S-Gear
by Scuffham Amps · Amp Sim · Guitar amp sim
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Collection of guitar amps, speaker cabinets and effects by Mike Scuffham, usable standalone or as a plugin, known for its amp feel on clean and crunch tones.
Best for: Guitars. Genres: Rock & Indie, Jazz, Acoustic & Classical, Pop.
Keywords: electric guitar, clean, crunchy, classic, convolution, hardware emulation, impulse-response based, standalone app.
What it does
S-Gear is Mike Scuffham's guitar amp package (V3), a former Marshall designer's collection of amps, cabinets and effects in software.
- Amps and cabs: boutique-designed amplifiers with convolution-based speaker cabinet emulation.
- Effects: DelayThing, ModThing and RoomThing (reverb), arranged by drag and drop.
- Trial: 10-day fully featured trial.
Source: Scuffham Amps product page
When to use it
S-Gear has a following for amp feel on clean and crunch tones. It's a leaner, amp-focused alternative to Neural DSP Archetype or Guitar Rig 7 Pro.
- Best for: responsive clean, crunch and classic rock tones.
Where to buy
- Best Service: $119
- Scuffham Amps: $119 (regular $129)
Tutorials and reviews
- Scuffham Amps S-GEAR - Demo
- S-GEAR by Scuffham Amps (Test, Demo & Review)
- The Best Guitar Amp Sim Episode 2 - Scuffham S-GEAR
- S-Gear Amp Sim by Scuffham (No Talking)
- Review Of Scuffham S-GEAR Amp Simulation Plug-in
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