I definitely get a lot of crossover between mixing education videos and dialing in guitar tones. A lot of what I learn there is the same regardless of the hardware it’s translating back to, though.
A modeler gives you basically the experience of a recording studio just for guitar. It's great to have Slash talking about it, but I think - because of the very nature of the product - it would be great to also hear from Eric Valentine, the guy who actually captured his tone and made it work in the mix. I'd even say the opinions of the later cares more weight in this matter. That's all I'm saying.
Your recorded tones are fine ... even great. If you're able to get those sounds live, I can't imagine wanting anything more. You may be overthinking some of this.
Just to be clear, this really doesn't have to do with the original post that ended up in this string of messages.
Thanks. But I think I sometime just stumble into something OK after many many hours of tweaking. A lot of the time it feels like I'm blindly trying to catch something. But live, specially working with different bands with different monitoring systems it can be a problem. Even set flat, two completely different systems can sound different enough to really mess with my sound even through I have the same IEM's. Standium having full mix control for different outputs sounds great actually for this reason.
I don't know,
@Tito83... I sold both my UAFX Dream and Ruby pedals. I preferred my Tone King preamp pedal and various Tonex captures over the Dream, and also preferred various Tonex captures over the Ruby. So far, I've kept my UAFX Enigmatic, though.
I recently picked up an HX Stomp, and to be honest, I'm a bit underwhelmed so far. Probably not a popular opinion on this board ("Do not sell your Stomp," etc.). And I
do think it's probably user error—i.e., I haven’t spent enough time dialing things in yet.
Their amp sims are the best IMO. The cab portion is the weak link in the sense they are fixed. If you don't happen to like any of them, there's really not much you can do, you can't move or change mics around. I understand the spirit behind the idea, I don't know if I'm fully onboard. There could be a simple EQ like on the OX, I think that would help a lot. I understand how that can be a deal breaker for some. And don't get me started on the "no midi" part
Never tried the Tone King, but I had the Tonex and it can be easier for most. The fact there are so many captures available makes it more likely to find something that sounds in the ballpark of your preference. The thing for me is that every capture has this compression that I don't really like. A softness that I can even see some people liking. It was the same with the QC I borrowed for a while. I personally don't care for it.
I had a Helix months after release up until a couple of months ago. I spent A LOT of time dialing it in.The amps in the Helix line are underwhelming in general IMO. Some are workable, the later Bassman was the one I used last before selling my Stomp. Sort of ok, but every amp on Helix just feel off IMO. Some I really don't like (read below). Funny enough I'm probably buying another HX Stomp, part of the plan I came up with to use my Dream live.
Have you played with the Grammatico GSG yet? I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on how it compares to the Enigmatic.
I really don't like it. Can't use it, the tone sounds wrong and it feels just wrong under the fingers. I found some tones of the actual amp I wasn't really crazy about. Dumbles varied, maybe this wasn't really in the ballpark of what I like, but as a fan of the Dumble tone from Lowell George, Eric Johnson, Carlton and specially Robben Ford, I just really really don't like that model.
