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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Matt77 on February 07, 2010, 09:48:25 AM

Title: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Matt77 on February 07, 2010, 09:48:25 AM
OK this isn't for me.
I'm meeting up with an old friend in March to go shopping for stuff.

He has spent the last 6 years focusing on wife, child, work and house.
As a result he put his guitar down and now wants to start playing again.

bands he likes:  Pavement, The Pixies, Television, Creedance, Skynyrd, Smashing Pumpkins, Queen

He's never going to have time to play in a band so he will be wanting something that sounds great at low volume in the house.

Budget isn't really a problem.
He is going to get something like a custom shop tele.
He wants a combo to go with it.
I'm not interested in modelling amps and hence know bugger all about them.
What modelling amps are there that have good mid gain sounds?
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Elliot on February 07, 2010, 09:53:52 AM
Personally, I'd try the Fender SuperChamp XD
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: sgmypod on February 07, 2010, 10:09:48 AM
The vox ones are good, not bad sound..whats his budget..and how big does he want to go
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Matt77 on February 07, 2010, 10:15:36 AM
He gets paid a wack so budget isn't really an issue.
Up to £1,000 for a combo I'd guess. He will choose with his ears though so if the best one for him is cheaper, he will go for it
Size doesn't matter  :) as long as it has sound quality at low volume and a reasonable amount of built in effects with decent control over their parameters.

Is there something to rival Axe FX in a combo?
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: sgmypod on February 07, 2010, 10:42:16 AM
Axe fx are very good as you can tell by Hunters clips.....not sure if any of the top end line 6 which are really the only ones up in that kinda price range (got to say not taken with the line 6 sound myself)

I was going to say if he wanted s/h I knew of a ad60vt the blue one (not the metal faced) with a 12" celestion....also has bit on back that goes from 1w to 60w so can use at home
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: maverickf1jockey on February 07, 2010, 12:20:35 PM
AXE-FX would be a reasonable solution but he'd need to get himself a small valve power amp and a cab really (I don't really trust cabinet sims and the part of the amp that modellers generally fail to recreate would be the power section IMO) and it all adds up.
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: JDC on February 07, 2010, 12:50:20 PM
played on the newish vox valvetronix VT the other day, better than the peavey vypyr, not tried the fender though

personally I'd save some more and get an axe-fx

software modelling an option for him? ie revalver/amplitube/guitar rig
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: sgmypod on February 07, 2010, 12:56:00 PM
new studio devil pro is good in that line as well..not pretty but not too bad sounding
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Afghan Dave on February 07, 2010, 02:16:00 PM
Whatever he gets I think he could buy the new Fender G-Dec as well...

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/namm-2010-fender-g-dec-3-video-demo-232777

It will help him get back up to speed with timing and chord changes that he wont be able to do without a band.

The deep editing and SD-card would alllow him to enjoy it with his computer & possibly get inspired by a larger playing community online.

Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Philly Q on February 07, 2010, 04:26:41 PM
It will help him get back up to speed with timing and chord changes that he wont be able to do without a band.

The deep editing and SD-card would alllow him to enjoy it with his computer & possibly get inspired by a larger playing community online.

Wow, that was just like reading a Fender press release!  :wink:
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Afghan Dave on February 07, 2010, 04:48:26 PM
It will help him get back up to speed with timing and chord changes that he wont be able to do without a band.

The deep editing and SD-card would alllow him to enjoy it with his computer & possibly get inspired by a larger playing community online.

Wow, that was just like reading a Fender press release!  :wink:

God you're right.  :oops: Can you tell I used to work in Global Marketing...  :?  I was being sincere though..
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Alex on February 07, 2010, 07:48:17 PM
Hughes & Kettner Switchblade

Marshall JVM

Both have combo versions and do a really lot of different tones.
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: tomjackson on February 07, 2010, 08:00:27 PM
Personally, I'd try the Fender SuperChamp XD

+1.  Great for Fender cleans and bluesy breakup tones.

wife, child, work and house is not an excuse for not playing guitar BTW!!!
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: Matt77 on February 07, 2010, 08:57:48 PM
Personally, I'd try the Fender SuperChamp XD

+1.  Great for Fender cleans and bluesy breakup tones.

wife, child, work and house is not an excuse for not playing guitar BTW!!!

I keep telling him that. Will try a Superchamp XD for him next time I'm near one.
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: BigK on February 07, 2010, 09:01:05 PM
Hughes & Kettner Switchblade

Marshall JVM

Both have combo versions and do a really lot of different tones.

+1 on the JVM combo very versatile and sound pretty good at low volumes.
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: JamesHealey on February 08, 2010, 07:58:54 AM
Axe FX = the best hands down.

Then I really like the Roland Cube's they're not as tonally accurate as some but they feel like a real amp they're immediate and somewhat dynamic compared to say Line6 which has a slight delay with everything u play so everything feels like it's going through the worlds saggiest tube rectifier.
Title: Re: Modelling Amps - Which are the good ones?
Post by: ToneMonkey on February 12, 2010, 10:54:19 AM
I've only get experiance of the Vox Valvetronix range and I've been really happy with mine.  If he gets any of them above 30 Watts, theres an attenuator on the back for lower volumes...... and at full whack, it's 30 very loud watts.