Affordable, Kontakt-compatible electric guitar VST?

Dirk Diggler

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I'm looking for a decent electric guitar VSTi that fits the following two criteria:

1. It needs to be Kontakt compatible.
2. It has to cost less than $75. ($50 is even better!)

Any suggestions?

Thanks!
 
That's an amp simulator, right?

I'm looking for a guitar VST, by which I mean a virtual electric guitar that can be played with a MIDI keyboard.

I don't currently own an actual electric guitar, so I have to try and simulate one with a MIDI controller.
 
That's an amp simulator, right?

I'm looking for a guitar VST, by which I mean a virtual electric guitar that can be played with a MIDI keyboard.

I don't currently own an actual electric guitar, so I have to try and simulate one with a MIDI controller.

Yeah sorry didn't follow. Since I play guitar I've never needed/thought to use a guitar VSTi so I've not been any help. Free bump.
 
Yeah sorry didn't follow. Since I play guitar I've never needed/thought to use a guitar VSTi so I've not been any help. Free bump.

I play guitar too, and I would rather use a real guitar, but I don't currently own one, and I'm currently on a shoestring budget.

Thanks for the bump!
 
Kontakt (full version) or Kontakt Player?

Clean? Crunchy? Distorted? Metal?

Paj
8^?
 
Kontakt (full version) or Kontakt Player?

Clean? Crunchy? Distorted? Metal?

Paj
8^?

I have the full version of Kontakt.

I see so few options out there in this price range that I doubt you could find all the different styles you're naming.

Feel free to prove me wrong though!
 
I'm just trying to get a better handle on what you're after. There are so many different guitar libraries available because there are so many different guitar categories: electric (clean, distorted, metal, cinematic, ambient, 7-string, baritone), acoustic (6-string steel, 6-string nylon, 12-string, hybrid), ethnic (oud, dombra, bouzouki, etc.), acoustic bass guitar, simple GUIs, GUIs with sequencing/arps, articulations, chording/strumming, loops/phrases/one-shots. You just missed some nice sales from Dream Audio Tools (Indie Fingers), Heavyocity (GP03/05 Scoring Guitars1/2), Realitone (Finger Pick), Audio Imperia (Trailer Guitars), Sampleism (Guitar Scaped, Epic Guitar) and Kontakt Hub (Offensive Guitar, Fingerpicked Guitars). AudioPluginDeals usually has some previous bundles/libraries on sale in their Store section. PluginBoutique has an upgrade offer for the AAS Strum2 plugin ($49) from the Strum Sessions library (previously on sale for $10). SONiVOX often has its guitar plugins (Bright Electric Guitar, Classic Bass, and Tatlor Acoustic Guitar) go on sale for $10-or-under.

Back to Kontakt: I just purchased this one from Zero-G and haven't even downloaded it yet:
Inspiring Guitars.
It looks like it can cover a number of bases, but it's loop-based and I'm not sure how easy the interface can slice a loop into single sounds/tones. The price is not bad.

6/5: I had some time to play with this and it's a lot like a BigFish Audio KLI instrument. It's loop based, but the loops can be changed and/or pitched with key switches, edited, sliced, etc. The slices can be played, rearranged, reversed, randomized, etc., again with key switches.
Also: (1) Digital Audio Tools has a free Indie Fingers sampler available, so you can see if their products fit your need and, (2), AAS StrumGS-2 (VST) has a demo.

Also: I should have mentioned that I definitely didn't pay more than $50-75 for anything listed below unless it was part of a bundle, and then it was probably not more than $100 for a bundle.

What's you primary need? Where do you want to start?

