I'm trying to achieve a practice setup that is superior to my Vox Valvetronix modeler. Ideally, I'm looking for Van Halen and GnR type tones. I'm not recording. I just want to jam with a "real amp" if possible. This is "in a house by myself" volume. So it's in between "quiet" and "with a drummer."
Here's my setup:
USA Hamers >> Suhr SL68 >> Suhr Loadbox >> **C.A.B. >> TC HoF Reverb >> Behringer Mixer >> KRK Rokit 6's
**Note: The C.A.B. is set to accept a line-level input and produce a line-level output.
The problem is that this sounds like total junk to my ears. Only two of the C.A.B. presets are usable (Slash Cab w. V30s and H&K cab with Greenbacks). Even with those though, my tone sounds like it's coming from a cab in the next room.
I've tried EQ'ing it but I end up dropping the low end (120) and high-end (6k) way down while cranking the mids (800). And it still sounds like cardboard--totally flat, dull and lifeless. Something's gotta be off here.
So are the stock IRs just really bad?
Or are the KRK Rokits just awful?
Any ideas?
Many thanks!
-Greg
Here's my setup:
USA Hamers >> Suhr SL68 >> Suhr Loadbox >> **C.A.B. >> TC HoF Reverb >> Behringer Mixer >> KRK Rokit 6's
**Note: The C.A.B. is set to accept a line-level input and produce a line-level output.
The problem is that this sounds like total junk to my ears. Only two of the C.A.B. presets are usable (Slash Cab w. V30s and H&K cab with Greenbacks). Even with those though, my tone sounds like it's coming from a cab in the next room.
I've tried EQ'ing it but I end up dropping the low end (120) and high-end (6k) way down while cranking the mids (800). And it still sounds like cardboard--totally flat, dull and lifeless. Something's gotta be off here.
So are the stock IRs just really bad?
Or are the KRK Rokits just awful?
Any ideas?
Many thanks!
-Greg