I have Strummer (2 and 3 I think) from many years back. It runs as a third party in Kontakt. It also had some dulcimer samples in it which I used on some christmas music. I searched briefly for the program and since it runs in Kontakt, I had to open that but don't have the time to search in depth for it.

I was also going to post an example of the sound you get from it but I think the original straight synth version is gone. I found the song and it obviously has live guitar in it where I recorded over the synth parts at some point. It's not on my website so don't bother to search there. I'll look later if I get a chance, for the cakewalk project.

It sounds fairly good but anybody who knows what a guitar sounds like can pick it out as a synth immediately. It fools no one except those uneducated to the sound of a real guitar.

That said, this synth does perform a job and has a purpose. For those who are fairly proficient keyboard players already and are willing to take the time to learn the nuances of this synth, they are able to create almost real sounding guitar parts and solos.

In another forum, I know one such musician. I really had to listen hard to one of the songs he posted a few years back to determine if he got someone to play the electric guitar solo or if it was a guitar synth. Do to subtle nuances in the sound, it was, no doubt, a synth. A few of the bends were beyond the capabilities of a guitar. Coupled with the fact that he is a very proficient keyboardist and doesn't, to my understanding, play 6 string, and the synth artifacts....it was a synth, played on the keys.

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