I'm already a convert to S-gear and it happened when I wasn't even looking for a new amp sim! I was just investigating how the various amp sims handles aliasing so I downloaded all the free demos that I could to try them all out. S-gear was the clear winner in that regard but there was something about it which made playing guitar more fun than the other amps so I kept going back to it and after the end of the 2 week trial I missed it so much that I had to pick it up and I've been using it ever since. I can't explain why but it just made playing guitar more fun. If this had the same marketing push as the other brands then I think it would rule the world.
Wow I've just downloaded the trial and it's literally the best amp plugin I've ever heard/played - fantastic (going to buy it now - $99 bargain!!). Many thanks for the intro to S-Gear.
I wasn't so impressed in my 3 day trial. Compared to Bias amp 2, I found S-gear not tweakable enough, the controls of EQ and sag had very little impact, I tried to tune out the mid pop attack out of strat clean solo tone and add more sparkle, basically trying to emulate Clapton tone on Wonderful Tonight, and I couldn't. I got BIAS AMP 2 to do that and much quicker. Basically I don't really see an advantage of s gear over Bias.
Thank you also Paul for your playing and dedication to S-Gear, I completely agree with you and how it reacts to different guitars. Let’s get the word out. Brilliant for sure. 🤘🤘🤓
I just want to thank you for introducing me to S gear. I’ve tried several amp sims and S gear is perfect for my needs; easy to use and not a bunch of unnecessary stuff.. just great sounds out of the box. Thank you again!
I know Mike Scuffham and he cut his teeth designing valve gear for Marshall, he wanted to make this for Marshall but Jim refused! Their loss! You could say I am biased, but, and its a big BUT; Its the only digital modeller I play where I forget I'm not using a valve amp. You can A/B with a real amp and thisis spot on! And as you say, different guitars sound different - I have around 30 guitars and Scuffham was a game changer for me.
Awesome! I am also really enjoying the recent amp sims I have downloaded from Plug In Alliance, Soft Tube, Amplitube, and combine them with some Spitfire instrument sims. So many great options out there nowadays!
It would appear that "Our Man In Estonia" has knocked it out of The Park yet again. Brilliant Mike! P.S. Think about a Tri-Chorus Pedal. GREAT Demo Paul! :)
I’ve been an S-Gear user since 2.6. Glad to see the release of 3.0. Looking forward to using the drivethru. Preset sounds were good, meaning a few tweaks for your personal setup will get you right there. Very promising.
I have been watching Studio Rats and Scuffham for quite some time. Even at full price of 129$, it’s absolutely a no brainer. I have even corresponded with Mike and he has always been fast responding to questions. I can hardly wait for him to get this on iOS, iPad is my practice and writing platform. I’m a Scuffham lifer. Thank you.
@@drdev44 I think Mike has said he is writing and working on porting his program to work on iOS and also being able to write it to a dsp chip. Don’t hold me to it though. I just love the program and being on iOS would be great.
Thanks Paul, I'll be buying this, it's the real deal, such a sensitive touch nearly like a real amp, and great presets, dare I say very humble price tag.
Hey Paul, I enjoy your channel, playing and hardware/software reviews. Thanks for turning me onto Scuffham S-Gear!!! I've been a fractal user for quite a few years and within the last year started messing with DSP plugins. They are love/hate with me. Lots of overlap, the sound is very good but something always seems off to my ear, even in a mix. I stumbled onto this video a week ago, downloaded the app and I can't stop playing with it!!! WOW, this is the most realistic sound and feel I've found!!! I've been writing songs for a new release and had to take a timeout from that to play with this plugin. I believe I go for a heavier sound than you and have no trouble dialing up a great sound on several of the amps. I will be tracking all of my guitar parts with this awesome sounding plugin. This product is not getting nearly the amount of buzz that it deserves. I can't believe that any guitarist, regardless of style or genre, wouldn't FLIP over the possibilities here. I'm deeply inspired by this software. It has me enjoying playing with some sounds that I never would have thought to try. This is fantastic! Thanks
FINALLY!! I was wondering when this would happen!! With all the amp sim plug-ins available now, S-Gear has always been the best, now it's better!! AND... There has be NO plug-in that follows your dynamics and tone/volume knob better. I'm back to Scuffham again, thank you guys!!
