blues to bebop — UAD Dream ‘65 is the only plug-in that faithfully delivers the two most important guitar amp effects you need to craft immersive, inspiring guitar parts.

Get the Sound of a Modded Studio Amp

Take your vintage tone a step further with custom mods and legendary drive sounds made famous by artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Steve Lukather. With two iconic mods and a clean boost built in, UAD Dream '65 offers even more variations of a classic amp – just like the pros used back in the day.

Find Your Sound Fast with Expert Presets

Dial in classic tones fast with an expertly-curated collection of presets across musical genres. You can use these presets to start recording quickly, or dial in the perfect sound for your playing style.

Explore Classic Mic & Speaker Pairings

UAD Dream ‘65 gives you six classic speaker cabinet setups, with perfectly placed studio mics and dynamic room sounds.

GB25

A Vintage Celestion Greenback speaker in a blackface deluxe amp, mic'd with an M160 ribbon mic

Great for : Classic Celestion bark with the smooth open midrange of a '60s ribbon mic

Oxford

Original Oxford 12K5-6 speaker mic’d with a 57

Great for : The classic sound right off the shelf from 1965

EV12

A classic 12", 200 watt Electro-Voice EVM12L with a massive magnet in a blackface deluxe amp, mic'd with a 414 condenser mic

Great for : Thick and tight bottom end with airy top end

Boutique D65

2x12 boutique Celestion G12-65s mic'd with a 57 and a 121 ribbon

Great for : Classic California ported combo cabinet sound and mildly overdriven sounds which cleans up well

S-Verb

4x10 original CTS speakers mic'd with a 414 condenser mic

Great for : Surf sounds with a slightly lofi quality. Heaps of midrange

JBF120

2X12 original JBL D-120F speakers mic'd with a 57 and a 121 ribbon mic

Great for : Very detailed speaker, especially for clean and low gain, excellent for fingerstyle playing. Very forward and sizzly when used with more gain