e-instruments Chooses Shelford Channels To Help Create New ‘Desolate Guitars’ Virtual Instrument
Though the majority of our customers use our equipment in the context of music production and live sound reinforcement, we occasionally hear about other manufacturers using our products to do what they do – in this case, creating an amazing virtual instrument for Kontakt 7.
e-instruments reached out to us a couple of years ago about trying a few pieces of gear, and they ended up purchasing a number of Shelford Channels to use while creating ‘Desolate Guitars’, their first-ever guitar instrument.
“Picture the evocative and ultra-authentic guitar tones that transport you into the moody landscapes of David Lynch's cinematic worlds or the pulsating indie vibes reminiscent of Arctic Monkeys. It's a love letter to that classic sound: your favorite guitars plugged straight into iconic vintage amps, drenched in spring reverb, and decorated with tremolo.”
“Right from the conception of Desolate Guitars, we wanted to record with RND Shelford Channel strips. Transformer-based mic preamps have always been my first choice for any kind of tracking and there is no better mic preamp on the market today than Rupert Neve’s designs. Coupled with the RNDI this made for an extremely robust signal chain. There is punch, clarity and warmth in spades which is such a hard thing to achieve at the same time. It meant that the quality of sound on Desolate Guitars was the best it could possibly be, and we are all extremely happy with the results.”
– Seton Daunt (Pro Guitarist / Co-Creator)
Many thanks to e-instruments for choosing our preamplifiers – it’s an honor.
