Native Instruments – Session Guitarist Electric Sunburst 1.1.0 Update (KONTAKT)

6-String Electric Guitar Update – Native Instruments – Session Guitarist: Electric Sunburst (KONTAKT)

Modern Electric Guitar

• Perfectly recorded, playable electric guitar
• Superb realism of fingerpicking, riffing, and chords
• 154 patterns for a variety of styles

Your

ELECTRIC SUNBURST session electric guitarist accurately captures the sound of an electric guitar that is ideal for modern productions. It combines an extensive library of strumming patterns, arpeggios and authentic riffs with real-time control. The innovative playback engine allows you to create a virtually infinite number of chord variations and create convincing musical results with easy input.

Take your pick!

ELECTRIC SUNBURST uses the same realistic strumming engine as STRUMMED ACOUSTIC 1 and 2, adding riffs and picking patterns. Find the right patterns quickly with the dynamic pattern search function. Then simply play a chord for an authentic result.

The sound of the ELECTRIC SUNBURST is ready for release

, featuring a high-quality set of effects, amps and cabinet emulations. Three distortion effects and four modulation effects provide the sounds of classic pedals, while five amp models and a choice of ten cabinets allow you to create a unique tone. A high-quality console EQ, two compressors, tape emulation, reverb, delay and tape delay allow you to create complete, ready-to-release results right in the instrument. The ELECTRIC SUNBURST

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captures the sound of a classic guitar chosen for its rich, warm and adaptable tone. A thoughtful signal path – with high-quality cables, vintage tube preamps and high-resolution converters – ensures that every nuance of the legendary instrument’s sound is accurately transmitted. The bridge and neck signals are recorded separately, giving you complete control over the mix balance. A condenser microphone mounted above the strings captures the smallest sonic details and adds power and realism to your playing.

Content Library

Choose from 154 patterns covering a wide range of realistic riffs, arpeggios, intervals and chords. The patterns are conveniently grouped into 31 well-chosen song presets suitable for any music – from modern pop to electro. The autochord mode and convenient voice presets allow you to convincingly play or program electric guitar parts, regardless of your musical experience.

Thousands of loops, single notes and noises have been sampled in a wide range of fret positions. The samples include plectrum and fingerstyles in open, muted and harmonic articulations. The result is unprecedented flexibility, realism and tonal variety. Tuning, tempo and “humanity” settings help you create truly live performances in a variety of musical styles.

Komplete Kontrol Integration

ELECTRIC SUNBURST takes full advantage of the KOMPLETE KONTROL hardware and NKS standard, offering benefits such as hardware browsing and audio preview, key range and articulation lighting, and more.

Powered by Drumasonic

ELECTRIC SUNBURST was created in collaboration with Drumasonic, the same award-winning sample team behind the STRUMMED ACOUSTIC instruments.

• Enjoy the versatility of a top-notch session musician in the heart of your studio, with perfectly recorded sound and a variety of performance settings.
• The meticulously recorded electric guitar was chosen for its rich, adaptable sound, ideal for a variety of modern genres and styles.
• The dynamic pattern search function lets you search by time signature, playing style and more. You can even manually enter the desired rhythmic structure.
• A variety of playing modes, borrowed from real playing, ensure realistic guitar performances, including picks, strums and riffs.
• Complete control over the tone of the guitar sound, plus advanced performance and playing style parameters.
• Create a production-ready guitar part entirely in ELECTRIC SUNBURST, using studio-quality pedals, amps, cabinets and effects.

Copy and replace the contents of the distribution to the root folder of the library.

Changes in version 1.1.0 (2025-08-13)

Minimum required Kontakt version – 8.4.0.

Added:

• Each pattern has an individual chord progression
• MIDI drag and drop for chord progressions, fingerings and riffs
• Voiceover mute function
• Replika delay
• Audio preview in Song Browser
• Full NKS 2 support

Improved:

• Optimized audio content

Fixed:

• File > Load recent menu remained open when hovering over it after loading
• Minor bugs