"Sophie Lloyd: Making Amp Modelers User-Friendly for All"

#Sophie Lloyd Wants to Make Amp Modelers More Accessible

As Sophie Lloyd continues to establish herself as a bona fide solo artist, she now has her sights set on amp modelers and crafting a Sophie-Lloyd-approved plugin. In fact, she’s in talks with an effects company to develop this tool.

##Lloyd’s Mission to Simplify
“I think it would be really cool to do something with an effects company like Neural DSP to make some kind of [plugin],” she tells Guitar.com. Considering her dedicated advocacy for Neural DSP Quad Cortex, a signature plugin from the brand seems like a logical next step.

Discussing what her envisioned plugin would bring to the guitar community, she asserts, “I like things to be as simple as possible, and I think a lot of this stuff is kind of tailored towards big gearheads. I think it’d be cool to make a slightly more accessible version to people that doesn’t seem so intense.”

During an interview with Guitar World, Lloyd revealed that she has largely replaced her pedalboard and traditional amps with the Neural Quad Cortex and Kempers, demonstrating her commitment to making her music more accessible.

##From Gear to Gig
“I’m using Blackstar a lot. They’re a great amp company. I am still using my Diezel for tones, but I also use the Neural Archetype, particularly the Nolly plugin. When I’m out with MGK, we use Kempers; they’re very convenient for flying overseas and stuff,” she shared.

“There’s pedals, but we are using the Neural Quad Cortex, referring to her pedalboard for the MGK shows. It’s cool because it’s got the pedals built in. I still have a kind of pedalboard, but I don’t use much other than some reverb.”

##What’s Next?
In September, Lloyd announced her debut US show at Los Angeles’ legendary Whisky a Go Go, setting her up for a busy 2025 that also includes a slot at the UK’s Download Festival.

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