Overloud is giving away free licenses for the TH-U Essentials guitar amp sim (normally $89) until January 20, 2025.
TH-U Essentials is a release for macOS (VST, AU, AAX, standalone) and Windows (VST, AAX, standalone). Overloud is giving away 1000 TH-U Essentials licenses daily from January 14 to January 20.
TH-U Essentials is a guitar sim suite with 43 models, including amps, cabs, effects, and mics.
Overloud includes 41 patches covering various styles and setups. The devs also captured 10 real guitar rigs and fully reproduced the plugin’s setups.
The plugin includes a Fluid IR loader, which allows you to load standard IRs and convert them into Fluid IRs.
Overloud explains that Fluid IRs are advanced IRs that capture more characteristics than standard IRs, such as the speaker’s dynamic behavior and harmonics.
The fully MIDI-controllable setup also features Amp Tweak, which enables users to mod the amps by switching out preamp and power amp tubes and simulating the action of a Variac.
If you want more than the stock offerings, there’s plenty available, as the TH-U ecosystem offers more than 28,000 captured rigs and 42,000 IRs.
These include official packs from players such as Eric Gales, Greg Howe, and Megadeth alumni Marty Friedman and Glen Drover.
Overloud debuted the base version of TH-U in February 2019, and TH-U Essentials is the latest release of the guitar rig suite.
To get your free copy of the plugin, you’ll need to create a free account on Overloud. This requires a name and email address, and newsletter signup is optional.
After I signed up, Overload immediately sent me an account verification email. After verifying my email, I returned to the TH-U Essentials product page and requested a free copy of the plugin. The company promptly emailed me a serial number to activate the plugin.
There was also a download link in the email that outlined the five-step process of installing and activating the plugin.
If you’re curious to hear the TH-U Essentials tones, there are several videos up on YouTube that showcase the sounds, including both official and user videos.
After the freebie became available this week, several users uploaded YouTube demos of the current version of TH-U Essentials.
These are handy for assessing the current state of the release and illustrating how the components work together.
Check out the deal: TH-U Essentials (FREE until January 20th – Overloud account needed)
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Last Updated on January 15, 2025 by Tomislav Zlatic.
