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Funk Essence Black Friday pricing is 51% off, which puts this Strum GS-2 sound bank at $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
It is a preset bank of funk guitar sounds and strumming patterns from Applied Acoustics Systems, built by Brazilian producer and keyboardist Thiago Pinheiro.
The maker says it covers funk from the 70s, 80s and 90s, with nods to James Brown, George Clinton and Sly Stone.
The collection holds 12 funk styles, 84 guitar presets and 84 strumming patterns. You feed the patterns your own chord progressions, so the guitar follows the changes you write.
Tones run from clean guitars to phased and crunchy ones. Styles range from disco-influenced funk to a more vintage, shuffled feel.
The purchase contains:
All AAS Sound Banks run on the free AAS Player, and that comes with the purchase. You do not need Strum GS-2 to use the bank.
If you do own Strum GS-2, the bank is added to it automatically once it is installed. If you don't, load it in the AAS Player plug-in or in the standalone application.
That makes it a session-guitarist workflow in the box: pick a style, play your chords, and the pattern does the strumming.
The maker pitches it at composers working on TV and sync music, and at anyone laying the groove under a track. It also positions the sounds as a way to add funk flavor to other genres.
Thiago Pinheiro grew up among Brazilian musicians and has perfect pitch. He began composing on piano at four.
By twelve he had performed alongside Stevie Wonder, Billy Cobham, Gilberto Gil and Hermeto Pascoal.
He is a producer, director, pianist and keyboard player whose work covers blues and jazz as well as house and drum and bass. He also produces music for Hollywood and the movie industry.
Funk Essence is his latest Strum sound pack.
Yes. The Funk Essence Black Friday deal takes 51% off this Strum GS-2 sound bank, so it costs $19. The offer ends Nov 18, 2026. The purchase includes the preset bank and the free AAS Player plug-in.
You get the preset bank for Strum GS-2, the AAS Player plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats, a serial number and installation instructions. The bank itself holds 12 funk styles, 84 guitar presets and 84 strumming patterns.
No. The sound bank runs on the free AAS Player, as a plug-in or standalone application. If you already own Strum GS-2, the bank is added to it automatically after installation, so you can play it there too.
The maker describes guitar sounds from clean to phased and crunchy, spanning 70s, 80s and 90s funk. Styles run from disco-influenced funk to vintage shuffled grooves, with strumming patterns that follow your own chord progressions.
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