Ignite Amps is an Italian guitar and bass gear developer founded in 2006 by Carlo Costabile and Federico Berti in Rome. The project began after the two musicians finished university and set out to build amplification outside the conventional market, with Costabile handling the physical hardware craftsmanship and Berti developing the mathematically-modeled digital counterparts. The company's tagline, "Engineering for the moshpit," signals a focus on high-gain tones for rock and metal players.

Ignite Amps operates across both software and hardware. Their plugin catalog — distributed free of charge — includes the Emissary amp simulator (a dual-channel tube amp model based on a custom commission for guitarist Ryan Huthnance), NadIR (a zero-latency dual impulse response convolver for cabinet simulation), NRR-1 (a 3-channel high-gain preamp sim that was among the company's earliest releases), SHB-1 (a bass amp simulation modeled after a custom head built for bassist Federico Fulceri), ProF.E.T. (a MOSFET-based distortion plugin and winner of the KVR Developer Challenge in 2018), and PTEq-X (an emulation of vintage passive program equalizers). Hardware products include the Emissary tube amplifier, the SHB-1 bass head, the CS-1 tube preamp, the Tube Griller overdrive, and the PT Wah.

Ignite Amps' approach to development is rooted in real-time circuit simulation — full nonlinear models are solved in C++ before any hardware is built, meaning the plugin and physical versions closely mirror each other by design. This methodology, paired with the no-cost availability of their plugins, has earned them a strong reputation in the home recording and DIY metal production communities.

Ignite Amps has 10 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Amp Simulator Plugins, Distortion Plugins, and Gain Plugins. Their gear is featured by 3 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Electronic, and Metal. Notable users include Glenn Fricker, Zardonic, and MrCuriousQ (Quentin Robles).