Modelling vs real amps
Discussion
In the new gear thread Turn7 commented along the lines of modelling being the way forward as things like the AxeFX are so good. But why go with modelling unless what you want to use is either unobtainable or unaffordable?
Aside from session pro guitarists who may need to play pretty much anything, surely the choice of amp is an important part of your sound? And as such it's got to be better to get the right amp rather than having a copy of it from a computer?
I've just got back my Marshall 1987x back from having a master volume fitted, and it's so refreshing to have such a simple amp, makes me think much more about the dynamics of what I'm playing. So much of the control comes straight from the pick with it cleaning up beautifully if I turn down the guitar or pick less hard. Until valves stop being made I can't see why you'd switch to a model of one. Bit like saying I don't want to go out driving, I've got rFactor/GT5/sim of your choice at home.
Or am I missing something?
Aside from session pro guitarists who may need to play pretty much anything, surely the choice of amp is an important part of your sound? And as such it's got to be better to get the right amp rather than having a copy of it from a computer?
I've just got back my Marshall 1987x back from having a master volume fitted, and it's so refreshing to have such a simple amp, makes me think much more about the dynamics of what I'm playing. So much of the control comes straight from the pick with it cleaning up beautifully if I turn down the guitar or pick less hard. Until valves stop being made I can't see why you'd switch to a model of one. Bit like saying I don't want to go out driving, I've got rFactor/GT5/sim of your choice at home.
Or am I missing something?
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