Thank you, great as usual, excited about this update! Love Scuffham, feels and sounds that you're playing thru an amp (but without the hassle, and without disturbing the neighbours :) )
thanks for the walk thru of the presets. Good to hear that a player/musician/influencer of your ilk believes this is the best software amp around. Google searches of best amp sims rarely if ever include S-Gear. mind boggling... I have recently experimented with many software different amp sims and have yet to find anything as simple to use that creates the realistic and useful tones of S-Gear. Scuffham users have been asking for pedal support for a long time - and it was a clear gap in the product's feature set. Agreed, the best definitely got better. Would love to know what pedals your followers would like to see in S-Gear.
Fantastic demo! I have been using my S-Gear amp modeling exclusively to record over the past year since I made the purchase (very fair price IMO). I'm a kid in a candy store! The amp sims are so realistic...as close to tubes as can be. When using overdriven amp tones, the touch of your pick, fingers, volume and tone knobs all react in the same way as using the real deal. I'm excited with this new upgrade (FREE!!!).
Really impressive clarity. Perhaps for those who aren't Rats like you and James, you could do a video on setting up your computer to run these plugins/dims and highlight how to make it "feel real" by avoiding latency etc? Great sounds as ever, Paul - thanks.
It's a free upgrade from 2.9. Not easy to find that info on the website. Just download and install. It keeps all the old presets. I look forward to a new pedal collection :-) That was the only thing that was missing IMO. Great work once again.
I've never heard of this company and I personally believe they sound AMAZING. It's something most aren't doing. Looks are boring... I guess that's the only criticism. (having nothing to do with the sound hahaha) I'm personally inpressed!!!
I’ve been with S gear since the plugin was first released. To me it’s the best pc amp plugin there is. The feel on this thing is unreal, I can only compare it to other high end units like the Kemper (that one as that same feel thing). My hx stomp amp models feel so inferior to this. It’s got some real magic. I love it.
@@ratedrsuperstarthega trough the years of sgear development (I’m using since it was first released). I used a pair of MacBooks, and now an iMac. Interface wise I used everything from a native instruments guitar rig session interface(my first interface) to a focusrite 2i2 and now a UAD arrow. It sounded great with everything.
@@MrTelecosta ok thanks for the info. . For some reason no plugin sounds good on my windows 10 desktop pc and my windows 11 laptop. I have rme babyface pro fs and also a focusrite scarlet 2nd generation. Both sound very horrible. I've tried almost everything. Do you think it has some to do with windows? Maybe everything sounds better on Apple laptop or desktop and not on windows?
@@ratedrsuperstarthega I don’t believe it sounds better on apple. Although I don’t use windows I guess it’s a driver problem. I’m sorry I can’t help you.
@@MrTelecosta It sounds very flubby, woofy. Imagine BASS on 1000, Mids at 100 and treble at 0. But on some other plugins and presets/amp models, it sounds reverse, imagine bass at 0, mids at 0 and treble at 100000. I've tried high/low cut method on the EQ. Makes it 5% better but not usable. No idea what's wrong. There is no latency problem, RME and Focusrite both are very fast. Just that sounds worst than a line 6 spider through $5 Chinese earphones.
I totally agree with you ...by playing predominantly six strings guitars there's nothing that I miss from all the others (that I still own for vrious resons) and I tell you that when it comes to plexy sounds I reckon they're ranking among the top 3. Really enjoyable and highly recommended.
Late comment, but still… I am just trying S-Gear right now and it’s absolutely fantastic. I currently own a Fractal AX8, but I was looking for an “in the box” solution for the studio, because sometimes it is just simpler. Over the years, I used NI Guitar Rig, Overloud TH2, Bias Amp 2 and Amplitube. I was always dissatisfied with the sound I was getting out of these. Not so with S-Gear. It is simple to use and it sounds amazing out of the box, including the presets. I wish I had found it before.
S-Gear is my favourite amp sim and only one thing that I always felt that it was lacking was an overdrive in front to boost those amps. Finaly theres gonna be no need for using my helix native to take this role in my DAW.
