The death of digital amps?

[jeremy]

did ya watch the video with the old little dog? "in the grand scheme of things, i dont know shit"

 

[Mincer]

The wasteful process of buying stuff that's designed to fail and be thrown out is one that seems unlikely to be maintainable into the distant future for a variety of environmental and energy related reasons.

I am not cool with that either, but that's the train we've been on for awhile.

 

[NegativeEase]

did ya watch the video with the old little dog? "in the grand scheme of things, i dont know ****"

No -is it going to ruin this for me?

 

[NegativeEase]

I am not cool with that either, but that's the train we've been on for awhile.

Well, gentlemen, I hate to say it but the new Steven Seagal Law passed in Russian is on point for what the future needs.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/31/steven-seagal-joins-new-pro-kremlin-party-a74060

 

[jeremy]

nah, she seems pretty cool. laid back, sings the praises of others, not dooshy

though she isnt trying to jail russians for polluting so shes no steven seagal

 

[greekdude]

Indeed that woman is charming!
What she says is true, everything today is ephemeral compared to 40 years ago.

 

[solspirit]

Well, gentlemen, I hate to say it but the new Steven Seagal Law passed in Russian is on point for what the future needs.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/05/31/steven-seagal-joins-new-pro-kremlin-party-a74060

Lol. . . The most toxic country on the planet. They better get on point.

 

[NegativeEase]

Lol. . . The most toxic country on the planet. They better get on point.

Let's hope other countries learn this lesson before they get to the Level =Russia.

 

[Artie]

i have that same weller soldering station on my bench. shes good in my book

Me too. It's a workhorse standard.

 

[1neeto]

My Boss GT-8 dropped in 2007. I bought it upon release and have gigged it hard for years.

Your Tonemaster will be fine unless you destroy it on purpose.

I had a GT-6 I just sold recently. I kinda regret it because it was fun to use, and versatile. But it was collecting dust, since my katana had much better amp modeling.


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[Aceman]

I'm gonna say it:

THE DEATH OF TUBE AMPS

As rock does, old guys kick off, and a generation of kids grows up with sims and models....Tube amps will go away. Forever.


Digital? Don't think so.

 

[GuitarStv]

I'm gonna say it:

THE DEATH OF TUBE AMPS

As rock does, old guys kick off, and a generation of kids grows up with sims and models....Tube amps will go away. Forever.


Digital? Don't think so.

I agree.

Tubes are more expensive, more fragile, and less reliable. They also tend to be pickier - usually sound better at higher volume levels. The latest crop of solid state amps seem to be sounding pretty good, if they keep getting better there just won't be a reason to run tube amps.

 

[ErikH]

Try a Quilter amp. You won't touch a tube amp again. Pat makes great stuff.

 

[jeremy]

i disagree. ive played a bunch of quilters and they are nice, but not nice enough for me to give up my old tube amps

 

[GuitarStv]

I've listened to a lot of underwhelming youtube demos of Quilter amps.

 

[NegativeEase]

I've listened to a lot of underwhelming youtube demos of Quilter amps.

I saw a demo that sounded incredible (let me see if I can find it)

then I bought one of the interblock Quilter pedal and tried it with a V30 and a G70 and it was pretty underwhelming -the clipping was loose and washy to me.

 

[1neeto]

I think tube amps will eventually disappear as digital technology keeps improving. Even today you don’t have to go high end like Axe FX or Kemper profiler to get great tone with something like a $250 Boss Katana.


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[ErikH]

While the little pedal interBlock amps are nice, they don't have enough headroom. The ToneBlocks are really nice but my favorites of his are the Aviators and the Micropros.

 

[quadquadquadquad]

For the naysayers, forever is a long time. At some point it goes away, but perhaps not in my lifetime.

Practically speaking advances in technology (sound quality, cost, and convenience) and high cost of legacy tech/parts will lead to a tipping point where the bulk of guitarists switch, it becomes the realm of esoteric (cork sniffing), and costs skyrocket. We're not there yet and debatable if it's the current tech that will do it or something else. Is that in 100 years (longer than tube guitar amps have been around), 50 years, 25 years, or sooner ...?

 

[AJ6stringsting]

I have a nice collection of amps ; Carvin X-100 B, VHT Pitbull, Marshall JCM 800, Peavey War Head, Peavey JSX, Carvin V3, Carvin Legacy 1,2,3 and others.

I made some great recreations in my DigiTech 2112 SGS of my amps, including some amps I don't own.

Back in the 1980's, many were claiming that foot pedals were going to be useless in less that 10 years ... They were wrong.

I have a great MIDI set up mixed with old stomp box / pedals, via a Decibel Eleven Loop Expander and RJM Mini Effects Gizmo.

Tube amps will never go away and neither will rack or amp simulators.