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Ampknob BDM 800 Badboy Black Friday deal: Bogren Digital's amp simulator plugin is at $24.50, 50% off, until Nov 30, 2026.
It is an 800 with a backstory. The "Badboy" is the amp from guitarist Euge Valovirta's personal collection, and it is the version captured in this plugin.
Bogren Digital describes the 800 as potentially the most iconic amp of all time, one that emerged in the 80s. It covers a classic rhythm tone and the lead sound heard on countless hit records.
Its power stage uses 6550 tubes built to a military specification, together with a purpose-made 140 W transformer sourced in Finland. Bogren Digital says that combination gives the amp its character, tone and depth.
It is one of three Ampknob BDM plugins. The maker says the whole series is built to be easy to use, with a distraction-free path to album-ready sounds.
Jens Bogren has put his 20+ years of experience into the sounds, so you can spend your time on the music instead of the menus.
For a quick lead patch, switch "FX" on and select the Lead cab. That gives you a dialed-in lead tone with delay and reverb already in the chain, ready for a solo.
If you want to shape the ambience, click the "FX" tape on the front panel. It opens extra settings for the details of the reverb and delay.
The cabinet section runs on IRDX. According to Bogren Digital, the speaker models that ship with it respond to playing dynamics the way real cabinets do.
IRDX also applies to any cabinet IR you load. The maker says those IRs respond more vividly and dynamically than they do in a standard IR loader.
The plugin runs on Windows 10 or newer, and on macOS 10.13 or newer. On Mac it is native for both Intel and Apple Silicon.
If you work in a DAW that hosts VST3, AU or AAX plugins, you can load it as a plugin. It also runs as a standalone app.
Yes. The Ampknob BDM 800 Badboy Black Friday deal takes 50% off, bringing the Bogren Digital amp simulator plugin to $24.50. The offer ends Nov 30, 2026.
You can choose from the Modern, Vintage and Lead cabs, or load your own IR. The front-panel "FX" switch brings in delay and reverb, and clicking the "FX" tape opens extra settings for both effects.
It is available as Standalone, VST3, AU and AAX. It runs on Windows 10 or newer and macOS 10.13 or newer, with native support for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
IRDX is Bogren Digital's technology in the cabinet section. According to the maker, the bundled speaker models respond to playing dynamics the way real speakers do, and the same behavior carries over to any cabinet IR you load into the plugin.
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