MMS offers a FREE copy of the new Clairvoyant | Amp Suite to one lucky BPB reader and an extra 15% discount for all BPB readers.
Clairvoyant | Amp Suite is a modern guitar amp suite from the folks over MMS and is quite a tidy little package for the money.
As part of Clairvoyant’s introductory period, you can purchase it now for $69 instead of the usual $89. BPB readers get an additional 15% discount with coupon code BPB15.
Clairvoyant | Amp Suite comes with three flavors of amps, a modest but usable pedalboard, and an IR loader.
The three amp types are immediately useful and have a unified set of controls. Low and mid correspond to low and mid-gain tones and sound great. Heavy has great grit and push. The handy Tilt and Enhance features allow additional sound sculpting beyond the three-knob tone stack.
Each amp setting is individual to that amp model, so you can dial in separate settings for the clean and mid-gain tones quite easily.
The pedalboard isn’t bursting at the seams with effects but is also quite effective. Any guitarist worth their salt would expect an overdrive pedal, and the one here is great. The addition of a mix knob on each of the pedals is a great touch as well. The fuzz sounds quite nice, too, if you want to channel your inner Hendrix or Sleep.
The IR section is wonderfully featured and allows for the blending of two separate IRs. There are provided ones from MMS, but you have the option of loading your own if you so choose. I personally think it would pair quite well with the Rhythm or Chainsaws and Rainbows pack from Bogren Digital.
Clairvoyant is a very straight and to-the-point amp sim. It doesn’t require a bunch of futzing with settings to get what you’re after.
Perhaps the most novel feature to be seen in an amp sim is the input gain relying on you playing chugs before it sets itself to the appropriate level. It speeds up and simplifies the gain staging significantly.
Windows and macOS binaries are available for Clairvoyant, with VST3 and AAX being multiplatform and AU being Mac-only. Mac users have the option between Intel and Apple Silicon installers.
More info: Clairvoyant | Amp Suite (22% OFF intro sale, get an additional 15% OFF with coupon code BPB15)
The Giveaway
MMS kindly provided a free copy of Clairvoyant | Amp Suite for one lucky BPB reader.
To enter the giveaway, answer the following question in the comments below: What is your favorite metal riff?
We will choose one random comment and announce the lucky winner on March 6th, 2023.
Good luck, everyone, and thank you for reading BPB!
The winner is: Artem (a*********@*****.***)
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Everyone else, better luck next time, and thank you for reading BPB!
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Haliax
onJudas Priest – Breaking The Law
kbear
onThe opening of Master of Puppets!
Peter Dillon-Parkin
onKing Crimson 21st Century Schizoid Man
RSimolla
onWow! I also love Enemies of Reality (Nevermore) and all riffs created by Jeff Loomis!
Ulloo Drone
onDeep Purple – Smoke on the water
Patrick Garcia
onSlayer – Chemical Warfare
Branko
onsatch boogie
Frank
onMetallica – Seek And Destroy
Friedrich
onOpening riff of Extols Grace for succession
Kim Christopher Neves
onIntro of the The Dark Eternal Night (Dream Theater) .
Chirs Fidlinu
onThe second riff in Master of Puppets!!
jean jacques BOT
onEnding riff of Davidian (Machine Head)
Sheben
on“No more tears” by Ozzy !
Billy Vai
onMegadeth – Symphony of Destruction
Dmitrii
onWhite Zombie by Thunder Kiss ‘65
Angie
onMotley Crue – Kickstart My Heart
alex
onMetallica – Creeping Death
Chris
onBlack Sabbath’s Paranoid for me!
Alex K
onThe intro from 96 Quite Bitter Beings
Hell'ektrix
onSOAD Sugar
Marcos Sena
onthe chorus riff from Opeth – The Grand Conjuration
Freddy
onDeep Purple Smoke on the water
p1an0_guy
onThis probably doesn’t count as “metal,” but I like the electric guitar parts from What I See by Elevation and Know You Will by United
Konstantin Spiralfractal
onMetallica – Creeping Death
Marcus
onBlack Sabbath’s “Iron Man”
GrizGriztofferson
onDeftones – My Own Summer
Silvio
onFear of the Dark from Iron Maiden
Vincent
onI do really love the riff in Physical Education from Animals As Leaders
Eric
onLed zeppelin – Immigrant song
Philipp
onMetallica – Damage Inc. (Bridge before the Solo)
tom
onB Sabbath Paranoid
Kirk Preston
onBlack Label Society – Trampled Down Below
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onamerican idolt song – Green Day
L
onIronman by Black Sabbath
LostKafka
onMetallica – Sad but true
Jordan Robles
onSmashing Pumpkins – Everlasting Gaze
Friedrich
onOpening of Symphony X – Of sins and shadows
Emil
onCannibal Corpse – “Murder Worship”
Alexey
onVerse riff from Raunchy – A Heavy Burden
Silas
onKings of the Carnival Creation by Dimmu Borgir
Soroosh
onThe main riff of Battery by Metallica!
Jose
onLay it Down by Ratt
Jeppespelar
onSweet! :D
Siarhei
onEnter Sandman – Metallica
Julen
onMetallica – Creeping Death
Frank
onSmoke on the water
Mitch
onSuperunknown by Soundgarden
SideShw
onHell Awaits by Slayer
toney
onHelloween – Push
Andrew
onRavenous – Arch Enemy
Mikey
onCemetary Gates – Pantera
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onozzy osbourne – Mr. Crowley!!