Why is this so hidden? S-gear just blasting all those "famous" gears/plugins. why is this not the standard!??? just grinding S-gear and tried them all. great video mate!
Hey Paul, I’ve seen that you’ve done reviews of Kemper. I already own S-Gear, which I love. Do you think Kemper justifies that high price? Is it significantly better than S-Gear?
Ok Paul … you can only have one (yeah right haha)… Scuffham S-Gear or Neural Tone King? Mostly for clean, reverb, trem and a little bit of grit. Which do you choose? Watched all your plugin videos and u love both… which do you love more?
I got a Tonex pedal yesterday and I hate it. I'm also not pleased with Amplitube or Guitar Rig at all. Last night, I remembered using a previous version of S-Gear a few years ago, so I downloaded it again and holy cats... it sounds WAY better than all the others. And now I have a $399 Tonex pedal to get rid of. I have a PRS Silver Sky (John Mayer model) guitar and the other plugins and the Tonex just suck the life right out of it. It completely loses its strat-like chime. S-Gear 3 gave that back to me. It's still not quite like playing through a real Fender Princeton Reverb, for example, but it is hands-down the best amp sim plugin I've ever heard.
Cheers for the headsup. Scuffham S-Gear was already at the pinnacle of tone and fx quality. Going by your excellent demo, V3 has done the impossible and taken it beyond this, that's one hell of an achievement. I have V2.97 and will be upgrading...unbelievably this upgrade is free/heavily reduced if you already have it - from website... "The upgrade is free for those with an S-Gear v2.9 license, just download and install. If upgrading from S-Gear v2.7, a discounted upgrade (USD $35) is currently available".
Hi A suggestion to choose a pedalboard please ? I use the soft for a long time , very happy with😊but i need a pedalbord for playing live Great sound, great video 👍🤩 Serge ( France)
Thanks for the video! How does it compare to the BOSS GT-1000 when it comes to recording? I have my GT-1000 configured with RME UCX as an aggregate device. But considering going plug-in and only use the RME. Your thought? Thank you 😊
Hi Paul - just wondering if you've tried THU sim and specifically their Rig Player feature within the software. They've found a way to make Kemper profiles playable via VST. A lot of people say its the best amp sim software they've heard. Might be a video idea, I'd love your thoughts on it in terms of sound and feel. Thanks, James
Great video stellar playing. I was just wondering how cpu intensive this plugin is. Would it be possible to run multiple instances of this plugin on multiple guitars in real time with imperceivable latency. Also what audio interface are you using?
I'm getting ready to buy MacBook pro with scuffham and numeral tone king plugins or a fm3. I'm a country player with mostly clean sounds. What's my best choice
Nice video, Thanks Where are you getting those Patches? I've upgraded to v3.0 but the factory patches on mine are the same as they've always been. Yours have different names. Are those your personal patches?
If you were to try to add a more diverse range of pedals to insert before S-Gear, what plugin would you recommend? I'm wondering if I can do this with Amplitude but I'm concerned it will not give S-Gear the right signal it needs.
A little question, I’m about to get an RME babyface pro fs, it says it comes with your software which mann sounds amazing!. The question is, Will I get the v3.0? Do you charge for every update or something like that? Thanks guys, amazing job you got there with this plugin
Forgive my ignorance on this topic, this form of modelling is all new to me, and I am trying to understand one aspect of it. Is this plugin "guitar agnostic" like some other modellers, where the sound coming off the guitar is not a factor, just the notes, intonation, etc? So if I have a Scuff amp set up, and plug in a single coil strat and then a humbucker, would I get the same sound from the amp modelling? So in other words, is this amp modelling like an actual amp processing the guitar sound coming off the guitar, or is it consistent in sound no matter what guitar you plug in (tone and volume knobs notwithstanding)?
@@ConstantinoOfficial Paul going through honeymoon phase with the new plugin. It too shall pass. There is no way S-Gear is better than Tone King Imperial for cleans and breakup. Neural really championed big time with that one.
