Gas got the best of me on this one. I have a Stealth pedal along with the stomp I/O volume and two button switch. Great thing for me is Amplatube can be authorized on more than one computer so I have it on a laptop and use it in line with my amp or monitor.  I guess I'm just justifying another gas induced acquisition. I think I may have said I would never be an early adopter....belay that.

Like Clint I'm hoping A4 is a marked improvement...especially in cab simulations and "pushing air".

Currently I've switched over to a combo of either S-Gear or Guitar Rig with ReCabinet for most ITB stuff.

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Like Clint I'm hoping A4 is a marked improvement...especially in cab simulations and "pushing air".

Currently I've switched over to a combo of either S-Gear or Guitar Rig with ReCabinet for most ITB stuff.

I also still use S-Gear most of the time; however, the reason I purchased A4 is for the new cabinet feature.  What tipped my hand to purchase was the new cab elements ability to change and to mix and match different speakers in a the same cab.  So in theory I will be able to put a Alnico Blue with a Celestion Greenback or a Celestion Gold with a Jensen to tweak the sound the best for a mix.

Fingers crossed.

Ya know...if not for the huge advantage an amp sim provides of being able to work on a guitar take after the fact, I would be totally happy with my HD500X. I've been trying to make some presets with A3, S-Gear and the HD500X that would sound pretty much the same, and I'm having a hard time getting the amp sims alone to sound as good as the pod. Of course with extra Eqs and my favorite delay and reverb plugins...it's possible.
Makes me gas for the new Helix or the upcoming Fractal AX8 a bit, but I feel the HD500X is very underrated as a recording solution. I'm not trying to derail the thread, just some thoughts after playing for an hour this morning with the 3 products.

Got Amplitude 4.1 on my Ipad yesterday! Big update, worth every penny.  Yes, The update was free. ;)

LANEY
Got Amplitude 4.1 on my Ipad yesterday! Big update, worth every penny.  Yes, The update was free. ;)

That's gotta be good news for all of us! Getting closer!

Thanks for the + feedback, Clint. I've been thinking about getting an HD500x, even though I still want more individual pedals.
Michael

Sidroe
Ah, John, the old days! Simpler times when our best friends were Opie and Beaver!!!! I notice that anyone that mentions they have thousands of dollars of old gear laying around in the way never say they want to sell anything, myself included. There's just something about having that gear around that makes us all feel secure, I guess!! (or just not wanting to admit we threw away a lot of money).

Heh, I don't have that problem. Ten or fifteen years ago I had neither the money to afford the computing power or other hardware (ADAT etc) to record myself at home without incredible frustration nor the songs that would warrant paying for studio time... well, maybe they did, IDK but with kids, running a business and so on I never found out.
I have a few inexpensive pieces if anyone is interested, like a Cooper MIDI sync. Thankfully I did get rid of my Yamaha QY-70, that thing drove me absolutely nuts because I didn't take the time to properly learn it. It's funny, when you are 8 to maybe 20 you have all the time and will to sit and learn anything and the world is your oyster... I am very happy with the cost to performance ratio of today! I own Amplitude 4 and will happily wait because Amplitude 3 works just fine!
Sid.. did you know Al McDonald? I think he was in the Macon scene. I hope so, he was a good guy, a studio musician.
 
Julien

I also have the HD500. I use it more for live than studio because it's near impossible to reamp with. I'll stick with A3 until 4 arrives. The 500 is a great tone machine once you master the workflow! Yes! I knew Al but have not seen him in years.