Arthur MN
onThe Sentinel by Judas Priest
Mikael Snåre
onMegadeth: Train of consequenses.
Sarj
onMASTER OF PUPPETS!!!
Mikael Snåre
onMegadeth: Train of consequences.
Carlos
onZombified by Falling In Reverse!!!
gf
onMy favorite metal riff is when I made it myself
Mickael
onMetallica – Whiplash !
Greg
onCrazy Train Randy Rhoads
Jeppespelar
onBlood and thunder by Mastodon! <3
Brenden Farrell
onIn Flames – Embody the Invisible
Astro
onPolyphia – Playing God
Mori Frik
onMudvayne – Dig
Ron Music
onPower Rangers 🤸♀️🤸♂️
lafoca2772
onDeep Purple – Smoke on the water
Dan
onMetallica – Battery (intro)
bill edwards
onAC/DC thunderstruck
Max
onPantera – Cowboys from hell
Paul Korol
onBlack Sabbath. “Iron Man”
BlenderManiac
onChug!!… chug! chug! chuuug!!!…
Jeff
onCities on Flame (With Rock and Roll) BOC
Matthew
onThe intro to “Ethos of Coercion” by Dying Fetus! \m/ Thanks BPB and MMS!
BoogieNaught
onJimi Hendrix – Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
Palmer Halstead
onImmigrant Song by Led Zepplin
Francesco LM
onMesshuggah – Stengah
Eun Eun
onLed Zeppelin “Kashmir”
Max Krynicki
onPantera. “Walk”
Michal
onDeftones – Swerve City
Jon B
onThe verse riff in Pantera’s Mouth For War!
david Asher
onJust One Fix – Ministry
Peter Olsson
onAlice in Chains – Check My Brain
Phillip
onThe distorted riff in Cemetery Gates by Pantera
Konstantin K
onKorn – It’s ON
sadam
onPolyphia – Playing God
truly a masterpiece
Adam
onRammstein – Du Hast
ER
onMy favorite metal riff is from “Did My Time” by Korn
Hèctor Lara
onI – Black Sabbath
Greg Steel
onHi my favorite metal riff is walk from Pantera
Lee Morgan
onSeek And Destroy from Metallica
Mike B
onIt’s obscure, but: Do you still believe in love by Rage of Angels
Jatin Jain
onSvdden death Meatallica
Sunrise
onEric Clapton – Layla!
german schlude
onmy favorite riff is nothing else matters – metallica
Alex Alves Reis
onAC/DC – Back in Black
Will
onI love the chorus riff to Mercyful Fate’s Curse of the Pharos
Psolkaiyn
onThe opening riff in GOAT by Polyphia. This song literally started my guitar career and it’s the first song I’m currently practicing.
RomHer
onGood Luck ;-)
gra
onBlack Sabbath – Zero The Hero
t-bone hood
onMotley Crue – Live wire
DMN
onProto punk or proto metal ??? – can’t beat the pugnacious minimalism of “Dirty Old Man” by the Sonics.
Sola
onArch Enemy – NEMESIS
Jacek
on„Until I Too Dissolve” by Ihsahn \m/
Valeri
onMr Big – The Electric Drill Song
FATURAHMAN
onLamb Of God – Laid To Rest
RomHer
onAs I Lay Dying – Take What’s Left
Anton
onMessiah: Extreme Cold Weather
Alex
onRATT – Lay it Down
Sergey
onRammstein – Sonne
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onThe Agony Scene – Scapegoat
Andrew
onMetallica: Enter Sandman
Fabio
onSmoke on the water
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onMetallica – Blackened
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onOpeth – Deliverance
Nakura
onNine Inch Nails – Last
Artem
onRage Against the Machine – Wake Up
Mateo
onMeshuggah – Rational Gaze
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onMeshuggah Bleed…
Divyanshu
onPeriphery Reptile
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onLoathe- Heavy Is the Head That Falls with the Weight of a Thousand Thoughts
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onTestamenT – LoW
Joseph
onKilling Joke – The Wait
Sean
onAndy James – Cut Me Open
Dustin
onLorna Shore – To The Hellfire
endou
onMeshuggah – Bleed
Adam Zero
onDethklok – Dethsupport
Tzor
onNice, looks like a sweet plugin!
And, my favorite riff comes from: Tornado of Souls, by Megadeth
Modern Metal Songwriter
onThank you!
Quet0
onEmmure – Derelict
John Adams
onThat part in Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (You know the one!)
Danny Barreno
onForever Free – Stratovarius
Wreck and Roll
onMastodon – March of the Fire Ants
Wolfy
onDeep Purple – Smoke on the water!
Ivan Grigorov
onDeep Purple Smoke on the water
Pablo Baico
on“Paranoid” from Black Sabbath.
And thanks!
David
onOpeth Deliverance
Pavel
onDopesmoker is one huge awesome riff
Darian
onMy favorite riff is Mastodon’s “Blood and Thunder”
Fernando Nicknich
onCeltic Frost – Procreation (of the Wicked)
TRISTAN G.
onMy favorite “metal” riff is Demon Hunter – The last one alive