I know it's been a while but, FWIW, the Stealer is S-Gear's Marshall inspired amp so it would not be close to the SLO or Cali. The SLO inspired amp in S-Gear is the Jackal. I own the Neural SLO and I prefer the S-Gear version generally although the Neural is probably closer to the real amp. The Jackal is easier to tweak and sounds fantastic. As for the Cali, the "equivalent" in S-Gear would be the Wayfarer with at least the Lead switch turned on. More gain if you switch on the I/II switch it's linked to as well. With the Lead and I/II switches off, the Wayfarer is much more Fender-like and can emulate many clean Fender flavors.
100% Agree. But there’s room for another great one. I like having both! Mercuriall Audio also makes 3 great plugins, as well…a Marshall, a Bogner Extacy, and a Mesa Boogie Triaxis. All great.
I want to pull the lever on S-Gear but am just loving the Tone King from Neural. More presets in SG, but with that comes more tyranny of choice, which is another reason I'm liking the TK.
The best??? Well, more than 10 better choices come to my mind immediately. I demoed and was so disappointed , sound, playability, feel, presets, effects - everything less than mediocre, I can't understand the hype, but everyone should us whatever he likes, of course. It's like someone is trying to sell you a Mercedes and what you get is just an Opel.
Unfortunately for me, I paid for this software. It was not impressive to me at all. neural DSP blows the doors off this weak software. The reverb and delay sounds like a 1990 software. This crap is two steps above guitar rig lol. And that's not a compliment. Save your money and get neural DSP software for a real amp feel and sound. 👎
I'm already a convert to S-gear and it happened when I wasn't even looking for a new amp sim! I was just investigating how the various amp sims handles aliasing so I downloaded all the free demos that I could to try them all out. S-gear was the clear winner in that regard but there was something about it which made playing guitar more fun than the other amps so I kept going back to it and after the end of the 2 week trial I missed it so much that I had to pick it up and I've been using it ever since.
I can't explain why but it just made playing guitar more fun. If this had the same marketing push as the other brands then I think it would rule the world.
S-Gear recently added the SG-S Compressor for the pedal board. It's awesome you should definitely check it out if you haven't already 👍🏼
Wow I've just downloaded the trial and it's literally the best amp plugin I've ever heard/played - fantastic (going to buy it now - $99 bargain!!). Many thanks for the intro to S-Gear.
I wasn't so impressed in my 3 day trial. Compared to Bias amp 2, I found S-gear not tweakable enough, the controls of EQ and sag had very little impact, I tried to tune out the mid pop attack out of strat clean solo tone and add more sparkle, basically trying to emulate Clapton tone on Wonderful Tonight, and I couldn't. I got BIAS AMP 2 to do that and much quicker. Basically I don't really see an advantage of s gear over Bias.
Thank you also Paul for your playing and dedication to S-Gear, I completely agree with you and how it reacts to different guitars. Let’s get the word out. Brilliant for sure. 🤘🤘🤓
You Studio Rats sold me on the Scuffham last year, and now I think I might have to check this out, too!
I just want to thank you for introducing me to S gear. I’ve tried several amp sims and S gear is perfect for my needs; easy to use and not a bunch of unnecessary stuff.. just great sounds out of the box. Thank you again!
That is exactly how I feel about S Gear!
I know Mike Scuffham and he cut his teeth designing valve gear for Marshall, he wanted to make this for Marshall but Jim refused! Their loss!
You could say I am biased, but, and its a big BUT; Its the only digital modeller I play where I forget I'm not using a valve amp. You can A/B with a real amp and thisis spot on! And as you say, different guitars sound different - I have around 30 guitars and Scuffham was a game changer for me.
This review sold me. Thanks. Just bought it. The pedal board was what I was hoping for. Phaser, delay, chorus... You've got some options. Thanks Paul.
Awesome! I am also really enjoying the recent amp sims I have downloaded from Plug In Alliance, Soft Tube, Amplitube, and combine them with some Spitfire instrument sims. So many great options out there nowadays!
It would appear that "Our Man In Estonia" has knocked it out of The Park yet again. Brilliant Mike! P.S. Think about a Tri-Chorus Pedal. GREAT Demo Paul! :)
Absolutely wonderful, Mike is a very genius. When i try any other sims, and then back to S-gear, is always like came back to home.
