The latest guitar gear reviews.
The Neural DSP Fortin Nameless Suite took the guitar plugin world by storm earlier this year. It’s uncompromising brutality and the sheer quality of the sounds available were a step above pretty much every other metal guitar plugin. How can you follow up a product like that? Continue reading →
I’ve reviewed a couple of Mercuriall products now so I thought it was time to take a look at the Tube Amp Ultra 530. This plugin is based on the ENGL E530 preamp. It’s an interesting choice so have Mercuriall captured the magic of the popular metal preamp? Continue reading →
When Joey Sturgis Tones teamed up with Misha Mansoor, they created one of the hottest plugin releases of the year. Developed by JST and Misha to get his signature guitar sounds, it has proven to be a hugely successful plugin. Let’s take a look and see why it’s so popular. Continue reading →
It seems Darkglass products are appearing in more bass rigs every day so it’s no surprise that Neural DSP chose to recreate two of the most popular Darkglass pedals in digital form. The B7K Ultra and Vintage Ultra are closely related but have very different tones so they seem to be the ideal duo to package together as a plugin. Continue reading →
It seems like every week a new amp simulator is announced. To stand out from the crowd, manufacturers are teaming up more and more with famous guitarists or amp builders. STL Tones have taken a different approach and have joined forces with award-winning producers Howard Benson and Mike Plotnikoff. Continue reading →
When news broke about Neural DSP teaming up with Mike Fortin to make an amp simulator, there were more than a few eyebrows raised. Mike Fortin isn’t a fan of amp modelling. He’s even quoted on Neural DSP’s website stating the fact, so could they really deliver a VST worthy of his name? Let’s find out. Continue reading →
Solar Guitars have been making a bit of a splash recently. The man behind them, Ola Englund, will be known to many of you as the guitarist from The Haunted, Feared and a YouTube sensation. Having split from Washburn in 2017 he created his own brand, Solar Guitars and put his years of experience into creating to the perfect guitars for modern metal.
Has he been successful? There’s only one way to find out… Continue reading →