Customer Reviews
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My favorite Friedman
★★★★★I am not really a Friedman fan, to be honest, their interpretations of the Plexi theme for my taste usually sound a little too American, I usually miss this special British magic, which I experience from a real Plexi.
Nevertheless the Dirty Shirley is a positive exception for me, even the Low Input alone sounds for my taste hot enough and results in some very nice classic AC/DC or ZZ Top tones, with a still individual character, while the High Input adds a little more of everything, if needed, so the Dirty Shirley is no authentic copy, but a really good interpretation of a classic theme, so to say.
More gain not necessarily means better tone, and the Dirty Shirley proves this point of view and the general sound shaping is excellent, for me a well balanced mix between necessary dirt, transparency, bite and harmonious balance.
Sonic "magic" in action!
Low gain settings give you wonderful clean(er) tones, which also can please Tweed amp fans, higher gain settings offer equally good sounding Classic to Hard Rock dirt, maybe even more, the rest you can do with guitar volume.
Simply a great rock amp, the typical JTM/JMP character is there and what more do you really need, as long as you do not look for a multi-channel-high-gain amp? (But from this one you maybe do not really get exactly these typical single channel amp tones in this quality.)
Also the programming is top notch! -
One of the best .
★★★★★Now guitar sims usually suck . Give me an amp any day.
With a 57 slapped on it . I own a bunch of great guitar pedals of amps like the doctor Robert & Rah there great . But the dirty Shirley is something wonderful for a sim . For the 27 years recording in studios , this hits all the right spots . Yep it sounds like a real amp . Looking forward to using it more . As a musician it’s a must & a great tool in the studio. I will be purchasing more. -
Friedman DS-40 Review and Cakewalk
★★★★★I'm using the Friedman DS-40 plug-in with Bandlab's Cakewalk and it sounds incredible!
I've used Cakewalk for a zillion years and Plugin Alliance is the first plug-in I've purchased. It was well worth the money!
Not only does the DS-40 plug-in sound amazing, the install process was easy and flawless.
Great sound and software!
I'll be purchasing additional plug-ins from Plugin Alliance.
Thank you! -
Great amp simulation1
★★★★★I was pleasantly surprised with all of Plugin-Alliance's amp simulations. I own a Line 6 Helix and the tones in these plugins are much better. They sound much more like an amp. Nice work!!! -
Brilliant
★★★★★Probably one of the most authentic amp sims. They way it react to your playing is outstanding. Really nice. They also did a good job emulating the volume break-ups. You can't go wrong, feels like this is an amp you need in your collection no matter what style you like or prefer. -
DS-40
★★★★★After the year of using it, I have to say DS-40 is the best mid-gain/crunch ampsim plug today (2020). But, I use third-party IR - OwnHammer's - they are much better, then IRs in the plug ((
Buxom - is the best clean/low-gain ampsim plug too)) -
Great for the non-metal PA users
★★★★★I was looking for an amp sim that could do really nice clean to crunchy rock/funk type guitar sounds. Most of the PA amp sims seem to be focused on metal, but this one really shines through with the clean and crunchy tones. It was exactly what I was looking for. -
I think I can get along with this one.
★★★★★PA amp sims are good but I'm picky. Each amp has its personality and oftentimes they are not my style. Wish we had more amps to choose.
So far this one fits my style most. Very best of traditional rock things yet somewhat modern.
This one is gonna be a vital part of my in-the-box rig.
Thanks PA!! -
Dirty Sexy Shirley
★★★★★Best amp sim so far. Responsive, Fender-esque cleans and of course the legacy tones of Jim Marshall - it comes all together in the Friedman DS-40. -
Friedman DS-40
★★★★★Incredible sound. No other words needed.