5 Best Guitar VST Plugins 2024! (FREE + Paid)

[@leiahmae]

The second one is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard I'm totally blown away

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you're a fan of Electric Mint, it's pretty amazing.

[@AbdelMohamedhosen]

@@ThisIsOnestowhat’s the 2nd one called?

[@caseyzx]

@@AbdelMohamedhosen he just said it, it's Electric Mint

[@Janomix]

Excellent exposition! Thank you!

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Raleighsmusic]

Despite a lot of negative comments about virtual guitar plugins, there are a lot of good sounding virtual instruments and when put together in a whole song people can’t tell the difference. I’ve tested this. A lot of people who are expert musicians couldnt tell the difference.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

I agree with this thought. Virtual guitars offer a lot of ways to bring realness to the guitar playing. It takes time and finessing, but when all is said and done, it’s very hard to tell in a full mix. A lot of instruments are virtual, but sometimes guitars aren’t allowed to be virtual. Oh well.

[@JorgeSilvestrini]

Great job on this video - thanks for your thoughts and the selection of plugins.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Nice! I'm so happy you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@ryanbmd7988]

Really appreciate your explanations of each of these and your channel, keep going Onesto!!

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for the encouragement! I take it to heart so much. I second-guess myself almost daily, so these kinds of comments, is proof that others find this work valuable. Thanks again!

[@MCAlvesPortugal]

What are your thoughs about Ujam Silk?

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Great question, I actually played around with Silk 2. I think it’s a solid plugin. It gives me the same vibes as Native Instrument’s Acoustic Guitar where you get access to a bunch of great patterns and there’s an instrument mode to play with too. I think that Silk 2 excels at offering solid patterns and quick inspiration. Especially if you need to make a song quickly or just have a busy schedule, a plugin like Silk 2 will get you some great acoustic guitar patterns super quick. The reason why it’s not in my top 5 is because the Soft Acoustic Guitar from Spitfire Audio is really one of the best I heard and has some of the best features I could find in a guitar plugin. It’s simply the best. But I have nothing against Silk 2 at all, it’s just that the Soft Acoustic Guitar is better.

[@MCAlvesPortugal]

@@ThisIsOnesto Thanks. Great review 💯

[@Temec]

I struggle with finding flow in my lofi and I’m really excited to have great guitar plugins to try now. I feel like a dreamy guitar was what I’m missing. Thanks!

[@ThisIsOnesto]

There’s a great selection of guitars here for you to try out! Thanks for watching

[@MrT-tn4qe]

Thanks , good demo! You showed a lot of features quickly by actually playing them as a guitar.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Yeah of course, I hope you found something you like in here. Thanks for watching!

[@song23ministries]

Great job as always Onesto! Still loving my Elec Mint. Hey, I looked at your link on the M32 and read all the descriptions and did not see (after touch) listed. Can you clarify? I know the S series has it. I own the A61 which does Not have after touch.😢

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Hey, great hearing from you again! I was mistaken about the M32! I feel so bad about that. The S Series is the only Native Instruments keyboard that has aftertouch. If you're looking for a small affordable keyboard with aftertouch, I would check out Arturias Minilab 3. I'm pretty sure it has aftertouch!

[@song23ministries]

No problem. Thanks for the tip. I'll check that out. Thanks again Onesto. Great job.!

[@honeysidus]

Concise, informative, short. Thanks so much for this video

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for the feedback. I figured that if I'm too busy to watch a 20 minute plugin video then my audience must be too.

[@thomaswade6579]

how is electric mint different to electric vintage

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Great question. There's two big things that come to mind. First is that both guitars are based on different guitar bodies. Electric Mint is a Stratocaster and Electric Vintage is a Telecaster. This mostly means that they will have a different tone. The other big difference are the patterns that come with each guitar library. This may or may not be important to you depending on if you plan on using the pattern presets.

[@PaulDriessenFX]

PD Space Guitar Synthesizer plugin for macos/windows is out! I think it deserves its own category on the list here!

[@JimmyDelcamp]

Love this, thank you for doing this video! ❤

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the love!

[@guapepenguin]

Which plugin would you choose between the electric sunburst deluxe and the electric mint? Great content

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Hey, great question! I would recommend Electric Mint, especially if you have a MIDI keyboard with Aftertouch. Electric Mint lets you use aftertouch to play vibrato. You can also drag and drop MIDI patterns which is another cool feature that Sunburst Deluxe does not have. I also think the sound quality itself is better. If you're deciding between the two, also consider the guitar tones themselves. The Sunburst is a sampled Les Paul while Electric Mint is a Stratocaster. Let me know if you have any other questions!

[@guapepenguin]

@@ThisIsOnesto Thank you for your answer. I will listen to demos between the two to figure out which tones I like the best

[@StamikVibe]

how to export midi from electro mint?

