Anyone else getting sick of GAS?

[jay mitchell]

And then back to the modeler?

Or one of my other tube amps. At bedroom levels, there are a number of signal processing/amplification solutions that work much better for my purposes than a DR.

 

[jay mitchell]

But a deluxe can go other places a twin cannot.

And vice versa. A Twin can do loud and clean simultaneously. A DR cannot. Not even close. For that matter, a Twin can do (very) loud and dirty, which a DR cannot. It's been several decades since I had occasion to exploit that capacity, however.

 

[jay mitchell]

After nearly 10 years of digital modelling, I've come to the conclusion that it has not been good for either my enjoyment of guitar or my development as a musician. Having endless scope to try different amps with different micromanaged configurations and different IRs was fun and addictive, but it ultimately sucked the soul out of playing for me.

That's a personal, not an equipment, problem. Word to the wise: you probably don't want to acquire a large collection of amps, cabs, and guitars. You would then "have endless scope to try different" amps, guitars, cabs, and combinations thereof. You might never recover. Just sayin'....

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

So the way I read it, even at low volumes (1-2) a Deluxe Reverb in the room sounds better than any modeler ever can via studio monitors and I should get it

 

[Orvillain]

That's a personal, not an equipment, problem.

Nobody even said it was a problem. It just 'is'.

Just because you guys all love modellers, doesn't mean everyone has to.

Just because some of us love our amps, doesn't mean everyone has to.

etc etc etc.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

What is actually the buyer demographic for modelers?

Is it recording folks? Gigging?

Or the same demographic as “normal” amps?

@Orvillain … for some reason I am quoting you while I am not

 

[Rock Chalk]

Just because you guys all love modellers, doesn't mean everyone has to.

Nobody said that.

The point is, just because there are a million things to tweak doesn't mean you have to. If someone can't help themself from it, the
modeler is not the problem.

 

[jay mitchell]

Nobody even said it was a problem. It just 'is'.

Maybe you didn't bother to read the quote I replied to: "I've come to the conclusion that it has not been good for either my enjoyment of guitar or my development as a musician....it ultimately sucked the soul out of playing for me." Or are you trying to say that the person I quoted was not describing a problem?

Just because you guys all love modellers, doesn't mean everyone has to.

Who said anything about loving modelers? FYI, some - but apparently not all - of us recognize that our amplification and signal processing gear are just tools to do a job and don't get emotionally involved with them.

 

[Sleezy E]

Yeah so today I was in store and I found my balls back. So I said “I want to play THAT and THAT… but not to loud because I am scared”.

The Strat felt so good. And the Deluxe was lovely. Almost bought it but you guys didn’t respond quick enough.

;-)

Buy it because YOU like how it sounds... not what someone else tells you how it sounds.

You don't (and shouldn't) need the internets permission.

 

[PLX]

Buy it because YOU like how it sounds... not what someone else tells you how it sounds.

You don't (and shouldn't) need the internets permission.

You're making a whole lot of sense.

 

[Orvillain]

Or are you trying to say that the person I quoted was not describing a problem?

He was describing a corpus of experiences across a 10 year timespan. No. He was not describing a problem.

In your haste to emphasise certain sections of his comment (which I did indeed read, three times now) you've missed the forest for the trees.

 

[CakeEater]

Nobody said that.

The point is, just because there are a million things to tweak doesn't mean you have to. If someone can't help themself from it, the
modeler is not the problem.

Maybe, maybe not. I had a way better time on some NAM DR and 5E3 models. Yes there’s less to tweak, but they also just sounded a lot better so there was no compulsion to.

 

[Orvillain]

Who said anything about loving modelers? FYI, some - but apparently not all - of us recognize that our amplification and signal processing gear are just tools to do a job and don't get emotionally involved with them.

Yeah, who would want to be emotionally involved in the tools that we use to create music that evokes emotions. Silly me.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

You're making a whole lot of sense.

Christmas wisdom

 

[Sleezy E]

You're making a whole lot of sense.

 

[Frodebro]

Yeah, who would want to be emotionally involved in the tools that we use to create music that evokes emotions. Silly me.

Mark V into a 4x12, loop/master volume circuit bypassed, channel masters at noon. It is an experience that transcends the emotional and brings you dangerously close to the sexual.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I hate you.

 

[KFF]

I forgot a cool smiley with my reaction

That's why I can't afford nice things!

 

[jay mitchell]

Nobody even said it was a problem.

Really?

It sounds exactly like the modeller was the problem.

 

[DrewJD82]

So the way I read it, even at low volumes (1-2) a Deluxe Reverb in the room sounds better than any modeler ever can via studio monitors and I should get it

I definitely would not agree with that statement.