Overloud's TH1 Amp Sim FLAT OUT RAWKS

Just PURCHASED Overloud's TH1 last night - and NO I didn't Pirate it either IT'S THAT FRIGGIN' GOOD! I tried the demo out a few weeks ago and was amazed at the sounds I was getting - sounded closer to real amps than Amplitube, Guitar Rig, etc. in my opinion. this baby RAWKS! Been using it in Garageband (Logic too) and it makes it all so much nicer...
There's a demo on their website to try for 14-days - test this thing out boys you might be amazed like I was. It talks about ILOK protection but I don't use ILOK's and I was able to install it just fine without it. It also uses a challenge/response type of activation for those who don't own an ILOK key. Nothing is needed to test out the demo and with my serial number (when I purchased it) submitted to their website along the small file it generated when I installed it - I was able to unlock it with ease - NO ILOK KEY IS REQUIRED.
Here's the site:
http://www.overloud.com
*I am in NO WAY connected to them.* I am simply a guitarist who enjoys amp sims and this one was well worth buying. The amps. stompboxes, cabs, etc are all amazing. The presets it comes with are endless and fully customizable too or simply build your own. I spent hours last night with it and am actually staying home from work today to PLAY! It's that good IMO. I love my real amps - I currently have 6 (including 3 tube amps) TH1 is not just a SIM - it's a room full of NEW AMPS.

Hi,
I just bought the Overloud TH-1 today after playing around with the demo for one day. Every word you say is 100% true! It´s just the best sounding guitar amp simulation ever. Especially the hi-gain sounds are phantastic. The punch and the responsiveness feels like a real amp and it´s pure fun playing that baby. (I´m in no way connected to them, too! - I´m just that impressed) I´ve tested guitar rig, revalver, amplitube but none of them can come as close to a real amp as the TH-1.
A tip for those who want to test the baby: When you use distored/hi-gain sounds you will experience quite a high noise level. Just click on the word "open" in the top area of the th-1 to open the global controls. There you find a "gate" knob. Crank up that value just a bit and the noise is gone!
Marco

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