northern_fox
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To be honest, I'm not a fan of hybrid setups at the moment. On paper it reads like the best of both worlds, but in reality it's always a compromise and also includes (or possibly even highlights) the negative aspects of each. For example, I recently sold my VP4, which I had been using with my ENGL E530 preamp. It seemed like a wonderful idea at first - all the flexibility and variety of the effects and the wonderful possibilities of the 4-cable method! In reality, I didn't really utilise the supposed advantages, but was increasingly annoyed by the increase in noise and latency caused by two additional AD/DA conversions. At the moment I'm of the opinion that I prefer either entirely analogue (well, except for the speaker simulation with impulse responses, of course) or completely digital, and not a mishmash that causes problems rather than solving them.
I'm actually always back and forth here too. But usually what swings me back to just using a modeler and power amp even though it's as much to carry as an amp is usually that I want an EQ/FX in a loop and a solo boost, and a clean channel. Usually the amount of pedals and cables to make that work is just annoying to me because it seems like so much "utility" gear compared to the tiny board I have posted above, when all I really use are an OD and delay. Actually I've been considering using my E530 too, using the same board but with the nam player as just a delay/EQ/volume boost (not in 4CM). And TBH everytime I hook it up it doesn't sound much if any better than the pedal by itself anyway.
Edit: this made my hook up my e530 and now I kind of want to again
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