I'm honestly not surprised that many like the sounds of more modern guitar electronics; not considering digital either. For the longest time, Boss, Ibanez, Digitech, EH et all were making analog pedals to do something into an amplifier. The pedal was designed to work along with the amp du-jour. I think it took a really long time for the vendors to realize that people really wanted more of an AIAB ( Amp In A Box ) type pedal. The more modern pedals are going with the AIAB idea. I NEVER liked regular distortion pedals because they were always too this or too that and there were never enough controls to make them just what I wanted. I won't buy a dirt pedal unless it has 4 knobs on it with two being bass and treble. I prefer the AIAB format.
Now we have Wampler, JHS, Freidman, and many more creating pedals that are really good AIAB solutions. So much so, that you probably don't even need a guitar amp to use them. You could simply plug them into an IR loader or into a power amp with a speaker cab and you will have a great sounding " guitar rig ".
Class D amplification has become the end all be all to amplification. It is extremely linear, has great power density, and is also VERY efficient with most Class-D amps being 90+% efficient at converting wall power into amplified output! They are also very affordable. A 30watt Class-D amplifier can fit in a mini-sized pedal box and the module at the retail level can be found for around $10! Scale that to enterprise-level and a 30watt Class-D amp module can probably be made for a couple of bucks. It will sound great and is extremely economical.
I think we will start to see more of this type of format coming out. Orange has kind of already done it with the Mini Terror. I can see Wampler, Bogner, and others coming out with a budget amp like this to capitalize on the cheap yet highly refined technology.
Now we have Wampler, JHS, Freidman, and many more creating pedals that are really good AIAB solutions. So much so, that you probably don't even need a guitar amp to use them. You could simply plug them into an IR loader or into a power amp with a speaker cab and you will have a great sounding " guitar rig ".
Class D amplification has become the end all be all to amplification. It is extremely linear, has great power density, and is also VERY efficient with most Class-D amps being 90+% efficient at converting wall power into amplified output! They are also very affordable. A 30watt Class-D amplifier can fit in a mini-sized pedal box and the module at the retail level can be found for around $10! Scale that to enterprise-level and a 30watt Class-D amp module can probably be made for a couple of bucks. It will sound great and is extremely economical.
I think we will start to see more of this type of format coming out. Orange has kind of already done it with the Mini Terror. I can see Wampler, Bogner, and others coming out with a budget amp like this to capitalize on the cheap yet highly refined technology.
