Give Guitar Rig 6 and Amplitube Custom Shop 5 a shot, but if you’re into heavier tones then please try out Amped Roots Free and the Emissary since they sound incredibly well! The demo version cuts the sound every 30 seconds. TSE x50 v2: One of the best sounding Amp Sims out there because of how well their Cabinet Simulation (impulse responses) work, and it only costs $69.Sells for $59 and the demo version cuts the sound every 4-5 minutes. BIAS AMP II: Best in-depth amp tweaking software.The demo version cuts the sound every 4-5 minutes. BIAS FX II: This one is similar to Guitar Rig since it features many amps, cabinets and effects, and the overall sound quality is fantastic, plus it sells for $59.

However, the 3 that I will mention are FANTASTIC if you manage to purchase the license, which in the case of these software isn’t that expensive (about $40-$70 for each). Here I will include a couple Amp Simulators that didn’t make the cut, but not because they don’t sound great but rather because their “free” versions are actually “demo” versions that cut the sound every so often, which means that you really can’t use them to record properly. If you’re looking for a good-sounding overdrive to boost your amps with, then try this one out! Honorable Mentions

Out of all the Mercuriall pedal VSTs I just mentioned, I’d have to say that this one is my overall favorite. The Greed Smasher is based on the Mesa Boogie Grid Slammer overdrive pedal, and while the original pedal is pretty damn impressive, Mercuriall managed to make this pedal simulation quite similar to the original. I just listed loads of Amp simulators, but there are other Guitar VSTs that you might find useful, which is why I decided to include one Free Acoustic Guitar emulation (the only good free one I managed to find), and some honorable mentions which aren’t as good, but they do still work.

This means that you should be able to get a wide variety of tones out of this amp sim from vintage all the way to modern rock- and even high-gain tones.Įvery amp offers the same controls, such as Gain, Drive, Bass, Mid, Treble, Tone and Volume.Īll in all, these three amps are quite basic and you will have to play around with the settings to get them to sound how you want them to, or maybe you’ll even have to add one or two pedal VSTs to the chain, but once you invest some time into learning how to tweak them, they will sound great!īlue Cat’s Classic Drive Amp: Free Acoustic Guitar VSTs With the Blue Cat Free amp pack you are granted access to three different amp models Classic Clean, Classic Drive, Modern Drive.

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