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Why

The late-80s neo-classical tone

Plug in and it is there, no settings to learn

Pure, crystal tone

A clear late-80s metal and rock lead

It looks the part

A 1988 room you will want to stay in

Made to make you faster

A metronome that climbs the tempo

Play along

Backing tracks on tape, any bar on loop

Always getting better

New features and fixes, all the time

A room, not an app

Click anything and walk up to it

Windows and Mac

App and plugin, one license, two machines

Support that listens

Quick answers, and we add what you ask for

Six pedals, one board

The late-80s lead chain, in the order it was played. Hover a pedal.

The six pedals on the board, as the room sees themMore is More: the room from the ceiling - the board on the rug, the amp head and cabinet against the wallDrive · Gate · Comp · EQ · Delay · Reverb
DRIVEThe push into the amp. The knob is the knob.
GATESilence between the notes, none inside them.
COMPClean runs that sit still.
EQSix bands, ±12 dB, for the cut.
DELAYThe slap that makes a run a cathedral.
REVERBA plate, after everything.

Amp head and 4×12 cabinet

  • The neo-classical amp head tone: a cranked late-80s amp head, neural-captured
  • Sag when you dig in, recovery when you stop
  • A measured 4×12 cabinet impulse response
  • Four tone knobs, the jewel and one input — hover them
The amp head close up: the RIG 1988 plate, the gold panel, the jewel lamp, the four knobs and the input, the Strat leaning on the cabinet
The panelHover a knob on the amp head to see what it does.
50 W amp headNeural captureMeasured 4×12 cabinet1988
The current amp head and 4×12 cabinet, with the guitar leaning against themAmp head and cabinet, in the room

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Shred in time, play along

  • Fast, clean neo-classical runs come from slow ones, many times
  • A metronome that climbs the tempo for you
  • A tape machine for the song you are learning
The metronome close-up
120BPM
NEXT125
CHANGE IN30s
STATERUNNING
TEMPO RANGE & MODE
Start120
Beats/measure4
End160
Subdivision4 - sixteenth
Step5
FeelStraight
Hold (s)30
SoundWood
ModeStep
Volume70%
Metronome: climbing 120 to 160 in fives
The tape machine close-up Tape machine: play along and loop any bar

The metronome

  • Step — up a rung every 30 s until it is clean at the top
  • Ramp — the same ladder with a glide between rungs
  • Random — any tempo in the range, so you never settle
  • Sample-accurate, and locked to your DAW in the plugin

The tape machine

  • Speed — 50 to 100 %, the key held where it is
  • A–B loop — the bar you keep missing, round and round
  • Ramp — a little faster on every pass
  • WAV, MP3, FLAC or OGG — drop it on the room

Ready to plug in?

Three days free, no card — or own it at the launch price: $24.99 instead of $49.99, one-time payment, yours forever. Windows, and Mac in beta.

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Walk up to anything

Click anything in the room and you are standing in front of it.

The setlist: presets written on a sheet of paper on the rug
The setlistYour sounds, one line each, on a sheet on the rug.
The tuner on the guitar's headstock
The tunerA strobe on the headstock: standard, half-step, whole-step, drop D.
The office: the license sheet on the desk, the telephone beside it
The officeYour license is a sheet on the desk. The phone gets you the manual and support.

The engine

Why the tone holds up at speed.

48kHzRun at the rate they were captured at
0.75msThe rig's own latency, at any block size
7capturesSix pedals and the amp head, trained on the real units
SagfittedThe supply droops as you dig in, like a pushed amp head
4×12cabinetThe cabinet, the mic and the room, measured
1:1pluginThe plugin sounds exactly like the app

Same room, in your DAW

  • The same room and the same tone, in your DAW
  • VST3 on Windows and Mac (beta), AU on Mac
  • Every knob is automatable; the metronome locks to your session
  • One license covers the app and the plugin
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Built to keep getting better

Rig 1988 keeps evolving. We listen to the players who use it, act on their feedback, and bring fixes and improvements to the app as quickly as we can.

Updates keep coming

New features, refined captures and fixes keep the rig moving forward. Your license is yours forever, plus free updates for 1 year.

Current build —

Your feedback shapes the rig

Found a bug or have an idea? Tell us. We listen, respond, and use your feedback to improve what matters when you play.

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One rig, one price

Honest about what this is

One chain, captured obsessively. If you want two hundred amps, this is the wrong app.

You need an audio interface. On Windows the app uses its ASIO driver and takes it exclusively while it runs — that is how the latency stays low.

Windows and Mac (Mac is in beta): the standalone app, and the plugin for your DAW (VST3, and AU on Mac) — one license for all of it. Checkout is by card or PayPal through Gumroad, right here on the page, and your license key arrives by email within minutes.