3 iPad Guitar Amp Apps iPad for Those About to Rock

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3 iPad Guitar Amp Apps iPad for Those About to Rock

It wasn't consciously a New Year's resolution, but shortly after Christmas after years of tripping over my guitar cases, I decided it was time to get back in the game. While I have three guitars I love, my amp gear was either anemic or overpowered. I have a small practice amp I've never been happy with, and my stage rig. The cats don't really seem to care for the loud amps.

So, after watching Apple's "iPad is Electric" commercial I decided to take a look at amp apps for the iPad. Three in particular caught my eye: Amplitube, PocketAmp, and iShred.

Hooking Up

First you need a way to hook your guitar into your iOS device. You can either make a cable yourself, get one from Griffin, or use the iRig. I chose the iRig and it's a fairly simple adapter. You have a female guitar cable input on one end, a male headphone jack that plugs into your iOS device, and a female headphone connector for connecting headphones or a set of speakers. It may not suit the needs of perfectionists, but for the general user, it fits the bill.

The Apps

Amplitube (Free/$19.99): While the $20 price tag is a big turn off, I found the free version to be perfectly fine for the average practicing musician: the paid version gives you more presets and the ability play songs from your iTunes library. The free and paid versions both have in-app purchases for more pedals. Amplitube does have a lot of in-app purchases, even if you purchase the paid version, which may seem greedy. To me, it seems more like an effort to offer very specific levels of customizability. One of the things I liked most about this app was that for relatively little money, I could tailor my playing experience the way I wanted it.

There's in-app recording (single track is free, multi-track is an additional $15), but I'm just as happy pumping the feed into Garageband. That's because the sounds I got from this app were fantastic. I could get a nice w...

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