GUITAR RIG 6 REVIEW

[@GuitarPilgrim]

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[@ashleyking6131]

Do you have to have a audio interface.? Or can you play the guitar with the laptop another way??

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

My neighbours love your channel. They keep adding syncopation, banging on the walls. It adds a nice touch,

[@BJ-fj6jw]

That's so funny!

[@brugges]

Yeah, so cool to be an asshole !

[@ryanboshell6124]

My favourite KZbin guitar player. Thank you.

[@fredericdobbelaere7725]

Hey man i am french from Normandie, 55 years old(the good vibrations),man! You are so cool,i have seen all yours video ,you 're a fantastic guitarist and everything you explain is clear,go on like this and don,t change anything 🤩🤘🎸Frédéric

[@uchihaitachi27]

Ayyy I love Normandie, I visited Houlgate and Dauville-Trouville and it's amazing And yeah this sensei is the real deal :)

[@fredericdobbelaere7725]

@@uchihaitachi27 hey uchiha ! DEAUVILLE with an "E" between D and a ,but it does not matter!! 😃🤘

[@uchihaitachi27]

@@fredericdobbelaere7725 ah ok noted 👌 thanks a lot for correcting me 🙏 and much love to u :)

[@TheBluedream95]

I do like this Guy’s vids and I’m Normand too from Rouen living in Switzerland and last but not least I’m 64. I learned a lot fm those vids and I could say that one of my favourite guitar player is him. Bertrand

[@atlantaguitar9689]

I used GR5 for years but have grown quite fond of Amplitube's Fender 2 series. Note, they also have an older Fender series but the Fender 2 is really spot on. I use the Bassman simulation to get that proto Hendrix sound.

[@ritchieblackmore3640]

Please make video on Ritchie blackmore 😍😍😍😍😍

[@heckensteiner4713]

Great review! I'll pick up the demo version and give it a shot. Also, banger track at the end!

[@johnora3857]

What kind of speakers do you use with this setup?

[@DeltaLimaBR]

Guitar Rig 5 no meu Notebook fica bem ruim o som, acho que não sei configurar ele

[@unrefined5156]

I've always just used amp sims when recording music, makes it way easier than trying to position mics on ur amp and dealing with room acoustics.

[@mikedowning5403]

What type/brand of speakers do you use for the set up? BTW I live in middle America...you're a great musician and awesome teacher 🎸 thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world

[@GuitarPilgrim]

I just use simple computer speakers

[@drdre4397]

Check out edifier. They are under 200$ and sound amazing for the cost. Use them for my vinyl and guitar

[@dziniapune3027]

@@GuitarPilgrim When you record, do you keep output from your speaker? In doing so, dont you get latency after a while.

[@brynxxx]

@@dziniapune3027 with a good PC you can have latency as low as 5ms and its pretty much unnoticable

[@RubenDanielMusic]

I'm especially impressed by the fact that you can play guitar on a desk chair with two arm rests. I have the exact same chair (Herman Miller Aeron) but I find it impossible to play guitar in it. How do you do it? It looks like you are sitting on the edge of your seat?

[@GuitarPilgrim]

That chair is the best chair I've ever owned ! I sit on the edge indeed

[@RubenDanielMusic]

@@GuitarPilgrim It definitely is the best chair out there! Thanks for the inspiration. I managed to do it too now. I always thought it was an impossible quest.

[@Rialas]

@@RubenDanielMusic I have the same chair. I took the arms off. 👍

[@carloswendel.7]

You can also use a tubescreamer pedal + audio interface combo to boost gain even more. Brings a lot of life to the sound quality and crystal clear cleans.

[@RC32Smiths01]

A rig that has that many possibilities for tones and sounds is a great rig without a doubt! Awesome work!

[@rlbink2498]

Normandie is my favourite place in the world, and my spiritual home! 😃 The only thing that would make watching this video perfect is watching this in picturesque Bayeux!

[@FreddyFuFu]

the new chicago amp sounds great but the new GUI is too cpu intensive. I tried running as a plugin in reaper while OBS was running and it was not working properly.

