Native Instruments has also been using the Guitar Rig plugin as a shell for some of their other products too. There are some weird modifier modules where you can control any parameter with LFOs, Analog and Step Sequencers or Envelope. You can do dual amp setups with this as well with the Splitter module.īecause of the way this is setup it is not just great for standard guitar playing but also for some really wild FX work. And I don’t think there is a limit to the gear in the chain. You can place things between the amp and cab if you want. You are not tied to the pedals->amp->cab->rack workflow. Anything can be placed anywhere in the chain.

But where GR really shines is in it’s modular setup. Compressors, delays, distortion, EQ reverb, etc. There are lots of options with the extra gear here. Lots of cabinets but not a lot of flexibility with the microphones. There are a bunch of different amps here, not as many as Amplitube and none officially endorsed. I would say that Guitar Rig is built with ‘not only’ the guitarist in mind. I haven’t played much through a real amp setup. Or if you are just using one of the amps you can combine the 2 pedal sections for 12 pedals or 12 rack effects if you want! The flowchart has 8 different configurations so it’s a piece of cake if you want a full double amp setup. You can play different amps into different cabs and even double-mic the cabs with a pretty nice selection of microphones.

They’ve been officially endorsed by Fender, Orange, Ampeg, T Especially some of the new gear that you can pick up in the Custom Shop. The first module is a tuner, then the pedals, amp, cabinet and finally the rack effects. On the screen there is a ‘flowchart’ that goes from left to right. They have emulated the standard flow of a guitar players rig setup. So what are the differences? What are some strengths and weaknesses? Let me start off with a run-through of Amplitube.Īmplitube is built for guitarists first and foremost. The 2 pieces of software that I use on a regular basis are Amplitube 3(IK Multimedia) and Guitar Rig 5(Native Instruments). They are flexible, extensive and sound pretty darn good these days. So over the years I’ve been working with amp simulations and I can say that, for me at least, they are amazing. Space is limited where I live and sound isolation would be a major issue. I am a guitarist but I actually don’t use the “proper” guitar setup.

Amplitube 3 mesa dual rectifier