FINALLY SOME COMMON SENSE AND REASON!!!! LOL
 
The IK British for $63 less $15 more from a gift card seems like an inexpensive way to get into some of the SLL sound. I won't be as cool as I would be if I had the Waves stuff though...

I used to think there was no replacement for Waves SSL -- nothing else gave me such snap and punch, particularly on drums -- but then I started experimenting and found I could pretty much duplicate that sound with other plugs.  Waves' own RS56 EQ was a part of the recipe for the snare, for instance, as was the judicious use of transient designers.  Now I no longer think it's a must-have, but I wouldn't say it's bad.  I still think it's one of Waves' best plugins.  But there are better values out there nowadays.
 
For UAD users, that $300 would be much better spent on the API channel strip, IMHO.
 
Cheers,
Eddie

 I went on a quest a few years ago for what I perceived was the best SSL emulations. I tried everything that was available at the time except IK's, I don't think it was available yet. I'm sure it is just a matter of taste and expectations, but the waves was the one I was least impressed with during the demo period. UAD's 4k buss, I was most impressed with but at the time I only had a UAD-1 and the updated demo worked on the 4K but was only available for purchase on UAD-2 cards. My second favorite demo at that time was SSL duende. I found a SSL duende card, for $150.00, on ebay that wasn't crossgraded and was able to crossgrade to the native for free. I love that channel strip, I also love the 4k buss, but I often use Cytomic "The Glue" more often than the SSL buss. If you want a great 4k emu, I would have to say "The Glue" is a must have.

Me neither Bit, ol pal. I'm not as rich as me either!


EDIT
Less of course you was meanin rich like....hardy har har...boy, THAT'S rich!! Ifn that was what you was meanin then I'd have to say that I am indeed as "rich" as Aunt Myrtle's Karo Nut Pie!!

Help me! - Tell me Waves SSL sucks please.

 
Yup, it's sucks all the "bad" out of yer mix.
 
JMO.
 
YMMV.

As others have mentioned, you can live without the SSL Bundle.
That said, the SSL Bundle is extremely utilitarian.
I use it extensively on every mix...
 
If you didn't already have a large collection of plugins, the SSL Bundle would certainly be a great choice.

The amount of plug-ins I have as a hobbyist (with little time to record at the moment) is a bit embarrassing. It sounds like the SSL would have been a good one to pick up before acquiring so many others. Maybe someday... :)

A "real" engineer can suck the bad out of your mix with nothing more than a broken checker, a chaw of tobacco and some dental floss. But don't ask me how.

yorolpal
A "real" engineer can suck the bad out of your mix with nothing more than a broken checker, a chaw of tobacco and some dental floss. But don't ask me how.

 
Classic..

wait until you have 50% on the duende , those are in a league of their own , the waves are cool but nothing stellar ...