Ampeg® Heritage Bass Amp Bundle
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Ampeg Heritage Bass Amp Bundle
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M. Pratt
B15
I absolutely love this plugin. As a bass player, I record sessions remotely from my studio. I've used several actual B15s over the years, and although they sounded quite different from each other (one had a replacement speaker, one was recently re-valved), this plugin captures the character of them perfectly - warm, thick, punchy with a heft to each note that I haven't heard from any plugin or DI.
The tone controls are simple but musical - they are quite broad bands, so no surgical precision notches here. They gently add warmth and bite to your tone. The bass knob surprised me with how much I can make the bass sound huge without getting boomy. I don't miss a mid control, which never sound good to me anyway. The two versions of the amp modelled are convenient - the 1964 model is brighter.
The amp itself is quite clean sounding (the B15s I played got dirty quickly) but you can easily get it sound crunchy or fluffy by opening the 'rack', turning up the input gain and the power soak. The rack also has a gate and LPF/HPF which are useful for slotting your bass into a mix. The gate comes in handy for invisibly removing the inevitably noise that creeps in as you boost the input gain.
The rack has a huge selection of mic and eq models, similar to the ones on the other Ampeg SVT plugins, although there are few new ones for the B15. For me there are a few too many - I would prefer a couple of options that sound great with a simpler interface, like the new Tweed Deluxe plugin. The audition buttons are a bit quirky.
I have the other UAD Ampeg SVT plugins and while they are useful for me, the B15 is in another class. I'm using it on almost all my bass parts at the moment, and when I play through it, I have a big smile on my face!
S. Morrisson
No amp, no problem!
Love the distortion you can get out of this amp sim, great for rock/hard rock. Tons of tones to choose from with all of the Mics/cabs combos. This took over any need for a bass amp for my needs!
R. Ledbetter
Beautiful sounding bass amplification
I dialed into the sound I wanted (and there are a lot of great tone options) and I can, experiment, play and record without worrying about the bass mix. Your playing is the only limiting factor.
j. osorno
the best
es increíble y versátil . parece que tuviera un hardware en mi rack
D. Giraud
Petit mais teigneux
Bonjour
Cette simulation d'ampli Ampeg est réussie car la simplicité et la fidélité sont au rendez-vous.
Au studio (Golgoth-43.com) cela me permet de produire les bassistes avec une sacrée touche d'authenticité. Que ça soit pour de la prise ou du réamping, on a une couleur très rock, chaude et fuzzy.
H. Zwarts
its ok......
Not really a great plug in. sorry
J. LE VOT
B15
The same sound of the original. I love it
S. Debontridder
Warm, authentic top quality plugin.
Fantastic emulation of a fantastic amp. Very suitable for modern rock productions.
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Does as advertised
It does exactly what universal audio said it would and sounds incredible on synth bass as well
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Synth bass
I use this as 1 of my distortion plug ins on my dnb and dubstep synth basslines to get that big grimey analogue nastiness the clubbers love to hear. Excellent
M. Neville
Pure Power
Best bass sound you can get from one vst, having 3 adds dimension and interest to my layered bass sounds,gives definition to the various parts.
To all the folks raving about the listed prices being cheaper than when they bought it, seems that when you buy a uad plugin the price goes down on your own personal list, before you moan about the price changes check the prices after you log out, I bought the V3 EQ rrp 299usd, now it is advertised on my list for 49usd, of course no one will get it for that price, just part of the 'UAD plugin pricing game' nothing sinister.
T. Johnson
Authentic
I'm just demoing the plugin right now I owned an original and this plugin really captures the same tone and vibe!
R. Beld
Perfect Bass for sitting right in the mix
No hassle, just put it on your bass gtr, try a few presets and you're good to go, instant goodness!
S. PHILIP
AMPEG
I recently played on an ampeg on my US visit..got an ampeg preamp DI for live gigs ..... this plugin is just heaven for me... i cud just crank the knobs without even the neighbours knowing.... just too many flavours in one solid authentic emulation....
D. Shacallis
Beautiful
Love this plug in. Very close to the real thing. Using it on every bass track
C. Hickin
Best bass plugin ever.
Why break your back lugging a massive bass cab into the studio when this sounds as good.
H. Zwarts
makes my bass more alive
Can't compare it with any hardware, just use it to make a nice bas sound. Works even cool on some synths
M. Hummel
Welcome back!
I used to own one of these beauties. Why did I ever sell it? Well it doesn't matter now because now I have this incredible plug-in. Has all the charm of the original.
M. Lueck
Sounds ways better then the Softube amp simulation, but with gain bug
Unfortunately this Unison Amp got a big gain stage bug in the Unison slot. After starting the Mac with the apollo the amp work how it should, but if you switch the plugin off and on again in the console it receive 10db less input gain. Only restart the mac and switching off the apollo helps to get the gain back.
Thats the bad side. The good thing is that its sounds really good for a bass amp simulation. Of course this smooth fuzzy sustain you get only by real speakers, but as long you don't play bass solos nobody will hear it.
Good sound job, bad programmer job.
E. Kurttekin
Jaw-dropping !
I'm a seasoned bass player and I've always preferred recording DI... Until I demoed the SVT-VR just for fun!
Now I'm hooked. This one is so good... Going to buy this. I am DEFINITELY going to buy this.