I’ve been an S-Gear user since 2.6. Glad to see the release of 3.0. Looking forward to using the drivethru. Preset sounds were good, meaning a few tweaks for your personal setup will get you right there. Very promising.
I Was hoping you were gonna put out a video on this update - much thanks
I swear I don't go looking for things to spend money on, they just find me. Just gave the trial a spin, I'm sold.
I have been watching Studio Rats and Scuffham for quite some time. Even at full price of 129$, it’s absolutely a no brainer. I have even corresponded with Mike and he has always been fast responding to questions. I can hardly wait for him to get this on iOS, iPad is my practice and writing platform. I’m a Scuffham lifer. Thank you.
Is s gear coming out on iOS?
Is s gear coming out on iOS?
@@drdev44 I think Mike has said he is writing and working on porting his program to work on iOS and also being able to write it to a dsp chip. Don’t hold me to it though. I just love the program and being on iOS would be great.
@@timothy5974 thanks bro! I'm enjoying the V3.0 in the meantime on my PC
Thanks Paul, I'll be buying this, it's the real deal, such a sensitive touch nearly like a real amp, and great presets, dare I say very humble price tag.
Hey Paul, I enjoy your channel, playing and hardware/software reviews. Thanks for turning me onto Scuffham S-Gear!!! I've been a fractal user for quite a few years and within the last year started messing with DSP plugins. They are love/hate with me. Lots of overlap, the sound is very good but something always seems off to my ear, even in a mix. I stumbled onto this video a week ago, downloaded the app and I can't stop playing with it!!! WOW, this is the most realistic sound and feel I've found!!! I've been writing songs for a new release and had to take a timeout from that to play with this plugin. I believe I go for a heavier sound than you and have no trouble dialing up a great sound on several of the amps. I will be tracking all of my guitar parts with this awesome sounding plugin. This product is not getting nearly the amount of buzz that it deserves. I can't believe that any guitarist, regardless of style or genre, wouldn't FLIP over the possibilities here. I'm deeply inspired by this software. It has me enjoying playing with some sounds that I never would have thought to try. This is fantastic! Thanks
FINALLY!! I was wondering when this would happen!! With all the amp sim plug-ins available now, S-Gear has always been the best, now it's better!! AND... There has be NO plug-in that follows your dynamics and tone/volume knob better. I'm back to Scuffham again, thank you guys!!
Fantastic playing and many thanks for showing off the Scuffham!
Thank you, great as usual, excited about this update! Love Scuffham, feels and sounds that you're playing thru an amp (but without the hassle, and without disturbing the neighbours :) )
I've listened to a lot and DUDE THIS SOUNDS AMAZING!!!!
I've been using S Gear for years and it's my favorite too, as far as ampsims go. Great demostration
thanks for the walk thru of the presets. Good to hear that a player/musician/influencer of your ilk believes this is the best software amp around. Google searches of best amp sims rarely if ever include S-Gear. mind boggling... I have recently experimented with many software different amp sims and have yet to find anything as simple to use that creates the realistic and useful tones of S-Gear. Scuffham users have been asking for pedal support for a long time - and it was a clear gap in the product's feature set. Agreed, the best definitely got better. Would love to know what pedals your followers would like to see in S-Gear.
Cheer Carl.
Fantastic demo! I have been using my S-Gear amp modeling exclusively to record over the past year since I made the purchase (very fair price IMO). I'm a kid in a candy store! The amp sims are so realistic...as close to tubes as can be. When using overdriven amp tones, the touch of your pick, fingers, volume and tone knobs all react in the same way as using the real deal. I'm excited with this new upgrade (FREE!!!).
Really impressive clarity. Perhaps for those who aren't Rats like you and James, you could do a video on setting up your computer to run these plugins/dims and highlight how to make it "feel real" by avoiding latency etc? Great sounds as ever, Paul - thanks.
That a good shout for a vid.
I wish they make an amp or pedal for live use best sounds ever!
It's a free upgrade from 2.9. Not easy to find that info on the website. Just download and install. It keeps all the old presets. I look forward to a new pedal collection :-) That was the only thing that was missing IMO. Great work once again.
