I wouldn't say it sounds like a harpsichord, but that brings up a good point. I didn't even mention the fact that the strum intensity can be controlled with the pitch bend, giving you more levels of expression. The way I played it without using that feature is like a harpsichord in that there are no dynamics in a harpsichord.

@@hifimidi Guitar emulators have always sounded like harpsichords to my ears. They're getting better, but they still sound like that to me. I'm sure in a few years they'll get it though.. the tech is exponentially improving. It's pretty crazy.

I don’t think it sounds remotely close to a harpsichord.., and that’s coming from someone who regularly played classical music on a real harpsichord growing up (our local college had several that would allow me to use them). Also as he stated, this particular guitar is a very aggressive sounding guitar in real life. Not sure if you played one., I have and like the OP, I too dislike the sound of this particular guitar. He was spot on saying the emulation is so accurate that it reminds him why he doesn’t like the real guitar. This VST certainly captures the aggressive sound of this particular guitar. I think VST guitar emulation today is amazing, and some are not so realistic (such as AAS Strum), but there are some seriously convincing guitar VST’s available.

@@squeakD Wow. A real expert .. Thanks .. I feel so much more educated now. 👍🏻It still sounds fake .. so whatever dude. Drums, Bass .. they're achieving it. Guitar still has a ways to go. Buy it if you like the sound though. Maybe you'll be the next Midi Jimi Hendrix

@@Fiveash-Art Oh yeah.., heaven forbid someone who actually has experience playing a harpsichord, and is also a guitar player disagree with you.

Hi Don, when you play a standard chord on a guitar (e.g. E major), you might play the following notes (E2, B2, E3, G#3, B3, and E4). If you play those notes on a piano, you are playing the “natural voicing” for a guitar. Voicing is the order in which you play notes. If you’re playing like a pianist would, you might not play a chord the way it would naturally be played on a guitar. Ample Sound, for example, lets you easily strum or play in a natural voicing for guitar because it follows strict rules built into its scripting. Acoustic Sunburst only does this with the pattern engine. I hope this helps.

@@hifimidi i understand, maybe ample sound is the way to go for guitar plugins I guess as I can’t really think in a guitar way, I barely play keys (and play is an exaggeration ahahh)

Thanks!

I’ll try. I am trying to fit in a lot of user ideas or suggestions but it’ll take time.

Yamaha SBG-200

Thank you! Nice to see you here again.

You're right. I'm going to see if I can redo it. I had been using a the Steinway D-246 and switched to the Bösendorfer kind of late without getting it just right.

I should add that after multiple plugin tests and purchases, nothing touches shreddage 3. some of them didn't even allow for free play and was actually just samples recorded and locked to certain keys. Finally, I can create however I want.