Guitar Amp Sim made with STOCK PLUGINS | The Drastic Truth

Today, we create our very own guitar amp sim using only stock plugins in Cubase 12 and a free IR loader. Let's put out guitar amp knowledge to the test and see if amp sims really are just a simple chain of effects that can be recreated in just about everyone's DAW. Subscribe for more videos about music, mixing and mastering, plugins, gear, and more! 👉SOCIAL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/drasticboxxmedia 00:00 - You can create Amp Sims with ONLY stock plugins? 00:54 - Here's the plugin chain and how I'm using it 02:45 - Let's create an Amp Sim with stock plugins 08:12 - Comparing just the amps (real sim and my stock sim) 10:58 - Let's start to mix everything into context 12:28 - If you have Cubase... 13:10 - Now, let's start adding even more guitar amp VST inner-workings 15:35 - To SpongeBob, well... here you go. Presented, Produced, and Edited by Deven Jahnke © Drastic Boxx Media 2025 #mixing #musicbusiness #recording #production