Possibly, but it seems like they are designed for gigging players who need or want a lightweight amp that can interface with the PA easily and sounds fantastic. Big rock stars don't have the same concerns.
Could all famous amp models become Tonemasters?
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Possibly, but it seems like they are designed for gigging players who need or want a lightweight amp that can interface with the PA easily and sounds fantastic. Big rock stars don't have the same concerns.
maug2122
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This the way I could only explain my take on this issue . I have to reference it in cooking terms.
Tube vs Solid State/Sims.
Tubes is very much like BBQ'ing for me or using a conventional oven vs Microwave.
With a guitar, a volume knob or tone knob shown me the differences.
Those two knobs expose the cold / hot spots in the tone on a Sim or Solid State.
While the tubes sizzle with more tonal dynamics.
Wattage
High Voltologist
I was blown away by the TM Twin but that would never be a go to amp forme I don't think
I really like the TM DR and I would definitely use it
I think Vox already did a digi AC30?
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
I think the technology is damn close and more than serviceable. But even with the Tech 21 going into a tube amp Marshall/Carvin, I had to buy an AC30 to get that AC30 vibe. The same feel and response are just not there; the AC30 also has certain dynamics and overtones that are unique to the amp and its natural overdrive.
I think we can make something that sounds like a particular amp. The difficult part is getting something that duplicates the feel of that amp. And I am not just talking tubes. My JC120 has a very unique feel that takes a bit to get accustomed to.
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Phantasmagoria
watch where you point that sabre
I don't get the craze w/ wanting this or that new amp to sound like something already out there. When I get a new amp I want exactly the opposite.
On the other hand I do get wanting a solid state or digital amp to sound/feel like a tube amp (tubey) 'cause that is arguably the gold standard for guitar tone and has been from the start so it's a tone that's familiar and that one expects.
But I'd rather have something "tubey" that sounded like itself which is why I strongly prefer analog Solid state to digital modelers (I also think they replicate tube tone and feel better than digital modelers do and interact with real/cabs speakers much better..my personal opinion. They sound real because they are real.) And whover said they sound brittle should check out something like an Orange crush or AMT Stonehead or even a little Hotone HeartAtttack.
SS is'nt what it used to be and even back then there were some really nice tubey ones...you just had to do a bit of searching....
On the other hand I do get wanting a solid state or digital amp to sound/feel like a tube amp (tubey) 'cause that is arguably the gold standard for guitar tone and has been from the start so it's a tone that's familiar and that one expects.
But I'd rather have something "tubey" that sounded like itself which is why I strongly prefer analog Solid state to digital modelers (I also think they replicate tube tone and feel better than digital modelers do and interact with real/cabs speakers much better..my personal opinion. They sound real because they are real.) And whover said they sound brittle should check out something like an Orange crush or AMT Stonehead or even a little Hotone HeartAtttack.
SS is'nt what it used to be and even back then there were some really nice tubey ones...you just had to do a bit of searching....
I bet someone with a Kemper has profiled one.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
I will say right before killing my Peavy Decade and doing severe damage to my Quad Reverb I got the most beautiful saturated tone I have ever heard in my life. Plugged into the MXR D+, Into the Decade dimed both of them, speaker out of the Decade to the Fender Quad and into 8x12. I was a kid, I was dumb, and I was most likely stoned, but damn, did it sound fantastic for a few days, actually. The Peavey never recovered and I had to take the Quad to the shop.
The ones I remember were the valve reactor hybrid series.
I see, although played at low volume, tubes don't sizzle so much. That's why tube amps don't really work so well playing at home
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I don't find this to be true. I use both of my 100W heads at home and usually run them pretty quiet. It's nice to know the real volume will be there for rehearsal or shows, but the tone I want is there at conversation level.
ehdwuld
A Ficus
my Carvin Belair had a bad tube once and it sounded glorious until it stopped working
kinda saturated Boston sound then nothing
my Laney SS sounds great
at least as good as the Belair
it doesnt take pedal overdrives the same though
while the Carvin sizzles with the Joyo Ultimate drive
the Laney is a bit meh , no real bite
they each have a place in the mix
Laney has that mid heavy Marshall thing and the Belair has that ...... wel its kinda Vox like
kinda saturated Boston sound then nothing
my Laney SS sounds great
at least as good as the Belair
it doesnt take pedal overdrives the same though
while the Carvin sizzles with the Joyo Ultimate drive
the Laney is a bit meh , no real bite
they each have a place in the mix
Laney has that mid heavy Marshall thing and the Belair has that ...... wel its kinda Vox like
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
What are you looking to get out of it that you are not getting with your Deluxe?
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Guitar players are a superstitious bunch at best, and outrightly deluded and illogical at their worst.
How many recordings have you heard where the band was using a POD, or a Kemper, or whatever in between already, and you didn't know it?
How many show have you been to where the band was using a POD, or a Kemper, or whatever er in between already, and you didn't know it?
I guarantee it is more than you know.
At the end of the day - music companies drive much of the hype and superstition. They want you to buy "that" gear. That "expensive" high margin gear.
You don't see them doing the scientific studies because the result would be "Oh - they sound the same, I'll get the cheaper one" or "In this blind listening test, I actually preferred digital" because it hurts revenue. What is possible to tell the difference in, is very different from what you do tell the difference.
I did a very simple test here to show that people couldn't tell a PG from an A2P from a T-Top. results turned in were basically chance.
If you believe differently, you are a fool. And that's ok. Because music is fun!
How many recordings have you heard where the band was using a POD, or a Kemper, or whatever in between already, and you didn't know it?
How many show have you been to where the band was using a POD, or a Kemper, or whatever er in between already, and you didn't know it?
I guarantee it is more than you know.
At the end of the day - music companies drive much of the hype and superstition. They want you to buy "that" gear. That "expensive" high margin gear.
You don't see them doing the scientific studies because the result would be "Oh - they sound the same, I'll get the cheaper one" or "In this blind listening test, I actually preferred digital" because it hurts revenue. What is possible to tell the difference in, is very different from what you do tell the difference.
I did a very simple test here to show that people couldn't tell a PG from an A2P from a T-Top. results turned in were basically chance.
If you believe differently, you are a fool. And that's ok. Because music is fun!
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
I always play stage right. When I switched bands back in the 80's I switched to stage left to give the band a different look. It lasted one show. If I am not stage right, I feel unsettled.
Backup to keep in the gigbag.
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