I've never heard of this company and I personally believe they sound AMAZING. It's something most aren't doing. Looks are boring... I guess that's the only criticism. (having nothing to do with the sound hahaha) I'm personally inpressed!!!
I've been using S-Gear since 2016. Appearing on my 4th album coming soon.
I’ve been with S gear since the plugin was first released. To me it’s the best pc amp plugin there is. The feel on this thing is unreal, I can only compare it to other high end units like the Kemper (that one as that same feel thing). My hx stomp amp models feel so inferior to this. It’s got some real magic. I love it.
Thinking to download trial version.
Which computer and audio interface do you use?
@@ratedrsuperstarthega trough the years of sgear development (I’m using since it was first released). I used a pair of MacBooks, and now an iMac. Interface wise I used everything from a native instruments guitar rig session interface(my first interface) to a focusrite 2i2 and now a UAD arrow. It sounded great with everything.
@@MrTelecosta ok thanks for the info. . For some reason no plugin sounds good on my windows 10 desktop pc and my windows 11 laptop.
I have rme babyface pro fs and also a focusrite scarlet 2nd generation.
Both sound very horrible. I've tried almost everything.
Do you think it has some to do with windows?
Maybe everything sounds better on Apple laptop or desktop and not on windows?
@@ratedrsuperstarthega I don’t believe it sounds better on apple. Although I don’t use windows I guess it’s a driver problem. I’m sorry I can’t help you.
@@MrTelecosta It sounds very flubby, woofy. Imagine BASS on 1000, Mids at 100 and treble at 0.
But on some other plugins and presets/amp models, it sounds reverse, imagine bass at 0, mids at 0 and treble at 100000.
I've tried high/low cut method on the EQ. Makes it 5% better but not usable.
No idea what's wrong.
There is no latency problem, RME and Focusrite both are very fast. Just that sounds worst than a line 6 spider through $5 Chinese earphones.
JB blues with the green Strat was sweet
Sounds amazing! Even the new presets are all great!
Always loved it. Love to try some of yer presets!
Sweet, I know what I'm doing this weekend.🤘
You have a completely different style when you're playing something that you like the sound of. Sounding great today Paul.
Can't believe this was free with my audio interface. (Babyface Pro FS) .. Good as a Kemper from what I've heard.
I totally agree with you ...by playing predominantly six strings guitars there's nothing that I miss from all the others (that I still own for vrious resons) and I tell you that when it comes to plexy sounds I reckon they're ranking among the top 3. Really enjoyable and highly recommended.
Wow all your guitars sound incredible!
Thanks, great as always.
Amazing sounds and video,
May I ask which computer and audio interface do you use?
Also any pre or post effects?
Thanks
I am already a convinced S-Gear user, nice video.
Cool, thanks!
Great playing mate! I like your style! Nice licks!
Paul- what pickups are in that tele? It’s sounds fantastic! Great demo! Scuffham is the best b
Late comment, but still… I am just trying S-Gear right now and it’s absolutely fantastic. I currently own a Fractal AX8, but I was looking for an “in the box” solution for the studio, because sometimes it is just simpler. Over the years, I used NI Guitar Rig, Overloud TH2, Bias Amp 2 and Amplitube. I was always dissatisfied with the sound I was getting out of these. Not so with S-Gear. It is simple to use and it sounds amazing out of the box, including the presets. I wish I had found it before.
Love this plugin
Excellent video, as always Paul. Would you consider doing a Softube Amp Room review? I find it to be an interesting option as well.
S-Gear is my favourite amp sim and only one thing that I always felt that it was lacking was an overdrive in front to boost those amps. Finaly theres gonna be no need for using my helix native to take this role in my DAW.
I just use ye good olde analog pedals, works wonderful 😊
Why is this so hidden? S-gear just blasting all those "famous" gears/plugins. why is this not the standard!???
just grinding S-gear and tried them all. great video mate!
Hey Paul, I’ve seen that you’ve done reviews of Kemper. I already own S-Gear, which I love. Do you think Kemper justifies that high price? Is it significantly better than S-Gear?
Ok Paul … you can only have one (yeah right haha)…
Scuffham S-Gear or Neural Tone King?
