Hate to burst your bubble... you aren't getting that tone with one amp. There is too much juice and compression on Garage Inc. (in a good way). Much more of a 'metal" tone. The MCII sounds EXACTLY like most of Reload. Less gain with tons of clarity and thump. The first three tracks could...
10 years ago I had a dedicated cab room and control room all treated. High end mics and mic pres. High end monitors. I’ve gotten much better tones with IRs. Maybe k sucked at recording but I did EVERYTHING one is supposed to do and IRs are better.
The HR and MTL have almost zero in common. The MTL is scooped overall with a huge low end and can saturate nicely. It has and interesting sub bass thingy going on similar to a VH4. The HR feels more like a (very) suped up MC but with tons of options. All that said my MCII and HR are both...
The SK can hang with ANYTHING. Modern as hell with a huge low end yet still sounds like a tube amp. Mids sit perfectly (juicy too). Versatile AF to boot.
I played my MTL II for an hour yesterday and damn it’s a scooped sound for sure! Plugged into my IIC++ right after and so many more mids even with the classic V setting on the eq. Still like the MTL but it’s for blending with other amps IMO. The low end frequencies sit just right and the...