Decent Guitar Sounds

huh? why doesn't guitar rig 3 xe work? you do know how to use it? ie insert it in the fx bin of an audio track?

Better yet: get Pod X3 or similar. External DSP is almost always preferable. And it won't annoy your neighbors.

i believe a POD will never be better than a real amp.

never.

ever.


LOL

Get a classic strat and a Marshall amp.  You'll have all kind of tone.

i tell them 'if it's too loud, you're too old!'


and then they stick their tongue out at me.

I am afraid of plug ins alone so from now on I am going to do stereo miced amps and stereo plug ins.  Four tracks of guitar is not too much for me.

One consideration is do you already have great guitars, great amps, great mics, and great preamps?  A great plug in would be less than 10% the cost and that is a big deal to most folks.  Most folks I know use the plug ins.

Thanks.

I heard that Joe Walsh used a POD in the studio.... Seems he could walk in with his guitar and also carry the POD in his gigbag without having to lug a heavy amp around in his golden years.  However, I would think that JW had enough money from all those years with the Eagles that he could afford to hire a roadie to do the lugging for him....or record in a studio that would provide that service...... hummmmm.  Maybe he uses the POD because he likes the sound?  Or is he just lazy ....like me?

Oh yes...I agree 100%.   I have also heard (and seen) the Eagles use Mesa amps and other superb examples of audio engineering...... so I would be curious to know if the thing I heard was fact....or rumor... and if true (I can picture it happening)  what song did JW use the POD to record the guitar parts.

No ridicule here.....fat girls need love too.  

There's no accounting for taste.  But I find it odd that you think the CLEAN sounds like crap direct.  I usually find the opposite to be true direct....

I prefer a live amp and a microphone.  Nothing makes me happier.  Though, I have heard stuff done on a POD that I thought was cool.

One more thing I wanted to say was you don't need volume for a mic'd amp to sound good.
I did a recording with a SM57 mic'd Peavey Vintage 30 on the overdriven channel at very moderate volume,
and I thought it sounded nice and big.
I have a friend who's owned a full time studio for over 25 years, and he's often remarked about mic'ing small amps can sound huge. In his studio big amps wide open are usually a pain...
That interaction of the mic and the speaker must be the key...amp size and volume seem to be secondary.
One quick story on that subject...a band from my younger daze who is still touring, albeit with only one original member, Wishbone Ash, came out with their "There's The Rub" album, and the bass tone was terrific. The bassist Martin Turner was asked who he'd gotten that tone. Martin always used a Gibson Thunderbird through big tube amps onstage...well he said that he used a Fender Precision bass through a Pignose amp, remember those little things? I think they still make them...

My main point is that a lot of volume isn't necessary...and that a mic'd amp is still the best, but a direct modeling device is not all that terrible...

Wishbone Ash, came out with their "There's The Rub" album


one of my favs by them.... I saw them in Camden NJ in an old converted movie theater.... small room, close up to the band.... tables and chairs, and those orange amps....nice show, great seats, superb sound...and all for IIRC $5.00

Gibson SG  + Mesa Boogie = TONE!

Am i the only person who thinks post-70s Marshalls sound tinny and weak?

Give me a Tele and an AC30.

If you guys with your lovely amps want a laugh check this out. Yeah it looks ridiculous but in some contexts sounds quite good. Just don't tell anyone!

http://www.flickr.com/pho...set-72157612923069631/

nothing wrong with that (in the photo) the whole point is this: Does it sound good to you?

Mark, I did the same thing with on old record player......