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"I'm not a big amp plugin user beyond recording – but my time with these three changed my playing habits": Universal Audio UAD Dream '65 Reverb, Ruby '63 Top Boost and Lion '68 Super Lead Amplifier plugins review
By Rob Laing published
UA's acclaimed amp modeling pedals are channeled into native plugins – is the recipe right for recording and more?

Sophie Lloyd shares her ambitions to make amp modelers “more accessible”
By Janelle Borg published
The guitarist is an avid proponent of amp modelers – and now has her sights set on a signature plugin

Universal Audio takes its Edge-approved amp sim pedals to the digital realm with $299 plugin packages
By Matt Owen published
The UAFX Dream ’65 and Ruby ’63 pedals – which The Edge used during U2's Sphere residency – have been digitized alongside the Marshall-inspired Lion ’68

“I hear so much that I don’t hear in the digital plugin”: Alex Lifeson explains why digital amps can’t match up to the real thing
By Phil Weller published
The Rush guitarist-turned-gear-manufacturer feels there’s one crucial element that plugins lack – and makes real amps sound superior

Joe Satriani devised the perfect amp to harness Eddie Van Halen’s greatest tones – and you can get a plugin version right now
By Michael Astley-Brown published
While 3rd Power’s Dragon 100 goes up for preorder, IK Multimedia has bolstered its Joe Satriani Amp Vault with models of the very amp Satch is using to shred EVH on the Best of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar

Waves just dropped loads of its plugins back to Black Friday prices – record better guitar tones from just $9.99
By Matt McCracken published
We've hand-picked 7 essential (and discounted) plugins that will massively improve your home guitar recordings

“Still the ultimate suite of software guitar tools”: Native Instruments Guitar Rig 7 Pro review
By Andy Jones published
One of the most versatile guitar plugins just got revamped – but is it worth the upgrade?

“The ultimate amp modeling software”? HeadRush revives the ReValver modeling engine for the first time in nearly 10 years – introducing seamless plugin and pedalboard integration
By Matt Owen published
After a few years in the digital wilderness, the amp sim software once created by Peavey returns to tackle unprecedented competition – and it's brought some serious upgrades

“A tribute to his talent and a celebration of his unique style”: Neural DSP taps neo-soul virtuoso Mateus Asato for its latest signature Archetype plugin
By Matt Owen published
Want to harness Asato's dreamy reverbs, ethereal delays and glistening clean tones? Well, now you can

“115 effects and tools to ignite your imagination and shape your sound”: Native Instruments updates its flagship amp and effects plugin with Guitar Rig Pro 7
By Jonathan Horsley published
There are four new amps, five new pedals, an all-new loop station, and a heap of rackmounted hardware tools for shaping your sound
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