We've all seen it before. 'Up to 50% off' often means that the stuff nobody wants is half price but everything else is close to full retail. Especially the gear we're really gassing for. Refreshingly, Positive Grid has taken a more, ahem, positive step with its early Black Friday plugins sale. Almost everything is half price and anything that's not still gets a genuinely massive discount.
Much of the modelling software out there attempts to deliver tones that are as close as possible to, let's say, a Fender Twin, a Marshall stack or Vox AC30. Or classic pedals such as an Ibanez Tube Screamer or an Arbiter Fuzz Face. Positive Grid's BIAS software does this too but there's more, much more.
It recognises the one need that all guitarists crave, the desire to master self-expression. As a result, its BIAS software has been developed to be almost infinitely tweakable, enabling you, the artist, to discover your own tone rather than just emulate somebody else's.
Below we've picked our favourite software from this not-to-be-missed promotion. As Black Friday approaches we'll continue to bring you the latest deals on all the best kit, so if you want to save a fortune keep checking our Black Friday music deals page. Don't miss out!
BIAS falls under three product categories. BIAS Amp 2 is a truly advanced amp modelling environment that enables you to build custom guitar or bass amps to your specifications. BIAS FX 2 does a similar job for effects, but you can also build amps here too for an entire rig. BIAS Pedal, as the name suggests, adds pedal effects modelling capabilities to BIAS FX 2.
All three allow you to build up a detailed signal path from a wide selection of core tones and effects – familiar amps, delays, reverbs, EQ and so on – before changing individual elements, often at a component level. If you've been searching in vain for your tone, trust us, you'll find it here.
If we have a criticism of BIAS software, it's that Positive Grid markets three levels from penny-plain Standard packages to 'wowser, that's a lot of features' Elite versions. While the basic packages do deliver, if you want your socks blown off you have to go Elite. Which, of course, you can now afford to do.
- Want to find out more? Read our full BIAS Amp 2 review