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Geo
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It's phoney, just like you.
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VonBonfire
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The only good thing to come out of modeling gear is TGP'ers started using the word "axe" again without being bitches about it. 
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JDs Couch
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Unless you have owned both a Kemper and tube amp at the same time, you can't really claim that one is better than the other.The only good thing to come out of modeling gear is TGP'ers started using the word "axe" again without being bitches about it.
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Geo
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If you can't tell between playing a tube amp and a computer, I feel sorry for you.
jchrisf
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I love Amplitube 5 for practicing with headphones but other than that.. it's a tube amp and cab.
Jakem
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I bought a Quad Cortex a bit over a year ago and I love the tone and the feel of it! However there is something that is very inspiring even when playing tube amps thru a reactive load and listening to the tones thru high quality monitors. These are amazing times to be a guitarist!So many possibilities...
Although I love the in-ears at apartment volumes it still feels nicer to play thru Genelecs. It is ridiculous how little things improve the feeling and inspire.
DrewJD82
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Hahahah it changed as I was writing that post!
Some recent events in my life no longer allowed me to feel comfortable with the Drucifer thing. Now I just need to get my mom to stop calling me it.
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Geo
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Recordings are a different animal.
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JDs Couch
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Exactly. These "tubes 4EVA" guys will be wrong at least half the time.
DrewJD82
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Much like the output systems modelers are generally played through.
You’d think it’d be obvious to pretty much everyone that playing through studio monitors or an FRFR system is never going to be a 1:1 recreation of a 4x12, or even a 1x12 cab, but somehow that connection is missed among all the geniuses that use tubes as a replacement for their genitals.
DrewJD82
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Being fair, I did pick out the Kemper in a couple A/B clips recently, but I had a good idea of what to listen for when I did it.
And there’s definitely a lot of giveaways when someone posting clips hasn’t spent much/any time with a tube amp, or when someone used a modeler on a recording and did the “ready to mix” tone where they hack off the low end and make it bright as shit, then run the whole mix through mastering plugins so it sounds like bees fucking gnats.
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VonBonfire
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Actual amp designed to work with electric guitar vs computer amp designed to mimic amps designed to work with electric guitar. Your recent posts and threads are hitting new lows brother.
Maguchi
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Is this a trick question?
7704A
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Nah, I've just never given modelers a thorough evaluation and I want to make sure that my bias for analog/tube stuff isn't coloring my perception of where they are now.
jchrisf
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IMO, modelers don't sound good at home in the room. They sound great through headphones and maybe sound nice loud.. but a bedroom player like me... they are perfect for headphone playing but when playing at lower volumes, by yourself at your house.. get a tube amp and cab.
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JDs Couch
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Tells me you've never played a Kemper, Brother.
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VonBonfire
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@Dan Gleesak really loves his but I am just not into computer stuff. Can I check my emails or send out press kits on it?
Dan Gleesak
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I do enjoy the tones, but I was a little disappointed when I couldn’t actually make toast with it
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VonBonfire
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I hear that. That's one of the big benefits of having the grill top on an old Marshall. I used to carry a small jar of polaner all fruit in my gig rig for after the show.