Modeling Fidelity likely isn’t as critical as we think.

Yes this is also true so more jack of all trades master of none in many ways. I remember in music theory classes at conservatory of music a lot of people went against the flow of logic to create some of interesting compositions.. and some were by the book . It’s all good. Like jazz where everyone is kinda doing their own thing together yet the chaos sound good.
That's why they call it "music theory".. not "music fact".

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Fidelity as accuracy to a tube amp means dick to me. My guitar has three extra low strings and active pickups, it’s not even the same instrument as a Strat or a Les Paul. Boss X amps sound like nothing real but they do a killer job with what I’m putting through them. That’s all that matters to me. I struggled all the time with “realistic” amp modeling in the Helix and plugins because I stupidly want to play a dumb extended range instrument and nobody (so far) is building or modeling amps made to make A0 sound like a guitar. I really like tools that are looking for new ways to get there versus absolutely nailing the old ways .
I was flicking through some old axefx2 videos around the rise of Misha with that original djent kind of tone. Hearing it in its full glory after all these years of amp chasing I immediately realised its a sound you pretty much cant get from a tube amp. Its so immediate and sharp, digital in a way that just works for Drop G-ish kind of tunes.

Regardless of that if an amp sim company is selling their latest Dual Recto amp sim then I'd like it to sound as Dual Recto as possible. Companies like Wavemind are going for that more hyped drop tuning kind of stuff and that's great as well, they're just different paths.
 
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