If you need, besides what's in Komplete Ultimate 11, here's a number of Kontakt libraries I can personally comment on for you:
(Name---manufacturer---Vendor)
Guitar Scaped (Boyss)(Sound){e}(scapes) Sampleism
Guitar Scaped 2 (Boyss)(Sound){e}(scapes) Sampleism
Fractured Big Fish Audio Big Fish Audio
Creamy 2.0 Angel Cano Big Werks
Toasty Guitar 1.03 Angel Cano Big Werks
TRAVELER BASS Angel Cano Big Werks
ARIA Classical Guitarist Aria Sounds VSTbuzz
Drunk Keytar Atom Hub Kontakt Hub
GAS Audiowarp Kontakt Hub
UNDERVIBE Composers Tools Kontakt Hub
Repetitive_Bass_1.5 Digital Audio Tools (DAT) VSTbuzz
Repetitive_Bass_Liverpool_1.5 Digital Audio Tools (DAT) VSTbuzz
THE BEDS Halflight Sound Studio Kontakt Hub
The Beds Vol 2 GUITARS Halflight Sound Studio Kontakt Hub
GP03 Scoring Guitars Heavyocity Heavyocity
GP05 Scoring Guitars 2 Heavyocity Heavyocity
Clean Guitar Hephaestus Sampleism Free
H_K5_JacksGuitar_v1.10 Hephaestus Hephaestus
Guitar-Textures Homegrown Sounds Homegrown Sounds (Complete 2010)
Shreddage 2 Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
Shreddage 2 IBZ Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
Shreddage 2 SRP Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
Shreddage Classic S2X Expansion Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
LeadGuitar Indiginus Indiginus
MetalElecGtr2 Indiginus Indiginus
NashvilleElecGtr2 Indiginus Indiginus
Offensive Guitar Insanity Samples Kontakt Hub
Epic Guitar JensFelger Sampleism Free
Soft Guitar Chords v1.1 Kralc VSTbuzz FREE
Folk Lute Guitar Precisionsound AudioPlug.deals
Acoustic Guitar Collection Vol.1 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Acoustic Guitar Collection Vol.2 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Bass Guitar Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Classic Bass Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Concert Guitar Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Electric Guitar Collection Vol.1 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Electric Guitar Collection Vol.2 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Hollow Body Guitar Collection Vol.1 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Hollow Body Guitar Collection Vol.2 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Overdriven Guitar Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Slap Bass Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Vintage Bass Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
NYLONIST Rigid Audio Sampleism
Cinematic Guitars 1 Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars 2 Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars 3 Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars Infinity Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars Organic Atmospheres Sample Logic Sample Logic
Havoc Guitars (may-2106) Samplecraft Kontakt Hub
Harp Guitar Soundiron VSTbuzz
Iron Pack 02 – Turkish Guitar Soundiron Soundiron
Iron Pack 05 – Baritone Guitar Soundiron Soundiron
Iron Pack 12 – Prepared Guitar Soundiron Soundiron
Spitfire Labs - Peel Guitar Spitfire Audio Spitfire Audio
Modest Guitar (Free) Yummy Beats Yummy Beats (Free)

For UVI Workstation:
AS FreePack Acoustic Samples FREE
ASGC - GD-6 Acoustic Guitar V2 Acoustic Samples VSTbuzz
ASGC-Sunbird Acoustic Samples VSTbuzz
ASGC-TelematicV3 Acoustic Samples VSTbuzz

Paj
8^)
 
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I'm just trying to get a better handle on what you're after. There are so many different guitar libraries available because there are so many different guitar categories: electric (clean, distorted, metal, cinematic, ambient, 7-string, baritone), acoustic (6-string steel, 6-string nylon, 12-string, hybrid), ethnic (oud, dombra, bouzouki, etc.), acoustic bass guitar, simple GUIs, GUIs with sequencing/arps, articulations, chording/strumming, loops/phrases/one-shots. You just missed some nice sales from Dream Audio Tools (Indie Fingers), Heavyocity (GP03/05 Scoring Guitars1/2), Realitone (Finger Pick), Audio Imperia (Trailer Guitars), Sampleism (Guitar Scaped, Epic Guitar) and Kontakt Hub (Offensive Guitar, Fingerpicked Guitars). AudioPluginDeals usually has some previous bundles/libraries on sale in their Store section. PluginBoutique has an upgrade offer for the AAS Strum2 plugin ($49) from the Strum Sessions library (previously on sale for $10). SONiVOX often has its guitar plugins (Bright Electric Guitar, Classic Bass, and Tatlor Acoustic Guitar) go on sale for $10-or-under.

Back to Kontakt: I just purchased this one from Zero-G and haven't even downloaded it yet:
Inspiring Guitars.
It looks like it can cover a number of bases, but it's loop-based and I'm not sure how easy the interface can slice a loop into single sounds/tones. The price is not bad.

6/5: I had some time to play with this and it's a lot like a BigFish Audio KLI instrument. It's loop based, but the loops can be changed and/or pitched with key switches, edited, sliced, etc. The slices can be played, rearranged, reversed, randomized, etc., again with key switches.
Also: (1) Digital Audio Tools has a free Indie Fingers sampler available, so you can see if their products fit your need and, (2), AAS StrumGS-2 (VST) has a demo.

Also: I should have mentioned that I definitely didn't pay more than $50-75 for anything listed below unless it was part of a bundle, and then it was probably not more than $100 for a bundle.

What's you primary need? Where do you want to start?