Mostly for clean, reverb, trem and a little bit of grit.
Which do you choose?
Watched all your plugin videos and u love both… which do you love more?
I got a Tonex pedal yesterday and I hate it. I'm also not pleased with Amplitube or Guitar Rig at all. Last night, I remembered using a previous version of S-Gear a few years ago, so I downloaded it again and holy cats... it sounds WAY better than all the others. And now I have a $399 Tonex pedal to get rid of. I have a PRS Silver Sky (John Mayer model) guitar and the other plugins and the Tonex just suck the life right out of it. It completely loses its strat-like chime. S-Gear 3 gave that back to me. It's still not quite like playing through a real Fender Princeton Reverb, for example, but it is hands-down the best amp sim plugin I've ever heard.
If you’re using the stock patches I completely agree, download our free Matchless Independence tone and then see how you feel.
Cheers for the headsup. Scuffham S-Gear was already at the pinnacle of tone and fx quality. Going by your excellent demo, V3 has done the impossible and taken it beyond this, that's one hell of an achievement. I have V2.97 and will be upgrading...unbelievably this upgrade is free/heavily reduced if you already have it - from website...
"The upgrade is free for those with an S-Gear v2.9 license, just download and install. If upgrading from S-Gear v2.7, a discounted upgrade (USD $35) is currently available".
"V3 has done the impossible and taken it beyond this". Lol, you're funny. This "update" is a joke.
Superb!!
Recommended frfr for a modeller?
Recommended studio monitors, not cheap but not toooo much ??
Regards
keep on..!
What type of Tele is this? Love it!
it sounds so good! would you mind sharing what pick you use? thanks!
Hi
A suggestion to choose a pedalboard please ?
I use the soft for a long time , very happy with😊but i need a pedalbord for playing live
Great sound, great video 👍🤩
Serge ( France)
Thanks for the video! How does it compare to the BOSS GT-1000 when it comes to recording? I have my GT-1000 configured with RME UCX as an aggregate device. But considering going plug-in and only use the RME. Your thought? Thank you 😊
Hi Paul - just wondering if you've tried THU sim and specifically their Rig Player feature within the software. They've found a way to make Kemper profiles playable via VST. A lot of people say its the best amp sim software they've heard. Might be a video idea, I'd love your thoughts on it in terms of sound and feel. Thanks, James
I haven’t but that sounds great, I’ll give it a look.
I agree the rig player is so so good. Especially the choptones rigs. I think the feel and realism is the best I’ve heard
Great video stellar playing. I was just wondering how cpu intensive this plugin is. Would it be possible to run multiple instances of this
plugin on multiple guitars in real time with imperceivable latency. Also what audio interface are you using?
I’m using an Apollo I don’t notice the latency at all. It’s not cpu intensive unlike the Neural plugs.
@@TheStudioRats thanks for the info keep doing what ur doing peace
I'm getting ready to buy MacBook pro with scuffham and numeral tone king plugins or a fm3. I'm a country player with mostly clean sounds. What's my best choice
Nice video, Thanks
Where are you getting those Patches? I've upgraded to v3.0 but the factory patches on mine are the same as they've always been. Yours have different names. Are those your personal patches?
I explain it in the video
@@TheStudioRats Yeah... I obviously missed that. lol
Thanks!
did they make improvements on the amp modeling section as well? (in addition to the pedal drive). or is the amp modeling still the same as v2.9?
One OD pedal after years of hibernation. Not what I would call an update.
If you were to try to add a more diverse range of pedals to insert before S-Gear, what plugin would you recommend? I'm wondering if I can do this with Amplitude but I'm concerned it will not give S-Gear the right signal it needs.
A little question, I’m about to get an RME babyface pro fs, it says it comes with your software which mann sounds amazing!. The question is, Will I get the v3.0? Do you charge for every update or something like that? Thanks guys, amazing job you got there with this plugin
Hi Saturn. I don’t make software.
@@TheStudioRats ahh my mistake, for some reason I thought you were the guy behind Scuffham plugins. Really good review! Keep rocking! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Hi, how is Scuffham compared to Bias FX 2? At the moment I’m using Bias. Is Scuffham ”overdoing” thou I already using Bias?
