#BIAS AMP 1 VS 2 FULL#
#BIAS AMP 1 VS 2 PLUS#

Ten years on from us first plugging our guitar through our phones, it feels like app-based guitar processing has finally arrived without any compromise We’re just not sure why Positive Grid doesn’t produce one itself!

It’s no stretch to actually imagine being able to perform live using your phone, the app and a basic interface and a foot controller.

This means that with an addition of a MIDI foot pedal you can not only jump between presets, but switch amps, change volumes, EQ settings, drive levels, or any other function of the gear by simply ‘long-pressing’ the unit you wish to have control over, and quickly assign any of its parameters to an external switch, knob or expression pedal with the simple MIDI Learn function. We should also mention that Positive Grid has included detailed MIDI control of every function of every piece of gear on the list. It’s definitely a useable function, but not quite ready to morph a Strat into a Les Paul Terminator 1000-style just yet. The result was definitely an altered tone, however, it introduced a short latency, which also seems to have the effect of dulling the attack of our picking somewhat. On paper, it sounds brilliant, and while it works to a point, we found that it added a noticeable change in feel regardless of the guitars we used. The idea is that you can ‘sample’ the sound of a guitar’s pickups and then apply the captured response to another guitar even if it has completely different electronics. The one feature that left us slightly cold is the new Guitar Match function. It’s a credit to Positive Grid that it is included across the board, as it could quite easily have been an add-on purchase in its own right. As mentioned, all four levels come with the looper, which in itself is a creative, fun and easy-to-use addition which we actually found ourselves going back to again and again while experimenting with different presets.

#BIAS AMP 1 VS 2 FULL#

Obviously this cavernous list of gear is the top offering - unless you pay for the full Elite bundle, you’ll receive around half this amount from the Professional bundle, and fewer again if you opt for the Standard or Free versions. If you’ve never tried auditioning 20 delay pedals back to back, you’ll most certainly enjoy flicking through the list on offer here, ranging from straight digital delays through analogue-style, tape emulations, harmonised echoes, reversed delays…you get the point. There are vintage Fuzz Face emulations right through to an approximation of modern classics like the Z.Vex Fuzz Factory, while the EQ, Modulation, Delay and Reverb categories are as equally well-stocked. The overdrive section alone contains thirteen drive pedals ranging from Tube Screamers (both kinds) to a Klon. The sonic quality is there to match, too. If you’ve never tried auditioning 20 delay pedals back to back, you’ll most certainly enjoy flicking through the list on offer here But what we really like about the selection is that you’re by no means limited to the usual handful of ‘Tweed’, ‘Plexi’ ‘Treadplate’ models. Our review version of the app was the fully unlocked Elite version, giving us access to the entire arsenal of models and features, and if you were in any doubt, it’s vast.Īmp-wise, Bias has you covered for everything from the cleanest of cleans with models based on amps such as the Roland JC-120, right up to modern high-gain amps. When you’ve finished tweaking, you simply close the screen and you’re back to your main rig overview.

#BIAS AMP 1 VS 2 PLUS#

From here you get an enlarged view of the module you’re editing with easily-accessible controls for amps and pedals, plus the model finder drop-down menu allowing you to switch to different pedals or amps. Making changes to your pedals and amp is as simple as double-tapping an existing pedal, or pressing the add or replace buttons if you’re starting from scratch. Bias has you covered for everything from the cleanest of cleans with models based on amps such as the Roland JC-120, right up to modern high-gain amps

Bias amp 1 vs 2