According to the ad, it comes with 160 pieces of gear... 51 stomp boxes, 31 amps, 46 speaker cabs etc and more

The lowest price for an individual purchase on the custom shop was $5 (many were $30)

at $5 each, 160 pieces of gear would cost $800 if purchased individually on the custom shop. But $5 is lower than the average custom shop price.
51 stomp boxes at $5 ea = $255
31 amps at $30 each = $930
46 speaker cabs at $5 each = $230
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so buying one piece of gear at a time could cost 10 times as much as buying the upgrade.
($1,960 vs $199)

I like Amplitube so far. It makes sense to enhance its usability by upgrading to the full package.

Thoughts?