Dubious Electrics

The deal

$19 at Pulse Audio (down from $39). Sale ends June 24, 2026.

What it is

Dubious Electrics is a sample library of ten unconventional electric string instruments, each recorded with its real-world quirks intact - unusual tunings, imperfect wiring, and offbeat construction. The collection spans oddball basses (an extralow 5-string Washburn tuned an octave below standard, a classic Hagstrom 8-string, and Wurlitzer's take on the Bass VI), hollowbody and fretless guitars, a 12-string, and a solidbody electric banjo with a foam mute that doesn't quite work right. It loads in the free Plogue Sforzando sampler and delivers 6,135 samples adding up to 3.44 GB of WAV files.

Who it's for

Producers and composers who want electric textures that sound genuinely found rather than manufactured - particularly useful for lo-fi, indie, experimental, or cinematic work where a vintage or oddball instrument adds unexpected personality.

Key features

• Ten distinct electric instruments spanning unconventional basses, guitars, and an electric banjo, each chosen for its off-the-beaten-path character
• 6,135 WAV samples totaling 3.44 GB, with vibrato and feedback articulations included for every instrument
• Runs in the free Plogue Sforzando sampler on 64-bit Windows and Mac with 4 GB RAM and an SSD
• All instruments captured raw, preserving the quirks of unusual tunings, imperfect wiring, and unconventional construction