Hey guys,
At present I am in a precarious situation. I don't want to buy a huge amp. I'll play it loud, someone will lose their hearing, and I'll get in trouble from the neighbours.
But that said, I really want to have that 'high gain amp through a cab' sound. So I had the thought of getting some sweet amp modelling software to have a bit of play with.
What would you guys recommend? I've had a bit of a play with Guitar Rig 3 (without the pedal), it's not too bad - but I'm sure there's something out there that's less expensive of an equal calibre.
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Re: Guitar software
POD with headphones? I'm loving my Pocket POD through phones, just not through my amp. 
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Re: Guitar software
Hi there,
I am currently running Guitar Rig 2 and software wise, there is no equal for sheer versatility and tone.
I have used amplitube in the past and demo'ed the Jimi Hendrix edition.
I tried the waves amp modeling ehich sounded really good but lacked options.
Keep a lookout for sec hand guitar rig gear its in the sub 1K area. I saw guitar rig 1 going for $400 on TM a while back.
I used to have that and it was awesome also.
Cheers
I am currently running Guitar Rig 2 and software wise, there is no equal for sheer versatility and tone.
I have used amplitube in the past and demo'ed the Jimi Hendrix edition.
I tried the waves amp modeling ehich sounded really good but lacked options.
Keep a lookout for sec hand guitar rig gear its in the sub 1K area. I saw guitar rig 1 going for $400 on TM a while back.
I used to have that and it was awesome also.
Cheers
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+1 for guitar rig 3. It's great, but you definitely need a good soundcard and/or a DI plus a fairly grunty computer.
Your* sound will improve no end if you use a proper DI.
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Your* sound will improve no end if you use a proper DI.
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Re: Guitar software
another vote for the Pod..... any of them 
XT's are going through on trademe sub $400 and I've had a good play with waves/amplitube/guitar-rig up to v3. The pod is better in all respects.
My pod sounds great through my 200 watt monitor - wouldn't use it at a gig though
XT's are going through on trademe sub $400 and I've had a good play with waves/amplitube/guitar-rig up to v3. The pod is better in all respects. My pod sounds great through my 200 watt monitor - wouldn't use it at a gig though
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I'm happy as with my Pandora PX5D.
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Woops, the souncard...yes. Thaese days, you can pick up a MAUDIO 24/96 or an EMU 0404 for $150ish.benderissimo wrote:+1 for guitar rig 3. It's great, but you definitely need a good soundcard and/or a DI plus a fairly grunty computer.
You're sound will improve no end if you use a proper DI.
Thats a whole lot of bang for $$ with almost nil latency.
As bender pointed out, the benefits reach further than just the software.
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bluesgeek wrote:another vote for the Pod..... any of them
My pod sounds great through my 200 watt monitor - wouldn't use it at a gig though
Actually I'm going to +1 this too. I've got a pocket pod and it sounds great plugged into a mixer and powered monitors. I now go for software only if I might want to fiddle with the sound post recording. For practise/fartarcling the pod is perfect.