7-in-1 Virtual Bass bundle (VST3/AU)

Description

Inside this deal, you’ll find the sounds of no fewer than seven bass instruments, each with its own soul and unique specifications. We have carefully sampled every original instrument and turned them into high-quality virtual instrument plugins, ready to be played via MIDI in your DAW. Download and enjoy your new virtual bass guitar collection for the price of just one — only for a limited time

When we’ve transformed the original basses into MIDI instruments, the focus was on keeping things simple and intuitive. The result is a clean, easy-to-use interface that lets you stay creative without getting lost in menus. At the same time, advanced features such as key switches give power users full control.

Just load the plugins into your favorite DAW, play or program with your MIDI controller, and bring the authentic sound of these basses to your productions.

Five of the seven basses are classic 4- and 5-string instruments that deliver a traditional, powerful bass tone. Thanks to different tonewoods, pickup configurations, and construction details, each instrument offers its own distinctive character, giving you a broad palette of nuanced bass sounds to match your personal taste.

The remaining two basses are truly unique in both design and sound. Much like a 12-string guitar, these 8-string basses feature paired strings — one regular bass string combined with a guitar-like string. Each pair is played together, creating a rich, layered sound that spans two octaves. This distinctive tone is especially well suited for melodic or unconventional music. Legendary bassists and bands such as John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Joey DeMaio (Manowar), Mike Rutherford (Genesis) or Cheap Trick (Tom Petersson) have used 8-string basses to create their signature sound in selected tracks.

With this package, you gain access to unique-sounding virtual instruments designed to make your productions truly stand out.

Key features across all plugins:

• Authentic Bass Sounds: Real bass guitars carefully sampled with lossless compression for maximum sound quality.
• Extended Range: Lowest tone A0 (drop A tuning on 5-string bass) up to G4 (24th fret).
• Flexible Pickup Options: Neck, bridge, humbucker, and single coil variations with clean DI and processed amped outputs.
• User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive GUI for quick workflow, very easy for beginners. Just play your MIDI keyboard! 
• Natural Feel: Easy humanization with multiple velocity layers and round-robin sampling for realistic performances.
• Versatile Articulations: Fingerstyle, pick (up/down), slapping, tapping, palm muting, slides, bends, hammer-ons, and pull-offs.
• Pro-Level Control: Key switches and automation parameters for detailed articulation control.
• Compatibility: Supports VST3 and AU formats, working seamlessly with major DAWs like Cubase, FL Studio, Reaper, and more.

Audio Samples

The original basses

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor RW – Details
The Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor RW is a high-quality 4-string bass handcrafted in Germany by Sandberg, one of the world’s most renowned bass manufacturers known for top-tier instruments. The body combines a mahogany back with a rare quilted maple top, while the neck and fingerboard are made of Canadian hardrock maple. It is equipped with two Sandberg Powerhumbucker pickups, which can be used in humbucker or single-coil mode. The combination of premium woods, precise craftsmanship, and versatile pickups provides a rich, detailed tonal character you’d expect from an instrument of this class and price!

ESP* E-II BTL-4 & BTL-5 – Details
Both Made in Japan basses feature an alder body with a spalted maple top, a 3-piece hard maple neck (bolt-on), and an ebony fingerboard. They are equipped with Seymour Duncan SSB pickups and have a 34″ scale with 24 frets. The passive electronics deliver a clear, dynamic tone, ideal for rock and modern music productions. The high-quality materials and precise craftsmanship provide excellent tonal character.

ESP* LTD B-404 – Details
The B-404 is a 4-string neck-thru-body bass with a 34″ scale designed by ESP. Its body combines swamp ash with a spalted maple top, while the 5-piece maple and walnut neck features a rosewood fingerboard with 24 frets and abalone dot inlays. Equipped with EMG active pickups and electronics, it delivers a punchy, clear, and versatile tone.

BassLine Buster CW4 – Details
The BassLine Buster CW4 is a unique, handcrafted 4-string bass built in Germany. The body features a swamp ash back with a black limba top, and the neck and fingerboard are made of hard maple. This custom instrument exists only once in the world, making it truly one-of-a-kind. It is equipped with EMG pickups and Noll TCM3 electronics, offering both humbucker and single-coil options. The 34″ (864 mm) scale and 24 frets provide a full playing range, and the combination of high-quality woods and custom construction produces a distinctive, rich tonal character for realistic virtual instrument performances.

BassLine Buster Std8 – Details
The BassLine Buster Std8 is a custom-made, handcrafted 8-string bass built in Germany. The body is made of alder with a see-through dark red satin finish, and the neck is a 3-piece hard maple with two carbon rods and a natural satin finish. With a 34″ (864 mm) scale and 24 frets plus a zero fret, this custom instrument produces a wide tonal range. It is equipped with EMG MM TW pickups and Noll TCM3 electronics with a push/pull volume control for pickup splitting. The hardware includes an ETS custom 8-string MKIII bridge and tailpiece and Schaller tuners. This one-of-a-kind bass offers a distinctive octave sound, as two strings (pair) are always played together, just like it is with 12-String guitars. 

BassLine Buster Std8 plus – Details
The BassLine Buster Std8 plus is a refined version of the Std8, handcrafted in Germany with different wood combinations: a 2-piece swamp ash body. The neck is 3-piece hard maple with two carbon rods and a matched headstock, and the fingerboard is ebony with custom red block inlays and red side dots. The real upgrade: Its unique design includes two pickups that can be controlled independently, thanks to the stereo output jack! The instrument features a bridge EMG 35DC bass pickup and a neck EMG H4A pickup, which is actually a guitar pickup. This configuration allows for exceptional tonal combinations and creative sound possibilities.

Technical details:

This is not a physical product which means there is no shipping.
You can download this digital product after the purchase. 

The seven bass guitar models are spread over 5 individual plugins that come with your purchase. You need a DAW with VST3 or AU compatibility such as Cubase, Ableton Live, Reaper, Bitwig, Presonus Studio, FL Studio, Mixcraft or other. If you have another DAW as the mentioned above, please check if your DAW supports the “VST3” or “AU” (Audio Units) format. AAX and other formats are not supported!

System requirements:
– Intel, AMD or Apple Silicon multi-core CPU (native support for Apple Silicon)
– 64-bit macOS or Windows
– 8 GB of RAM or more
– about 16 GB of free HDD storage