What do I need to replicate a electric guitar similar to heavy metal users? (Offline VST3 only recommendations)

[GTsongwriter]

Please answer as best you can on what you use to achieve the effect, please.  Thank you!

 

For my offline studio, please share offline VST3 recommendations only.  Thank you! 

If it's not offline, and you have a work around, like using a sandbox to download and then copy certain files, let me know!

Edited December 13 by GTsongwriter

[DeeringAmps]

I’m afraid you’re a day late and a dollar short. Ujam was running their guitars at $19, and 20% off for new users, but alas they are back to $129. (Nobody pays retail!)

maybe someone else will chime in with a “deal”!

t

[Amberwolf]

20 hours ago, GTsongwriter said:

Please answer as best you can on what you use to achieve the effect, please.  Than you!

I don't know if they ever made them VST3, but Acmebargig has a fairly versatile free set of guitar fx, that probably has components to create the effect you're after. 

https://plugins4free.com/dev/529/

I use the regular VST version of Shred with some of the basic heads/etc for most of my guitar fx (which I also use on non-guitar instruments).   

The other one I commonly use is LittleGreenAmp but I don't know if it would be able to make the sound you're after.

 

I don't use that kind of sound, so can't help with the specific chain/settings you'd need, but there are apparently youtubes and other pages that can help with that

https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+on+which+effect+chain+for+a+metal+guitar+sound

[treesha]

Pluginboutique.com has Ujam iron 2 for 19$ on sale

[DeeringAmps]

2 hours ago, treesha said:

Ujam iron 2 for 19$ on sale

@GTsongwriterif you are looking for an instrument and not an amp sim, there you go. Good find treesha!

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[Byron Dickens]

I use a Flying V through a 50 watt Marshall JMP MK II Master Lead boosted with a Tube Screamer clone.

[GTsongwriter]

20 hours ago, treesha said:

Pluginboutique.com has Ujam iron 2 for 19$ on sale

Looked, saw at the bottom it requires internet.  I failed to mention this studio is offline, my bad.  I'll update the question above.

[mettelus]

Also bear in mind that you can do this in two steps. As long as a guitar VSTi has good samples and proper articulations, you can shut off internal FX processing on the VSTi (akin to a DI track) and run that output through an amp sim with better FX processing (essentially re-amping that raw output). The amp sim capabilities may be more pertinent to achieve the tone you are seeking. I am not sure what you have now, but there are a lot of free guitar VSTis you can shut internal FX off of and run through an amp sim (if you have one). Free VSTis often have lackluster FX chains included and tend to focus on a specific purpose (like rhythm).

As far as metal specifically, the low-end focus tends to be common, so if using a VSTi (not amp sim added) I tend to either grab either Three Body Tech's Heavier 7 Strings (currently $149) or AmpleSounds HellRazer (currently $95). Both have well done samples and FX, but if I were only going to grab only one, I would take the HellRazer for a couple reasons... 1) It is a replica of a Schecter Hellraiser 9-string , so the bass parts are also covered and 2) it was updated with a riff generator in case you are having writer's block and just want to noodle around with ideas. Ample Sound also imports .gpx files from Guitar Pro (guitar composition software) if you get into the intricacies of lead work (not sure if you are focused on rhythm, leads, or both).