[@sleepershill]

Hey Man, Thanks for such a great video! Really informative. I have recently got into music production and have been using guitar rig 6. Do you know if there is a way to set up a midi foot switch to switch between presets? All the best Sleepers

[@andrewreynolds2647]

Great insight into guitar 6 pro. Cheers. Andy. Scotland.

[@davidcarwile6062]

Hey Pilgram what software you using for your backing tracks something like Moises?

[@BJ-fj6jw]

Good stuff on here. Thanks for this video! Not too bad playing, either!

[@rd812]

Do you run it through a pa? How do you use it live?

[@andyo.comparte5656]

Thanks for the video!!!, greetings from Uruguay!

[@foley001]

How is life in Uruguay?

[@andyo.comparte5656]

Hello, nice to salute you. Life here in Uruguay is generally quiet, however we are in constant growth and innovation, we have a beautiful culture that is known in many countries, especially for football, agricultural and livestock culture. Here we love music, in fact in 1983 Van Halen came, also great bands have come here such as Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Guns and roses, Aerosmith, Roger Waters, etc ..., of course, in Argentina and Brazil, our close neighbors, there are more audiences. Likewise, we are a kind and affectionate people who love music.

[@foley001]

@@andyo.comparte5656 Sounds like an interesting country, I hope to visit one day.

[@andyo.comparte5656]

@@foley001 Thanks! We are a small country, but yes, very interesting. You are welcome when you want! If you have instagram, I'll send you a request if you want. Greetings!

[@Hartproduktie]

Super je komt dus uit Holland en maakt goede gitaar videos

[@ThomsenTower]

Thanks for this. Have you tried and compared with IK Multimedia Amplitube, or Line 6 Helix Native?

[@ivanturks4692]

Do you know why my guitar rig only has 51 results at first? It says I have the latest updated version?

[@virtajo1]

I have this annoying delay/latency while playing.. any tips how to get rid of it?

[@jt9800]

Your interface probably came with an audio driver. Lower the sample rate and the buffer size and it'll decrease latency.

[@twelthstring]

I wonder how you amplify the sound. I assume the sound isn't coming from your monitor's speakers.

[@rickclark4714]

Any other recommendations for a low cost interface? I don’t need multiple inputs or outputs.

[@benziebarth4319]

scarlett 2i2 is perfect for that

[@flowerboyy.1592]

scarlett 2i2 g3 is really worth it

[@BabaBest2000]

How about a mobile version?

[@FreddyFuFu]

What would really make gr6 great are these missing features: vst plugin hosting, IR loader, tone matching, cloud sharing and backup. Native Instruments really disappointed and did the minimum to make money off an old product.

[@johannesrauch8319]

You can import IRs to Reflektor, already in GR5.

[@rocesboyanthony5343]

Is this the free version that would come with buying getgood drums with native access

[@uchihaitachi27]

Thanks for the video, I gaved you 2 suggestions in the previews video and here's the 3rd one: How about a video about Lofihop chill music, idk this type of music is just great to listen to especially when studying and all, why not a guitar video about this style of music? I would to see how you will break down some tricks in it

[@ruhmankhalid6675]

Clean tone with compressor, envelope filter/auto wah for lead,Do hendrix flicks hammer on especially on minor 7th or 9th, 7th chords only, tom misch solo, tom misch trill, mateus asato double stops, glissando and slides for days. There you have it, the formula for neo soul lofi hip hop pickupjazz type beat. Lol

[@yashhanj6564]

Does it give same output or a sound quality on any electric guitar? Or the quality differs from guitar to guitar?

[@lyfinstero]

no LIVE feature?

[@sweetnsourchick1761]

Thom: How do you think Guitar Rig 6 compares to the Positive Grid Spark amp?

[@aaroncrosby2173]

Nice playing mate .

[@Htheorphanarian]

I've done nothing but go out of guitar rig even when playing live, I've never liked it, it never has the warmth I'm looking for, but then I have no idea what to go for regarding pedals as I've tried loads in combo or not and I can't get the sound I want (I have a fender strat going through a vox)

[@GuitarPilgrim]

for doing videos it's pretty cool though

[@geo5772]

Thom, what are You using for your speakers? Thanks!

