Joe has never been anit-digital or anti-modeler. I thing Engines Of Creation was all plug-ins, or whatever the version of that was, at that time?
He also has a recent interview clip - that Cordy made a video about - basically saying "it never sounds like it actually does," talking about recording amps and trying to get them to sound like they do in person, and how digital can, or could, possibly get you closer (if I recall the overall point correctly).
That being said, I think his row of 4x12 cabs and tube heads will be far more appropriate for this tour.