I did this with a $170 Mooer Preamp X2. Anything that does not sound good is purely on me
and my lack of recording or mixing and mastering knowledge.
I think it sounds as good as anything I have done with my Kemper or an Axe-Fx.
That is purely subjective on my part though. What is your honest opinion?
Honest opinion, it sounds a little shrill and thin. But without any of your other work to compare it too, I'm not sure if that's the sound you prefer, the way my monitors are set, what my ears prefer or any of a dozen other factors (I was just listening to a seriously bass heavy mix before hitting play on yours...). Point being, I wouldn't immediately blame the gear for that.
It's absolutely amazing what you can get for so little money these days. The practice amps (Boss Katana, Fender GTX, Mini heads, BanTamps, etc.), modelers (this one, the NUX, HX Stomp, etc.) and entry level instruments (go pick up a JS series Jackson - while quality control is hit or miss, the hits are every bit as nice as what used to be "pro level" guitars 30 years ago).
That sounds great, as do all your clips over the years. I agree with you 100% about the gear these days . It's INCREDIBLE, and too many of us spend more time on the forums talking about it than actually using it (I'm one of those guys, but I do use it a damn lot too) . Anyway, I'm pretty shocked at what's available for great tones these days, and whether it's what you just used, or really inexpensive Software Apps, it's definitely on us users if we can't create great sounding music with it
And, there's also the factor of what a buddy said to me the other day "you're at the point where you can make sh!t gear sound great." Which clearly applies to
@riffy and so many others on this forum.
I know it would take someone to bankroll, but how much fun would it be to give people a $1000 budget and tell them they had to produce a song with only what they could buy, brand new, inside that budget. I enjoyed watching Sweetwater try to do it as a gameshow with the $5k budget, although I only saw one episode - but would be a blast to see it done here with a far lower spend ceiling.
