#1Ample Sound
Ample Bass P Lite
A free Fender Precision Bass instrument with realistic fingerstyle articulations.
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Best Guitar Amp Sims (2026)
The best guitar amp sims are Ample Bass P Lite, Ample Guitar M Lite and Ample Sound Ample Guitar LP. Ample Bass P Lite is best for realistic bass guitar parts (Free). Ample Guitar M Lite is best for acoustic guitar parts (Free). Ample Sound Ample Guitar LP is best for realistic Les Paul guitar parts programmed via MIDI (price not published).
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#2Ample Sound
Ample Guitar M Lite
A free acoustic guitar instrument modeled on a Martin D-41.
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#3Ample Sound
Ample Sound Ample Guitar LP
Sampled Gibson Les Paul 1958 Reissue with built-in strumming tools and amp sim.
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#4Ample Sound
Ample Sound Ample Guitar SC
Sampled Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary with Riffer, Strummer and amp sim.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported A free digital emulation of the Klon Centaur guitar pedal with Traditional and Neural modes.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupportedAmp and gear modeling software with a free CS tier up to the MAX edition.
VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedTop AmpliTube 5 edition with 111 stomps, 111 amps and 106 cabs.
VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedMarshall-inspired guitar amp plugin built on Kuassa's third-generation modeling.
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#9Line 6
Line 6 Helix Native
Amps and effects plugin bringing Helix modeling to your DAW.
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#10ML Sound Lab
ML Sound Lab Amped Flagship 2.0
Eight amp sims based on three American flagship tube amplifiers.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported Amp, effects and pedal suite with 26 classic guitar and bass amps plus ICM-modeled additions.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedAn open-source project using deep learning to model guitar amplifiers and pedals.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXnot supportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedGuitar plugin for clean and edge-of-breakup tones with funk-oriented effects.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedGuitar plugin built with Gojira's Joe Duplantier, covering clean to extreme high-gain tones.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedGuitar plugin with boutique gear emulations built with Mateus Asato.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedAmp modeling plugin capturing Adam Nolly Getgood's custom-modified amp collection.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedGuitar plugin inspired by John Petrucci's tone, with four amps, effects and cab simulation.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedGuitar plugin developed with Plini, with three amps and studio tone-shaping tools.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedGuitar plugin featuring a monosynth for guitarists alongside three amps.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedGuitar plugin with a multivoice pitch-shifting harmonizer and three amps.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedAggressive amp plugin inspired by Mike Fortin's amp designs for extreme metal.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedOfficially licensed Marshall amps inside Softube's Amp Room platform.
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#23Softube
Softube Amp Room Metal Suite
Amp suite for heavy music with four amps, seven cabs and ten pedals.
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#24Spectrasonics
Spectrasonics Trilian
Virtual bass instrument with acoustic, electric and synth basses.
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#25STL Tones
STL AmpHub LE
Limited edition of STL AmpHub with three amps, ten pedals and three cabs.
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#26STL Tones
STL Tonality: Wes Borland
Guitar plugin suite built from Wes Borland's touring rig and studio setup.
VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported Bass software with two sampled basses, MIDI basslines and audio-to-MIDI conversion.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supportedA free guitar amplifier effect with convolution cabinet modeling.
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Questions people ask
Ample Bass P Lite by Ample Sound. It is best for realistic bass guitar parts and costs Free.