Waves GTR3

GTR3

Amps, cabs, miking, and stompbox effects emulation

True-to-Life Tone, Vast Versatility

Amp sims are all about tone and feel—which is why GTR3 is the go-to amp sim for so many guitarists and bass players. GTR3 doesn’t just model everyone’s favorite vintage amps, but also has cutting-edge, modern amps—including custom models from Paul Reed Smith and Neil Citron.

25 pedal effects, based on Waves’ high-end studio processors, fill out your virtual pedalboard. Meticulously modeled with dazzling detail, GTR3 embodies Waves’ tradition of sonic excellence.

The Solution for Studio or Stage

It All Starts with the Amps

GTR3’s guitar amp collection explores the range from pristine clarity, to warm overdrive, to scorching high-gain. And the 7 bass amps handle all the bases—from solid-state clean, to deep R&B, to the growl of hard rock.

Studio Savvy

GTR3 emulates the flexibility of working in the studio. Choose from 12 virtual miking options for 16 guitar cabinets and 6 bass cabinets, and stack cabs in series or parallel—even bypass a virtual cab to feed a physical cabinet.

25 Effective Effects

All the “pedalboard’s greatest hits” are here: distortion, compressor, chorus, delay, reverb, wah, octave divider, pitch bender, and more. Of course, there’s MIDI Learn for real-time control—and multipoint touch sensitivity.

Go Way Beyond the Conventional

For incredible parallel processing, GTR3 is 100% compatible with Waves’ free StudioRack host. Insert different effects on different splits, or split by frequency for the articulated sound of multiband distortion—and bust some limits.

GTR3 Amps

From guitar to bass, clean to high-gain, GTR Amps provides an assortment of tones for any musical style. All amps have been modeled with exceptional detail from some of the world’s most popular and iconic amps, as well as one-of-a-kind favorites from Paul Reed Smith and Neil Citron.

Mix and match amps, cabinets, and miking options to create a custom sound that fits your musical personality. Create stereo or mono setups, for studio or stage—that’s GTR Amps.

GTR3 Stomps

These 25 high-end guitar effects are descended from Waves’ acclaimed studio plugin algorithms. Not only do they model iconic guitar and bass effects (which are suitable for all kinds of audio), but they deliver ease of use and a level of sound quality that raises the bar for pedalboard effects.

Arrange the effects as you like, in virtual pedalboards of 2, 4, or 6 effects, mono or stereo. Are you into expression pedals? Then use MIDI Learn—even assign one controller to multiple parameters.

GTR3 ToolRack

GTR3’s modular collection of amps and effects is ideal for the studio, but for live performance, it’s convenient to be able to bring all of these into a single, unified host—and that’s what GTR ToolRack is all about. Create your perfect guitar setup, make your tweaks, then save it as a preset.

For real-time control with expression pedals, GTR ToolRack is MIDI-friendly. For setlists, it offers an extensive preset management system—copy, paste, drag, drop, delete, rename, and more.

GTR3 Tuner

GTR Tuner understands the specific tuning needs of stringed instrument players. Unlike tuners that tune only chromatically, or are limited to open strings, GTR tuner offers multiple modes from a drop-down menu: Chromatic, Guitar, Bass, 15 alternate tunings, and a user-defined preset.

The clear, large, unambiguous readout makes it easy to see tuning accuracy. Indicators show whether the current pitch is sharp, flat, exactly on pitch, or within ±10 cents of being in tune.