I smell an enormous rat. I've just posted this on the IK Forum and will be very interested in Peter's reply:-
 
"I'm really not clear on this.

If I buy Amplitube4 , my Amplitube3 gear will be missing from V4, except for gear I've bought. Which gear is that? If it's not the gear in my A3 then I infer that the only gear 'from V3' will be any additional Custom Shop gear I've bought, is that right?

 
If I parse all that, what I get is: "A4 is a stripped down Amplitube3 Lite with some new amps added to sweeten the pot but the intent is to encourage customers to buy (re-buy?) gear from the Custom Shop that they already bought in A3. That's why this isn't being called an upgrade."

I'm not trying to be shirty, it's just that I smell a Custom Shop continuous purchases model here. It seems to me if I lay out £70 I reasonably expect to end up with what I already have plus a lot more besides. If I end up with a lot less than what I already have plus four or five new amps then I'd need rocks in my head to pay for doing that. If I've totally misunderstood and that is not the situation then I sincerely apologise, but I need to fully understand what's being offered here."

Vastman
Everything you've acquired is fully functional in A4...

Except for all the built-in gear in A3.

Has it been determined how long the presale will last?

cclarry
I couldn't buy it from either the Custom Shop OR the Website...

IK again sucks...dumbness...plain and simple...

Neither Chrome or Edge would work on Win 10...they just hang when
trying to purchase...

Glad to know IK is on top of the Operating Systems...

I bought the A4 presale through the Customshop.

clintmartin

cclarry
I couldn't buy it from either the Custom Shop OR the Website...

IK again sucks...dumbness...plain and simple...

Neither Chrome or Edge would work on Win 10...they just hang when
trying to purchase...

Glad to know IK is on top of the Operating Systems...

I bought the A4 presale through the Customshop.

It wouldn't let me Clint.  I click on Paypal...it would take back to an IK login
for Paypal and would go no further...

Same trying to buy directly from the IK site...

Wasn't here a difference between buying in the Custom Shop and buying from the IK website regarding transfer possibilities?

Fleer
Wasn't here a difference between buying in the Custom Shop and buying from the IK website regarding transfer possibilities?

I wouldn't be surprised. You need a freaking manual to buy anything from IK, but they make good stuff at reasonable prices.

"I bought the A4 presale through the Customshop."
How'd you do that! It wasn't an option in my Custom Shop...
Like many others actually "buying" something from IK is a MESS!
How do I use "jam points" in the Custom Shop or "Gear Credits" in the web store?
I have a "ton" of IK stuff, but its ALWAYS a GD puzzle...
Where's OBI when you need em, eh?
 
T

Fleer
Wasn't here a difference between buying in the Custom Shop and buying from the IK website regarding transfer possibilities?

No...not if you're buying credits...it's the same either way....

I did do the update to A3 and the customshop. I would check and make sure you have the lastest version of A3 3.15 and customshop 1.6 (I think). I did get an error after upgrading and had to delete everything and re-install A3.