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The CLA Guitars Black Friday deal from Waves puts this multi-effect guitar plugin at $29.99, 69% off, until Nov 26, 2026.
CLA Guitars is a guitar-processing plugin built in close association with Grammy-winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge. It packs 6 effects and 3 modes into one window, so you can get a mix-ready guitar sound without building a chain by hand.
Lord-Alge's credits include guitar-driven records for Foo Fighters, Green Day, Muse, My Chemical Romance and Avenged Sevenfold. The plugin is meant to deliver the kind of driving, radio-ready guitar tones those records are known for.
CLA Guitars has 6 effects built around the core sounds the maker considers essential for contemporary music. Three modes set the overall character: Clean, Crunch and Heavy.
The maker says those modes stretch from delicate acoustic parts to hard rock.
Each effect offers 3 tonal colors, optimized for that effect. You pick one and move on.
Editing is built around faders. For more of an effect, you turn its fader up.
You can choose between DI and re-amping options, depending on how the guitar was recorded or how you want to feed the plugin.
Pitch processing creates wide stereo imaging, a quick way to open up a double-tracked or single-tracked part.
Pro-level presets are included to kickstart the mixing process.
On Mac, CLA Guitars runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, you need Windows 10 or later, in VST and AAX formats.
If your DAW hosts VST, AU or AAX plugins, the format list above tells you which version loads on your system.
Yes. The CLA Guitars Black Friday deal takes 69% off, which puts the Waves plugin at $29.99. The offer runs until Nov 26, 2026.
CLA Guitars gives you 6 effects and 3 modes: Clean, Crunch and Heavy. Each effect has 3 optimized tonal colors. DI and re-amping options, pitch processing for stereo imaging and pro-level presets are part of the plugin too.
CLA Guitars is a VST plugin. On Mac it comes in VST, AU and AAX. On Windows it comes in VST and AAX. Mac needs macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15, and PC needs Windows 10 or later.
Editing is fader-based. For more of an effect, you turn its fader up. You also choose one of 3 tonal colors per effect, switch between DI and re-amping options, and start from the pro-level presets the maker includes.
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