Burning Stones
Key Features
- High-gain desert amp character for rough, dusty, and reactive guitar tones
- Input, Gain, Power, Feel, Tone, and Output controls for shaping drive, sag, response, and level
- Five built-in cabinet voices, including Doom Room, Doom Bloom, and Doom Edge heavy cab characters
- No external impulse responses required for the core cabinet sound
- 11 factory presets covering cleaner cabinet tones, heavy collapse, and extreme damaged sounds
- A/B/C snapshot comparison and user preset saving for testing tone variations while writing
Description
Burning Stones is a high-gain guitar amp effect from Hell Yes Loop Lab for macOS and Windows DAWs. It is built around a fictional desert amp voice, with sag, speaker weight, cabinet character, and pick response shaping the core sound.
The plugin is aimed at guitar DI tracks that need dusty, physical amp movement rather than a clean studio utility tone. Pushing the input makes the amp compress and collapse, while Gain handles the preamp drive and Power changes how the final amp and speaker stage hold together.
Its cabinet section is part of the sound design rather than an afterthought. Five built-in cab voices cover balanced 57/121 tones, brighter direct sounds, and heavier Doom Room, Doom Bloom, and Doom Edge characters, so you can work without loading external impulse responses.
Burning Stones also includes 11 factory presets, user preset saving, and an A/B/C snapshot system for comparing temporary settings while dialing a part. The official product page lists macOS AU plus VST3 and Windows VST3 builds, distributed as manual-install ZIP downloads through a $0 minimum pay-what-you-want checkout.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of amp is Burning Stones based on?
Hell Yes Loop Lab describes Burning Stones as a fictional high-gain desert amp rather than a model of a named hardware amplifier. The focus is on sag, speaker weight, rough cabinet character, and a reactive feel under the fingers.
Does Burning Stones need external cabinet impulse responses?
No. The official product page and manual say Burning Stones includes five built-in cabinet voices, so the main amp sound does not require external IR loading.
Where should Burning Stones be loaded in a DAW?
The manual says Burning Stones is an audio effect, not an instrument. It should be loaded on an audio channel or guitar DI track and then rescanned if the DAW does not show the AU or VST3 plugin after manual installation.
What is the difference between Input, Gain, and Power?
Input controls how hard the guitar hits the amp and increases sag, compression, and collapse. Gain controls preamp drive, while Power changes the final amp and speaker-stage behavior rather than acting as a simple output level.
