Ample Bass TR6

Name: Ample Bass TR6
Price: 119 USD
Author: Ample Sound

by Ample Sound · Instrument · Sampled 6-string bass (Yamaha TRBJP2)

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Ample Bass TR6 is a sampled Yamaha TRBJP2 John Patitucci signature six-string bass that runs in Ample Sound's own plugin.

It has 14 articulations including slap, tap and arpeggio, drop tuning down to A0, a bass amp section and Guitar Pro tab import. It costs $119.

Best for: Bass. Genres: Jazz, Acoustic & Classical, R&B & Soul, Pop.

Keywords: sample-based, arpeggiator, guitar instrument, monophonic, warm, modern, polyphonic, smooth, vintage, visual feedback.

What it does

Ample Bass TR6 is a sampled six-string bass based on Yamaha's TRBJP2, the John Patitucci signature model. Ample pitches it on "an extensive range of realistic articulations" plus its MIDI writing tools.

Library: a fingerstyle library, with drop tuning down to A0.
Articulations: 14 in all: sustain, palm mute, natural harmonic, hammer-on and pull-off, legato slide, slide in, slide out, slap, pop, tap, dead note, slide turn, mordent and arpeggio.
Legato: a polyphonic legato and slide smoother for legato at any interval and speed.
Riffer 4: a MIDI riff editor with switchable piano-roll and tab views, string visualisation with automatic fingering so two notes never share a string, technique, legato and CC editing, MIDI import and export, and a library of bass riffs.
Tab Reader 4: imports whole bass tracks from Guitar Pro files (GP3 to GP8) into Riffer, keeping fingering and articulations; tab files from other sources are not supported.
Amp section: three bass heads (Vintage-15, Bass-500 and Bass-Pro), four cabinets (1x15, 2x10, 4x10 and 8x10) and four mics per cabinet (U87, C414, MD421 and SM57).
Effects: 8-band EQ, compressor, delay and convolution reverb.

The product page does not show a version number or a demo.

Source: Ample Sound product page

When to use it

Ample Bass TR6 samples one specific six-string in depth, with tab import and Ample's Riffer for writing lines, where MODO BASS 2 physically models a range of basses, including extended-range ones, and Trilian combines acoustic, electric and synth basses in one instrument. Six-string options are scarce, and its slap, tap, mordent and arpeggio articulations suit chordal and fusion playing. Users on VI-Control found it warmer and less synthetic than MODO, but some felt it lacks finger attack and the Patitucci tone its source suggests.

Best for: extended-range bass lines, chords and fills in fusion, gospel, jazz and modern pop.
Genres: jazz, fusion, gospel, R&B and pop.
Look elsewhere if: you want a classic four-string tone (Ample Bass P or J), a picked metal bass (Ample Metal Ray5), or many bass models in one plugin (MODO BASS 2).

What producers say

Early buyers liked the sound, but later users on VI-Control were more mixed about its attack and presets.

VI-Control thread one buyer said "love the sound of this one," and others found it warmer than MODO's more synthetic tone.
Criticisms: some users heard a lack of attack and punch, found few standout presets, and compared it unfavourably with Spectrasonics' Bass Legends, which Patitucci played.
KVR: no user reviews yet on its product page.

Where to buy

Ample Sound: $119
Plugin Boutique: $119

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