Shreddage 3 Serpent
A well-rounded, super-flexible, classic American 7-string electric guitar.
$149
Audio Demos
- The Jewel's Serpent (Serpent Version) Nabeel Ansari 1:13
- Dark Skies Ian Dorsch 1:32
- Gasoline [Thrash] Andrew Aversa 1:30
- Fires Within Solonoid Studio 3:04
- The Queen's Jupiter (Serpent Version) Nabeel Ansari 1:00
- The Spirit's Rogue (Serpent Version) Nabeel Ansari 1:22
- The Devil's Mudflap [Power Metal] Andrew Aversa 2:45
- Submerged [Extreme Metal] Mike Leon 1:16
- Standing Still Brad Jerkins 1:16
- Heart Core [Rock] Henning Nugel 2:06
- Dust to Rust Dennis Koop 1:36
- Down Outbreak Xero (cover by Mike Leon 4:03
- Us Tristine Wild 1:49
- Dust to Rust (Naked) Dennis Koop 1:36
- Fires Within (Naked) Solonoid Studio 3:04
- The Devil's Mudflap (Naked) [Power Metal] Andrew Aversa 2:45
- Gasoline (Naked) [Thrash] Andrew Aversa 1:30
Overview
The evolution of Shreddage 2 SRP, Shreddage 3 Serpent is an incredibly versatile 7-string electric guitar with an all-American classic sound, performed by YouTube superstar Jules Conroy (FamilyJules7x). Its clear, well-rounded tone shines in metal tracks but is equally at home in rock, pop, blues and more.
Product Info
Over 15,000 pristine 24-bit samples
Recorded DI (direct in) so you can use any amp tone.
7-string guitar tuned to drop-A (A' E A D G B e)
Well-rounded tone works great for heavy genres like metal, but is equally at home with rock, pop, blues and more.
All crucial lead and rhythm articulations
Sustains, powerchords, palm mutes, staccatos, harmonics, pinch harmonics, tapping, tremolo, slides, fingered vibrato, FX, hammer-on, pull-off, rakes, and chokes.
Realistic performances through meticulous sampling
Every string sampled from open up to the highest fret with up to 4x down/4x up strokes per note and up to 7 palm mute layers.
45 production-ready tone snapshots
From hi-gain amped options to clean, ambient playing.
Features
Cutting edge virtual guitarist engine
Beautiful, wide UI
Poly input feature for realistic chords
Total articulation control technology
Console FX rack and mixer
Requirements
4GB disk space
7200 RPM hard drive or solid state drive recommended.
6GB RAM
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments.
Apple M1, Intel i5 or equivalent CPU
A faster CPU with more cores will allow you to play more simultaneous voices.
Kontakt Player 6.7
This library will run in the FREE Kontakt Player.
Kontakt Requirements - Mac OS
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update).
Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11 or 12 (latest update)
Kontakt Requirements - Windows
Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher.
Tutorials
Shreddage 3 Upgrade Trailer
Shreddage 3 Upgrade Overview
S3 Masterclass Part 1
S3 Masterclass Part 2
Jupiter vs. Serpent vs. Rogue Comparison (Legacy)
Shreddage 2 SRP Overview (Legacy)
Featured Artists & Composers
Brian Pickett
PAW Patrol, Lucas the Spider, Daniel Tiger
"I never would have thought that sampled guitars could sound as good as ISW's do. The fact that I can use them to lay down a realistic solo is unprecedented. They’ve pushed the boundaries of realism."
Christopher Gordon
Ladies in Black, Mao's Last Dancer, Salem's Lot, Master and Commander
"Impact Soundworks' range of guitars and fretted instruments sound amazing and are crafted and nuanced with expert detail. Intuitively set up to get straight to composing. And I have a real soft spot for the juicy, screaming Shreddage 3 Hydra!"
Mike Reagan
Invincible Fight Girl, Powerpuff Girls, Trials Evolution, God of War, Twisted Metal
"A big thanks to the team at Impact Soundworks for putting inspiration at my fingertips! Your sample libraries are in heavy use in my Orchestral, Rock and Pop templates, and always visible in my top-tier Cue-specific Kontakt. Layering your Shreddage libraries on top of my live guitar tracks creates so much depth, and I get so much out of so many of your other libraries - too many to name. A+ programming and sonic goodness gang!"
Shreddage 2 SRP was appreciated by many for its versatility; Shreddage 3 Serpent takes that even further, combining the outstanding tone of this 7-string, drop-tuned guitar with the power and realism of the updated Shreddage 3.5 engine.
Shreddage 3 Serpent is a jack-of-all-trades with a balanced tone that is neither bright nor dark. If you are looking for a fantastic-sounding metal guitar that can do a little of everything, Serpent is an outstanding choice. It excels at leads and chords, especially in heavier high-gain contexts like metal or hard rock, but it works for traditional rock, pop, and even blues.
Shreddage 3 Serpent features the high-energy, virtuosic performance of YouTube guitarist Jules Conroy (aka FamilyJules7x). It also offers some of our best, most realistic palm mutes (up to 6 layers), especially chugging power chord mutes, and sounds great either clean or in high-gain uses.
Our array of articulations have you covered for a full, realistic performance and include sustains, with hammer-ons and pull-offs when appropriate; mutes; staccato; power chord sustains, mutes, and staccato; natural, artificial, and pinch harmonics; chokes; tremolo; tapping; rakes; legato slides and power chord slides; pitched, power chord pitched, and unpitched releases; and FX. Articulations are easy to adjust and remap with the TACT 3.0 articulation system, and NKS is supported for more parameters.
Shreddage 3 Serpent includes an updated version of TACT allowing you to customize how all articulations are mapped and triggered! Everyone has their own preferences for how to perform or write for virtual guitar, and with TACT you can create the perfect setup for your DAW.
Console is our mixer, modular effects rack, and pedal board, designed to give you full control over your virtual guitar tone with 30 effects modules to choose from!
These include multiple EQs (digital and analog-style), compressors, spatial FX, modulation FX, amps, distortion pedals, reverbs, and a selection of over 30 custom cabinet IRs recorded just for Shreddage 3! These cabs cover all the most important sounds you would want, with both dynamic & condenser mics in multiple positions plus a ribbon mic for certain models.
Using Console, you can easily save and load FX chains or presets between projects or even different Shreddage 3 products. It also allows you to mix and blend between guitar pickups, with custom inserts on each if you’d like.
Reviews
Shreddage 3 Series – Sample Library Review
“Impact Soundworks have blown the lid off my DAW with Shreddage 3. This is the electric guitar library I have long been looking for. Whether you want a rocking rhythm guitarist, a wailing, screaming guitar soloist, or simply a tool for writing your own rhythm and solo guitar parts, Shreddage 3 fits the bill. You can easily write a full rock track with Shreddage 3 that sounds authentic and believable. It’s hard to ask for much more than that.”
Raborn Johnson (Sample Library Review)
Shreddage 3 Serpent – Solonoid Studio
“You can play really nice convincing lead solos on it or really heavy thick rhythms, and it just works, which is great. Everything is within reach, everything’s tweakable, so you’ll have lots of fun with it, and you’ll be making really smashing tracks that basically sound like real guitarists in no time. Because not everyone has a good sounding guitar that they can plug into their audio interface.”
Cory Pelizzari (Solonoid Studio)