[@joshuagriffith7904]

Do you know if I will be able to import my Guitar Rig 5 user made presets into Guitar Rig 6 if I upgrade? If so, is it pretty easy?

[@tiddy5679]

yes

[@James-zy5lh]

Yeah, yeah, yeah the guitar sounds good, but let's talk about that Sega Dreamcast you have hanging out on your shelf!

[@TedThomasTT]

Clearly a man with exquisite taste.

[@frankelenable]

What pick do you use? Great video, by the way!! 👏🏼

[@songsabai3794]

What Im getting from 6 is noize in the form of feedback & hiss from so many of the presets; I'm using an iRig2 with headphones through a MacBook. GR5 with the same in/out is clean and quiet.....?? anyone...??

[@ianbuchanan6278]

What speakers are you using?

[@jochar3216]

Can guitar rig 6 be used as an input so other ppl can hear it as well?

[@grafen3teiner]

Would like to ask what monitors you're using?

[@akshaybalakrishna4838]

Hey man. Could you please confirm if the looper from GR5 still exists? I use GR5 to play live and the looper is the main feature cuz of which I use it.

[@b4l4a]

I used it....and for my point of view....it's a good one.

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

I got guitar rig 4 over a decade ago and I still have the pedal interface which is really good. Ive had 5 for a decade. 6 looks pretty good. I thought NI had given up on it.

[@user-ivan05mvp]

3:48! What a song? Tell me please

[@TheJopeToons]

Van halen not talking about love

[@Gauravmsr20]

Thanks for the awesome video 😇

[@pierre-jeanquetant476]

Very clear, thanks!

[@mvanderklip]

Awesome video! Checking out the demo. Have been using Bias FX (2) for years mostly insead of my amp and pedal board at home.

[@annie4971]

Thanks so much for this demo , can it be used through a lap top and how do I get it ?🤔

[@TarekSultanCNP]

As long as your lap top runs on MacOs 10 or Windows 10, you have enough RAM available and enough space on your hard drive it will certainly work. If not than you better first check out someone competent enough to assess the present conditions under which your lap top is running. You get this software from Native Instruments in Germany. The link is www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/guitar-rig-6-pro/

[@edmundverwey617]

Not too shabby? Thanks for that. Will definately give it a wizz soon. I'm using guitar rig 5. Question: Does guitar rig 5 have a harmony preset or effect? I see someone gave his age? May as well do likewise?? I'm 71. (The other vibrations???????) Keep up the good news. In a different Dutch dialect: Laat dit goed gaan met jou en alles van die beste en alles wat mooi is my vriend. From Sunny South Africa.

[@GuitarPilgrim]

Ha dank je wel mijn vriend! Wow zuid afrika, wil ik ooit een keer naar toe! Ik weet niet of er een harmony preset op zit bij guitarrig 6 maar het is zeker de moeite waard!

[@edmundverwey617]

@@GuitarPilgrim Ek het wel VST plugins gekry maar werk niet so goed soos ik dit graag wil doen nie. Ik gebruik wel ook Mixcraft 8 vir recordings. I will just need to do more research. Baie dankie, danke.

[@mrcrossover555]

Hello Thom! I really appreciate your awesome videos from Spain. Is there any free guitar program with similar aspects for Windows?

[@GuitarPilgrim]

Hmm good question, not to my knowledge

[@John-bg5gu]

One time Bias FX 2 Lite Edition was at free giveaway and I got one. It has not too many content in this edition, but almost everything I need so far. Fender, Marshall, Two Rock amps, Tubescreamer,. Recerb, Delay, Boosters. This is enough for any sounds I like. Maybe you could get this edition as well. Out of all software I tried, and I tried quite a bit, Bias FX 2 is the liveliest of it all. You also can look at Cakewalk by BandLab which had quite good amps and pedals in there (even though the daw is really bad). ToneLib-GFX, which is not free, but cheap. And I heard some Amplitube versions were free, but I did not quite get it to work. Or, as another option you can go to vst4free.com, get you own chain of amp, pedals, cab, reverb, etc., put it in vst host or daw and play! But that is not as smooth experience as all in one software and latency won't be so good. But I really suggest Bias FX 2, even standard version, it is worth it. It is really pleasingly, lively sounding and makes you want to play more and more like none of the software I mentioned above!

