Played a trick on my boutique amp snob friend

[circles]

I think that there is a lot of equipment, guitars, etc., that people would think differently about if they were blind taste tested.

 

[JohnH]

Well my guitar teacher also uses a Helix system when he plays gigs, and in his studio too. It sounds really good and he has everything he needs dialed in for his professional work of playing, recording and teaching. But with real tube amps, we can both agree that we just 'like' them more!

 

[Mike_LA]

But with real tube amps, we can both agree that we just 'like' them more!

Kemper will Never look this cool


All green and s#nit they are the Starbucks of amps . . .​

 

[PowerTube44]

Years ago I read a thread on a forum where a guy played a similar prank. He posted samples recorded on a Line 6 ______ (can't remember what device/amp it was) and told them that it was his Mesa tube combo. There was post after post about how "organic" it sounded and how "modeling would never touch this." After a few pages, he let them off the hook and told them what it really was.

Even my old Line 6 POD 2.0 from 2004-ish can get some VERY tube-like tones, and modeling has grown leaps and bounds since then.

But as for me, I enjoy the best of both worlds. I run a Boss GT-100 in 4-cable across a DSL 100H or a JCM 2000 DSL 100, so I get that Marshall "personality" with a ton of versatility at my fingertips.

 

[MKIII900]

Years ago I read a thread on a forum where a guy played a similar prank. He posted samples recorded on a Line 6 ______ (can't remember what device/amp it was) and told them that it was his Mesa tube combo. There was post after post about how "organic" it sounded and how "modeling would never touch this." After a few pages, he let them off the hook and told them what it really was.

Even my old Line 6 POD 2.0 from 2004-ish can get some VERY tube-like tones, and modeling has grown leaps and bounds since then.

But as for me, I enjoy the best of both worlds. I run a Boss GT-100 in 4-cable across a DSL 100H or a JCM 2000 DSL 100, so I get that Marshall "personality" with a ton of versatility at my fingertips.

I do the same thing with a JCM 900 combo, but with a Line 6 POD ProX rackmount system and floor controller. I also have an Axe FX II, but that's just hooked up to my PC for home recording.
I find the POD preamp models sound really good when run through the Marshall in 4CM. I mostly use the actual preamp in the Marshall, but it's nice to have access to a fender style clean and Boogie style high gain sound too. Plus all the FX available.