Still, for what it is, it's amazingly good.Īmplitube 4. Likewise, if you love S-Gear, you'll probably end up having to get other software to simulate pedals (there's none in S-Gear) and other outboard effects. But their thing is a pretty narrow business and, as a result, even if you love Trader Joe's, you'll end up having to go to other grocery stores to buy the stuff they don't sell. People are absolutely rabid fans of TJs because they do their thing better than almost anyone else. Want a weird comparison? I think of S-Gear like the grocery store Trader Joe's. And unlike many software packages, the presets in S-Gear are pretty usable right away. You can get very credible tweed, blackface, plexi, and Mesa Mark tones. S-Gear has five versatile and highly usable amp models, a chorus/flanger, a delay, and a reverb.
But what it does do, it does so beautifully. It's the software equivalent of buying a Two Rock amp and an Echoplex and then insisting your rig does everything. It's a small set of tools that are very well made. A few other modeling companies offer this level of detail, but at like 3 times as much money, and their amps still don't sound as good (looking at you, Bias). You can switch out preamp tubes, power amp tubes, change bias, adjust variation in components in pedals, and even mess with cabs. Peavey's development team is smaller than others, so updates come a bit slower, but I have it on good authority that a new release is coming quickly. And you get an enormous amount of mic, cabinet, and effects options with the $99 bundle.
The 6505, the Basic 100, and the Fox are excellent amps.
Far less popular than the others on this list, but I think it does the best at modeling the real interaction between guitar and amp (it's the only software option that actually models the strength of your pickups rather than just the loudness of the signal you feed it). I'm quoting myself from a few weeks ago here:Īmong the current crop, I'd recommend the following and in the following order:
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