If you need, besides what's in Komplete Ultimate 11, here's a number of Kontakt libraries I can personally comment on for you:
(Name---manufacturer---Vendor)
Guitar Scaped (Boyss)(Sound){e}(scapes) Sampleism
Guitar Scaped 2 (Boyss)(Sound){e}(scapes) Sampleism
Fractured Big Fish Audio Big Fish Audio
Creamy 2.0 Angel Cano Big Werks
Toasty Guitar 1.03 Angel Cano Big Werks
TRAVELER BASS Angel Cano Big Werks
ARIA Classical Guitarist Aria Sounds VSTbuzz
Drunk Keytar Atom Hub Kontakt Hub
GAS Audiowarp Kontakt Hub
UNDERVIBE Composers Tools Kontakt Hub
Repetitive_Bass_1.5 Digital Audio Tools (DAT) VSTbuzz
Repetitive_Bass_Liverpool_1.5 Digital Audio Tools (DAT) VSTbuzz
THE BEDS Halflight Sound Studio Kontakt Hub
The Beds Vol 2 GUITARS Halflight Sound Studio Kontakt Hub
GP03 Scoring Guitars Heavyocity Heavyocity
GP05 Scoring Guitars 2 Heavyocity Heavyocity
Clean Guitar Hephaestus Sampleism Free
H_K5_JacksGuitar_v1.10 Hephaestus Hephaestus
Guitar-Textures Homegrown Sounds Homegrown Sounds (Complete 2010)
Shreddage 2 Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
Shreddage 2 IBZ Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
Shreddage 2 SRP Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
Shreddage Classic S2X Expansion Impact SoundWorks (ISW) Audioplugin.deals
LeadGuitar Indiginus Indiginus
MetalElecGtr2 Indiginus Indiginus
NashvilleElecGtr2 Indiginus Indiginus
Offensive Guitar Insanity Samples Kontakt Hub
Epic Guitar JensFelger Sampleism Free
Soft Guitar Chords v1.1 Kralc VSTbuzz FREE
Folk Lute Guitar Precisionsound AudioPlug.deals
Acoustic Guitar Collection Vol.1 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Acoustic Guitar Collection Vol.2 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Bass Guitar Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Classic Bass Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Concert Guitar Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Electric Guitar Collection Vol.1 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Electric Guitar Collection Vol.2 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Hollow Body Guitar Collection Vol.1 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Hollow Body Guitar Collection Vol.2 Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Overdriven Guitar Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Slap Bass Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
Vintage Bass Collection Real Samples AudioPlugin.deals
NYLONIST Rigid Audio Sampleism
Cinematic Guitars 1 Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars 2 Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars 3 Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars Infinity Sample Logic Sample Logic
Cinematic Guitars Organic Atmospheres Sample Logic Sample Logic
Havoc Guitars (may-2106) Samplecraft Kontakt Hub
Harp Guitar Soundiron VSTbuzz
Iron Pack 02 – Turkish Guitar Soundiron Soundiron
Iron Pack 05 – Baritone Guitar Soundiron Soundiron
Iron Pack 12 – Prepared Guitar Soundiron Soundiron
Spitfire Labs - Peel Guitar Spitfire Audio Spitfire Audio
Modest Guitar (Free) Yummy Beats Yummy Beats (Free)

For UVI Workstation:
AS FreePack Acoustic Samples FREE
ASGC - GD-6 Acoustic Guitar V2 Acoustic Samples VSTbuzz
ASGC-Sunbird Acoustic Samples VSTbuzz
ASGC-TelematicV3 Acoustic Samples VSTbuzz

Paj
8^)

Wow, Paj: thank you for all these suggestions. I really appreciate it! I will look through them...
 
No problem, but I think I may have missed pointing out one that just went off sale that looks like it has some versatility and was right in your target range ($50)---Strezov Sampling's Distort.

I'm still not sure what your primary need is. You'll see that it's not only sounds but also different approaches and capabilities for guitar libraries. As for the sounds, don't be too surprised by sounds that sound more like keyboard guitar patches than guitar sounds (althought there is a free Kontakt library that just specializes in adding string sounds via multi to add realism). I could narrow my suggestions if I knew more of what you were after: certain song, album, soundtrack, etc., for example.

In any event, have fun.

Paj
8^)
 
DD: I did get a Shreddage Bundle from AudioPluginDeals for $100 back in September 2017 which included Shreddage 2, Classic, RSP and IBZ, along with two "mystery" bundle products which were, I think, MegaBrass and Furia Staccato Strings (I already had them). The bundle is still up on the APD site but it links to incorrect info (GM FM Tines) and doesn't appear in a site search, so I'm guessing it's gone in any form. ISW does have some sharp sales and offerings from time to time, so you might want to subscribe to their newsletter. They do have some other freebies, including a nice niche Kontakt synth called Super Audio Boy and an very unusual violin.
Super Audio Boy - Retro Handheld Samples (Free Instrument)
The Stroh Violin by Impact Soundworks (VST, AU, AAX)

Speaking of guitar libraries/VSTs/etc., I just got this newsletter from NI:
Native Instruments

I am enjoying playing around with Audifier's Riffendium. It's not on sale at the moment but Audiofier does have regular price reductions. Check it out in the mean time (YouTube videos).
Audiofier.com - Riffendium
YouTube

Paj
8^)
 
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