Free update for registered users?
yes from 2.9, just download and install, keeps your old presets etc
Forgive my ignorance on this topic, this form of modelling is all new to me, and I am trying to understand one aspect of it. Is this plugin "guitar agnostic" like some other modellers, where the sound coming off the guitar is not a factor, just the notes, intonation, etc? So if I have a Scuff amp set up, and plug in a single coil strat and then a humbucker, would I get the same sound from the amp modelling? So in other words, is this amp modelling like an actual amp processing the guitar sound coming off the guitar, or is it consistent in sound no matter what guitar you plug in (tone and volume knobs notwithstanding)?
It's like a real amp -- so different guitars will sound different.
I want a tone that's distorted and creamy with bite but with no mud or low mid build up. Can this amp sim do it?
Hey Paul, what audio interface are you using with S-Gear? Monitors? Thanks in advance.
Hi cat im using a UA Apollo, my monitors are Kii three
How are you able to get such good tones from it? I've tried it and so money others and they always sound different for me
I think you broke the Internet cant get through to the Scuffhamamp site!!!
Can the S gear 3.0 be used with a midi commander foot switch ?
did he rework also the amps algos?
Question, are some of of those dirt sounds considered Distortion or Overdrive?
Yes definitely
This VS tonex?
Paul, please, does the Drive Thru eliminate the need for a hiZ guitar signal to have a pre-amp?
Edit: Is Drive thru a pre amp?
Hi Matt, no it doesn’t a hiZ input is something that is determined by your interface
OK. Wishful thinking. Great demo mate, thanks.
Hi Paul
You like this better than the dsp imperial , even for clean and edge of breakup?
Yes I honestly do.
@@TheStudioRats I like an honest man!
@@ConstantinoOfficial Paul going through honeymoon phase with the new plugin. It too shall pass. There is no way S-Gear is better than Tone King Imperial for cleans and breakup. Neural really championed big time with that one.
@@pinkanimals honestly i trialed the imperial and for me also the s-gear feels and sounds better then tk Imperial
The overloud rig player tone king pack is better sounding than the neural DSP tone king in my opinion
Do you use any compression plugin with s gear?
I do not. But it’s a good idea
The sound is distant which i dont like. Neural dsp just better. Or NAM its free for f sake.
WOW. #addtocart
How does the Stealer compare with the Neural DSP Cali & the SLO?
I know it's been a while but, FWIW, the Stealer is S-Gear's Marshall inspired amp so it would not be close to the SLO or Cali. The SLO inspired amp in S-Gear is the Jackal. I own the Neural SLO and I prefer the S-Gear version generally although the Neural is probably closer to the real amp. The Jackal is easier to tweak and sounds fantastic.
As for the Cali, the "equivalent" in S-Gear would be the Wayfarer with at least the Lead switch turned on. More gain if you switch on the I/II switch it's linked to as well. With the Lead and I/II switches off, the Wayfarer is much more Fender-like and can emulate many clean Fender flavors.
Still zero metal tones with S-Gear. Ridiculous.
edge of breakup overrated I want crystal clean and crushing distortion
The best Amp sim is the Neural DSP.
100% Agree. But there’s room for another great one. I like having both! Mercuriall Audio also makes 3 great plugins, as well…a Marshall, a Bogner Extacy, and a Mesa Boogie Triaxis. All great.
I want to pull the lever on S-Gear but am just loving the Tone King from Neural. More presets in SG, but with that comes more tyranny of choice, which is another reason I'm liking the TK.
😳
The best??? Well, more than 10 better choices come to my mind immediately. I demoed and was so disappointed , sound, playability, feel, presets, effects - everything less than mediocre, I can't understand the hype, but everyone should us whatever he likes, of course.
It's like someone is trying to sell you a Mercedes and what you get is just an Opel.
Unfortunately for me, I paid for this software. It was not impressive to me at all. neural DSP blows the doors off this weak software.
The reverb and delay sounds like a 1990 software. This crap is two steps above guitar rig lol. And that's not a compliment. Save your money and get neural DSP software for a real amp feel and sound. 👎
😳