The Forgotten ’80s Guitar Tone.
The ’80s guitar tone most plugins ignore isn’t hair-metal shred. It’s the sophisticated, chorus-drenched sound underneath every hit: Andy Summers’ shimmer on The Police records, The Edge’s crystalline delay on The Joshua Tree, the pristine clean on Purple Rain, the session work on every film soundtrack from Miami Vice to Top Gun.
Dreamy '80s Guitar Sounds at Your Fingertips
Our secret recipe inspired by a Roland Jazz Chorus in Blackbird Studio, a Rockman DI processor, and a suite of era-specific chorus and delay effects gives you sweet, shimmering vintage guitar tones in a few clicks.


30+ presets you recognize before you even click
Made For Making Music, Not Tweaking Knobs
Most amp sims assume you want to recreate hardware. ’80s Lush assumes you want to make music.
Load “Violet Downpour” and get Prince-inspired tones. Load “Every Breath” for The Police-style chorus-drenched clean. “Rule The World” gives you Tears For Fears-inspired shimmer.


Drive
Add subtle distortion / saturation.
DI/AMP Blend
Blend between Rockman DI Processor or Roland Jazz Chorus Amp Modeling.
Comp
Smash transients and push your guitar forward in the mix with fixed-attack-release compression.
Mix
Wet/Dry Blend for All Effects.
Tone
Tone-shape with EQ.
Chorus
Set Chorus depth to slow, medium, and fast LFO.
FX Type
Click the label to choose between either Ambience, Delay or Verb.
Blend
Wet/Dry Blend for Chorus and Delay/Reverb.
Delay
Choose between left- or right-start ping-pong delay.
Ambience, Delay, & Verb Times
Dial-in slow, medium, or fast delay times or select between 3 impulse responses.
Fits Where Other Guitar Plugins Don't
Synthwave producers, composers, and guitarists—different needs, same solution.
Most guitar plugins were built either for vintage blues warmth or modern heavy tones. ’80s Lush was built for a different job:
'80s driven production, modern pop, or anywhere that needs a touch of neon sparkle.
Synthwave & Retrowave Producers
Make your synth tracks feel complete.
’80s Lush adds warmth, width, and shimmer that blends naturally with vintage synth VSTs - because both come from the same sonic era.
Guitarists
Get a polished tone in minutes — then start jamming.
’80s Lush gives you iconic clean tones instantly. No $4,000 amps, no fragile rack gear, no settings to chase.
Film & TV Composers
Directors can hear when it isn’t 1985.
’80s Lush gives you era-accurate clean tones that fit period shows, documentaries, and retro cues with zero adjustments.
Features
System Requirements & Compatibility
- A FREE iLok account and iLok License Manager installation is required.
- Activation support for iLok Cloud or iLok gen 2 or 3 keys, and Machine (host computer).
- 2 activations are provided per license purchase for use.
- macOS 10.14 or above (Intel, and M-Series).
- Windows 7 or above (Intel i3, AMD Quad-Core, or later).
- A 64-bit operating system and DAW is required.
- A Compatible DAW or Host is required for AAX, AU, and VST3 formats use (64-bit only).
- Minimum 4 GB RAM and 4 GB free disk space.
Distribution Formats
- VST3 (Steinberg Virtual Studio Technology 3).
- AU (macOS Audio Unit).
- AAX (Avid Audio Extension).
- Compatible with all major DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) that support the formats mentioned above.
- Supports mono, mono to stereo and stereo signals.
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