Shred Suite
Key Features
- Six distinct amp heads covering clean, crunch, blues, British, doom, and high-gain metal tones
- Frankenamp technology lets you drag and swap individual amp components between heads to create hybrid custom amps
- Built-in cabinet and room simulator with 10+ cabinet models, on-axis and off-axis miking, and adjustable room acoustics
- Six stereo rack effects including Tremolo, Delay, Noise Gate, Mountain Reverb, OD Treble Master, and The Naus Filter
- Preset bank system for saving and loading complete preset collections at once
- Pickup Replacer module acts as a guitar-tailored EQ for shaping input tone before the amp stage
- Lightweight CPU footprint at around 1.5% without cabinet sim and 4% with the full chain
Description
Shred Suite by AcmeBarGig is a guitar amp simulation suite that packs six distinct amp head models into a single plugin. Each head has its own tonal character, from the searing high-gain Shred head built for metal and hard rock to the bluesman-friendly Quarter with its pristine cleans and smooth breakup.
The standout feature is AcmeBarGig's Frankenamp technology, which lets you drag components between any of the six heads to build a completely custom amp. You can combine the bass section from the Marvel head with the gain stage of the Shred head and the power section of the Honken to assemble a truly unique signal path.
Beyond the amp heads, the suite includes six built-in stereo rack effects: Tremolo, Delay, Noise Gate, Mountain Reverb, OD Treble Master, and The Naus Filter. A cabinet and room simulator rounds out the signal chain with over ten cabinet models (both on-axis and off-axis miking), plus adjustable room size, floor material, and wall material.
The six amp models cover a wide tonal range, from the Supersound 1972's dark, doomy voicing ideal for early Sabbath-style drones to the Marvel's crystalline cleans and thunderous British crunch. The Honken and Quarter round out the collection with classic British voicing and smooth blues breakup respectively.
Shred Suite also ships with a comprehensive preset library organized in saveable banks, a Pickup Replacer module that functions as a guitar-specific EQ, and an adjustable input level control. CPU usage stays light at around 1.5% without the cabinet simulator enabled and roughly 4% with the full signal chain active.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What amp models are included in Shred Suite?
Shred Suite includes six amp heads: Shred (metal/hard rock), Enthalpos Median (all-poweramp wildcard), Supersound 1972 (dark and doomy), Marvel (all-rounder from cleans to British crunch), Quarter (clean tones and blues breakup), and Honken (classic British tone). Each head has a distinct voicing and gain structure.
How does Frankenamp technology work?
Frankenamp lets you click and drag individual sections from any of the six amp heads and combine them into a custom hybrid amp. You can mix the bass from one head, the gain from another, and the power section from a third to create a completely unique amp that matches your playing style.
Does Shred Suite include cabinet simulation?
Yes, Shred Suite has a built-in cabinet and room simulator. It includes over ten cabinet models with both on-axis and off-axis miking options, plus a room simulation section where you can adjust room size, floor material, and wall material. Each module in the signal chain can be independently bypassed.
How much CPU does Shred Suite use?
Shred Suite is relatively efficient. Without the cabinet and room simulation modules it uses around 1.5% CPU, and with the full signal chain active including cabinet and room simulation it uses roughly 3.5-4%. Each module can be bypassed individually to reduce load.
