which plugin alliance products would you recommend a rock guitarists / self-producer – Effects Forum

In that case, I would second the Lindell Audio 50/80. Especially the 80 series. And perhaps the new 69 series, too.

The 80 series is modeled on the Neve 8028. Its 1073 preamp imparts more saturation character (in a good way) than the API modeled preamp of the 50 series. I use the 80 as my tracking console on every channel 90% of the time, and the 50 on the remainder.

I haven’t gotten the 69 series yet, but I am quite interested in it, particularly for the model of the Helios 69 Lustraphone preamp. Helios doesn’t get as much hype as Neve, API, and SSL consoles, but it was the THE console of ’70s hard rock. Pick any huge rock album of the ’70s and Helios was almost certainly the console it was recorded through. We’re talking Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC…

I’d also recommend the bx_console 4000 E and G plugins, which I use as my mixing console channels on everything. They say the G channel EQ is especially good for guitars, and I have found that to be totally true. I use the E channel on most everything else. The Townhouse buss compressor also gets constant use on my master buss.

So my Pick 6 would be:

Lindell Audio 80 series
Lindell Audio 69 series
Lindell Audio 50 series
bx_console SSL 4000 E
bx_console SSL 4000 G
bx_townhouse Buss Compressor