Kitty Hawk M5 preset

Verified · 80/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The Kitty Hawk M5 is a tube amp from the German maker whose drawing covers the whole signal path, not just a preamp: the front end feeds four output pentodes in push-pull, two per side, into an 8-ohm output transformer. The first triode drives a treble, bass and middle stack, followed by gain stages with Overdrive and Volume controls and a switch that changes the gain path. It is a straightforward single-input 1980s rock design.

• Made in: Germany
• Channels: 1
• Preamp tubes: 12AX7

Tags: german, high-gain.

Schematic-derived preset files for 16 Fractal and Line 6 modelers: Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, Axe-Fx III, FM3, FM9, and the full Helix family (Floor, LT, Rack, HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL, Native).

Gridleak extracts amp parameters from original circuit schematics using AI vision — component values, gain staging, tone stack topology, tube types — then generates native preset files for every supported modeler. Every extraction is scored 0–100 and the score is published.