O.K. so I bought a new SM57 and I am going to start all over with recording my guitar thru my Tremoverb, Mesa Boogie tube amp. I am not liking the tone I got before so I upgraded to a better mic. I will try all different positions for the mic, according to all the best practices evident from online research. My question is this. Does Sonar 7 PE have it's own plug ins that emulate speaker cabs or whatever to get a real good tone. I am new to this and in the past I would just mic the cab and hit record on my tape machine and I would get an amazing Nuno Bettencourt tone or maybe better said is a thick, punchy, articulate, musical, percussive guitar sound for my gain tone and a chimey, bell, piano tone for my cleans. I mean I really got a great tone and it sounded great on external equipment like the car stereo or house stereo. This required no eq or plug ins of any kind. So I am lost, as it was either blind luck or the process that produced that great guitar sound. Now with all digital equipment I can't get it, or at least not yet, as I have not plugged the SM57 yet. Any advise on plug ins internal to Sonar or eq methods would greatly help. Thanks.

It probably does have the standard Cakewalk Amp Sim VST, but it's not considered to be the best by many folks who have tried it.
There are many after-market amp sims out there like Amplitube (which is included with some Cakewalk software).
I've read here of a free VST called Acme Bar Gig, I think, that some folks think highly of. Google it and give it a try.
 
 

 \ A plug in has that much power? I mean to say that you did not speak to the mic placement or eq options, so I guess a plug in is very powerful. Don't get me wrong I appreciate you having commented and advising me and I will certainly check this out. I am the type of guy that will go out and spend some money on a 'very good" (can't afford much better) guitar plug in if it gets me what I want. I might even be able to test run some or at least get an idea before buying. The local shop might have some installed and available as demos to customers to play with in the shop. Of course, forums also have a great amount of detail and useful information so that helps too. Thanks Brother.

Unfortunately, all I know about mic placement is what I read here, to put the mic at an angle about 6"-12" away from the speaker. EQ I know next to nothing; I just plug in my guitar, mic the amp and record. It sounds good to me.
You'll probably get more and better advice by posting this question in the Cakewalk Techniques forum. Hardly anyone comes here.

  O.K. I will do that thanks.