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Great question, and you can export MIDI from Electric Mint. I made a video all about it and quickly show how to export MIDI here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXXOYqd5ep6JaZYsi=NS5E_AloZvAMjNpo&t=193

[@dtalg]

awesome video!

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

Do you know of any VSTs which would be good to get that early 90's Smashing Pumpkins tone? The rhythm and leads

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Good question, I’d check out Bias 2 from Positive Grid. It’s an amp/guitar pedal sim. It’s super easy to use, and with Black Friday coming up very discounted. What I find great about their ecosystem, is that there’s a pretty active community preset portal where you can try out effect chains from other users. So I wouldn’t be surprised if you found that 90’s smashing pumpkins tone you’re searching for.

[@mehraein_]

Nice selection brother, thanks❤

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for the comment, really appreciate it!

[@NickRossi]

Onesto, thank you so much for these great videos, demos, and explanations of these pieces of software. We really appreciate you.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Of course, thanks for watching and for the kind words!

[@TracyLee7777]

Been all over ❤

[@Goettel]

I'd love an acoustic guitar plugin with 'extraneous' noises. I'm not a guitar player, so don't even know how to explain properly, but what I mean is when a guitarist slides over frets, the clicks and such when muting. What plugin does this 'noisy' sound best?

[@ThisIsOnesto]

I know exactly what you mean. The good news is that a lot of guitar plugins offer some way to hear those Guitar Noises. Electric Mint, and the Spitfire Acoustic guitar from this video can do that. Sometime those noises are heard when just playing the guitar, but for other noises you'll have to hit a key to hear it. Usually the key is in the lower register, but it will trigger all kinds of extraneous noises.

[@Goettel]

@@ThisIsOnesto Thanks for the reply! I'm checking out the Spitfire, and it sounds exactly like what I want. I'll use your link as a thank you when I buy it :)

[@fernandovaliente3022]

Thanks for your recommendations man, it was fully helpfull for me.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

That's so good to hear, thanks for watching! Hope you can pick up one of these plugins.

[@JeffyG]

Totally agree with this list! Thanks for bringing the MG soft nylon from Spitfire to my attention - gotta pick that up! Spitfire always has great quality stuff. I see you skipped Ujam despite them pushing hard to compete with Native Instruments Guitar Session instruments. Any reason?

[@ThisIsOnesto]

The MG Soft Nylon still impresses me. It’s stupid how good it sounds. When it comes to Ujam, I’m very familiar with their Guitar Plugins. I think Ujam has a better workflow when it comes to their patterns engine. They are plugins that I would recommend, however, I still think NI has the edge. I think NI is doing a better job with the quality of their instrument mode and effects. So I guess in conclusion, if I’m asked what are some good guitar plugins, I would mention NI and Ujam. But if I’m asked what I think are the best guitar plugins, then I would name the plugins that I listed in this video.

[@JeffyG]

@@ThisIsOnesto Agreed! I have both the NI Session Guitars and the 5 Ujam guitar VSTs as well as the Heavocity nylon guitar and some freebies from Ample. Ujam is the easiest to use as a beginner, but I’m a 40-year-guitar player, so the sound of the results matters more to me than easy of use. As a result of a recent illness, neuropathy in my hands makes it difficult to play acoustic and electric guitar, so I started playing with the available virtual guitar instruments. NI definitely has the edge, but they’re heavily invested in patterns, whereas I’d prefer to program my own patterns as midi, then pick the sounds and articulations I like best. So far, most virtual guitar instruments are aimed at non-guitar players. Maybe that will change?

[@ThisIsOnesto]

@@JeffyG I hope that does change, or at least becomes more guitar player friendly. The good news is that there's been a lot of development in recent years. And sorry to hear about your neuropathy, that's terrible, especially for a musician. I hope that technology helps you still connect to playing in a whole new way. I hope you're surprised at what you can do and more.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

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[@guto2755]

Could include Shreddage Hydra.

[@leiahmae]

Can you use the second acoustic one without a midi?

[@ThisIsOnesto]

I think you're referring to Arcade. For that, you do not need a MIDI controller, but you will be using MIDI to trigger the instrument. If you really wanted to you could download samples inside Arcade and click and drag them to your project, but Arcade is best enjoyed using MIDI.

[@jamesgiri1108]

Bro something we can play using a guitar?

[@Landekar]

Will be waiting for metal guitars vst

[@ThisIsOnesto]

I'm sorry that I didn't include any metal guitars. Those are such specialized libraries and it's a genre that I simply don't know well enough to evaluate if a product is good or not. Thank you so much for watching though.

[@RECXFX]

Wait is Electric Mint new? I don't see it in my Komplete edition.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

It's new-ish. It was released in June 2022, so it's possible that your Komplete Edition doesn't have it.

