Two characters
Heavy: thick, angry, modern high gain. Clean: glassy and open, with air on top. Switch with one click, no pops.
OH SHIT
A guitar amp with nothing to set up
Two presets, three knobs and a sound that rips from the first note. Plug in and play.
What you get
Three knobs
- DRIVEhow hard it burns
- TONEdarker or brighter
- OUTPUTvolume
Nothing else needed.
Cab built in
No impulse responses, no chain of five plugins. It sounds finished right away.
Adapts to your guitar
Single coils, humbuckers, any audio interface: the level sets itself and your playing dynamics stay yours.
A UI that is alive
The mascot watches the knobs and blinks, the logo drips, Heavy blows everything up and the mouth shows your level.
Where it runs
VST3 for any DAW on Windows, plus a portable app that runs without installing.
How it sounds
The same DI twice: as recorded, and played through OH SHIT on Heavy with every knob at noon. Switch while it plays.
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Download
Free. Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit.
VST3
For Reaper, Cubase, FL Studio, Ableton and every other DAW.
Download VST3OhShit-1.0.0-win64-VST3.zip, 3.7 MB
Portable
A standalone app: unzip and play, no install and no DAW needed.
Download PortableOhShit-1.0.0-win64-Portable.zip, 3.8 MB
Installing the VST3
Unzip it and put the OhShit.vst3 folder into C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3. Restart your DAW or rescan plugins and OH SHIT shows up among the effects.
Running the portable app
Unzip it and run OhShit.exe. In Options, Audio/MIDI Settings pick your audio interface and untick Mute audio input, otherwise you will not hear the guitar.
Windows warns about the file
The plugin is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may get nervous. Click More info, then Run anyway.
License and source
OH SHIT is free software under the GNU AGPLv3, provided without any warranty. Download the source of this version and build it yourself.
Source code 2.0 MB License text
Hooked?
The plugin is free. If OH SHIT now lives on your guitar track, buy me new strings.
Tap the sticker to open the donation form.