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Free Bass Amp Simulators are really hard to find. There are some, but most of them are terrible.

So, in order to save you some time, since I already did some research on the topic, I’m going to share the ones I found that I think are worth trying.

I will also be including a Cabinet simulator at the end which will enhance the sound you can get quite a bit, especially for the plugins that only work as a preamp.

GK Amplification 2 LE
Ignite Amps SHB-1
TSE BOD v3
Amplitube Custom Shop
Bass Grinder Free
Ronald Passion Bass Preamp

Free Cabinet: NadIR by Ignite Amps

Nr. 1: GK Amplification 2 LE

Modelled after the Gallien-Krueger MB150 amp, the GK Amplification 2 LE can be used as a standalone application or as a VST/AAX/AU plugin.

It is the light version of the GK Amplification 2 Pro, which means that it only includes a single amp model with a single speaker and mic option compared to the full version which has more.

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GK Amplification 2 LE includes all the functions and all controls of the original amp.

The great thing is that it can be used for recording in the studio or at home, for band practice, or even live performances since the delay isn’t noticeable.

It is available both for Windows and Mac OS.

Here’s the link to the official website.

Related: If you’re in need of better-sounding Bass VST plugins, then check out this post I wrote about the best Premium ones.

Nr. 2: Ignite Amps SHB-1

The SHB-1 is based on the real SHB-1 Extreme Bass Head which is a custom-built amp designed for the bass player of the band “Subhuman”.

Just like the previous amp on this list, the SHB-1 can be used for practice, recording and also for live performances.

This amp sim can do anything, from thick bass tones, to very tight funky sounds, all the way to heavy metal distorted sounds.

It works both on Windows and Mac OS.

Features

Dynamic 12AX7 / ECC83 coupled triode stages analog modeling
Mono / Stereo processing support
Selectable oversampling rate
Global input / output level controls
Double precision (64-bit) floating point mathematical model
Fully automatable controls
Zero latency

You can download it here.

Related: Here’s a list of the best FREE Guitar VST Plugins that sound great!

Nr. 3: TSE BOD v3

The TSE B.O.D. is a digital replica of the SansAmp Bass Driver DI pedal, which is a very popular bass preamp DI box with distortion, presence, and EQ controls.

This is a very simple plugin which works great and doesn’t really use much CPU power.

The free plugin is available in VST, AU, and AAX formats, with support for both 64 and 32 bit.

You can download it here.

Nr. 4: Amplitube Custom Shop

Amplitube is a standalone program, which means that you can run it on its own without the need of a DAW.

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It’s also available, however, as a plugin for VST/AU/AXX format.

It is primarily a Guitar amp simulation program, since most amps and effects you get are geared towards guitar sounds, however it also comes with a bass amp simulation which sounds quite good.

One of the features of the Custom Shop is the ability for you to “try before you buy” individual pieces of gear. You can demo fully working gear for a period of 72 hours.

You basically get a Free version of AmpliTube 4 with 24 models including a digital chromatic tuner, 9 stomps, 4 amps, 5 cabs, 3 mics, 2 rack effects.

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If you’d then like to add more effects you can simply purchase them directly from the app itself.

Here’s the official Website.

If you’re also interested in Free Drum VST Plugins, make sure to read this article I wrote on that topic!

Nr. 5: Bass Grinder Free Edition by Audio Assault

This must be one of the simplest plugins out there.

It comes with two amplifiers and three cabinets, nothing more.

It’s incredibly easy to use thanks to the simplicity of the controls.

Available in VST/AU/RTAS/AAX for Windows and Mac OS.

You can download it here.

Related: I love free plugins, so I put together a list of the best Free Synth VST Plugins out there which you can check out here,

Nr. 6: Ronald Passion Bass Preamp

Vst plugin lfo tool free download. This Bass Preamp is an analog tube bass preamp effect plug-in which is really simple to use, sounds great and you get the cab-emulation built into it which is great since you can activate and de-activate it whenever you want.

If you don’t want to use the built in cab emulation simply add the one I recommend at the end of this list.

Controls

Active Switch (On/Off).
Cab Switch (On/Off).
X-tra Lo/X-tra Hi for additional body.
Drive in preamp input section.
Bass/Mid/Hi tone controllers.
Mid frequency selection knob.
Master output.

You can download it here.

Here’s a list of two affordable and high-quality audio interfaces which will allow you to get a better bass sound.

Free Cabinet

NadIR by Ignite Amps

NadIR is a zero latency, dual Impulse Response convolver, designed to be used as a cabinet simulator for guitar and bass (pre)amplifiers.

In this video you hear how the guitar tone changes drastically. Same thing happens to the bass tones.

It has been designed to perform extreme quality convolution in real time, while being light on the CPU and easy to use, providing advanced built-in filters and delay controls to let guitarists and bassists shape their tone with ease, without the need to be professional audio engineers.

NadIR is meant to be used as a cabinet simulator for live playing and jamming, tracking or mixing inside hosts capable of VST or AU Plug-Ins support.

Features

Zero Latency.
Low CPU usage.
Three routing modes: Mono, Dual Mono and Stereo.
Selectable quality control for max IR length (up to 0.185 seconds).
Automatic high-quality resampling for IRs with different sampling rates.
High-quality analog shaped filters.
Selectable delay for phase interactions between loaded IRs.
Continuous morphing control between loaded IRs.
Global input level and single IR level controls.
Fully automatabl

Table of Contents

Nr. 1: GK Amplification 2 LE

Bass Compressor Vst Free

Nr. 2: Ignite Amps SHB-1

Features

Nr. 3: TSE BOD v3

Nr. 4: Amplitube Custom Shop

Bass Guitar Compressor Vst Free

Nr. 5: Bass Grinder Free Edition by Audio Assault

Nr. 6: Ronald Passion Bass Preamp

Controls

Free Cabinet

NadIR by Ignite Amps

Features

Free Bass Compressor Vst