Howard Benson V2: The BEST Marshall Amp Sim in 2025 and Why Nothing Else Comes Close!

The un matchable Must-Have Marshall Sim !

Howard Benson V2 Update: The Ultimate Marshall Amp Sim in 2025.
If you like how I play or the music im into then you might want to check out this sim cause it still beats the rest in 2025 as well as comes with a nice capture voice of a rare Marshall and its not going to allow you to dial up a sweet spot and retain dynamics so your playing is part of the tone, so you dont sound like everyone else using the same sim amp and cut through any mix., this sim stands in a league of its own.

So while we look for a nice captured the format, we have
1 Sim (you can dial in a tone)
2 One Knob (you can use a nicely captured voice but no real dialling in)
3 A Basic Capture loader interface with gate, eq, etc, no real am behaviour when dialling in (NAM, Tonex, Tonocracy, Genome etc etc)

What Defines a Truly Great Marshall Sim?
1️⃣ Authentic Unique Voice — That unmistakable Marshall roar with the harmonic richness with its own unique voice.
2️⃣ Effortless Tone Shaping — Dialing in a sweet spot seamlessly—not have to struggle.
3️⃣ Dynamic Responsiveness — A real Marshall breathes with your playing; creating a unique tone combined with your playing, so you dont sound like everyone else using the same sim.
4️⃣ Amp-Like Behavior — It needs to respond to your pick attack, volume roll-offs, and subtle nuances—just like the real thing.
5️⃣ Integrated Features — Pitch shifting, stereo width, tuners.
6️⃣ Pre & Post Effects — Decent Effects before after Preamp

In addition to the Amp3 Marshall 100watt plexi, there is ;
???? Bogner and Wizard models bring high-gain crunch and raw, bluesy grit with jaw-dropping clarity.
???? In a mix, it preserves your dynamics, letting your unique playing shine through—not just layered saturation.
⚡ No need to add external eqs to fit in the mix, the tone is there right from the start.

→ I’ve included links to download the audio so you can experience it for yourself. Trust me—you’ll hear the difference.

00:00 Face to Face Blues demo
00:46 Moving Forward Ambient Demo, Includes Howard Benson Vocal Multiplier
01:19 iTal Rasta Bad Brains Dr.Know Demo, Fender and Bogner Amps
01:56 Turn it Up, Bad Brains Rock Demo, Bogner with Marshalls.
02:36 Introduction , Basic Amp functions and new things
02:57 Precautions with Installing update
03:50 Input Listener explained (new feature)
04:37 Diving deeper into the otehr sims int he suite
04:58 What Makes Howard Benson V2 Unique, its voice, character, behaviour, robustness
05:11 Amp 3 Marshall plexi 100watt Pantara like Demo, drop tuned, Klons etc
06:10 Effects section,
06:18 My own pedals on the floor like SD-1 by Sonic Fields to tube screamer in STL Sim.
06:34 Explanation of Pre Post, the only sim with a one effects page solution with demo
09:31 Ideas for v3 or options
08:36 STL Sim Evolution of the GUI from the West Valley Studios Amp Room to 2 IR Loader.
09:32 The Midi Section,
09:37 Optional midi hardware and how easy it is to set up
12:24 Hardware controlling Crybaby in DAW demo
13:37 The SIM’s Presets
14:26 Comparison videos and Why Howard Benson V2 Stands Out and best Marshall SIM.
16:39 The cab section and what I would love to see added to the SIM.
17:13 My floor board FX like. the SD-1 by Sonic Fields to compare how the SIM reacts.
18:13 Using virtual Pedal Board fx such as Audio Assault Amp Locker, Neural DSP etc
18:55 Discussing how the Sim should be used in a DAW Studio with sends to Effects bus.
19:13 Optional 3rd party none DAW apps with this sim like Patchwork
19:21 Cinematic Ambient Train-Spotting lost highway Style Guitar Demo
20:45 Ambiant Demo 🙂
21:42 Additional MOD type plugins like free Hornet Valvola with Tube simulations.
22:10 Why this is a must have over captures and one knob types, aside unique Marshall voices.
22:42 My 2025 Top Marshall Sim conclusions, Recommendations

2025 Best Marshall recommendations
01 STL Tonality Howard Benson sim, voices, realism, simplicity and robustness.
02 Kuassa Caliburn, Creme both great number of sweet spots, nice voices
03 Polychrome DSP NunChuck, Great sim, realistic, features, great voices and sweet spots
04 Mercurial Spark, great voices, both JMP2203 and AFD Marshalls.
05 Softube Marshall Suite+ stock Marshall voices, great base, must have.
06 Nembrini MRH159 Brown Sound, great voices, realism.
07 Audio Assault Amp Locker is climbing this chart for many reasons.
08 Neural DSP Fortin Cali and Nameless, Great high gain modded Marshall Sims.
09 Scuffman S-Gear
10 UAD Amp Sims
11 Overloud TH-U is stunning.

Captures & one Knob Interfaces
Borgren Digital BDM800 Bad Boy John Sykes style Marshall Euge Valovirta SIM, best!
NAM
Tonex
Best paid is Genode

please contact for audio files to test this sim yourself, Logic and Mac based.
gabrielraphael@gabrielraphael.com

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