Layers is a free orchestral VST instrument, and an easy way to add orchestral sounds to your compositions and productions. Ample Bass P Lite II.
Is a digital replica of the SansAmp Bass Driver DI pedal, which is a very popular bass preamp DI box with distortion, presence, and EQ controls. This is a very simple plugin which works great and doesn’t really use much CPU power. The free plugin is available in VST, AU, and AAX formats, with support for both 64 and 32 bit.
3 GB of free hard disk space. Windows XP or newer, Pentium 4 or Athlon processor with 2 GB RAM. Mac OS X 10.7 or higher (we also provide Ample Bass I for Mac 10.6 users), Intel-based Mac with 2 GB RAM. AU, VST, AAX or RTAS host application and professional sound card recommended. Stand-alone version included.

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The Ample Bass P Lite II is a nice electric bass plug perfect for some groovier and more rock-centric bass sounds. Ample Bass also comes with some nice ‘articulations’ including palm mute, slap and legato slide for those little accents that makes bass pop. Download Ample Bass P Lite II For Free. LinPlug – FreeAlpha. This plugin is the. Ample Sound Ample Bass P Lite is free to download AU/VST plugin, this will bring that Fender Precision Bass sound strait to your music production studio. Supports Windows: Windows 7/8/10, 64-bit only (NOTE. 32-bit not supported). Supports Mac: From 10.9 to 10.14. (or higher) Supports VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, and Standalone host.

Free Bass Amp Simulators are really hard to find. There are some, but most of them are terrible.

So, in order to save you some time, since I already did some research on the topic, I’m going to share the ones I found that I think are worth trying.

I will also be including a Cabinet simulator at the end which will enhance the sound you can get quite a bit, especially for the plugins that only work as a preamp.

GK Amplification 2 LE
Ignite Amps SHB-1
TSE BOD v3
Amplitube Custom Shop
Bass Grinder Free
Ronald Passion Bass Preamp

Free Cabinet: NadIR by Ignite Amps

Nr. 1: GK Amplification 2 LE

Modelled after the Gallien-Krueger MB150 amp, the GK Amplification 2 LE can be used as a standalone application or as a VST/AAX/AU plugin.

It is the light version of the GK Amplification 2 Pro, which means that it only includes a single amp model with a single speaker and mic option compared to the full version which has more.

GK Amplification 2 LE includes all the functions and all controls of the original amp.

The great thing is that it can be used for recording in the studio or at home, for band practice, or even live performances since the delay isn’t noticeable.

It is available both for Windows and Mac OS.

Here’s the link to the official website.

Related: If you’re in need of better-sounding Bass VST plugins, then check out this post I wrote about the best Premium ones.

Nr. 2: Ignite Amps SHB-1

The SHB-1 is based on the real SHB-1 Extreme Bass Head which is a custom-built amp designed for the bass player of the band “Subhuman”.

Just like the previous amp on this list, the SHB-1 can be used for practice, recording and also for live performances.

This amp sim can do anything, from thick bass tones, to very tight funky sounds, all the way to heavy metal distorted sounds.

It works both on Windows and Mac OS.

Features

Dynamic 12AX7 / ECC83 coupled triode stages analog modeling
Mono / Stereo processing support
Selectable oversampling rate
Global input / output level controls
Double precision (64-bit) floating point mathematical model
Fully automatable controls
Zero latency

You can download it here.

Related: Here’s a list of the best FREE Guitar VST Plugins that sound great!

Nr. 3: TSE BOD v3

The TSE B.O.D. is a digital replica of the SansAmp Bass Driver DI pedal, which is a very popular bass preamp DI box with distortion, presence, and EQ controls.

This is a very simple plugin which works great and doesn’t really use much CPU power.

The free plugin is available in VST, AU, and AAX formats, with support for both 64 and 32 bit.

“ VSCO 2 Community Edition (CE) is an open-source, open-ended subset of the main VSCO 2 library designed for young composers, hobbyist sample library developers, and students around the world to create better sounding music for free and learn more about the process of sample library development. Vsco 2 free vst. VSCO 2 is full of character and personality. You will find textures and timbres that have never been captured before and probably will never be captured quite like this again. Chamber strings with a clean, intimate sound; rarities such as bass recorder, ophicleide, a circular alto horn, and an ethnic xylophone.

You can download it here.

Nr. 4: Amplitube Custom Shop

Amplitube is a standalone program, which means that you can run it on its own without the need of a DAW.

It’s also available, however, as a plugin for VST/AU/AXX format.

It is primarily a Guitar amp simulation program, since most amps and effects you get are geared towards guitar sounds, however it also comes with a bass amp simulation which sounds quite good.

One of the features of the Custom Shop is the ability for you to “try before you buy” individual pieces of gear. You can demo fully working gear for a period of 72 hours.

You basically get a Free version of AmpliTube 4 with 24 models including a digital chromatic tuner, 9 stomps, 4 amps, 5 cabs, 3 mics, 2 rack effects.

If you’d then like to add more effects you can simply purchase them directly from the app itself.

Here’s the official Website.

If you’re also interested in Free Drum VST Plugins, make sure to read this article I wrote on that topic!

Nr. 5: Bass Grinder Free Edition by Audio Assault

This must be one of the simplest plugins out there.

It comes with two amplifiers and three cabinets, nothing more.

It’s incredibly easy to use thanks to the simplicity of the controls.

Available in VST/AU/RTAS/AAX for Windows and Mac OS.

You can download it here.

Related: I love free plugins, so I put together a list of the best Free Synth VST Plugins out there which you can check out here,

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Nr. 6: Ronald Passion Bass Preamp

Ample Bass Vst Free

This Bass Preamp is an analog tube bass preamp effect plug-in which is really simple to use, sounds great and you get the cab-emulation built into it which is great since you can activate and de-activate it whenever you want.

If you don’t want to use the built in cab emulation simply add the one I recommend at the end of this list.

Controls

Active Switch (On/Off).
Cab Switch (On/Off).
X-tra Lo/X-tra Hi for additional body.
Drive in preamp input section.
Bass/Mid/Hi tone controllers.
Mid frequency selection knob.
Master output.

You can download it here.

Guitar / Bass Plugins - VST 4 FREE

Here’s a list of two affordable and high-quality audio interfaces which will allow you to get a better bass sound.

Free Cabinet

NadIR by Ignite Amps

NadIR is a zero latency, dual Impulse Response convolver, designed to be used as a cabinet simulator for guitar and bass (pre)amplifiers.

In this video you hear how the guitar tone changes drastically. Same thing happens to the bass tones.

It has been designed to perform extreme quality convolution in real time, while being light on the CPU and easy to use, providing advanced built-in filters and delay controls to let guitarists and bassists shape their tone with ease, without the need to be professional audio engineers.

NadIR is meant to be used as a cabinet s

Table of Contents

Nr. 1: GK Amplification 2 LE

Nr. 2: Ignite Amps SHB-1

Features

Nr. 3: TSE BOD v3

Nr. 4: Amplitube Custom Shop

Nr. 5: Bass Grinder Free Edition by Audio Assault

Ample Bass Vst Free Download

Nr. 6: Ronald Passion Bass Preamp

Ample Bass Vst Free

Controls

Guitar / Bass Plugins - VST 4 FREE

Free Cabinet

NadIR by Ignite Amps