To me it doesn't matter what it's called (amp Sim) what it's modeled on (Marshall, Mesa, Fender, Laney . . . ) whether it does or does not sound like what it is supposedly modeled after, whether the 'electronics' work as they do/should in the real world, none of that makes any difference. To me it is just the same as any FX, a stomp box, and FX rack, whatever, it is just something you play your guitar through and the resulting sound is good, pleasing to your ears.To me BIAS Amp Pro, BIAS FX Pro, TH2 and TH3 sound head and shoulders above everything else, and I do own most of what is available in the software world, that's my personal opinion.
As I said in the IK Mic modeler thread (I think) it doesn't matter to me what they call it, what they say it is, what they say it's made to emulate, I couldn't care less if they said it was modeled after a Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier or a Dead Tree Branch, the only thing that matters is it is something I put in my signal chain and play my guitar through and it sounds better than it did before, it's that simple.
Your walking down the street, you walk past a house, you here someone playing guitar, unbeknownst to you, through an amp sim, Amplitube, BIAS Amp, S-Gear 2, TH3, whatever, it doesn't matter, all you know is that there is someone in there playing a guitar with a distorted tone, or a clean tone, or with a chorus and delay applied, whatever, it sounds convincing, because you can recognize what is going on. The rest doesn't matter. All the amp sims I own, they all sound convincing, you know what it is trying to be, an amp sim, not once have I purchased an amp sim and thought to myself, 'Is this an amp sim or did I buy a Synth' some will do it better than others, and that will also depend on the individual. Some people prefer Marshall's, some Fender, and others Mesa Boogie, myself I prefer Laney's, and what is an amp supposed to sound like anyway.
I purchased the 5 Surh packs from Choptones (well every pack the have), I have no idea what a Suhr amp sounds like, had never even heard of them before, all I know is that it is probably the most gorgeous sounding thing I have ever played my guitar through, clean or distorted, does it matter if it even sounds like a real Suhr amp ? not in the least.
In the end it is no different to any other effect or whatever that you play your guitar through, the what's, why's, when's and how's aren't of any concern, all that matters is what your ears, what you yourself think of what you hear and feel, the rest just doesn't matter. Would anyone, after hearing what they themselves think is the best sounding guitar tone/sound they have ever heard, turn around and say that is crap because they found out that some of it's modeling process isn't in fact based on how it actually is in the real world ? I wouldn't.
We live in amazing times, with all that is available to us, the convenience and quality provided by what is available to us for peanuts really, so much variety, something for everyone . . . Great days indeed
ampfixer
A pal of mine uses Bias live on small gigs and he has great ears
Indeed he does