[@pandaghostofficial]

Overall thoughts? NOT TOO BAD!

[@atlantaguitar9689]

I consider GR6 as a modernization of GR5 as opposed to a major update. Yes, they did work with the modeling to provide a more authentic sound (inasmuch as a modeler can be authentic). They also provided a major overhaul of the GUI which makes it easier to navigate. However, many of the presets are the same (though there are new ones). Most people who have GR5 are also likely to also have Komplete which means that RammFire was already included. I'm happy about the new amps and the interface and will probably upgrade to GR6 - However, I will definitely wait till the Black Friday sale to see if I can get Komplete at a discount. For me, buying just GR6 outside of Komplete would not make good financial sense since I own both.

[@wilhemheider]

The amps sounds identical in the guitar rig 5 and 6... what a deception...

[@cryptojihadi265]

I hate the new GUI. Also no longer works with the Rig Kontroller. Not being able to create preset groups is also a ridiculous downgrade in functionality. Seems like they revamped it to only be useful for studio recording as opposed to live performances. Was very disappointed.

[@view5558]

What a verdict 👍

[@antispam9025]

Hey Pilgrim ! Great video, as usual ... If you want to get the sound of your old amp and stay friend with the neighbourhood, you may consider the TWO NOTES TORPEDO as an option ;) Take care

I was about to say. Torpedo stuff is awesome.

[@colyvor2283]

Check out "Archetype Nolly" by Neural DSP (30 day trial available), sound beats Guitar Rig easily.

[@Pauld62]

so do you now use this or GR5 still?

[@GuitarPilgrim]

I use guitar rig 6 it's very much an improvement over 5 for me

[@JGLEASON72]

Where are your guitar rig 5 presets? Jason

[@GuitarPilgrim]

I posted a list of my favorites guitar rig 6 presets on patreon for anyone interested!

[@KUM0]

10 years? Wow

[@hannahbackward]

You make me want to break out my guitar and mess with GR6. I've been doing so much electronic music the guitars are in hibernation. I have a Mesa Boogie and Marshall so I understand what you said about amps are best, however, I live in an apartment and my neighbors, like you said, would appreciate Guitar Rig 6, lol.

[@sapelesteve]

Cool stuff GP! BTW, I was wondering if you ever did or could do a cover of the band America? That would be great as they had such a unique musical sound. Thanks........... 👍👍😉😉🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍

[@micjas9502]

whats the cost

[@OlesMusic]

Weell, you could just buy an sm57 and mic your amp.

[@cianseale9721]

I like it cuz I can play at night using headphones and still crank the amp to as loud as I want

[@kasianvh]

Well, you still need a good amp and an audio interface to connect the mic to!

[@OlesMusic]

@@kasianvh If you're a decent guitarist you, already have a decent amp.

[@kasianvh]

@@OlesMusic many of us don’t have one because we could bother the neighbors

[@marcosx2585]

so i’m guessing the plugin is “not too bad” 😅

[@Simsanchez]

I like your picture of Samantha Fish by the computer, check on her please.

[@nickbrouwer9643]

Now I understand why you had to leave The Netherlands. You used your Fender amp to many times at your home!

[@GuitarPilgrim]

Haha

[@cianseale9721]

try neural dsp it’s really good. they have signature artists like Cory Wong. There definitely an attention to detail.

[@drdre4397]

I'm curious... aside from cory wong do you have any other plugins? Does it really give you the wong song? Also what audio interface do you use? I've been looking to move from amps to plugins.

[@cianseale9721]

@@drdre4397 I’ve never bought it but you can get a free trial for two weeks on the plugin

[@aztechproductions5146]

Love you guitar pilgrim

[@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb]

*bias fx 2 best!*

[@jayz6008]

Bias fix is so over rated I actually prefer the tones from Guitar rig

[@MateoBakija]

0:48 no I'm 25 xD

[@case6339]

Good video. I can't help but notice how your speech intonations and patterns are almost the same as of Paul Davids' lol.

