What does your “real” rig do that your modeler can’t do?

[HotRats]

That's a fair list!

I much prefer playing a full analogue rig, for sure and I like it to be "minimalist" these days.

I've learned that having everything at my disposal makes me somehow lazy.
It's so easy to add an fx I know well and play a section in the usual way.

Not having a certain effect force me to find new ways to play things and that's something I appreciate a lot.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Smells good

I sold my Triple XXX because it smelled like a kebab shop and I couldn’t get rid of it. Kind of miss the amp

Real amps don’t need to prove themselves against a reference - they just behave how they’re supposed to. No bugs, inaccuracies. They are what emulations try to sound like, without trying.

Real amps blow up. They drift, they evolve with servicing.

Real amps can be modded and customised however you like.

Real amps can be visually customised.

Real amps always interact in a natural way with the gear you combine them with.

Real amps look cool. When you own it, you have an association with something physical rather than something digital.

You sacrifice a lot to own and use them - cost, space, volume, effort, maintenance. It makes you treat it differently and you build a different association to something unique than you would when dealing with one of hundreds of models that you can flick through instantly.

Tactile controls. Just grab and go - no menus, paging/tabbing, saving, recalling.

“AITR sound” The sound wraps around you. The feedback and sonic interactions are as authentic as it gets. It can take your head off, fill a room with sound, demand attention.

Familiarity - a lot of guys get uppity when you move them onto something digital. Amps feel like home to a lot of guitarists.

Real amps just sound better. I love modelling and emulation but it can’t do what real amps do yet. We’re closer than ever and it’s always improving. I try my best constantly to get the most from models but amps just win.

 

[Hollowway]

I would actually much prefer a digital rig, but digital stuff changes so fast, I worry it won't be supported if I run into a problem. Analog stuff is super easy to repair, as everything is macroscopic.

What I WOULD like is a nice solid state amp, but it seems like very few makers focus on that. There are oodles of tube amps, oodles of digital amps, and only a handful of SS amps.

 

[sleewell]

Gets people to come to the show if they have boycotted bands who use modelers

 

[PBGas]

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

My Fractal rig never was able to replicate this.

 

[AlbertA]

Gets people to come to the show if they have boycotted bands who use modelers