glad i did somthing helpful

Thanks for the heads up, I just took advantage of this great deal as well :)

UPDATE:

BAD form IK - fancy forcing buyers to install the Custom Shop program as part of the installation!!!! 

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I understand your concerns, joden, but the Custom Shop has turned out to be more of an advantage than a pain for me.
After playing with the discount bundle for a while, I decided to pony up for the Total Studio 3 bundle (at half normal price). Because of the overall size, I ordered the boxed version, so it will be a few days before it arrives and I can report on all that kit. At least, it will allow me to take advantage of the Jimi Hendrix Anniversary bundle for another $40 to add to Amplitude 3, which should easily round out my guitar tone-shaping ability.
Thanks again, DigitalBoston for the heads-up with the OP!

Joel

Hey Joel,

Yeah you are probably correct  I just get annoyed sometimes with marketing techniques employed by businesses these days. I am not a fan of "forced installs".


And the effects you get are quite decent..Not sure yet whether it was worth the extra over and above the Sonar inclusions, I will reserve judgement on that

I will not stop speaking on this: I do not like IK's business model as it pertains to AmpliTube(which is inferior to Guitar Rig or just about any other Amp Sim) in particular, and don't like Custom Shop.

I wasted money on AmpliTube and refuse spend anymore with IK, even if the product is decent.

Scum suckers!

Hmmm. I deleted guitar rig and I'm thrilled with Amplitube. T-racks Custom shop is the latest version. It makes since that you would get the latest version of T-racks with a new purchase. imho.

Clint with respect (truly),  it may be okay for those already with IK Products, but it should be an OPTION to install...not forced.

I have no real dramas with companies offering this stuff with installation at the discretion of the end-user, but certainly NOT the model IK are using here...

Any opinions on how these plugins compare to the PC offerings?  Similar results or a different enough color to warrant $40 above the paid-for PC plugs?