Comparison

Bass 3500 Amplifier vs Ample Juice

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bass 3500 Amplifier

Features
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"The unmistakable punch, definition, and flexibility of a legendary hybrid bass amplifier" Modeled after the legendary Hartke HA3500* bass amplifier Nembrini Audio Bass 3500 captures the powerful low end, fast transient response, and distinctive hybrid preamplifier design of the original amplifier. Key Features - Hybrid Preamp: Independently blend Tube and Solid State stages to combine harmonic warmth, clarity, definition, and punch. - Built-In Compressor: Controls peaks, evens out dynamics, and adds weight and consistency to the bass signal. The activity LED provides visual feedback for compression and limiting. - Ten-Band Graphic Equalizer: Provides ±15 dB adjustment at 30 Hz, 64 Hz, 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 3 kHz, 5 kHz, and 8 kHz. - Contour Controls: Broad Low Pass and High Pass controls shape the low-frequency region around 100 Hz and the upper-frequency region around 10 kHz. - Pre-Amplifier Stomp Effects: Noise Gate, Envelope Filter, Octaver, and Modern Tubes Drive. Every pedal is draggable and reorderable for complete signal-chain customization. - Cabinet and Recording Chain: Four bass cabinet emulations, four microphone models, adjustable microphone positioning, tweeter controls, parallel D.I. processing, and three ambience environments. - Dual Impulse Loader: Load and blend up to two third-party impulse responses with level, pan, phase, Solo, and Mute controls. - Six-Band Parametric Equalizer: Detailed post-amplifier tone shaping with multiple filter types, adjustable frequency, gain, and Q. - Post-Amplifier Effects: Studio Compressor, bass-optimized Modulation, and Analog Delay. Every effect is draggable for flexible routing. - Cabinet Bypass: Bypasses the complete cabinet, recording chain, and impulse-loader section for use with external cabinet processors, IR loaders, or a real power amplifier and bass speaker system. PEDALS Four bass-focused stomp effects: Noise Gate, Envelope Filter, Octaver, and Modern Tubes Drive everything from clean control to synth-style lows and warm saturation. Each effect can be dragged to customize the signal order. CABINETS Choose from four bass cabinets and four microphone models, with adjustable mic placement and tweeter controls. Blend the cabinet signal with a processed D.I. channel and three ambience environments. IR LOADER Load and blend up to two third-party impulse responses. Each slot includes level, pan, phase, Solo, and Mute controls. EQUALIZER A six-band parametric equalizer provides precise post-amplifier tone shaping, with multiple filter types and adjustable Frequency, Gain, and Q. POST EFFECT Studio Compressor, bass-optimized Modulation, and Analog Delay complete the signal chain. Each effect is draggable for flexible routing Legal Disclaimer: Hartke HA3500 is a registered trademark of Samson Technologies Corp. NA Bass 3500 was developed by Nembrini Audio SRL based on its modeling techniques. Samson Technologies Corp. has not endorsed nor sponsored the NA Bass 3500 in any manner, nor licensed any intellectual property for use in this product.

About

Ample Juice

This app simulates a guitar amplifier, cabinet, and microphone setup, allowing musicians to shape their tone with intuitive controls. It offers a range of sounds from clean to heavy distortion and includes a built-in tuner and preset saving.

Highlights
  • Simulated amp, cabinet, and microphone
  • Adjustable gain, EQ, and mic positioning
  • Pulp and boost effects
  • Built-in chromatic, guitar, and bass tuner
  • 25 factory presets
  • AUv3 effect and standalone app
  • MIDI and automation support
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Plug in. Tune up. Play a chord. If it needs more bite, turn it up. If the low strings need to hit harder, add Pulp. If the top end is getting in the way, move the microphone. Ample Juice works like the rig you already understand, because playing guitar should not feel like programming one. ONE SCREEN, LIKE AN AMP The whole signal path is in front of you: gate, boost, drive, amp, 4x12 and microphone. No pages to remember and no puzzle of hidden settings. Start with the controls you know, turn them until the guitar sits right, and leave the rest alone. FROM CLEAN ENOUGH TO LEAD READY Juice covers the ground between edge-of-breakup rhythm and a full lead voice. The first part of the dial adds body and sheen. The middle is where crunch lives. The last stretch opens quickly for sustain and saturation. Even when the gain is up, chords keep their notes instead of folding into one fizzy block. Pulp sits before the amp, where your boost pedal would. It trims low end before the clipping starts and leans into the midrange, so palm mutes land firmly and down-tuned riffs do not spread across the floor. Throw the Clean lever and the drive section steps aside; throw it back and every dirty setting is waiting where you left it. POSITION THE MIC BY TOUCH OR MOUSE No need to translate what you hear into studio jargon. Put a finger on the mic and move it, or grab it with a mouse. Position it toward the cone centre for cut, toward the edge for warmth, farther back for space, or off-axis to soften a sharp pick attack. The cabinet picture is the control—move what you see and listen as the tone follows. READY WHEN THE RIFF ARRIVES Use it as an AUv3 effect in your host or open the standalone app and choose your interface input. It adds no latency, so the note stays under your fingers. The tuner is already at the front of the rig, presets can save without stopping playback, and every control can follow MIDI or automation. 25 factory presets give you useful starting points for clean, crunch, metal, lead and more. Save the sounds that belong to your songs and take them across your devices. SPECIFICATIONS - Audio Unit v3 effect and standalone app - iPad, Mac, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro - Mono or stereo, zero added latency, no tail - 44.1 / 48 / 96 kHz as a plug-in and in the Mac app; 44.1 / 48 kHz in the iPhone and iPad app - All 22 controls automate and assign to MIDI - 25 factory presets across eight categories - Built-in chromatic, guitar and bass tuner - True bypass, click-free and safe to automate - Built-in user manual

Screenshots

Bass 3500 Amplifier4 screens
Ample Juice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ample Juice at $7.99 against Bass 3500 Amplifier's $19.99. Bass 3500 Amplifier's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bass 3500 Amplifier costs $19.99 and Ample Juice $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bass 3500 Amplifier versus Ample Juice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBass 3500 AmplifierAmple Juice
Price$19.99$7.99 — better
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNembrini AudioChristian Thompson

In-app purchases

None

Bass 3500 Amplifier

No in-app purchases

None

Ample Juice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bass 3500 Amplifier free?
Bass 3500 Amplifier costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ample Juice free?
Ample Juice costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bass 3500 Amplifier or Ample Juice have ads?
Neither Bass 3500 Amplifier nor Ample Juice shows ads.

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