
Reviewed May 11, 2009
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Frontier Design Group, LLC
Age rating: 4+
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4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.
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Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.0 or later
iShredCurrent Version: 2.0.2
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No other iPhone guitar comes even close.
"High end technology for peanuts. Don't know how they do it. Stellar guitar app." - jjw14 ★★★★★
"If you buy nothing else, buy this one. I'd give it 10 stars if I could!" - Jacksondale ★★★★★
"Of all the guitar apps available on the App Store, Frontier Design’s iShred is my favorite." - MacWorld
"Jaw dropping superb app.can't live without it. Addicted & hooked : )" - fazali160677 ★★★★★
"By the first strum, you realize that iShred is a virtual guitar like no other - it is in fact the tool for ultimate guitar supremacy on an MP4 player scale." - TouchMyApps
iShred starts with a set of high-fidelity guitar samples, then feeds them through eight exciting effects pedals and an overdriven amp simulator. Whether you want a clean trebly surf sound, a spacey rock lead, or an all-out metal assault, iShred delivers the goods. The sonic line-up includes these virtual stomp-boxes:
EFFECTS
* Hot Fuzz: Get buzzed with an electrifying distortion
* Wahsabi: Tilt your iPhone to control this wah pedal!
* Sybil: Dual chorus pedal to hear your evil twin
* HK-2000 Delay: For fat slap sound or huge echo
* Kömpressör: Power chords just beg for it
* Adrenaline: Treble Booster for that extra shot
* Q-36 Space Modulator: Multi-pattern modulation
* Trembler: Get a healthy dose of Tremolo
iShred provides a playing interface that's both powerful and easy to learn. Create your songs from a huge library of over 2000 built-in chords, scales, and fret positions, by assigning them to the two rows of buttons at the top of the screen. The buttons give you immediate access to all the chords and scales you need for a song, and let you easily switch between strumming chords and playing melodies.
SOUNDS
✓ High quality, professionally mastered guitar samples
✓ Eight stomp-box effects and an amp simulator
✓ Notes never "drop out" due to limited sample length
✓ Adjust tuning to match recordings, other instruments
PERFORMANCE
✓ Slide finger between buttons for fast chord transitions
✓ Shortcuts for fast song editing and button reordering
✓ Support for the left-handed guitarist
RECORDING
✓ Record performances with optional metronome
✓ Play along with recordings, even use different sound
✓ Speed up or slow down performance after recording
SHARING
✓ Send your songs to SoundCloud
✓ Supports Audio Copy/Paste between other apps
✓ Send songs to computer via iTunes file sharing
✓ Share songs with our acoustic guitar app, GuitarStudio
✓ Export songs as WAV or MIDI
AIRPLAY
✓ A jukebox of shared songs from around the world
✓ Share your performances and be rated by other guitarists
✓ Download songs and performances from other players
✓ Check out the AirPlay charts: http://fdgm.us/AirPlay
PLAY WITH MUSIC
✓ Built in music player
✓ Play along with iPod library or imported tracks
✓ Setup a loop for practicing a song section
CHORDS
✓ Easily create and save your own custom chords
✓ Strumming position controls loudness of chords
✓ Chords are easily reordered for fast access
SCALES
✓ 21 scales, available in 12 keys, let you play melodies
✓ "Advanced moves": hammer-on's, pull-off's, and slides
✓ User-selectable string labels
SONGS & PLAYLISTS
✓ Combinations of chords & scales can be saved as songs
✓ Songs can now have multiple pages of buttons
✓ Add FX buttons to switch effect setups on the fly!
✓ Songs can be edited, renamed, deleted
✓ Backup songs to the network
Looking to add iShred's audible awesomeness to your REAL GUITAR? Pick up our free app, iShred LIVE! http://fdgm.us/iShredLIVE
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iShred Review
Guitar app has steep learning curve, but big-time payoff if you put in the effort to master it
Of all the guitar apps available on the App Store, Frontier Design’s iShred: Guitar + Effects is my favorite. Besides providing a virtual fret board where you play chords and individual notes, the app also features an amp simulator and a plethora of pedals, such as Fuzz, Wah, and Chorus.

Rock On: Arrange chords and scales on your virtual guitar fretboard and play real music with iShred: Guitar + Effects.
Unlike other guitar apps I have used, where you finger chords in similar fashion to a real guitar (with varying degrees of fumble-fingered-ness), iShred provides a library of around 2,000 pre-defined chords and scales which you configure in an area above your virtual fretboard. Then, after you’ve selected your desired amp and effects, you’re ready to jam. While holding down the buttons above your fretboard, you can play chords and melodies and, with some practice, you can even do bends, hammer-ons and pull-offs. (The effect is similar to an autoharp for those of you who may remember that instrument from grade school music class.)
Fair warning: This app is not for anyone with a short attention span. There are lots of options available, so the learning curve is higher than some of the other guitar apps out there. This is actually an advantage because it allows practiced users to produce what could be considered “real” music. You can record the songs you create, play along to songs on your iPhone or iPod touch, and you can even share your songs with other iShred users via a service called AirPlay. Some sample songs are included with the app and the developer’s Web site is a great resource for video tutorials and examples.
So, this is a terrific app, as long as you’re willing to put in the time and effort to learn your way around it. Just make sure you have enough time in your day because, if you like to make music, you can easily get lost in iShred for hours at a time.
iShred: Guitar + Effects is compatible with any iPhone or iPod touch running the iPhone 2.x software update.
[Brian Beam is a guitar player, Robin Trower fan and Web developer at BOLD Internet Solutions, living somewhere near Kansas City.]
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