Gain Stage Vintage Clean

I’ve spent more money on amp sims than I care to remember, some of them incredible works of sonic engineering. Even with all those great options available, Gain Stage Vintage Clean is nearly always the one I choose. Rich, warm, organic and a breeze to dial in. Beautiful, shimmering cleans or raunched out with a distortion plugin (e.g. Nembrini), I haven’t found anything more useful. Mani’s apps are all remarkable and I’d to see some more for us six stringers.

First off, this is THE best sounding clean amp simulator I have run across, and I now use it on almost every track I lay down. It can go from an amazing, bell-like tone to a lovely growl with ease. Any dial you turn or setting you tweak just sound divine. Seriously, if clean to moderate distortion is your thing, this is your app. I have one single feature request. I would be overjoyed if it was possible to turn the various amp models into buttons instead of a menu, and then add MIDI control so you can change between them. Honestly, with that addition, I might never use another amp sim, EVER! Even live.

Absolutely beautiful Electric guitar sounds great through this for cleaner tones. However, the Crunch preset is perfect for dirt. Hell, all of the presets sound great. I haven’t tweaked a knob yet. Very recommended.