[@alandunaway3000]

Says plugins, shows two sample packs.

[@arifyi6597]

9:57

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Yeah, that preset is pretty dark, gritty, and amazing.

[@tz22222]

Can I make a guitar sound similar to marvin hank in the song Apache by The Shadows ?

[@javiergonzalezgonzalez4989]

thank you so much!

[@ThisIsOnesto]

No problem, hope you find something you like!

[@GreenTreeModding]

Amazing video immediately got electric mint

[@ThisIsOnesto]

You’re gonna love it! Thanks for watching

[@NixxioMusic]

the mint one sounds like its worth 100 euros, gona buy it

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Yeah, it's well worth the price. It is so so good.

[@robcrozierjazz]

thanks man

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Thanks for watching!

[@vitamin.surplus]

Doing god’s work. Thanks for this!

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Always trying to help the community! Thanks for watching!

[@corasundae]

TIL that there aren't just patterns in Electric Mint and that it's playable. Thanks lol

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Haha that’s funny. I kind of wish that Native Instruments made a bigger deal out it being playable and patterns are like secondary. But oh well, now you know.

[@parzival8331]

mg soft is $149 not free.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

You’re right, the MG Soft Acoustic is $149. The only guitar that’s free in this list is the first guitar, Foundation Guitar. Sorry if that wasn’t clear enough.

[@noahshighlightreel]

@@ThisIsOnestolol it was definitely very clear. Thanks for putting me on MG Soft!

[@daeriofrixell199]

this is vsti videos name "vst"

[@ThisIsOnesto]

That’s a great point. These plugins are technically VSTi plugins. I found that the audience refers to all kinds of plugins as VST, so I felt that using VSTi may deter them. I guess I’d rather be technically wrong if that means someone being more likely watch this video.

[@adrianmierzwa3238]

They are not VST plugins, but VSTi = virtual instrument plugins.

[@kb3atz2048]

bro says free and it costs

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. In this video, the first plugin is free, but the rest range in price.

[@grzcrwn]

thats VSTi

[@ThisIsOnesto]

You’re totally right. Technically all these guitars are VSTi’s. However I find that most people just lump it in with the VST and plugin category, so I find that I get better search results with these terms.

[@ben81]

👍🏻✅

[@studioreaper]

ample guitar Taylor sound better

[@JeremiahWept]

if only less talking and more playing

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Sorry, I'm still learning how to balance playing and talking. Hopefully I get better at it, because I find too much talking annoying too.

[@palniks]

If I talked less, it would be great.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Whoops, I'll try to shut up more often.

[@Shiv747]

@@ThisIsOnestonah bro. just explain how you want it, it’s your channel. it's nice to see that you have so much passion in your work. keep it up!!

[@ThisIsOnesto]

@Shiv747 Thanks for the support! I always appreciate feedback from the audience. I’ve come a long ways because of them. I’m at a point to where I’m finally proud of the stuff I make, but I know there’s still room for improvement.

[@Irenecometa]

​@@ThisIsOnesto you just talk a bit fast imo.

[@ThisIsOnesto]

My talking speed is something else I'm working on. It's a combination of nerves and just not wanting to talk too slow. I'm hoping that as I get more confident I'll chill out haha

[@saikiapaul]

Electric mint isn't free bro asking money

[@ThisIsOnesto]

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough in the video. The only free guitar is the first one, Foundations from Heavyocity. You'll need to pay for the rest of the plugins unless there's a free demo. Thanks for watching.

[@arthurgorman]

@@ThisIsOnesto I found it to be clear. (FREE + Paid) Thanks for the reviews, I believe I saw another video you did on Neutron maybe. Cheers

[@user-vacgod2739]

Here’s the thing. Guitar VST plugins will NEVER, EVER sound like real guitars played by talented musicians. NOT in a million years. They still lack the nuance, the feel, the expressiveness, and the raw energy and emotion that guitarists put into making great music. Maybe, in the next 50 years, they’ll start sounding like real guitars. Until then, emulating the sound of real guitars is FUNDAMENTALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

[@faith_tomi]

No offense Wake up bro😂

[@powwow6886]

F Native Instraments and F Kontakt.........

[@jarule275]

Why? Too hard to crack? 😂 They're the best. Lemme guess your PC can't handle them?

[@sNIXerBars2009]

Native instruments is really good. Too expensive I’m assuming or too cpu heavy? I get it.

[@Gues21ng_tpwnn]

psst.. 4download and any other cracking websites…

[@MarkyMarls]

@@sNIXerBars2009yall haven’t heard yet damn

[@unstopology]

Also, I hate it when they don't tell you right away that you need the paid version of kontakt to use a particular plugin.