NAD: Friedman JJ Junior Head

[Jarick]

But those amp models in the Fractalverse are not one-to-one models of the amp you are comparing it to.

No, but seems like they should be closer than they are.

 

[Jarick]

I think I’m fighting this as well even with a Suhr RL

I wouldn't say I'm fighting it, if I do a simple high cut at like 8k it pulls out the fizz. The Suhr RL may be a little more accurate in the highs but I wouldn't call it overly fizzy.

 

[Aelred]

As far as being loud is concerned, my AC10C could blow my windows out and have the neighbours calling the cops if I crank it, let alone the Terrors. The Fireball 25?!? Master never goes above 8 o’clock. Tube amps are loud.

50w is about the same. I have to be careful with the Master Volume on the Crunch channel.

Someone on TOP a long time ago told me (or someone in the thread I read) that I would never be satisfied with tone until I had big iron, lots of glass and a 4x12, even if the Master Volume is at whisper levels.

A 3 channel 100w head and a 4x12 with greenbacks is now my next gear goal, depending on availability in Oz and my savings.

 

[Jarick]

Sick as a dog but decided to make one of my old comparison tracks today if you're into that kind of thing. Friedman JJ Junior vs IR-X vs Axe FX 3 vs NDSP Plugin?

 

[Mongillo19]

Sick as a dog but decided to make one of my old comparison tracks today if you're into that kind of thing. Friedman JJ Junior vs IR-X vs Axe FX 3 vs NDSP Plugin?

Sure why not! If it distracts you from the illness

 

[Jarick]

Alright everything's recorded and roughly mixed, break for breakfast and then figure out how to put it into a video.

 

[Jarick]

Blind shootout or no?

 

[Badonkey Kong]

Blind shootout or no?

I vote no. lol

 

[Mongillo19]

Probably don't even need to make a video. You could just post the clips

 

[Jarick]

Decided on a video because Soundcloud is being a pain in the ass. May upload there later as the video isn't quite as high resolution for audio possibly? But curious what people think.

 

[Mongillo19]

I liked the amp the most but in the mix it was hard to tell.

I absolutely did not like the IRX and the NDSP was just okay. I thought fractal did a good job although a little darker/looser

 

[Jarick]

I liked the amp the most but in the mix it was hard to tell.

I absolutely did not like the IRX and the NDSP was just okay. I thought fractal did a good job although a little darker/looser

One thing I noticed was the wave forms were really clipped with the load box. I think that's something that maybe the Suhr Reactive Load could be a big improvement on, which would help the dynamics. But the amp has a nice presence to it.

 

[dignlivn]

God help me, the matching cab is for sale five minutes from my house.

I will stay strong...

Go get her, it's only money.

 

[PBGas]

Great amp! I've had a couple of them over the years since they were out.

You know what would make that even better.....

The matching cab!

 

[GTR37]

Great amp! I've had a couple of them over the years since they were out.

You know what would make that even better.....

The matching cab!

100%

 

[Jarick]

Alright thanks to @Mongillo19 I have a Suhr Reactive Load incoming! Hopefully a good upgrade from the Captor sonically and for quality. The Captor DI level knob is bad and won't give me a stable level anymore, so good timing.

 

[mavrick102000]

The sizzle on the Amp and Fractal really sound so much better in the mix.

Maybe a slight bump on mids and treble on the IR-X could get it closer? It's a little too polite/smoothed out in comparison.

 

[Jarick]

The sizzle on the Amp and Fractal really sound so much better in the mix.

Maybe a slight bump on mids and treble on the IR-X could get it closer? It's a little too polite/smoothed out in comparison.

To me I heard the Amp as having the most attack, IR-X having a little less gain but still good attack, Fractal had a boomier low end and muted attack with some extra high end on top, and the NDSP sitting kind of middle of the road. I think IR-X with the gain and mids up sounds better. Fractal not sure what that would need to compare as it's hard to boost the attack without boosting the fizz, and tightening up the low end without cutting it all out.

 

[Jarick]

Since I got the amp, I've been less happy with modeled tones. They often sound weird to me now, either lacking punch and clarity or sounding two dimensional or not reacting as I'd like with my guitar volume. Clean stuff can be fine but the higher gain stuff doesn't scratch the itch. Where the amp through a load box and IR just sounds right now.

So I was spinning through software options and remembered that Tonex exists. Spent a good chunk of time figuring out how to route everything this morning, but got a capture of the JJ Junior made through the Captor (no cab).

Sounds fantastic! Really close to the amp sound and feel, actually may clean up a little better than the amp. With an IR and the basic Tonex effects, it's a really good setup for practice. I've been learning songs this week focusing on slowing them down and playing accurately, really nailing the chords, not rushing. This will be a great option.

I did upload the capture to the cloud and will shoot another later once the Suhr Reactive Load arrives. Will be neat to compare those two.

But with the new Tonex software, you can lock the cab IR (like on Kemper), and I found a bunch of the other user captures sound really similar as they use a quality load box too. Technology is crazy!

 

[Mongillo19]

I did upload the capture to the cloud and will shoot another later once the Suhr Reactive Load arrives. Will be neat to compare those two.

Dang the initial estimate was yesterday. Hopefully today?