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Free plugins: Guitar amps

Browse 122 reviewed free guitar amps plugins for Windows, with compatibility, formats, interface previews, and installation details.

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The Anvil plugin interface
Ignite Amps

The Anvil

The Anvil by Ignite Amps is a digital emulation of a 3-channel tube preamplifier for guitar, accurately modeling its hardware counterpart designed by Andy Zeugs. Each channel has independent signal paths and separate tone stacks.

VST2Guitar amps
Tamla Head plugin interface
AcmeBarGig

Tamla Head

Tamla Head is a classic hybrid guitar amp head plugin inspired by Motown Records' The Funk Brothers, tailored for authentic Funk guitar tones.

VST2Guitar amps
Swanky Amp plugin interface
Resonant DSP

Swanky Amp

Swanky Amp is a tube amplifier plugin featuring detailed simulations of real tube amplifier circuits for authentic sound.

VST2Guitar amps
Super Sonic plugin interface
Vadim Taranov

Super Sonic

Super Sonic is a free guitar amp plugin inspired by the overdrive channel of the Bogner Uberschall preamp, delivering rich amp tones for your guitar tracks.

VST2Guitar amps
STR-X plugin interface
Arboreal Audio

STR-X

STR-X by Arboreal Audio is a free guitar preamp plugin featuring 4x oversampling and a unique distortion algorithm for authentic asymmetrical tone.

VST3Guitar amps
SoftAmp PSA plugin interface
AXP

SoftAmp PSA

SoftAmp PSA by AXP is a virtual-analog guitar pre-amp plugin featuring five distortion stages, a noise gate, and a compressor, modeled after classic guitar gear.

VST2Guitar amps
SoftAmp GT plugin interface
AXP

SoftAmp GT

SoftAmp GT by AXP is a free VST2 guitar amplifier simulator for Windows that emulates a classic analog solid state stomp-box with op-amp saturation and tone shaping.

VST2Guitar amps
SoftAmp FM25 plugin interface
AXP

SoftAmp FM25

SoftAmp FM25 is a virtual-analog guitar amplifier plugin modeled after the Fender Frontman 25R combo amp. It features a dual-channel setup with a shared 3-band equalizer and spring reverb for versatile electric guitar practice tones.

VST2Guitar amps
SmartAmpPro plugin interface
GuitarML

SmartAmpPro

SmartAmpPro by GuitarML is a guitar amp plugin leveraging machine learning to capture and recreate authentic guitar tones with ease. Record, train, and play your custom tones quickly.

VST2Guitar amps
SmartAmp plugin interface
GuitarML

SmartAmp

SmartAmp by GuitarML is a free tube guitar amp plugin that uses machine learning to replicate the nuances of tube amplifiers. It offers clean and lead channels with EQ and gain controls and supports loading custom and community tones for versatile sound shaping.

VST2Guitar amps
SHB-1 plugin interface
Ignite Amps

SHB-1

SHB-1 is a digital emulation of a tube bass amplifier created by Ignite Amps, designed to replicate the tones of the original hardware built for Subhuman bassist Federico Fulceri.

VST2Guitar amps
Series 60 plugin interface
AcmeBarGig

Series 60

Series 60 by AcmeBarGig is a powerful guitar amp head plugin designed specifically for metal tones, delivering immense power comparable to an 8,000 watt amplifier.

VST2Guitar amps
RXG-100 plugin interface
Valdemar Erlingsson

RXG-100

RXG-100 emulates the pre-amplifier section of the Randall RG-100 guitar amplifier, delivering classic amp tones in a VST2 plugin for Windows.

VST2Guitar amps
Rollamp plugin interface
Analog Obsession

Rollamp

Rollamp by Analog Obsession is a free authentic circuit guitar combo amplifier emulation featuring three valve models, a Class A power amp, and a 1×12 Type M cabinet with calibrated input level for recording.

VST2Guitar amps
Redshift plugin interface
AcmeBarGig

Redshift

Redshift by AcmeBarGig is a free guitar tone replacer that lets you swap your guitar's pickup sounds with a wide variety of alternatives, offering diverse tonal options without extra guitars.

VST2Guitar amps
Redcurrant plugin interface
Cornflower Audio

Redcurrant

Redcurrant by Cornflower Audio is a free guitar amp and cabinet emulator tailored for Metal, featuring a Fury amp, custom IR loader, screamer, reverb, delay, noisegate, and tuner.

VST2Guitar amps
Razor Head plugin interface
AcmeBarGig

Razor Head

Razor Head by AcmeBarGig is a free guitar amp head plugin crafted specifically for Metal tones on Windows.

VST2Guitar amps
Raven Volcanic plugin interface
Vadim Taranov

Raven Volcanic

Raven Volcanic is a free guitar amplifier simulation plugin inspired by modern boutique amps, designed in collaboration with Sean Redmond from Twisted Mentality.

VST2Guitar amps
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