Let's talk about what those softwares can't do, at the contrary of a small 5W valve amp (for example). Try to plug any guitar your want, for example a Gibson Jr Double cut away with only one P90 dog ears, or any single coil, single pickup guitar. And even in your demo, i would have been interested to see you playing bridge pickup on a distorted sound Van 51 patch, and slowly turn the volume down step by step. In an valve amp, on disto channel, if you use guitar volume, from 1 to 10, you'll have a clean sound then little crunch, then overdriven sound, then distorted sound. One pickup, one volume button, one valve amp, no effects..... and you go from clean to distortion. NOW... Plug in Guitar rig, BIAS FX, Scuffhamm S-Gear, and all those kind of softwares... Make the sound you like on a distortion config. And then move the volume step by step from 10 to 1. It's a disappointment :-( You'll have the *same sound* , the same distortion, from loud volume.. to low volume.... but still the same distortion. So definitely, those softwares are disappointing. Nothing will never replace the way pickups and volume & tone buttons of guitars, interact with valve amps. And i would like much more 5 Watt amps to be on the market because we all have to practise indoor, with neighbors. And all those softwares don't make the job. And if, one day, someone develope a software able to emulate really the valve response, i'll be interested, whatever the price. Sorry for my english : i'm french.

[@PuzONinsta]

Nobody said it has to replace valve amp. Guitar Rig has its adventages and adventages. Valve amps too. Like everything. He use it to record his lessons to get same tone anytime and to not fight with setting mic and amp anytime. Nowadays we have different ways to practise and play guitar. Computer software, pods, modeler amps, anything like boss waza air and classic valve amps. Its not about what is better. Its about what do you need it for and if you enjoy it. Everybody knows that valve sounds the best...

[@FreddyFuFu]

in English, that wall of text is replaced by : "amp sims do not clean up well"

[@FreddyFuFu]

By the way, guitar rig cleans up ok... you can even use a midi pedalboard to control a virtual volume pedal. most of my rigs have a volume pedal with a minimum volume set at a clean sound and I can go from clean to dirt with my foot.

@@FreddyFuFu Lol, thanks to correct me 😂

[@overdriveguitarchannel3403]

I use amp sims all the time. Cant get Guitar Rig To work...

[@2000SkyView]

Too expensive - If they had something for $40 I would consider.

[@jayz6008]

Aliexpress ... just saying.

[@MaximGuitarist]

Interesting fact: Guitar Rig 6 sounds same as Guitar Rig 5. No sound changes between 6 and 5 version. There are already many such comparisons. My channel is no exception. I've been a fan of Guitar Rig for many years. But version 6 is a disappointment...

[@GuitarPilgrim]

Not to me it isn't

[@FreddyFuFu]

the wat to prove this is easy... record a dry track. pass it through the same preset on gr5 and 6 on 2 tracks, and reverse the phase on one of the track. if the tracks cancel each other, the amp sims are identical.

[@FreddyFuFu]

I just did the test and the amp sims are not identical. Even if you bypass the cab section. GR6 has a new collection of matched cabinets from Ownhammer that will differenciate even more.

[@jayz6008]

This isn't true. The sound are definitely improved in gr6.

[@zakkcovers18]

👍

[@pattayaguideorg]

I got a 5150 and it don't sound like that lol

[@dannygoode2255]

I used guitar rig all my life.... Until now. Looks cheap. And no looper??. I've just moved over to amplitube 5. Sorry guitar rig

[@dajzilla]

Do you work for NI? GR6 is awful. The first clean preset was anything but clean and it sounded like mud. Then, the "Van Halen" preset did not even come CLOSE to anything resembling his tone! It was terrible! Not just as a failed attempt at the famous "Brown Sound" tone but it fails as a tone period! The same goes with the U2 AC30 Vox style preset. It was lame. The current GR5 and GR4 have much better Vox amps, especially GR4. I'm sticking with Bias 2 as well as Amplitube 5.I can't believe you said that you "Adore"? it!