What was the trick to amplifying your modeler?

[tjnx]

Like the others have alluded to, the secret and hard part is that you need to find a way to dial your patch in while in context. Idk how best to do that, maybe rent the venue or a place for band practice and sit at foh to adjust. Otherwise I think you're just going to be chasing your tail.

I play along with different patches with either backing tracks or songs I'm learning and I've yet to have a tone that works consistently in every mix. Sometimes its better than others. It could be a good starting point though if you're doing covers.

Adding some 4k, 8k will help but you just gotta find a way to try it out. In my experience the tonex patches that work better with the band are more fizzy than smooth.

The PA you're going through may need more 'ugly' tones to work best live if that makes sense. Or just go back to tubes

 

[TheGreatGreen]

A lot of guys talk about "amp in the room" tone but the truth is that it doesn't really exist, at least not in the way you think. "Amp in the room tone" is basically an entire spectrum of sound that changes depending on exactly where your head is relative to the cab within the room.

You've never liked "amp in the room" tone, you've actually always liked "amp in the room when the cab is exactly at X spot in Y room and my head is at coordinates and rotation Z" tone. You don't consider those other elements because you will just naturally move around without thinking about it until it sounds best and then you mentally clock "that" tone in your mind as your "room tone" no matter where else you may move around.

Contrast that mentality to getting a mic'd tone, or "FRFR" tone, which basically forces you to deal with the mic and the "listening position" of the mic, where you can no longer simply effortlessly adjust that mic in real time, which means now there's an extra layer of complexity. That extra element is where things can get frustrating, but if you can master that part, then suddenly you have a tone that is consistent and transferable, which imo makes that part worth it.

 

[JimAnsell2]

I've struggled with the idea that someone would choose modeling gear over a good tube amp but we are in an age when men think they can be women

LOL an unsolicited opinion on the trans community in a thread about FRFR


The internet always delivers.

 

[VonBonfire]

LOL an unsolicited opinion on the trans community in a thread about FRFR


The internet always delivers.

Amp sim user spotted.^