![]() ![]() It’s a guitar amp and FX suite similar to Overloud and Bias FX, but focuses exclusively on vintage models, such as the Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962. If you’re after a really retro blues guitar tone, you can’t go wrong with Softube’s Vintage Amp Room. You just plug in your guitar to your DAW, launch Re-Guitar as a VST, and choose the pickup style and guitar body you want to emulate, and that $150 Ibanez will sound ( almost) exactly like a Les Paul with 57 Classic humbuckers instantly. Imagine you’re playing an entry-level Ibanez guitar, and you really wish you had that classic Les Paul Standard ‘50s tone with 57 Classic Humbucker pickups. I can’t gush enough about how awesome this plug-in is. This is an incredible VST plug-in which can simulate different guitar pickups and body styles. Overall, Overloud TH-U and Biax FX 2 do nearly exactly the same thing, so it’s just a matter of whether you want a more DIY approach (Overloud), or being able to just download preset FX chains and play immediately (Bias FX 2). For example, if you want to sound exactly like Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, just search “ZZ Top” in the community section and you’ll find bunches of presets made by fans who closely modeled the FX chain based on Billy Gibbons’ real-life equipment. This offers a significant advantage if you just want to plug in and play, and there are tons of community presets available. Speaking personally from experience, I prefer the more DIY approach of Overloud TH-U and tinkering with your FX chain, but Bias FX 2 offers a community area where you can just download presets from other users. Positive Grid Bias FX 2īiax FX 2 is another full suite of amps, pedals, and other FX like Overloud TH-U, but has a lot more community support. You can, for example, experiment with the tube amp simulator, which lets you swap out various pre and power tube models, so you can really dial in a warm, fuzzy tone like B.B. ![]() While the product is full of rock and metal inspired amps and pedals, blues guitarists who want that smooth, clean tone will find no shortage of FX to play with. It also features 3D cabinet simulation, which means you can experiment with microphone positioning to really alter your tone. The best thing about Overloud TH-U is its ease-of-use, as setting up your FX chain is simply a matter of drag-and-dropping components. Hendrix was such a legendary guitarist, he’s inspired everything from pop culture to his own online slot game which is available on. ![]() Or a Rox wah pedal, based on the Vox pedal made famous by Jimi Hendrix in songs like Voodoo Child. The non-licensed stuff is easy to recognize, like a “Tube Nine” overdrive pedal that is obviously based on the Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer, famously used by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Most of the stuff is unlicensed but based on real-life models, and there is a nice handful of licensed amp models from companies like Randall, Brunetti, DVmark, and THD. It features 89 guitar amp models, 50 cabinets, 77 pedals and rack effects, and a lot of really nice features for putting together your ultimate FX chain. Overloud TH-U is an entire suite of guitar amp models and FX pedals. We’ve put together a list of the best available amp and FX sims you can use in finding that perfect guitar tone. Fortunately, it’s the digital age, and there are more than enough amp simulators and plug-ins for blues guitarists to dial in the exact tone they’re looking for. Any guitarist knows the difficulty of trying to get that perfect sound out of your guitar, and blues guitarists especially love to dial in a warm, rich tone that was made famous by guitarists like Gary Moore, Alvin King, and Eric Johnson.īut most of us don’t have the money to spend on all the guitar pedals and valve amps that various blues guitarists made legendary. ![]()
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