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2017/01/19 21:41:11 (permalink)

My Amp Sim Shootout

Man! Just when I thought I had my mind made up one sim slips past the other. I've narrowed things down to the following amp/effect sims;
1.) S-Gear
2.) Th3 Full
3.) Bias Fx
 
I gotta say this has been FUN!
I've compared them with clean, crunch, and murder. Each has their strong points and there's much to consider. One thing I know is to TAKE MY TIME. Like I said just when I thought I had my mind made up one sim slips past the other.
 
The past few hours I been working on the lead to my song NOW. I have a Roger Mayer Univibe and Whoa! On this test it was S-Gear on top. It made the Univibe sing. Much more to go. 
 
The thing about TH3 is it has so many things to offer. S-Gear has such a great clean warm sound. This is going to take some time 
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    bayoubill
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    Re: My Amp Sim Shootout 2017/01/20 03:16:09 (permalink)
    My choice is to get TH3 Rock and S-Gear.

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    Re: My Amp Sim Shootout 2017/01/20 06:09:16 (permalink)
    cool, have you tried Amplitube free ?
    sounds best to my ears, compared them to TH2 and guitar RIG and PODfarm...
    did not look at features just tried to find the most 'realistic'.
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    Re: My Amp Sim Shootout 2017/01/20 11:03:39 (permalink)
    Post some files!!

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    Re: My Amp Sim Shootout 2017/01/20 13:53:28 (permalink)
    I have these three
     
    1.) S-Gear
    2.) Th3 Full
    3.) Bias Amp
     
    and a few others. I have Guitar Rig 5 as well, I like the fx, but the amps aren't as good as these three. I think they all sound pretty good, but I think S-Gear feels (reacts) a little better and the controls respond the way HW does, IMO.
     
    I just got Bias Amp over the holidays and I've played with it, but haven't recorded it yet.
     
    This song uses the S-Gear Wayfarer on the guitar and the ep is a guitar thru a EH Key9 and that uses the TH3 Dumble. Lead guitar comes in later in the song - very natural break up.
    https://sites.google.com/site/phoenixtaiji/music/content/silkThread.mp3
     
    This song uses the TH3 Dumble on the guitar and the ep.
    https://sites.google.com/site/phoenixtaiji/music/content/GoldenHour.mp3
     
    For comparison this song uses a HW amp, a Victoria 508 (clone of a tweed champ), mic'd with an sm57. 
    https://sites.google.com/site/phoenixtaiji/music/content/earlyWarning.mp3
     
    Except for percussion everything is guitar and guitar synth. Bass is a guitar thru a VG-99.
     
     
     

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    post edited by Caa2 - 2017/04/08 19:12:19


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    Re: My Amp Sim Shootout 2017/01/20 21:48:14 (permalink)
    Thanks Caa2! When I don't have an amp or outlet my acoustic comes in handy to keep my chops up. 

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    Re: My Amp Sim Shootout 2017/01/21 14:55:13 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby bayoubill 2017/01/22 13:33:15
    Hi Bill,
     
    Helix Native (announced at NAMM) is also something you'll want to check out.
    Full features of Helix in a VST Plugin.

    Best Regards,

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    Re: My Amp Sim Shootout 2017/01/22 13:41:37 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2017/01/24 10:51:44
    Jim - I looked at monitor speakers and I think I'm going with RKR rokit 5's. 
     
    I have Pod HD 500x for my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and DAW as sound card or effects
    Pod X-3 for the DAW
    TH3 Rock and S-Gear 
    Edirol FA-66 for primary audio interface
    DAW - Studio Cat
     
    When I find a place to live I'm going to slowly put together my studio. 

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