I have spent most of my weekend messing around on Guitar Rig, using all the various options and trippy effects as I set about recording some lo fi home recordings.
And in the end, after hours and hours guess what I went for:
Treble booster
JCM800
i.e. my real world set up
All the options in the world, and you always return home! Funny that. I like to think there is a spiritual lesson to be gained from this. Native Instruments Guitar Rig 2.0, now with built in 'life learning'.
I did, however, also title a song, "Will you just $%ing work for $%s sake", so maybe I am not on the spiritual path just yet. ;)