Friedman® Buxom Betty Amplifier
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Friedman Buxom Betty Amplifier
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R. Mohammed
Sweet as cherry pie
Lots of USABLE tones here with a great ability for tweaking. Read some reviews that said the sound was not bright enough; do not agree. The distortion sounds great (and expensive) in the mix. If you want it brighter, use an EQ and add harmonics after the fact using the NEVE strip.
J. Griffin
Great Amp
Full and ballsy, I got rid of my Kemper Profiler when I heard this. Found my sound.
M. Treffel
Great on my Lap steel
Lovely tone immediately with one of the basic presets. Sits straight in a mix with no unpleasant woolliness.
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Excellent.
This is probably the best emulation I have owned. Whether it just fits my style or that it’s just awesome, I don’t know, but I recommend any guitarist trying it.
p. springthorpe
Great go to versatile amp
Was looking for a simple amp solution that was versatile and plug and play when I want to capture quick ideas, got a lot more, I am now using this for clean and overdriven tones with both single coil and humbucker bucker guitars to record, nice deep tones and good string clarity.
P. Bartušek
Klobasa
Fantastic natural !!!
P. Bartušek
Klobasa
Fantastic natural !!!
D. Flett
Great amp!
This amp plugin is one of the most versatile I have come across. It feels good to work with and you can get good sounds without too much tweaking.A+
D. Flett
Great amp!
This amp plugin is one of the most versatile I have come across. It feels good to work with and you can get good sounds without too much tweaking.A+
J. Silva
FANTASTIC
Great plugin... one of the best guitar amps i've tried...
R. Hortensius
Awesome sounding amp !
The sound of this great amp simulator helped me to get a guitar instrumental on a T.V. show ! Sounds so natural !!! Here is the link to the instrumental.
https://soundcloud.com/ronny-strat/now-is-now-2018
D. Scheffler
Just WOW!!!
I'm not a guitar player but brought over a couple of friends who are to try out some of these VST plug-in's. I demoed 3 different ones for the guys, and when I got to the Friedman, we were ALL blown away by the town this thing produces.
It literally sounded like the most beautiful amplifier I had ever heard! My 2 guys even mentioned how clean/clear it sounded and how it sounded like a cabinet sitting in my studio coming from my monitors. The guys are now asking how much does a UAD setup with this VST cost.....just spectacular.
M. Farnsworth
Best algorithm in the business
I sold my Fractal Axe-FX 3 because of this amp sim. It’s response is unparalleled and it’s tones and versatility perfect for the clean to heavy crunch guitarist. No need for other rack gear with plugins this good!
r. sveinungsen
Natural
This sound so amacing. Nearly better then a real amp somethimes... Used it on my telecaster and stratocaster. I am so happy
C. Lee
BEST UAD guitart amp simulation plug-in, ever.
I've bought, about 10 guitar amp plug-ins, only in UA.
But I can assure you one thing. This is it. The best, the most versatile, pleasing sound.
It is creamy, does not go too far, any sound in preset will be just good to go.
Just demo this now!
G. Piazza
One of the best
Amp sims are getting better, especially the ones from Brainworx. The newer UA offerings all sound better than older sims that try to do everything in one package.
So far, I have the Chandler, the Ampeg collection, the ENGL 765 RT (and the native VS), the Fender 55 Tweed, the Softube Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 and now the Friedman Buxom Betty (I also have various native bx plugins that are good; the bassdude gets a lot of use).
I haven't had much time with the Fender or the ENGL VS yet; the Marshall is okay but nothing special. When using a UAD plugin, I'd usually reach for the Chandler first, then the Engel RT; (for bass, whatever Ampeg seems appropriate). IMO, those are the best of my current UAD collection - Until I tried the Friedman Buxom Betty.
Wow!
For a single channel amp, it is not only super versatile, it sounds flat out great. Killer. REAL. And I don't even have Unison technology (though I do record guitar & bass through high end tube preamps before they hit the plugin).
The Betty shines on many fronts, but the thing that stands out for me is the dynamic response across frequencies: the highs shimmer without being harsh, the mids are present but not mushy, and the lows are chunky yet controlled. Unlike a lot of other amp plugins, the tone stack is tuned just right for the Betty. And the tube response (distortion) sounds like real amp - very dynamic.
For those worried about the limitations of a single channel amp, you can store different settings in the 4 slots (A, B, C, D) and switch between them via remote control; I set this up in Cubase with a foot pedal - heaven!
My only complaint is the lack of a dedicated FX loop, but this is true of almost every amp plugin and it can be set up with a bit of time and an extra converter I/O.
I still plan on using other sims in the future, but the Betty has become my 'go to' amp for now.
M. Belinskiy
Amp in the box
Very nice amp, sound great as standalone and with my Mesa rectifier recording preamp as cab sim. God work!)
I. Popov
Sounds like a real amp!
It's just amazing how this plugin works with real guitar pedals! It doesn't matter overdrive or distortion, it is sounds like you are playing through a real amp! Love it!
M. Belinskiy
Good))) MESA + IR
Really good stuff, great additions to my Mesa Recording Preamp Rectifier for IR response! And as stand alone too!
J. Kaiser
As good as expected
without ever played the real amp, I am pretty shure that this plugin nailed that fantastic sound.
