Author Topic: Modelling VS. Real amps (Read 35237 times)

sambo · « **Reply #60 on:** April 02, 2006, 08:34:18 PM »

ok ill try that sometime...

lol ^ same with me... only thing i ever fiddle with on my guitar is the coil-tap...

dave_mc · « **Reply #61 on:** April 02, 2006, 08:58:27 PM »

^ :D yeah, i normally only ever change pickups, lol.

Only problem with setting your laney up like that is that you won't have a heavy sound, since it's only two channels.

That's why i like amps to have 3 channels (or more, lol)- clean, just breaking up, and headbang!

sambo · « **Reply #62 on:** April 02, 2006, 09:04:23 PM »

yer thats why i like my crate so much... so much more than my laney in fact....

what would something like a gt-8 e.t.c work best with- laney (i.e valve) or crate (i.e solil state)?

Muttley · « **Reply #63 on:** April 02, 2006, 09:13:04 PM »

Quote from: sambo

yer thats why i like my crate so much... so much more than my laney in fact....

what would something like a gt-8 e.t.c work best with- laney (i.e valve) or crate (i.e solil state)?

Suck it and see. ;)

I used a valve power amp hoping it would warm the sound up a bit. Not sure if it really worked or not, but I was quite heppy with it for a while. Right until I tried the JMP1 through the poweramp in fact. ;)

Muttley

dave_mc · « **Reply #64 on:** April 02, 2006, 10:20:47 PM »

Quote from: sambo

yer thats why i like my crate so much... so much more than my laney in fact....

what would something like a gt-8 e.t.c work best with- laney (i.e valve) or crate (i.e solil state)?

yeah, like muttley says, you'd need to try it (i said try, not buy, lol!)

some amps work well with some pedals/fx, and others don't, even really, really good amps are like this, lol.

badgermark · « **Reply #65 on:** April 02, 2006, 11:11:18 PM »

if your happy with the crate amp then keep it and use it more. 65watts is more than enough to gig with, plus if its not, the venue will mic it up. stop lusting over unnecessary gear

sambo · « **Reply #66 on:** April 02, 2006, 11:16:53 PM »

im keeping the crate anyways,,,,, but im gonna sell the laney.........

thats how i was gonna fund any new gear i gonna get....

annd i WILL get some new gear.... :lol: i just dunno what its gonna be yet

dave_mc · « **Reply #67 on:** April 02, 2006, 11:37:39 PM »

I wouldn't sell anything until you're sure what you want to get.

If you end up being able to afford a fantastic high gain all-tube metal amp, the laney might be handy to have if that amp's clean/classic rock tones aren't great...

sambo · « **Reply #68 on:** April 02, 2006, 11:49:01 PM »

true... true....

ahhhhh too much thinking to do....

Bird · « **Reply #69 on:** April 03, 2006, 12:08:28 AM »

One thing to keep in mind with modelers, at least with the Pod, is that the sound you're hearing is supposed to the sound of a miked amp. Which is not what you're used to hearing when playing your amp, unless you happen to lie on the floor with your ear pressed up to the grill. And if I'm not mistaken Meshuggah used the Pod Pros exclusively live until recently switching to one of the Line6 amps. Not sure about the studio though.

sambo · « **Reply #70 on:** April 03, 2006, 12:15:32 AM »

ahhhhh didnt know that ^ !!!!!

so what difference does that make tonally then????

Bird · « **Reply #71 on:** April 03, 2006, 12:28:22 AM »

It's just that normally you're listening to your amp and it's 3 feet below your head, or you may be across the room. Where the Pod is going to give you the sound the mic picks up right next to the cone, which is very handy for recording. It's just something to be aware of.

sambo · « **Reply #72 on:** April 03, 2006, 12:30:43 AM »

ok cheers...

in band practice we've tried rasing my amp on top of a chair and it sounds wayyyy better.... much more cut...

so this could be a good thing i guess

Searcher · « **Reply #73 on:** April 03, 2006, 08:27:53 AM »

I was just listening to the clips on this site and now I want a new amp, too! :?

Spook Fish · « **Reply #74 on:** April 03, 2006, 10:08:33 AM »

Quote from: screamingdaisy

The beauty of a good modeller is that you get a little bit of everything, and in the process you'll learn what kind of tones you like. When the time comes it'll makes choosing the right valve amp a little bit easier.

i totaly agree, and it wont be long because you will realise all the tone your missing