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Sweet. I love self Christmas-ing. I always get just what I want. 

Mike

The Lovely Lady always gets me what I want.


This year: NI's Action Strings.

 Wow thats cool. Glad you got it man!

They say your woman will change you...

From PC to Mac, from Strat to Les Paul, from amp sims to amps, w/ the inclusion of outboard gear, a new desk, racks for my guitars, and so on... In the 3 years since I've been w/ her, my set up definitely changed a whole lot, and for the better. :P

You might want to start bugging John Templeton a.k.a. ampfixer for custom mini amp.

It'll last you for the rest of your life.

:-)

I used to love my tiny solid state Marshall 1 x 8 combo. Just that and a '57 went a long way - and it was much easier to record than my prized '59 Bassman - no way I could have pushed it loud enough in an apartment. Anyway, it forced me to try all kind of things with mic placement - and the amp placement as well.

I was much more creative in terms of tone w/ that tiny amp, the mic, a wah and a flanger than I have ever been with the entire array of virtual stompboxes, amps, rack effects and cabs. 

I don't have the room to bring a cab in here, but I certainly look forward to it once we're installed, to broaden my options a bit. But I love working w/ small amps. And a custom one would eventually be a welcome addition.

Had a bit of time to record a few things before dinner, just using the emulated speaker, and I must say, wow man...

It's a bit disconcerting for me to simply EQ the guitars to work in the context of the mix as opposed to first EQ'ing them to shape the sound/getting rid of hiss and fizz and then only starting to integrate them w/ rest to the mix. 

And the layered UK/US tones just blend perfectly into this thick, solid sound.

Plus, my very worst pet peeve, that unescapable fizz which I just couldn't get rid of w/o severely affecting the overall tone is non-existent. Lo-passing seems pretty much optional - whereas it was mandatory w/ amp sims. Heck, I can even add a couple of db's between 1k and 3k to help bring out the attack a bit w/o having to worry. :)

I'll probably throw a Tube Screamer in front of it eventually to add a bit more gain, but it already does a pretty good job as is.

Me happy.