On 01/06/2006, at 9:19 PM, HKC wrote: > That was my point, I was just kidding. If the guitar can just stay > decently > in tune anything goes if the player is any good. He usually comes > up with a > part that works on that particular guitar and in my point of view > there is > no simple answers to guitar sound. A virtual amp with a Squire can > be just > what the doctor ordered in some scenarios. > I read that Neil Finn (Crowded House) only used guitars picked up > cheaply in > pawn shops during the Woodface sessions because he was tired of all > the > conventional sounds and that turned out pretty well. > I have many great (and expensive guitars) but I often use a cheap > Danelectro > for certain jangly rhythm sounds because it just does a very good > job (and I > do have a Ric 330). For those very clean jangly sounds I often use the > Guitar Amp Pro because I like the sound of it and the ability to > change the > sound if I need a little more or less ie gain. I have a 1961 Vox > AC30 and > and 1966 Super Reverb which of course are great amps but in some > cases the > virtual amp is just as good (or, dare I say it, better). I agree with all of this. The main guy I get for most of my sessions also has a Mesa Boogie silver metal pre amp pedal thing that really is incredible. Don't know the model number but the 3 band eq - very simple high, mid, low, - is so sweet and can get such a huge range of tones from it. I just always end up preferring some air moving around captured with a mic over a simulator. About the only time I find a simulator useful is if I need a REALLY big dirty power sound so I get a couple of passes with the amp and then maybe a pass or two with the simulator so the sounds are more different to get it bigger... ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Paul Najar Jaminajar Music Production www.jaminajar.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- LUG Group Buy for Serato's Pitch n' Time LE until June 14th! See http://logic-users.org/groupbuy/serato for full details