I have a 50W Rev. I'd set the 3 band EQ at noon and use the sweep control to get to the ballpark of what I'm looking for then use the 3 band EQ to fine tune it. Also I only have the presence control barely on since it turns into a buzzfest very soon. But overall I can get some good tones out of it.
For my silent recording workflow I just run a tube preamp into my interface and use an IR loader plugin. One less thing to worry about especially during longer sessions.
I personally love BKP's but each model does a rather specific thing and it's quite easy to get the wrong one.
By "standard" Gibson humbucker which model did you mean though? Burstbucker 1/2? 490? 498?
I use the JCR and it's decent. Just note that you'd need a TRS cable from the interface to the reamp box instead of guitar cable, otherwise you'd lose a few dB's.
Went to Tokyo for a few days and wanted to get a MIJ Jazzmaster. I like the JM shape but I haven't had a "real" one yet. There were a few humbucker models (Modern/Elemental) that looked good online but were mostly out of stock in shops. The final contenders were this Heritage 60's VS an Inoran...
I agree with some of the previous comments. Try some plugins first and see how you gel with it.
If you’re not gigging there isn’t a whole lot of point in investing in a hardware modeller by now.