Hey thanks guys, I went and bought the Ampeg pack ... couldn't resist at that price.  And I also took advantage of the CS credits sale to acquire that sweet Fender Twin Reverb combo and a Royer mic for another 16 bucks!  Did OK today, I think. 
 
While the other bass amp sims I demoed -- including the Overloud Mark Studio 2 -- were all impressive in various ways, I still liked the Ampegs the best, particularly the BA-500 and the SVT-4 PRO.  Purely a matter of taste, of course. 
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 
 
Edit: that IK Fender model sounds so much better than the equivalent in Guitar Rig ... absolutely no contest.  Nice work, IK!
 

Of Course! Tone is VERY personal and part of the reason why I work for IK! These are great prices on some of our best gear models!

IK Obi
Of Course! Tone is VERY personal and part of the reason why I work for IK! These are great prices on some of our best gear models!

I agree, good prices on good gear.  Only trouble is, when IK's website is down (which seems to be happening a lot lately) you can't demo any of these fine products, since you need CS to be up and running in order to do so.  CS doesn't work when IK is down.  It's down right now, in fact, so my generous 72-hour demos may expire without my having a chance to fully check them out. 
A pity that the excellent work of IK's talented developers is hidden behind IK's hare-brained marketing schemes.
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

We have been updating the servers for some new things we are testing. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you can't demo it again PM me and I'll have the demo reset on your account.

IK Obi
We have been updating the servers for some new things we are testing. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you can't demo it again PM me and I'll have the demo reset on your account.

Far be it from me to tell you how to run your business, but in the real IT world, testing things out on your production servers is unheard of, and having your entire web presence down for extended periods is a very serious matter -- many heads have rolled for less.  Someone should let IK management know that these things are bad for business.  Who's running your IT operation, PACE?  (Sorry, cheap shot.)  Anyway, I love IK's products, but its business practices are vexing.
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

 
 
Custom Shop = one excuse after another.
 
LOL.
 
Hey Obi, If I send a PM can you get me the .dlls for the 64 bit CSR?
 
How much?
 
 
best regards,
mike

You already bought CSR, The Custom Shop is the installer for those .dlls.

As for IKs practices, There is a reason we are leaders in this industry. We are sorry for the downtime, accidents happen and the issue is resolved now.

I love the Custom shop. I get to try things out without having to download a bunch of crap...to delete later. If I want something, I buy it and it's done. I haven't had a single issue with Custom shop in T-Racks or Amplitube.
 I do wish the collections would be discounted if I have bought an effect or processor in the Custom shop. I've been holding out on a few things and shopping carefully because of that. I plan to upgrade to Grand eventually so I can't let myself buy anything that's in it.

It's a good thing, for you, that they have custom shop.
 
I just keep asking for Obi to make it optional so I don't have to use it.
 
It could be the best of both worlds.
 
I don't get why a company would see a need to force something on you that you don't want. Especially when there are so many people who do enjoy it. Make it available for folks who are enthusiastic about it and leave it optional for folks who are not.
 
Simple.
 
That is actually my reason for continuing to voice my opinion... well, that and the fact that Obi elects to argue with me about it instead of saying benign stuff like "sigh... ok, I'll let the guys back at mission control know what's on your mind." 
 
:-)
 
all the best,
mike

Its better than iLok IMO, but to each their own....

People who do use it are enthusiastic about it. There is a VERY small vocal minority here.  Our growth numbers don't lie, people seem to REALLY like the Custom Shop. It is a platform to download, install and try out different gear. Most musicians that try it love it.