Karoryfer Samples has released Dubious Electrics, a sample library of ten electric instruments for sforzando.
Instrument list:
- Extralow bass - a semihollow Washburn AB-95 5-string strung with an extra heavy string on the bottom, tuned to E an octave below a standard bass's low E.
- Solid violin bass - an early 60s Eko solidbody.
- 8-string bass - a Hagstrom 8-string bass from the later 60s.
- Wurli Bass VI - Wurlitzer's take on the Fender Bass VI, that is to say a 6-string tuned an octave below a typical electric guitar. Arguably a baritone guitar and not a "true" bass.
- Rocket guitar - a Harmony Rocket hollowbody with three pickups, not rocket-shaped in the least.
- Violin guitar - a Kingston-brand hollowbody with uneven output.
- Longhorn guitar - constructed quite differently than the Danelectro Longhorns, though the incorrectly wired pickups do give it a similarly bright sound.
- Fretless guitar - an electric the 80s or 90s, with its frets removed.
- 12-String guitar - the guitar version of Hagstrom's 8-string bass.
- Electric banjo - a solidbody constructed like a typical electric guitar, but with a 28-fret banjo neck and a foam mute which doesn't quite work right.
Key features:
- Total of 6135 samples adding up to 3.44 GB of WAV files.
- Every instrument has its own microphonic feedback and differently configured vibrato.
- Layering patch for layering up to three instruments.
- Microphonic feedback patch using the microphonic feedback samples with controllable pitch.
Pricing and availability
Dubious Electrics is available for the introductory price of $19 until June 23, 2026 ($39 regular price).
It requires the free Plogue sforzando sampler, which runs on 64-bit Windows and Mac systems and is in beta on Linux, 4 GB of RAM, and an SSD.
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